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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) Operating margin
MSC Industrial Direct Company, Inc.'s operating margin over the twelve months to 31 August 2026 was 7.99%. Over the past ten years it has ranged from 7.99% (fiscal 2026) to 13.1% (fiscal 2018) — the current reading is the lowest in ten years. That is above the Industrial Distribution industry median of 7.44% and above the Industrials sector median of 5.21%.
Operating margin, annual
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Annual newest first
| Period | Operating margin | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | 7.99% | (0.01) |
| FY2025 | 8.00% | (2.22) |
| FY2024 | 10.2% | (1.85) |
| FY2023 | 12.1% | (0.63) |
| FY2022 | 12.7% | 3.40 |
| FY2021 | 9.30% | (1.69) |
| FY2020 | 11.0% | (0.90) |
| FY2019 | 11.9% | (1.24) |
| FY2018 | 13.1% | 0.01 |
| FY2017 | 13.1% | (0.01) |
Quarterly newest first
| Period | Operating margin | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 2026 | 6.75% | (3.44) |
| May 2026 | 10.2% | 3.13 |
| Feb 2026 | 7.06% | (0.83) |
| Nov 2025 | 7.89% | (0.73) |
| 43 more quarters | Free account |
Against its own ten years
Operating margin against peers
| Company | Operating margin |
|---|---|
| AIT Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc. compare | 11.2% |
| POOL Pool Corporation compare | 10.5% |
| CNM Core & Main, Inc. compare | 9.64% |
| WSO Watsco, Inc. compare | 9.08% |
| MSM MSC Industrial Direct Company, Inc. | 7.99% |
| REZI Resideo Technologies, Inc. compare | 6.89% |
| SITE SiteOne Landscape Supply, Inc. compare | 5.46% |
| XMTR Xometry, Inc. compare | −2.22% |
| QXO QXO, Inc. compare | −3.40% |
| Industrial Distribution industry median | 7.44% |
| Industrials sector median | 5.21% |
| Market median | 0.00% |
What Operating margin is
EBIT Margin tells an investor how much operating profit, before interest and taxes, a company keeps from each unit of revenue.
EBIT ÷ Revenue
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