All charts and data below are with dividends reinvested. (Inflation adjustment is OFF !)
FAST total return snapshot: FAST returned −0.44% over the past year and +21.40% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Aug. 20, 1987, FAST is up +254,846.81% in nominal total return, or +22.25%/yr, and is currently −8.50% below its total-return high on Aug. 11, 2026.
Data ending Wed Sep. 2, 2026
| Thu 1987-08-20💬 to Wed 2026-09-02 |
Overall
Return |
Exponential
Trendline |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FAST × |
+254,846.81%
+22.25%/yr |
+18.07%/yr
R2=0.954 |
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| Fastenal Company NASDAQ Common Stock | ||||||
| Thu 1987-08-20💬 to Wed 2026-09-02 |
Start
Value |
End
Value |
|---|---|---|
| FAST × |
$10,000.00
1987-08-20 |
$25,494,680.85
2026-09-02 |
| YTD | YoY | |
|---|---|---|
| FAST × | +21.40% | −0.44% |
|
Current
Drawdown |
Worst
Drawdown |
|
|---|---|---|
| FAST × |
−8.50%
on 2026-09-02 from 2026-08-11 peak |
−63.43%
on 1998-10-07 from 1997-08-12 peak |
| Period ending Wed 2026-09-02 | 1 yr | 2 yr | 3 yr | 5 yr | 10 yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FAST × | −0.44% |
+46.49% +21.03%/yr |
+79.84% +21.61%/yr |
+92.37% +13.98%/yr |
+474.17% +19.10%/yr |
| Year | FAST |
|---|---|
| 2026 (YTD) | +21.40% |
| 2025 | +13.98% |
| 2024 | +13.53% |
| 2023 | +41.31% |
| 2022 | −24.34% |
| 2021 | +34.06% |
| 2020 | +36.60% |
| 2019 | +45.07% |
| 2018 | −1.61% |
| 2017 | +19.66% |
| 2016 | +18.53% |
| 2015 | −11.81% |
| 2014 | +2.34% |
| 2013 | +3.53% |
| 2012 | +10.05% |
| 2011 | +48.48% |
| 2010 | +47.66% |
| 2009 | +21.86% |
| 2008 | −12.10% |
| 2007 | +13.86% |
| 2006 | −7.36% |
| 2005 | +28.45% |
| 2004 | +24.62% |
| 2003 | +33.77% |
| 2002 | +12.73% |
| 2001 | +21.25% |
| 2000 | +22.34% |
| 1999 | +2.24% |
| 1998 | +15.07% |
| 1997 | −16.34% |
| 1996 | +8.34% |
| 1995 | +106.90% |
| 1994 | +32.03% |
| 1993 | +49.64% |
| 1992 | +26.45% |
| 1991 | +101.18% |
| 1990 | +9.18% |
| 1989 | +58.05% |
| 1988 | +93.42% |
| 1987 | +21.28% |
