Fastenal (FAST) closed at $52.00 on Oct 14, 2026, up 1.1% on the day. The stock is up 5.2% over the past month, up 12.0% over three months, up 31.7% year to date and up 25.5% over the past year. It trades 1.7% below its 52-week high of $52.92 and 35.6% above its 52-week low of $38.34. The close sits above its 50-day moving average ($50.38) and above its 200-day moving average ($46.29).
Over its last 8 reports the stock moved an average of 4.1% on the first trading day after earnings, beating the options-implied move in 3 of 8.
FAST options were pricing 33% at-the-money implied volatility on Oct 8, 2026, an IV rank of 62 over the past year.
Over the last 8 reports, FAST moved an average of 4.1% on the first trading day after earnings. The move beat the options-implied move in 3 of 8 reports.
Yes — the Oct 14, 2026 close of $52.00 is 12.3% above the 200-day average of $46.29.
FAST closed 1.7% below its 52-week high of $52.92.
Fastenal Company, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the wholesale distribution of industrial and construction supplies in the United States, Canada, Mexico, and internationally. It offers fasteners, and related industrial and construction supplies under the Fastenal name. The company's fastener products include threaded fasteners, bolts, nuts, screws, studs, and related washers that are used in manufactured products and construction projects, as well as in the maintenance and repair of machines. It offers miscellaneous supplies and hardware, including pins, machinery keys, concrete anchors, metal framing systems, wire ropes, strut products, rivets, and related accessories. The company serves the manufacturing market comprising original equipment manufacturers; maintenance, repair, and operations customers; non-residential construction market; farmers, truckers, railroads, mining companies, schools, and retail trades; and oil exploration, production, and refinement companies, as well as federal, state, and local governmental entities. Fastenal Company was founded in 1967 and is headquartered in Winona, Minnesota.
