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MSC Industrial Direct Co MSM · USD

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119.26

+5.29%

Close of 9 Nov 2026, in USD

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At a glance

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FY2026

Revenue

$4.01bn

FY2017FY2026

Net income

$222.6m

FY2017FY2026

Free cash flow

$225.2m

FY2017FY2026

Shareholders' equity

$1.43bn

FY2017FY2026

Income statement

Fiscal years

FY2026FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019FY2018FY2017
Revenue$4.01bn$3.77bn$3.82bn$4.01bn$3.69bn$3.24bn$3.19bn$3.36bn$3.20bn$2.89bn
Gross profit$1.64bn$1.54bn$1.57bn$1.64bn$1.56bn$1.33bn$1.27bn$1.43bn$1.39bn$1.29bn
Operating income$320.6m$313.7m$406.0m$492.0m$475.3m$341.7m$367.8m$431.2m$421.4m$379.0m
Net income$222.6m$199.3m$258.6m$343.2m$339.8m$216.9m$251.1m$288.9m$329.2m$231.4m
Diluted earnings per share3.983.564.616.056.063.884.505.215.904.10

Balance sheet

At each fiscal year end

FY2026FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019FY2018FY2017
Total assets$2.51bn$2.46bn$2.46bn$2.54bn$2.73bn$2.46bn$2.38bn$2.31bn$2.29bn$2.10bn
Cash and short-term investments$65.0m$56.2m$29.6m$50.1m$43.5m$40.5m$125.2m$32.3m$46.2m$16.1m
Total liabilities$1.08bn$1.07bn$1.06bn$1.05bn$1.37bn$1.30bn$1.06bn$827.4m$901.5m$873.8m
Debt$528.2m$538.8m$568.2m$521.4m$860.8m$836.4m$675.5m$441.9m$535.3m$533.0m
Shareholders' equity$1.43bn$1.39bn$1.39bn$1.48bn$1.35bn$1.15bn$1.31bn$1.48bn$1.39bn$1.23bn
Shares outstanding56m56m56m57m56m56m56m55m56m57m

Cash flow

Fiscal years

FY2026FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019FY2018FY2017
Cash from operations$306.5m$333.7m$410.7m$699.6m$246.2m$224.5m$396.7m$328.4m$339.7m$246.8m
Capital spending−$81.3m−$92.8m−$99.4m−$92.5m−$61.4m−$53.7m−$47.0m−$51.8m−$44.9m−$46.5m
Free cash flow$225.2m$240.9m$311.3m$607.1m$184.8m$170.7m$349.7m$276.7m$294.7m$200.3m
Dividends paid−$194.3m−$189.7m−$187.3m−$176.7m−$167.4m−$362.6m−$444.2m−$145.7m−$125.4m−$102.2m

Latest quarters

By quarter end

Aug 2026May 2026Feb 2026Nov 2025Aug 2025May 2025Feb 2025Nov 2024
Revenue$1.08bn$1.05bn$917.8m$965.7m$978.2m$971.1m$891.7m$928.5m
Gross profit$438.6m$430.4m$377.6m$392.7m$395.0m$397.7m$365.2m$378.2m
Operating income$65.5m$106.7m$67.2m$81.1m$88.9m$86.6m$63.7m$74.6m
Net income$48.6m$80.4m$41.8m$51.8m$56.5m$56.8m$39.3m$46.6m
Diluted earnings per share0.871.440.750.931.011.020.700.83
Cash from operations$80.0m$101.0m$94.0m$29.0m$80.0m$97.0m$54.0m$101.0m
Capital spending−$17.0m−$20.0m−$21.0m−$22.0m−$21.0m−$21.0m−$29.0m−$20.0m
Free cash flow$63.0m$81.0m$73.0m$7.0m$59.0m$76.0m$25.0m$81.0m
Total assets$2.51bn$2.50bn$2.45bn$2.49bn$2.46bn$2.48bn$2.46bn$2.47bn
Cash and short-term investments$65.0m$74.1m$46.2m$40.3m$56.2m$71.7m$41.3m$57.3m
Debt$340.8m$528.9m$533.2m$552.6m$507.9m$543.7m$558.9m$541.1m
Shareholders' equity$1.43bn$1.42bn$1.38bn$1.38bn$1.39bn$1.37bn$1.36bn$1.38bn

Financial ratios

Data as of 15 Oct 2026

FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Gross margin40.8%41.1%41.0%42.2%41.1%39.9%
Operating margin7.6%9.6%11.9%12.7%9.3%11.0%
Net margin5.3%6.8%8.6%9.2%6.7%7.9%
Return on equity14.4%18.6%23.2%25.2%18.8%19.1%
Return on assets8.1%10.5%13.5%12.4%8.8%10.5%
Free cash flow yield5.7%6.9%10.5%4.1%3.8%6.0%
Revenue growth-1.3%-4.7%8.6%13.8%1.6%-5.1%
Earnings growth-22.9%-24.7%1.0%56.7%-13.6%-13.1%
Current ratio1.68x1.96x2.03x2.13x2.34x3.03x
Debt to equity0.37x0.38x0.32x0.60x0.69x0.48x
Equity ratio56.4%56.5%58.1%49.5%46.7%55.2%
Interest coverage11.95x14.30x21.23x26.63x20.87x21.05x
Buybacks as a share of market value0.2%1.2%-1.1%-0.4%-0.0%-0.7%

Growth per year

Compound annual rate

3 years5 years10 years
Revenue0.0%4.3%3.4%
Operating income-13.3%-1.3%-1.6%
Net income-13.4%0.5%-0.4%

Average margins

Over each period

1 year3 years5 years10 years
Gross margin40.8%40.9%41.2%41.9%
Operating margin8.2%9.8%10.4%11.4%
Net margin5.4%6.6%7.0%7.7%

Valuation history

At each fiscal year end

FY2026FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019FY2018FY2017
Price to earnings29.223.616.216.713.521.618.815.113.023.6
Price to sales1.61.31.11.41.21.41.51.31.31.9

Market value over time

30 Nov 2016 to 14 Oct 2026, in USD

$5.09bn$7.42bn

Share price return

Finished calendar years

2025202420232022202120202019201820172016
Return10%-23%24%-1%-4%9%4%-18%-1%66%

Dividends and splits

Per share, in the currency the company pays

Paid for 23 years. Last went ex-dividend on 8 Jul 2026.

FY2026FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019
Paid in the year3.483.403.323.163.006.503.002.64
  • 2-for-1 split · 26 May 1998

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