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) Return on assets

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MSC Industrial Direct Company, Inc.'s return on assets over the twelve months to 31 August 2026 was 8.96%. Over the past ten years it has ranged from 8.10% (fiscal 2025) to 15.0% (fiscal 2018); the current reading is higher than 25% of that period. That is above the Industrial Distribution industry median of 5.00% and above the Industrials sector median of 1.20%.

Return on assets, annual

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Annual newest first

Period Return on assets Change (points)
FY2026 8.96% 0.86
FY2025 8.10% (2.23)
FY2024 10.3% (2.69)
FY2023 13.0% (0.07)
FY2022 13.1% 4.14
FY2021 8.95% (1.75)
FY2020 10.7% (1.86)
FY2019 12.6% (2.45)
FY2018 15.0% 3.89
FY2017 11.1% 0.02

Against its own ten years

Low 8.10% High 15.0%
Ten-year median 11.1%
Current reading's percentile 25

Return on assets against peers

Company Return on assets
AIT Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc. compare 13.8%
POOL Pool Corporation compare 11.3%
MSM MSC Industrial Direct Company, Inc. 8.96%
WSO Watsco, Inc. compare 8.91%
CNM Core & Main, Inc. compare 7.05%
SITE SiteOne Landscape Supply, Inc. compare 5.00%
REZI Resideo Technologies, Inc. compare 4.20%
XMTR Xometry, Inc. compare −1.93%
QXO QXO, Inc. compare −3.30%
Industrial Distribution industry median 5.00%
Industrials sector median 1.20%
Market median 0.00%

What Return on assets is

ROA tells an investor how much profit a company earns for shareholders from the assets it uses to run its business.

Annual: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Assets; TTM: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Assets (latest quarter)

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