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FASTENAL CO FAST
Nasdaq · stock · Retail-Building Materials, Hardware, Garden Supply · website · IPO 1987-08-01 · LEI
FASTENAL CO dividends
Dividend yield1.86%
Dividend payout79.8%
Paid from FCF95.6%
Safetystretched
Per share (TTM)$1.20
Years paying (in our data)10 · rising
Dividends by year
Yield by year = that fiscal year's dividend per share over the share price around year-end — approximate, not the yield on today's price.
By fiscal year
| FY | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total dividends paid | $1.0B | $893.3M | $1.0B | $711.3M | $643.7M | $803.4M | $498.6M | $441.9M | $369.1M | $346.6M |
| Per share | $0.87 | $0.78 | $0.89 | $0.62 | $0.56 | $0.70 | $0.43 | $0.38 | $0.32 | $0.30 |
| Yield then (approx) | 2.01% | 2.12% | 2.60% | 2.47% | 1.97% | 3.06% | 2.49% | 2.55% | 2.33% | 2.41% |
Annual dividend per share = total paid ÷ shares. “Yield then” is the per-share dividend over the share price at that fiscal year-end — approximate.
Per-share dividends by quarter · as declared
| Period end | Dividend / share | Yield then (approx) |
|---|---|---|
| 2019-06-30 | $0.215 | 2.79% |
| 2019-03-31 | $0.43 | 4.88% |
| 2018-06-30 | $0.185 | 2.60% |
| 2018-03-31 | $0.37 | 5.92% |
Per-share amounts are declared dividends tagged to each fiscal quarter (exact ex-/pay-dates aren't in the filings). “Yield then” annualises that quarter's dividend over the month-end share price at the time — approximate.
Computed from company filings · US · as of 2025-12-31. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.