MSC Industrial Direct Company, Inc.

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

110.79 5.27 −4.54%
Market cap
$6.2B
P/E
27.8×
Fwd P/E
29.0×
Dividend yield
3.14%
F-score
8/9
Altman Z
6.22
Beneish M
−2.61
Dividend safety
50/100

MSC Industrial Direct Company, Inc. (MSM) Net margin

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MSC Industrial Direct Company, Inc.'s net margin over the twelve months to 31 August 2026 was 5.55%. Over the past ten years it has ranged from 5.29% (fiscal 2025) to 10.3% (fiscal 2018); the current reading is higher than 17% of that period. That is above the Industrial Distribution industry median of 4.55% and above the Industrials sector median of 2.52%.

Net margin, annual

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Annual newest first

Period Net margin Change (points)
FY2026 5.55% 0.26
FY2025 5.29% (1.48)
FY2024 6.77% (1.79)
FY2023 8.56% (0.64)
FY2022 9.20% 2.51
FY2021 6.69% (1.18)
FY2020 7.87% (0.72)
FY2019 8.59% (1.69)
FY2018 10.3% 2.27
FY2017 8.01% (0.06)

Quarterly newest first

Period Net margin Change (points)
Aug 2026 4.44% (3.23)
May 2026 7.67% 3.04
Feb 2026 4.63% (0.73)
Nov 2025 5.36% (0.42)
43 more quarters

Against its own ten years

Low 5.29% High 10.3%
Ten-year median 7.98%
Current reading's percentile 12

Net margin against peers

Company Net margin
AIT Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc. compare 8.38%
POOL Pool Corporation compare 7.23%
CNM Core & Main, Inc. compare 5.96%
WSO Watsco, Inc. compare 5.86%
MSM MSC Industrial Direct Company, Inc. 5.55%
REZI Resideo Technologies, Inc. compare 4.74%
SITE SiteOne Landscape Supply, Inc. compare 3.49%
XMTR Xometry, Inc. compare −1.97%
QXO QXO, Inc. compare −6.63%
Industrial Distribution industry median 4.55%
Industrials sector median 2.52%
Market median 1.06%

What Net margin is

Net Profit Margin tells an investor how much of each unit of revenue ends up as profit for shareholders after all costs, interest and taxes.

Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Revenue

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