What if you'd invested in Fastenal Company?

By Alex · Tickerpine · figures from public market data
$1,000 invested in FAST back in 1987 would be worth
$2,320,197
+231,920% total · 22.1% per year

Here's the plain version: if you'd put $1,000 into Fastenal Company back in 1987-08 and just left it alone, you'd have about $2,320,197 today. That's a gain of 231,920%, or roughly 22.1% a year (dividends reinvested). No hype — just what the prices did.

Growth of $1,000 in FAST since 1987-08, dividends reinvested · hover for detail

$1,000 in FAST over time

If you invested$1,000 would beProfitTotal returnPer year
1 year ago (2025-06) $1,145 +$145 +14% 14.5%
3 years ago (2023-06) $1,717 +$717 +72% 19.7%
5 years ago (2021-06) $2,043 +$1,043 +104% 15.4%
10 years ago (2016-06) $5,516 +$4,516 +452% 18.6%
At the very start (1987-08) $2,320,197 +$2,319,197 +231,920% 22.1%

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Past performance doesn't predict future results. Dividends assumed reinvested via adjusted prices. Informational only — not investment advice.