Fastenal Company (FAST) Dividend History

DivTrkr holds 96 recorded FAST dividend payments, running from February 25, 1991 to July 28, 2026 — 36 calendar years. Together those payments total $8.35 per share. FAST has most often paid annually.

FAST has increased its payment rate for 14 consecutive complete years.

Across 36 years of recorded history, FAST's payment rate has never fallen materially from one complete year to the next.

FAST dividends by year

YearTotal paid per sharePaymentsMedian paymentGrowth
2025$0.8754 (timing)$0.220+12.8%
2024$0.7804 (timing)$0.195
2023$0.8905 (timing)$0.175
2022$0.6204 (timing)$0.155+10.7%
2021$0.5604 (timing)$0.140
2020$0.7005 (timing)$0.125
2019$0.4354 (timing)$0.109+13.0%
2018$0.3854 (timing)$0.0963+20.3%
2017$0.3204 (timing)$0.0800+6.7%
2016$0.3004 (timing)$0.0750+7.1%
2015$0.2804 (timing)$0.0700+12.0%
2014$0.2504 (timing)$0.0625+11.1%
2013$0.2004 (timing)$0.0563
2012$0.3105 (timing)$0.0475
2011$0.1634 (timing)$0.0338
2010$0.1553 (timing)$0.0525
2009$0.09002 (timing)$0.0450
2008$0.09883 (timing)$0.0338
2007$0.05502 (timing)$0.0275+10.0%
2006$0.05002 (timing)$0.0250+29.0%
2005$0.03872 (timing)$0.0194+55.0%
2004$0.02502 (timing)$0.0125+90.5%
2003$0.01312 (timing)$0.0066
2002$0.00311$0.0031+11.1%
2001$0.00281$0.0028+12.5%
2000$0.00251$0.0025+100.0%
1999$0.00131$0.0013+100.0%
1998$0.00061$0.0006+0.0%
1997$0.00061$0.0006+0.0%
1996$0.00061$0.0006+0.0%
1995$0.00061$0.0006+0.0%
1994$0.00061$0.0006+33.3%
1993$0.00051$0.0005+0.0%
1992$0.00051$0.0005+19.9%
1991$0.00041$0.0004

How this growth is measured

Year-over-year growth here compares each year's median payment with the year before, not the calendar-year total. Ex-dividend dates drift, so a quarterly payer can book five ex-dates in one calendar year and four in the next. Comparing raw yearly totals would show a phantom cut of around 25% in a year where the company did nothing but pay slightly earlier. Using the median payment removes that distortion, and also ignores one-off special dividends.

Years marked “timing” booked a different number of payments than FAST's usual cadence, so their total is not directly comparable with neighbouring years.

Recent FAST dividend payments

Ex-dividend dateAmount per share
July 28, 2026$0.260
April 28, 2026$0.240
January 29, 2026$0.240
October 28, 2025$0.220
July 29, 2025$0.220
April 25, 2025$0.220
January 31, 2025$0.215
October 25, 2024$0.195
July 26, 2024$0.195
April 24, 2024$0.195
January 31, 2024$0.195
December 5, 2023$0.190
October 25, 2023$0.175
July 26, 2023$0.175
April 26, 2023$0.175
February 1, 2023$0.175
October 26, 2022$0.155
July 26, 2022$0.155
April 26, 2022$0.155
February 1, 2022$0.155
October 25, 2021$0.140
July 26, 2021$0.140
April 23, 2021$0.140
February 2, 2021$0.140
December 1, 2020$0.200
October 26, 2020$0.125
July 27, 2020$0.125
April 27, 2020$0.125
January 30, 2020$0.125
October 24, 2019$0.110
July 24, 2019$0.110
April 23, 2019$0.107
January 30, 2019$0.107
October 23, 2018$0.100
July 24, 2018$0.100
April 24, 2018$0.0925
January 30, 2018$0.0925
October 24, 2017$0.0800
July 24, 2017$0.0800
April 24, 2017$0.0800
January 30, 2017$0.0800
October 21, 2016$0.0750
July 22, 2016$0.0750
April 22, 2016$0.0750
January 27, 2016$0.0750
October 23, 2015$0.0700
July 24, 2015$0.0700
April 24, 2015$0.0700
January 28, 2015$0.0700
October 22, 2014$0.0625
July 23, 2014$0.0625
April 23, 2014$0.0625
January 29, 2014$0.0625
October 23, 2013$0.0625
July 24, 2013$0.0625
April 30, 2013$0.0500
January 30, 2013$0.0250
December 5, 2012$0.125
October 25, 2012$0.0525
July 25, 2012$0.0475

Showing the 60 most recent of 96 recorded payments. The full log is on the page.

FAST dividend history questions

How many dividends has FAST paid?

DivTrkr has 96 recorded FAST dividend payments between February 25, 1991 and July 28, 2026, totalling $8.35 per share across 36 calendar years.

Has FAST ever cut its dividend?

Not in the history DivTrkr holds. Across 36 years of recorded payments the per-payment rate has never fallen by a material amount from one complete year to the next.

How fast is the FAST dividend growing?

There is not yet five full years of FAST payment history to measure a five-year growth rate.

How often does FAST pay a dividend?

FAST has most often paid annually — 1 payments a year. Individual years can show a different count when an ex-date drifts across a year boundary.

See the current FAST dividend yield and next ex-dividend date, or track FAST free with DivTrkr to see what this history pays on your own share count.