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Fastenal
Trading Companies & Distributors · Industrials · as of 2026-08-19
Last close
$51.44
+0.3% on the session
1-year return
+7.0%
+13.1% over six months
Volatility
25.5%
annualized, trailing year
Max drawdown
-21.9%
worst peak to trough, 1y
What the numbers say

Fastenal is a trading companies & distributors name in the industrials sector. Over the past year it returned +7.0%, against +18.7% over three months and +14.9% over one. It trades 15.9% above its 200-day average, so the longer trend is confirming recent strength. Annualized volatility of 25.5% is moderate by single-stock standards.

Its worst peak-to-trough decline over the year was -21.9%, and it has traded a median $356M a day — the figure that decides whether a position can actually be entered and exited at posted prices. Its daily moves correlate 0.25 with the S&P 500 proxy, so it has been moving substantially on its own.

Where it ranks
Within Industrials#29 of 81
Stronger than 65% of its sector on the momentum profile
Across the whole index#119 of 500

How FAST scores on all four profiles

Its standing on steadiness, defensiveness and rebound — plus the factor-by-factor breakdown behind each score, and its closest and least-correlated peers among 1 others in Trading Companies & Distributors.

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Full metrics
1 day+0.3%
1 week-1.5%
1 month+14.9%
3 months+18.7%
6 months+13.1%
1 year+7.0%
12-1 momentum-6.9%
Volatility (1y, annualized)25.5%
Max drawdown (1y)-21.9%
Distance vs 200-day average+15.9%
Return per unit of risk0.27
Median daily dollar volume$356M
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