MSC Industrial Direct
MSM NYSE· Trading Companies & Distributors
Last close · Oct 27, 2026
$118.38
KIRA · Stoqly’s AI analyst, in plain words
- MSC Industrial Direct had $4.0B of revenue in fiscal 2026, up 6.4% on the year before. Over five years, revenue changed +4.3% a year on average.
- Its operating margin was 8.0%, down 0.0 pts: of every 100 in sales, about 8 is left after running the business.
- MSC Industrial Direct made $223M of net profit in fiscal 2026. From fiscal 2017 to 2026, diluted EPS grew −0.2% a year.
- Free cash flow was $225M in fiscal 2026, 5.6% of revenue.
- MSC Industrial Direct returned $208M to shareholders in fiscal 2026, 93% of free cash flow. The diluted share count rose 0.2%.
- MSC Industrial Direct owes $412M more than it holds in cash, about 1.0 years of operating profit.
Market cap
$6.6B
P/E
—
Revenue
$4.0B
Net income
$223M
Free cash flow
$225M
Operating margin
8.0%
MSC Industrial Direct in 30 seconds · fiscal 2026
Are sales growing?
+6.4%
Yes. Sales grew 6.4% last year.
Does it make a profit?
5.6%
A little. It keeps 5.6% of every sale as profit.
Does profit turn into cash?
5.6%
Partly. 5.6% of sales ends up as free cash.
Is debt under control?
1.0x
Yes. It could repay its debt with 1.0 years of operating profit.
How healthy are the accounts?
8 / 9
Solid. It passes 8 of 9 health tests.
What MSC Industrial Direct does
No business description yet.
- Fiscal year ends
- August 29, 2026
- Latest annual report
- 10-K · Oct 22, 2026
- Legal name
- MSC INDUSTRIAL DIRECT CO., INC.
- CIK
- 0001003078
MSC Industrial Direct · MSM
Results and finances
The last 5 fiscal years. Amounts in USD.
| Fiscal year | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 | FY26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sales and profit | |||||
| Revenue | $3.7B | $4.0B | $3.8B | $3.8B | $4.0B |
| Revenue growth | 13.8% | 8.6% | −4.7% | −1.4% | 6.4% |
| Gross margin | 42.2% | 41.0% | 41.2% | 40.8% | 40.9% |
| Operating margin | 12.7% | 12.1% | 10.2% | 8.0% | 8.0% |
| Net income | $340M | $343M | $259M | $199M | $223M |
| Net margin | 9.2% | 8.6% | 6.8% | 5.3% | 5.6% |
| Diluted EPS | $6.06 | $6.11 | $4.58 | $3.57 | $3.98 |
| Cash | |||||
| Cash from operations | $246M | $700M | $411M | $334M | $307M |
| Capital expenditure | $61.4M | $92.5M | $99.4M | $92.8M | $81.3M |
| Free cash flow | $185M | $607M | $311M | $241M | $225M |
| FCF margin | 5.0% | 15.1% | 8.2% | 6.4% | 5.6% |
| Dividends paid | $167M | $177M | $187M | $190M | $194M |
| Share buybacks | $27.4M | $95.8M | $188M | $39.3M | $14.0M |
| Share count change | −0.1% | 0.3% | 0.4% | −1.0% | 0.2% |
| Debt and strength | |||||
| Cash and short-term investments | $43.5M | $50.1M | $29.6M | $56.2M | $65.0M |
| Debt incl. finance leases | $795M | $454M | $509M | $486M | $477M |
| Shareholders' equity | $1.4B | $1.5B | $1.4B | $1.4B | $1.4B |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 1.4x | 0.7x | 1.0x | 1.1x | 1.0x |
| Current ratio | 2.1x | 2.0x | 2.0x | 1.7x | 1.8x |
| Interest coverage | 26.6x | 21.5x | 15.2x | 12.5x | 14.8x |
| Returns and quality | |||||
| Return on capital | 17.6% | 18.2% | 15.4% | 12.2% | 13.2% |
| Return on equity | 27.2% | 24.3% | 18.0% | 14.3% | 15.8% |
| Piotroski F-score | 7 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 8 |
| Altman Z'' | 5.0 | 5.5 | 4.6 | 4.1 | 4.3 |
Insiders bought, 12 months
$18.0M
3 insiders
Insiders sold, 12 months
$0.2M
1 insider
Of sales under plans
0%
$0.0M
How to read these numbers
- Revenue:
- Total sales reported in the income statement.
- Operating margin:
- Operating income as a share of revenue.
- Net income:
- Profit after all expenses, interest and tax.
- Free cash flow:
- Cash from operations minus capital spending.
- Net debt / EBITDA:
- Years of EBITDA needed to pay off net debt. Below zero means more cash than debt.
- Return on capital:
- After-tax operating income as a share of the money invested in the business: debt plus equity, minus cash.
MSC Industrial Direct · MSM
Charts and comparison
Ten years at a glance, and how it stacks up against similar companies.
Revenue
Net income
Margins, % of revenue
Cash vs debt (incl. leases)
Free cash flow
Dividends and buybacks
Similar companies
Each company’s latest fiscal year. Fiscal years end in different months, so periods don’t line up exactly.
| Company | Market cap | Growth | Op. margin | FCF margin | ROIC | P/E | F-score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MSC Industrial Direct MSM | $6.6B | 6.4% | 8.0% | 5.6% | 13.2% | — | 8 |
| Applied Industrial Technolog... AIT | $11.3B | 8.8% | 11.1% | 9.3% | 20.8% | — | 7 |
| Watsco WSO | $11.5B | −5.0% | 10.0% | 7.4% | 20.1% | 25.9x | 6 |
| Core & Main CNM | $8.2B | 2.8% | 9.4% | 7.9% | 13.7% | 17.4x | 7 |
| Fastenal FAST | $59.3B | 8.7% | 20.2% | 12.8% | 34.3% | 41.9x | 7 |
Price compared with profit (P/E)
How many times its yearly profit per share one share costs. Higher means investors pay more for each unit of profit.
KIRA
At $118.38 a share, the company is worth $6.6B.
MSC Industrial Direct grew sales faster than 2 of its 4 similar companies.
Source: SEC EDGAR XBRL filings (CIK 0001003078). Data updated October 22, 2026. For information only — not investment advice. Check the original filings before relying on any figure.