Fastenal (NASDAQ:FAST) has outperformed the market over the past 15 years by 4.9% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 11.08%. Currently, Fastenal has a market capitalization of $29.00 billion.

Buying $1000 In FAST: If an investor had bought $1000 of FAST stock 15 years ago, it would be worth $4,817.40 today based on a price of $50.39 for FAST at the time of writing.

Fastenal's Performance Over Last 15 Years

Finally -- what's the point of all this? The key insight to take from this article is to note how much of a difference compounded returns can make in your cash growth over a period of time.

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