MSC Industrial Direct Company, Inc.
MSM Industrials Industrial Distribution
MSC Industrial Direct Company, Inc.’s revenue for fiscal 2025 (year ended August 2025) was $3.8 billion, down 1.35% from fiscal 2024. In the quarter to May 2026, revenue grew 7.82%, EPS grew 41.2%, free cash flow fell 23.9% and total debt fell 2.74%, each against the same quarter a year earlier. Dividend growth for five consecutive years; insiders bought in the last twelve months.
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MSC Industrial Direct Company, Inc. (MSM) EV/Sales
As of 16 October 2026, MSC Industrial Direct Company, Inc. (MSM) trades at a EV/Sales of 2.0×. Over the past ten years it has ranged from 1.0× (March 2020) to 2.2× (February 2017); the current reading is higher than 98% of that period. That is above the Industrial Distribution industry median of 1.3× and in line with the Industrials sector median of 1.9×.
EV/Sales, daily
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Annual newest first
| Period | EV/Sales | Change |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 1.4× | 9.41% |
| FY2024 | 1.3× | (14.00%) |
| FY2023 | 1.5× | 8.87% |
| FY2022 | 1.4× | (17.07%) |
| FY2021 | 1.7× | 29.88% |
| FY2020 | 1.3× | 6.86% |
| FY2019 | 1.2× | (24.71%) |
| FY2018 | 1.6× | 11.70% |
| FY2017 | 1.4× | (13.13%) |
| FY2016 | 1.7× | 11.41% |
Quarterly newest first
| Period | EV/Sales | Change |
|---|---|---|
| May 2026 | 1.7× | 14.59% |
| Feb 2026 | 1.5× | 7.14% |
| Nov 2025 | 1.4× | (2.94%) |
| Aug 2025 | 1.4× | 9.46% |
| 42 more quarters | Free account |
Against its own ten years
EV/Sales against peers
| Company | EV/Sales |
|---|---|
| SITE SiteOne Landscape Supply, Inc. compare | 1.0× |
| QXO QXO, Inc. compare | 1.2× |
| CNM Core & Main, Inc. compare | 1.3× |
| POOL Pool Corporation compare | 1.4× |
| WSO.B Watsco, Inc. compare | 1.5× |
| WSO Watsco, Inc. compare | 1.5× |
| MSM MSC Industrial Direct Company, Inc. | 2.0× |
| AIT Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc. compare | 2.5× |
| XMTR Xometry, Inc. compare | 5.8× |
| Industrial Distribution industry median | 1.3× |
| Industrials sector median | 1.9× |
| Market median | 2.1× |
What EV/Sales is
EV/Sales tells an investor how the value of a whole company, counting its debt and cash, compares with the sales it brings in.
((Stock Price × Shares (Basic, Weighted) (latest quarter)) + (Long Term Debt (Total) (latest quarter) + Current Part of Debt (latest quarter)) − Cash & Short Term Investments (latest quarter)) ÷ Revenue (TTM)