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 invested capital

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MSC Industrial Direct Company, Inc.'s return on invested capital over the twelve months to 31 August 2026 was 10.9%. Over the past ten years it has ranged from 9.70% (fiscal 2021) to 15.9% (fiscal 2023); the current reading is higher than 25% of that period. That is above the Industrial Distribution industry median of 7.52% and above the Industrials sector median of 1.86%.

Return on invested capital, annual

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Annual newest first

Period Return on invested capital Change (points)
FY2026 10.9% 0.58
FY2025 10.3% (2.66)
FY2024 13.0% (2.96)
FY2023 15.9% 2.08
FY2022 13.9% 4.16
FY2021 9.70% (2.38)
FY2020 12.1% (1.12)
FY2019 13.2% (0.81)
FY2018 14.0% 0.41
FY2017 13.6% (0.62)

Against its own ten years

Low 9.70% High 15.9%
Ten-year median 13.4%
Current reading's percentile 25

Return on invested capital against peers

Company Return on invested capital
AIT Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc. compare 17.2%
POOL Pool Corporation compare 15.7%
WSO Watsco, Inc. compare 14.6%
CNM Core & Main, Inc. compare 10.9%
MSM MSC Industrial Direct Company, Inc. 10.9%
SITE SiteOne Landscape Supply, Inc. compare 7.52%
REZI Resideo Technologies, Inc. compare 5.86%
QXO QXO, Inc. compare −1.53%
XMTR Xometry, Inc. compare −3.44%
Industrial Distribution industry median 7.52%
Industrials sector median 1.86%
Market median 0.00%

What Return on invested capital is

Return on Invested Capital shows how much after-tax operating profit a company earns on the money its lenders and shareholders have put in.

TTM: (Operating Income × 0.625) ÷ (Shareholders Equity (Total) (latest quarter) + Long Term Debt (Total) (latest quarter) + Current Part of Debt (latest quarter) − Cash & Short Term Investments (latest quarter)); Annual: (Operating Income × 0.625) ÷ (Shareholders Equity (Total) + Long Term Debt (Total) + Current Part of Debt − Cash & Short Term Investments)

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