Fastenal Co. (FAST) Dividends
Dividend Yield and Dividend History Highlights
- If price volatilty is something you're paying attention to when building your dividend portfolio, know that FAST has less fluctuation in its price than 90.95% of stocks we're observing.
- FAST's free cash flow has decreased for the 5th straight quarter.
- To help you reduce price risk in your dividend portfolio, here are the dividend stocks that are least correlated with FAST's price: CMCT, WEC, BRG, NWFL and LSI.
FAST Price Forecast Based on Dividend Discount Model
| Current Price | DDM Fair Value Target: | Forecasted Gain: |
| $40.88 | $56.62 | -0.78% |
For dividend yielding stocks, the Dividend Discount Model (DDM) is a common valuation tool; it attempts to extrapolate a fair share price based primarily on the dividend the stock provides relative to a number of other quantiative aspects of its business. As for FAST, the dividend discount model StockNews created for the company implies a negative return of 0.78%. Some interesting points we thought investors may wish to consider regarding the dividend discount model forecast for Fastenal Co are:
- In comparison to other US listed dividend yielding stocks in the Industrials sector, Fastenal Co's expected return of -0.78% is higher than 75.65% of its fellow sector mates.
- Compared to all dividend issuing stocks in our set, FAST has a discount rate lower than 75.65% of them (a lower discount rate is associated with lower risk).
- In comparison to other dividend stocks in the Industrials sector, FAST is growing its dividends at a faster rate than about 76.32% of them.
- As other dividend issuers in the Industrials sector, Fastenal Co has an equity discount rate lower than 80.87% of them.
FAST Dividend History
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Ex-Dividend Date | Type | Payout Amount | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-05-22 | Split | ||
| 2025-04-25 | Dividend | $0.22 | -48.84% |
| 2025-01-31 | Dividend | $0.43 | +10.26% |
| 2024-10-25 | Dividend | $0.39 | -- |
| 2024-07-26 | Dividend | $0.39 | -- |
| 2024-04-24 | Dividend | $0.39 | -- |
| 2024-01-31 | Dividend | $0.39 | +2.63% |
| 2023-12-05 | Dividend | $0.38 | +8.57% |
| 2023-10-25 | Dividend | $0.35 | -- |
| 2023-07-26 | Dividend | $0.35 | -- |
| 2023-04-26 | Dividend | $0.35 | -- |
| 2023-02-01 | Dividend | $0.35 | +12.90% |
| 2022-10-26 | Dividend | $0.31 | -- |
| 2022-07-26 | Dividend | $0.31 | -- |
| 2022-04-26 | Dividend | $0.31 | -- |
| 2022-02-01 | Dividend | $0.31 | +10.71% |
| 2021-10-25 | Dividend | $0.28 | -- |
| 2021-07-26 | Dividend | $0.28 | -- |
| 2021-04-23 | Dividend | $0.28 | -- |
| 2021-02-02 | Dividend | $0.28 | -30.00% |
FAST Dividends vs. Peers
FAST's dividend yield currently ranks #83 of 135 vs. its peers in the Industrial - Equipment category.
Looking for More Information on FAST dividends?
Want to see what other sources are saying about Fastenal Co's dividends? Try the links below:Fastenal Co Common Stock (FAST) Dividend History | Nasdaq
Dividend History for Fastenal Co (FAST) - Dividend Investor
Fastenal Co (FAST) Dividend History - Seeking Alpha