MSC Industrial Direct Co Inc (MSM) stock
MSMNYSEWholesale-Industrial Machinery & EquipmentFiscal year ends August 29
Financials through Q4 FY2026, quarter ended Aug 29, 2026Last filing: 10-K on Oct 22, 2026Score 13/3056% above fair value
$119.43−1.44 (-1.19%)
Close on Nov 12, 2026Market cap $6.67BP/E 30.0Yield –
MSC Industrial Direct gross margin
Gross margin is gross profit as a percentage of revenue.
MSC Industrial Direct's gross margin for the twelve months ending Aug 29, 2026 was 40.9%. For fiscal 2026 it was 40.9%, against 40.8% the year before. The highest annual figure on record is 46.5% in fiscal 2011.
Annual gross margin
| Period | Period end | Value | Change (pts) |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | Aug 29, 2026 | 40.9% | +0.1 |
| FY2025 | Aug 30, 2025 | 40.8% | −0.4 |
| FY2024 | Aug 31, 2024 | 41.2% | +0.2 |
| FY2023 | Sep 2, 2023 | 41.0% | −1.2 |
| FY2022 | Sep 3, 2022 | 42.2% | +1.1 |
| FY2021 | Aug 28, 2021 | 41.1% | −1.0 |
| FY2020 | Aug 29, 2020 | 42.1% | −0.5 |
| FY2019 | Aug 31, 2019 | 42.6% | −0.9 |
| FY2018 | Sep 1, 2018 | 43.5% | −1.1 |
| FY2017 | Sep 2, 2017 | 44.5% | −0.5 |
| FY2016 | Sep 3, 2016 | 45.0% | −0.2 |
| FY2015 | Aug 29, 2015 | 45.2% | −0.9 |
| FY2014 | Aug 30, 2014 | 46.1% | +0.6 |
| FY2013 | Aug 31, 2013 | 45.5% | −0.3 |
| FY2012 | Sep 1, 2012 | 45.8% | −0.8 |
| FY2011 | Aug 27, 2011 | 46.5% | +1.2 |
| FY2010 | Aug 28, 2010 | 45.3% | −0.9 |
| FY2009 | Aug 29, 2009 | 46.2% | – |
Quarterly gross margin
Change is against the same quarter a year earlier.
Periods
| Period | Period end | Value | Change (pts) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q4 FY2026CQ3 2026 | Aug 29, 2026 | 40.6% | +0.3 |
| Q3 FY2026CQ2 2026 | May 30, 2026 | 41.1% | +0.1 |
| Q2 FY2026CQ1 2026 | Feb 28, 2026 | 41.1% | +0.2 |
| Q1 FY2026CQ4 2025 | Nov 29, 2025 | 40.7% | −0.1 |
| Q4 FY2025CQ3 2025 | Aug 30, 2025 | 40.4% | −0.6 |
| Q3 FY2025CQ2 2025 | May 31, 2025 | 41.0% | +0.1 |
| Q2 FY2025CQ1 2025 | Mar 1, 2025 | 41.0% | −0.6 |
| Q1 FY2025CQ4 2024 | Nov 30, 2024 | 40.7% | −0.5 |
| Q4 FY2024CQ3 2024 | Aug 31, 2024 | 41.0% | +0.5 |
| Q3 FY2024CQ2 2024 | Jun 1, 2024 | 40.9% | +0.2 |
| Q2 FY2024CQ1 2024 | Mar 2, 2024 | 41.5% | +0.3 |
| Q1 FY2024CQ4 2023 | Dec 2, 2023 | 41.2% | −0.3 |
| Q4 FY2023CQ3 2023 | Sep 2, 2023 | 40.5% | −1.4 |
| Q3 FY2023CQ2 2023 | Jun 3, 2023 | 40.7% | −2.2 |
| Q2 FY2023CQ1 2023 | Mar 4, 2023 | 41.3% | −1.2 |
| Q1 FY2023CQ4 2022 | Dec 3, 2022 | 41.5% | −0.0 |
| Q4 FY2022CQ3 2022 | Sep 3, 2022 | 41.9% | −0.1 |
| Q3 FY2022CQ2 2022 | May 28, 2022 | 42.9% | +0.6 |
| Q2 FY2022CQ1 2022 | Feb 26, 2022 | 42.5% | +4.4 |
| Q1 FY2022CQ4 2021 | Nov 27, 2021 | 41.6% | −0.3 |
| Q4 FY2021CQ3 2021 | Aug 28, 2021 | 42.0% | +0.4 |
| Q3 FY2021CQ2 2021 | May 29, 2021 | 42.3% | −0.1 |
| Q2 FY2021CQ1 2021 | Feb 27, 2021 | 38.1% | −4.0 |
| Q1 FY2021CQ4 2020 | Nov 28, 2020 | 41.9% | −0.3 |
| Q4 FY2020CQ3 2020 | Aug 29, 2020 | 41.6% | −0.4 |
| Q3 FY2020CQ2 2020 | May 30, 2020 | 42.4% | −0.2 |
| Q2 FY2020CQ1 2020 | Feb 29, 2020 | 42.1% | −0.8 |
| Q1 FY2020CQ4 2019 | Nov 30, 2019 | 42.2% | −1.4 |
| Q4 FY2019CQ3 2019 | Aug 31, 2019 | 42.0% | −1.9 |
| Q3 FY2019CQ2 2019 | Jun 1, 2019 | 42.5% | −1.1 |
| Q4 FY2018CQ3 2018 | Sep 1, 2018 | 42.9% | −1.3 |
| Q3 FY2018CQ2 2018 | Jun 2, 2018 | 43.6% | −0.7 |
| Q2 FY2018CQ1 2018 | Mar 3, 2018 | 43.9% | −0.8 |
| Q1 FY2018CQ4 2017 | Dec 2, 2017 | 43.6% | −1.4 |
| Q4 FY2017CQ3 2017 | Sep 2, 2017 | 44.2% | −0.6 |
| Q3 FY2017CQ2 2017 | Jun 3, 2017 | 44.3% | – |
| Q2 FY2017CQ1 2017 | Mar 4, 2017 | 44.7% | – |
| Q1 FY2017CQ4 2016 | Dec 3, 2016 | 45.0% | – |
| Q4 FY2016CQ3 2016 | Sep 3, 2016 | 44.8% | – |
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