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MSC Industrial Direct Company, Inc. Common Stock

Industrials · Trading Companies & Distributors Website · IPO Dec 1995
$95.48
▼ $-0.65 (-0.68%)
Vol 457K
Mkt Cap
$5.3B
P/E
25.7
ROE
15.0%
Margin
5.4%
Beta
0.80
Div Yield
3.62%
52W
$68–$97

Wall Street Consensus

16 analysts · Apr 2026
0
Strong Buy
0
Buy
11
Hold
4
Sell
1
Strong Sell
0.0%
Buy Rating

Price Chart

Earnings

Beat rate: 75.0%
Quarter EPS Est EPS Act Surprise
Mar 2026 $0.84 $0.82 $-0.02
Dec 2025 $0.96 $0.99 +$0.03
Sep 2025 $1.03 $1.09 +$0.06
Jun 2025 $1.04 $1.08 +$0.04

Quarterly Revenue & Earnings

Quarter 2025-0… 2025-0… 2025-0… 2025-1… 2026-0…
Revenue $891.7M $971.1M $978.2M $965.7M $917.8M
Net Income $39.3M $56.8M $56.5M $51.8M $42.5M

Key Ratios

ROA (TTM)
8.4%
P/S (TTM)
1.39
P/B
3.6
EPS (TTM)
$3.72
CF/Share
$7.44
Rev Growth 3Y
+0.7%
52W High
$96.99
52W Low
$68.11
$68.11 52-Week Range $96.99

Financial Health

Free Cash Flow
$73.1M
Net Debt
$512.5M
Cash
$46.2M
Total Debt
$558.7M
As of Feb 28, 2026

How does MSM compare to Trading Companies & Distributors peers?

Peer group: Upper Mid · Trading Companies & Distributors (Upper Mid) · 11 companies

MSM AIT BCC CNM GATX

MSM valuation vs Trading Companies & Distributors peers

P/E ratio
25.7
16% above peers (22.2)
vs Peers
vs Industry
Pricier
P/S ratio
1.4
6% above peers (1.3)
vs Peers
vs Industry
Fair value
P/B ratio
3.6
43% above peers (2.5)
vs Peers
vs Industry
Overvalued
Div yield
3.6%
157% above peers (1.4%)
vs Peers
vs Industry
Strong yield

MSM profitability vs Trading Companies & Distributors peers

ROE
15.1%
20% above peers (12.6%)
vs Peers
vs Industry
Top tier
Net margin
5.4%
52% above peers (3.6%)
vs Peers
vs Industry
Below avg
Gross margin
40.8%
17% above peers (34.8%)
vs Peers
vs Industry
Top tier
ROA
8.4%
43% above peers (5.9%)
vs Peers
vs Industry
Top tier

MSM financial health vs Trading Companies & Distributors peers

D/E ratio
0% below peers (63.0)
vs Peers
vs Industry
In line
Current ratio
1.7
0% above peers (1.7)
vs Peers
vs Industry
In line
Beta
0.8
14% below peers (0.9)
vs Peers
vs Industry
More volatile

MSM fundamentals radar

MSM Peer median Industry

MSM profitability vs leverage

Bubble size = market cap · X = net margin · Y = D/E ratio

MSM vs peers: key metrics

Dividends

$3.46
/ year
Apr 08, 2026 $0.8700
Jan 14, 2026 $0.8700
Nov 12, 2025 $0.8700
Jul 09, 2025 $0.8500
Apr 09, 2025 $0.8500
Jan 15, 2025 $0.8500
Nov 13, 2024 $0.8500
Jul 09, 2024 $0.8300