All charts and data below are CPI-U inflation-adjusted and with dividends reinvested. (Why?)
FAST real return snapshot: after CPI-U inflation, FAST returned +4.54% over the past year and +23.80% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Aug. 20, 1987, FAST is up +91,515.89% in real purchasing-power return, or +19.04%/yr, and is currently −3.73% below its real total-return high on Aug. 11, 2026.
Data ending Mon Oct. 5, 2026
| Thu 1987-08-20💬 to Mon 2026-10-05 |
Overall
Return |
Exponential
Trendline |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FAST × |
+91,515.89%
+19.04%/yr |
+15.21%/yr
R2=0.944 |
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| Fastenal Company NASDAQ Common Stock | ||||||
| Thu 1987-08-20💬 to Mon 2026-10-05 |
Start
Value |
End
Value |
|---|---|---|
| FAST × |
$10,000.00
1987-08-20 |
$9,161,589.23
2026-10-05 |
| YTD | YoY | |
|---|---|---|
| FAST × | +23.80% | +4.54% |
|
Current
Drawdown |
Worst
Drawdown |
|
|---|---|---|
| FAST × |
−3.73%
on 2026-10-05 from 2026-08-11 peak |
−64.12%
on 1998-10-07 from 1997-08-12 peak |
| Period ending Mon 2026-10-05 | 1 yr | 2 yr | 3 yr | 5 yr | 10 yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FAST × | +4.54% |
+41.44% +18.93%/yr |
+81.74% +22.03%/yr |
+80.79% +12.57%/yr |
+351.02% +16.26%/yr |
| Year | FAST |
|---|---|
| 2026 (YTD) | +23.80% |
| 2025 | +11.01% |
| 2024 | +10.35% |
| 2023 | +36.73% |
| 2022 | −28.94% |
| 2021 | +25.24% |
| 2020 | +34.77% |
| 2019 | +41.83% |
| 2018 | −3.45% |
| 2017 | +17.19% |
| 2016 | +16.13% |
| 2015 | −12.45% |
| 2014 | +1.57% |
| 2013 | +2.00% |
| 2012 | +8.18% |
| 2011 | +44.20% |
| 2010 | +45.48% |
| 2009 | +18.63% |
| 2008 | −12.18% |
| 2007 | +9.38% |
| 2006 | −9.64% |
| 2005 | +24.19% |
| 2004 | +20.69% |
| 2003 | +31.30% |
| 2002 | +10.12% |
| 2001 | +19.40% |
| 2000 | +18.32% |
| 1999 | −0.43% |
| 1998 | +13.25% |
| 1997 | −17.74% |
| 1996 | +4.86% |
| 1995 | +101.77% |
| 1994 | +28.59% |
| 1993 | +45.64% |
| 1992 | +22.89% |
| 1991 | +95.20% |
| 1990 | +2.89% |
| 1989 | +51.04% |
| 1988 | +85.24% |
| 1987 | +20.00% |
