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
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MSC Industrial Direct Company, Inc. (MSM) Return on invested capital
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
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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