Fastenal (FAST)
S&P 500 · Nasdaq-100 · Industrials · data since 1987-08-20 · last close 2026-07-24
1d
+1.89%
7d
+3.36%
30d
+1.64%
YTD
+18.45%
1y
+0.16%
Fastenal (FAST) monthly returns (%)
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 8.7 | 6.2 | 0.8 | -2.6 | -1.6 | 8.7 | -2.1 | · | · | · | · | · |
| 2025 | 2.4 | 3.4 | 2.4 | 5.0 | 2.1 | 1.6 | 10.3 | 7.7 | -1.3 | -15.7 | -1.8 | -0.7 |
| 2024 | 5.9 | 7.0 | 5.7 | -11.4 | -2.9 | -4.8 | 13.2 | -3.5 | 4.6 | 10.0 | 6.9 | -13.9 |
| 2023 | 6.8 | 2.7 | 4.6 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 9.6 | -0.1 | -1.8 | -5.1 | 7.4 | 2.8 | 8.7 |
| 2022 | -11.5 | -8.7 | 15.4 | -6.4 | -3.2 | -6.8 | 3.5 | -2.0 | -8.5 | 5.7 | 6.6 | -8.1 |
| 2021 | -6.6 | 2.3 | 8.4 | 4.5 | 1.4 | -2.0 | 5.9 | 2.0 | -7.6 | 11.2 | 3.7 | 8.3 |
| 2020 | -4.9 | -1.9 | -8.7 | 16.7 | 13.9 | 3.8 | 10.4 | 3.9 | -7.7 | -3.6 | 14.4 | -0.5 |
| 2019 | 16.5 | 4.1 | 2.2 | 10.4 | -13.3 | 6.5 | -4.8 | -0.6 | 6.7 | 10.7 | -1.2 | 4.0 |
| 2018 | 1.2 | -0.4 | -0.2 | -7.8 | 6.5 | -9.6 | 19.1 | 2.5 | -0.6 | -10.7 | 15.3 | -11.8 |
| 2017 | 6.4 | 0.7 | 2.9 | -12.6 | -3.4 | 0.8 | -0.6 | -0.7 | 6.8 | 3.7 | 11.5 | 4.4 |
| 2016 | 0.1 | 11.7 | 8.2 | -3.9 | -1.6 | -3.6 | -3.0 | 0.8 | -3.1 | -6.0 | 21.6 | -0.9 |
| 2015 | -6.1 | -6.4 | -0.3 | 3.5 | -2.6 | 1.6 | -0.1 | -7.9 | -5.0 | 7.8 | 3.6 | 0.6 |
| 2014 | -7.0 | 7.4 | 4.5 | 2.1 | -2.7 | 1.5 | -9.9 | 2.1 | -0.8 | -1.3 | 2.6 | 5.2 |
| 2013 | 6.7 | 3.9 | -0.6 | -4.1 | 6.4 | -12.3 | 7.7 | -10.3 | 14.3 | -0.4 | -6.6 | 2.1 |
| 2012 | 7.4 | 12.8 | 2.7 | -13.2 | -5.5 | -8.9 | 7.5 | -0.1 | -0.2 | 4.5 | -6.5 | 12.9 |
| 2011 | -3.1 | 7.9 | 4.3 | 3.9 | -1.1 | 8.5 | -6.1 | -0.5 | -0.6 | 14.9 | 9.3 | 4.7 |
| 2010 | -0.4 | 8.0 | 8.2 | 14.0 | -7.8 | -0.5 | -2.2 | -7.0 | 17.5 | -3.2 | 4.8 | 11.9 |
| 2009 | -1.9 | -11.0 | 6.7 | 19.3 | -13.4 | -0.1 | 7.2 | 2.8 | 6.9 | -10.8 | 7.5 | 12.3 |
| 2008 | -0.0 | 1.2 | 13.0 | 6.3 | 1.3 | -12.7 | 13.2 | 6.9 | -4.9 | -18.5 | -4.3 | -8.8 |
| 2007 | 3.9 | -4.9 | -0.6 | 17.3 | 5.4 | -3.4 | 7.7 | 1.7 | -0.4 | -2.0 | -10.9 | 2.0 |
| 2006 | -2.5 | 15.7 | 7.8 | -1.1 | -8.1 | -6.3 | -11.7 | 3.7 | 5.2 | 4.3 | -10.6 | -0.3 |
| 2005 | -2.3 | -2.3 | -5.4 | -3.2 | 8.6 | 5.4 | 7.2 | -7.2 | 0.8 | 14.8 | 13.2 | -1.4 |
| 2004 | -3.7 | 1.4 | 10.8 | 2.2 | -5.6 | 9.8 | 9.8 | 1.1 | -8.3 | -4.1 | 10.7 | 0.7 |
| 2003 | -11.4 | 0.6 | -15.2 | 22.4 | -3.2 | 1.5 | 11.7 | 6.7 | -6.3 | 17.7 | 11.7 | 0.1 |
| 2002 | 0.7 | 11.9 | 0.8 | 11.1 | -5.5 | -2.5 | -1.1 | -7.5 | -10.3 | 7.5 | 5.2 | 4.7 |
| 2001 | 3.1 | 6.2 | -9.2 | 19.0 | 3.5 | -7.6 | 5.7 | 0.4 | -13.3 | 3.6 | 2.1 | 10.2 |
| 2000 | -2.6 | 1.2 | 8.3 | 22.1 | 8.0 | -19.8 | 22.0 | 3.4 | -9.8 | -0.3 | 7.3 | -10.9 |
| 1999 | -12.4 | -1.4 | -7.7 | 36.2 | 7.3 | 2.3 | 12.8 | -15.2 | -6.0 | -23.1 | 6.2 | 16.7 |
| 1998 | 14.9 | -0.1 | -1.1 | 29.0 | -11.5 | -6.2 | -6.0 | -33.1 | -14.3 | 44.5 | 14.2 | 6.7 |
| 1997 | -17.5 | -3.9 | -3.5 | 11.4 | 19.9 | 4.8 | 14.2 | 3.0 | -7.6 | -8.0 | 8.2 | -27.8 |
| 1996 | -19.8 | 6.0 | 7.3 | -0.7 | 17.6 | -3.3 | -1.1 | 8.7 | 5.9 | -6.6 | -7.0 | 6.4 |
| 1995 | 5.0 | 9.0 | 5.3 | 7.6 | 7.5 | -4.2 | 22.6 | -1.5 | 10.6 | -4.6 | 19.2 | 1.8 |
| 1994 | 10.5 | 2.2 | -7.0 | -1.5 | 1.6 | 3.9 | 7.4 | 8.3 | 5.4 | 8.6 | -6.1 | -3.1 |
| 1993 | 8.4 | -2.1 | 15.9 | -12.8 | 9.0 | 2.1 | -3.0 | 6.3 | 1.0 | 19.4 | -3.3 | 4.2 |
| 1992 | -1.9 | -1.4 | -3.9 | 3.3 | 7.9 | -4.4 | 9.2 | -7.0 | -1.5 | 15.4 | 8.0 | 2.5 |
| 1991 | 19.1 | 20.8 | 20.2 | -25.7 | 14.3 | -7.3 | 6.7 | 18.9 | -9.7 | 1.0 | -1.0 | 28.9 |
| 1990 | -3.3 | 19.0 | 17.4 | 7.4 | 5.8 | 0.0 | -4.3 | -6.8 | -0.6 | -33.1 | 30.3 | -7.8 |
| 1989 | 14.5 | -4.6 | 15.7 | -2.1 | 5.3 | 3.0 | 2.9 | 13.3 | -5.5 | -1.3 | 2.7 | 5.3 |
| 1988 | 10.2 | 3.1 | -6.7 | 31.2 | 5.5 | 1.7 | 13.6 | -5.0 | 24.7 | -6.3 | 2.7 | 0.0 |
| 1987 | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | 7.2 | 14.4 | -14.3 | 0.0 | 15.7 |
| Avg | 0.9 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 5.1 | 1.7 | -1.3 | 5.0 | -0.2 | -0.4 | 1.0 | 5.0 | 2.2 |
Values in %. Current and first-listed months are partial (greyed).
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Seasonality — average by calendar month
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | +0.8% | +3.3% | +3.3% | +5.1% | +1.7% | -1.3% | +5.2% | -0.2% | -0.4% | +1.0% | +5.0% | +2.2% |
| Win rate | 51%/39 | 67%/39 | 64%/39 | 62%/39 | 56%/39 | 46%/39 | 63%/38 | 54%/39 | 36%/39 | 49%/39 | 69%/39 | 64%/39 |
Win rate = share of positive months / sample size.
Risk & extremes
Max drawdown
-63.4%
Worst peak-to-trough fall on record
Monthly volatility
±9.5%
Std. dev. of monthly returns
Positive months
57%
Share of completed months in the green
Best month
+44.5%
1998-10
Worst month
-33.14%
1998-08
Longest streaks
8▲ / 6▼
Consecutive up / down months
Drawdown & rolling returns
Percent below the all-time high at each month-end — how far underwater the asset was.
About Fastenal
Fastenal measures its order book in years, not quarters — with price receipts on this site going back to 1987. And the long game: $100 at its first close here (1987) would be about $237,388 today.
Did you know?
- Its best month on record was October 1998 at +44.5%; its worst, August 1998 at -33.14%.
Trivia for entertainment — the numbers come from our price data; the jokes don't.