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Performance analysis of Fastenal (FAST)

Annual Return

Over the past 3 years, FAST has had an average annual return of +18.56%, underperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +19.63% annual.

Over the past 5 years, FAST has had an average annual return of +13.50%, outperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +12.73% annual.

Over the past 10 years, FAST has had an average annual return of +18.63%, outperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +15.04% annual.

Since Nov 1, 1999, FAST has had an average annual return of +17.01%, outperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +8.49% annual.

202620252024202320222021202020192018201720162015
+13.39%+14.01%+13.50%+41.28%-24.33%+34.04%+36.57%+45.04%-1.57%+19.67%+18.51%-11.81%
201420132012201120102009200820072006200520042003
+2.36%+3.56%+10.07%+48.45%+47.66%+21.90%-12.08%+13.87%-7.37%+28.43%+24.64%+33.79%
2002200120001999
+12.73%+21.24%+22.34%+25.71%

Monthly Return

YearJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecAnnually Total
2026+8.65%+6.18%+0.78%-2.65%-1.62%+8.67%-6.29%+13.39%
2025+2.45%+3.40%+2.40%+4.98%+2.11%+1.60%+10.35%+7.65%-1.25%-15.65%-1.82%-0.67%+14.01%
2024+5.94%+7.01%+5.66%-11.42%-2.88%-4.76%+13.21%-3.49%+4.60%+10.03%+6.88%-13.94%+13.50%
2023+6.83%+2.69%+4.62%+0.48%+0.02%+9.55%-0.05%-1.76%-5.11%+7.43%+2.79%+8.68%+41.28%
2022-11.52%-8.71%+15.43%-6.37%-3.16%-6.80%+3.55%-2.01%-8.52%+5.67%+6.58%-8.13%-24.33%
2021-6.64%+2.32%+8.43%+4.54%+1.45%-1.96%+5.87%+1.97%-7.59%+11.15%+3.66%+8.26%+34.04%
2020-4.95%-1.89%-8.68%+16.69%+13.91%+3.83%+10.40%+3.87%-7.72%-3.58%+14.39%-0.44%+36.57%
2019+16.45%+4.10%+2.18%+10.37%-13.28%+6.54%-4.84%-0.58%+6.70%+10.66%-1.17%+4.03%+45.04%
2018+1.16%-0.44%-0.24%-7.74%+6.48%-9.58%+19.12%+2.51%-0.58%-10.69%+15.27%-11.76%-1.57%
2017+6.42%+0.70%+2.94%-12.63%-3.38%+0.83%-0.58%-0.67%+6.82%+3.75%+11.54%+4.39%+19.67%

Drawdown analysis of Fastenal (FAST)

The maximum drawdown for the FAST was -51.96%, occurring on Mar 9, 2009. Recovery took 277 trading sessions.

The current FAST drawdown is -9.22%.

Since Nov 1, 1999 FAST has experienced the following drawdowns:

  • 50% or more: 1 time
  • 40% or more: 1 time
  • 30% or more: 6 times
  • 20% or more: 14 times
  • 10% or more: 31 times
DepthStartTo BottomBottomTo RecoverEndTotal
-51.96%Sep 16, 2008119Mar 9, 2009277Apr 14, 2010396
-36.84%Apr 25, 2002114Oct 7, 2002238Sep 17, 2003352
-34.80%May 16, 2000104Oct 12, 2000152May 22, 2001256
-34.79%Aug 9, 2007111Jan 17, 200873May 2, 2008184
-31.96%May 9, 200651Jul 21, 2006246Jul 16, 2007297
-30.70%Dec 29, 2021200Oct 14, 2022287Dec 6, 2023487
-29.53%Apr 2, 201260Jun 27, 2012937Mar 21, 2016997
-27.78%Feb 20, 202022Mar 23, 202033May 8, 202055
-27.40%Jan 27, 200032Mar 14, 200019Apr 10, 200051
-26.49%May 22, 200181Sep 21, 200199Feb 13, 2002180
-22.43%Mar 21, 2016147Oct 18, 201635Dec 7, 2016182
-22.35%Mar 6, 2017117Aug 21, 201770Nov 29, 2017187
-21.90%Aug 22, 202563Nov 20, 2025OngoingOngoingOngoing
-20.37%Mar 21, 202469Jul 1, 202475Oct 16, 2024144
-19.50%Sep 2, 2004155Apr 15, 200565Jul 19, 2005220
-19.49%May 3, 201083Aug 30, 201066Dec 2, 2010149
-19.42%Aug 21, 201845Oct 24, 201865Jan 30, 2019110
-19.39%Apr 24, 201971Aug 5, 201948Oct 11, 2019119
-19.29%Jul 1, 201125Aug 8, 201130Sep 20, 201155
-18.41%May 2, 200842Jul 2, 200827Aug 11, 200869
-17.67%Mar 16, 201875Jul 3, 201815Jul 25, 201890
-15.70%Nov 11, 202435Jan 2, 2025106Jun 6, 2025141
-14.16%Nov 19, 199914Dec 10, 199910Dec 27, 199924
-13.92%Jan 12, 202135Mar 4, 202121Apr 5, 202156
-13.57%Apr 22, 200419May 19, 200428Jun 30, 200447