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) Price to free cash flow

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As of 5 November 2026, MSC Industrial Direct Company, Inc. (MSM) trades at a price to free cash flow of 27.3×. Over the past ten years it has ranged from 7.8× (March 2020) to 49.8× (April 2022); the current reading is higher than 88% of that period. That is above the Industrial Distribution industry median of 18.7× and above the Industrials sector median of 19.6×.

Price to free cash flow, daily

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Annual newest first

Period Price to free cash flow Change
FY2026 29.3× 59.88%
FY2025 18.4× 26.10%
FY2024 14.6× 54.80%
FY2023 9.4× (55.41%)
FY2022 21.1× (23.32%)
FY2021 27.5× 163.04%
FY2020 10.5× (21.47%)
FY2019 13.3× (18.57%)
FY2018 16.3× (16.02%)
FY2017 19.5× 37.00%

Quarterly newest first

Period Price to free cash flow Change
Aug 2026 29.3× 3.78%
May 2026 28.3× 32.65%
Feb 2026 21.3× (12.25%)
Nov 2025 24.3× 32.35%
43 more quarters

Against its own ten years

Low 7.8× High 49.8×
Ten-year median 16.5×
Current reading's percentile 88

Price to free cash flow against peers

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MSM MSC Industrial Direct Company, Inc. 27.3×
QXO QXO, Inc. compare 63.7×
Industrial Distribution industry median 18.7×
Industrials sector median 19.6×
Market median 14.1×

What Price to free cash flow is

Price to Free Cash Flow Ratio shows how much investors pay for each dollar of cash a company generates after its capital spending.

Stock Price ÷ ((Operating Cash Flow (TTM) + Property, Plant, Equipment Change (Net) (TTM) + Intangible Assets Change (Net) (TTM)) ÷ (Shares (Basic, Weighted) (latest quarter)))

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