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MSM Industrials Industrial Distribution
MSC Industrial Direct Company, Inc.’s revenue for fiscal 2026 (year ended August 2026) was $4.0 billion, up 6.37% from fiscal 2025.
- Revenue
- +10.3%
- EPS
- −14.9%
- Free cash flow
- +8.93%
- Total debt
- −1.80%
Quarter to August 2026, against a year earlier
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MSC Industrial Direct Company, Inc. (MSM) Gross margin
MSC Industrial Direct Company, Inc.'s gross margin over the twelve months to 31 August 2026 was 40.9%. Over the past ten years it has ranged from 40.8% (fiscal 2025) to 45.2% (fiscal 2015); the current reading is higher than 17% of that period. That is above the Industrial Distribution industry median of 30.0% and above the Industrials sector median of 30.6%.
Gross margin, annual
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Annual newest first
| Period | Gross margin | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | 40.9% | 0.13 |
| FY2025 | 40.8% | (0.41) |
| FY2024 | 41.2% | 0.18 |
| FY2023 | 41.0% | (1.23) |
| FY2022 | 42.2% | 1.09 |
| FY2021 | 41.1% | (0.96) |
| FY2020 | 42.1% | (0.49) |
| FY2019 | 42.6% | (0.91) |
| FY2018 | 43.5% | (1.06) |
| FY2017 | 44.5% | (0.47) |
Quarterly newest first
| Period | Gross margin | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 2026 | 40.6% | (0.47) |
| May 2026 | 41.1% | (0.03) |
| Feb 2026 | 41.1% | 0.48 |
| Nov 2025 | 40.7% | 0.28 |
| 43 more quarters | Free account |
Against its own ten years
Gross margin against peers
| Company | Gross margin |
|---|---|
| MSM MSC Industrial Direct Company, Inc. | 40.9% |
| XMTR Xometry, Inc. compare | 38.6% |
| SITE SiteOne Landscape Supply, Inc. compare | 35.3% |
| AIT Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc. compare | 30.4% |
| REZI Resideo Technologies, Inc. compare | 29.6% |
| POOL Pool Corporation compare | 29.4% |
| WSO Watsco, Inc. compare | 27.2% |
| CNM Core & Main, Inc. compare | 27.1% |
| QXO QXO, Inc. compare | 24.0% |
| Industrial Distribution industry median | 30.0% |
| Industrials sector median | 30.6% |
| Market median | 45.1% |
What Gross margin is
Gross Margin tells an investor how much of each sale a company keeps after paying the direct costs of making or buying what it sells.
Gross Profit ÷ Revenue
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