MSC Industrial Direct Co Inc (MSM) stock
Close on Nov 11, 2026Market cap $6.75BP/E 30.4Yield –
MSC Industrial Direct Co Inc grew revenue 6.4% to $4.01B over the twelve months to Aug 29, 2026. Operating income rose 6.3% to $320.57M, moving the operating margin from 8.0% to 8.0%. Free cash flow was $225.16M, down 6.5% from a year earlier. At the latest close the market valued the company at $6.75B, 30.4 times its earnings.
Key statistics
Valuation at the latest close; fundamentals over the trailing twelve months, balances at Aug 29, 2026
Valuation
- Market cap
- $6.75B
- P/E ratio
- 30.4
- Price to sales
- 1.68
- Price to book
- 4.74
- Dividend yield
- –
- Free cash flow yield
- 3.33%
Fundamentals
- Revenue
- $4.01B
- Net income
- $222.59M
- EPS, diluted
- $3.98
- Free cash flow
- $225.16M
- Book value per share
- $25.42
- Diluted shares
- 56M
Trading
- Next earnings
- Jan 6, 2027 (estimated, before the open)
- Previous close
- $119.30
- Open
- $121.45
- Day's range
- $119.62 – $121.55
- Volume
- 362,071
- Average volume (20 days)
- 1,049,429
- Index membership
- S&P MidCap 400, Russell 1000, Russell 3000
- Beta (5 years)
- 0.79
- 52-week range
- $78.80 – $133.95
- RSI (14 days)
- 49.6
- Volatility (1 year)
- 31.9%
- Relative volume
- 0.47×
- WACC
- 8.5%
Index membership is inferred from the holdings of funds that track each index (IJH, SPMD, IWB, IWV), as reported to the SEC for Jun 30, 2026. Join dates come from quarterly fund reports since 2019, so they are accurate to the quarter.
Market cap history
Month-end market cap since 2009, using shares outstanding reported at the time
Total return vs. the S&P 500
Price change plus reinvested dividends, to the close on Nov 11, 2026. The S&P 500 is measured by the SPY fund.
| Period | MSM | S&P 500 | Difference | MSM per year | S&P 500 per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 month | -6.7% | -2.4% | −4.3 pts | ||
| 3 months | +0.7% | -1.2% | +1.8 pts | ||
| Year to date | +47.7% | +12.3% | +35.4 pts | ||
| 1 year | +40.5% | +12.4% | +28.1 pts | ||
| 3 years | +37.6% | +78.8% | −41.2 pts | +11.2% | +21.4% |
| 5 years | +71.4% | +75.2% | −3.8 pts | +11.4% | +11.9% |
| 10 years | +130.2% | +311.1% | −180.9 pts | +8.7% | +15.2% |
Fifteen years at a glance
Fiscal years 2012 to 2026, USD
Revenue
Gross profit
Operating income
Net income
EPS, diluted
Free cash flow
Press releases
Releases MSC Industrial Direct filed with the SEC as exhibits to Form 8-K or 6-K
- Results
- Update
- Update
- Results
- Update
- Results
About MSC Industrial Direct
Wholesale-Industrial Machinery & Equipment
MSC distributes metalworking, maintenance, repair, and operations (MRO), as well as production fastener and hardware products and services across North America. The company's inventory spans approximately 2.5 million stock-keeping units, encompassing cutting tools, abrasives, fluids, measuring devices, power tools, safety items, plumbing materials, and electrical equipment. It also provides tooling, regrinding, and inventory management solutions, including vending and tool crib management. MSC caters to individual machine shops, manufacturers of diverse sizes, Fortune 1000 enterprises, and public sector organizations, such as government agencies and healthcare institutions.
Company profile, executives and historyMSC Industrial Direct stock: common questions
What is MSC Industrial Direct's stock price?
MSM closed at $120.87 on Nov 11, 2026, up 1.32% on the day. Over the past 52 weeks it traded between $78.80 and $133.95.
What is MSC Industrial Direct's market cap?
MSC Industrial Direct was worth $6.75B at the close on Nov 11, 2026: the share price times the diluted shares outstanding.
What is MSM's P/E ratio?
MSM trades at 30.4 times earnings, based on diluted earnings per share of $3.98 over the twelve months to Aug 29, 2026.
How much revenue does MSC Industrial Direct make?
MSC Industrial Direct reported revenue of $4.01B for the twelve months to Aug 29, 2026, up 6.4% from a year earlier.
Does MSC Industrial Direct pay a dividend?
No. MSC Industrial Direct has not paid a cash dividend over the last twelve months.
When does MSC Industrial Direct report earnings next?
MSC Industrial Direct is expected to report Q1 FY2027 results on Jan 6, 2027, before the open. The date is estimated from its past reporting pattern until the company confirms it.
How has MSM stock performed over the past year?
Including dividends, MSM returned +40.5% over the past year, against +12.4% for the S&P 500.
How many MSM shares are sold short?
2M shares were sold short at the latest FINRA report, 3.90% of the float, or 1.6 days of average trading volume.
Who are MSC Industrial Direct's competitors?
Companies most similar to MSC Industrial Direct by business, industry and size include GIC, DXPE, AIT, DSGR, ALTG.
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