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 statistics
105 measures from SEC filings and the closing price. Hover a name for the formula; the last column is the median of companies in the same industry group.
Important dates
- Next earnings
- Jan 6, 2027 (estimated, before the open)
- Last ex-dividend date
- Jul 8, 2026
- Fundamentals through
- Aug 29, 2026
- Share price as of
- Nov 12, 2026
Valuation ratiosIndustry
- P/TBV Ratio
- 10.56
- 2.68
- P/OCF Ratio
- 21.77
- 15.47
Enterprise valuationIndustry
- EV / Sales
- 1.77
- 0.96
- EV / EBIT
- 22.09
- 15.17
- EV / FCF
- 31.46
- 20.38
Share statisticsIndustry
- Shares Change (YoY)
- 0.17%
- -0.05%
- Float
- 50M
- 35M
- Shares Held by Insiders
- 10.8%
- 15.1%
- Shares Held by Institutions
- 83.4%
- 79.6%
Short sellingIndustry
- Short Interest
- 2M
- –
- Short Interest Change
- -18.0%
- -1.13%
- Short % of Float
- 3.90%
- 4.91%
- Short % of Shares Outstanding
- 3.48%
- 3.15%
- Days to Cover
- 1.57
- 3.77
Stock price statisticsIndustry
- 52-Week High
- $133.95
- –
- 52-Week Low
- $78.80
- –
- 20-Day Moving Average
- $120.50
- –
- 50-Day Moving Average
- $122.89
- –
- 200-Day Moving Average
- $110.86
- –
- Average True Range (14)
- $4.23
- –
- Price Change (1 Week)
- 7.64%
- 0.57%
- Price Change (1 Month)
- -9.92%
- -4.13%
- Price Change (3 Months)
- -3.55%
- -9.75%
- Price Change (6 Months)
- 11.8%
- -5.08%
- Price Change (YTD)
- 42.0%
- 2.28%
- Price Change (1 Year)
- 33.8%
- -1.29%
- Price Change (3 Years)
- 22.3%
- 25.0%
- Price Change (5 Years)
- 39.7%
- 2.02%
- Price Change (10 Years)
- 44.6%
- 182.2%
- Average Volume (10 Days)
- 775,192
- –
- Average Volume (20 Days)
- 1M
- –
- Average Volume (90 Days)
- 768,984
- –
- Relative Volume
- 0.64
- 0.77
- Relative Strength Index (14)
- 47.6
- 47.6
- Volatility (1 Year)
- 32.0%
- 53.3%
- Beta (5 Years)
- 0.79
- 0.96
MarginsIndustry
- Pretax Margin
- 7.28%
- 2.57%
- EBITDA Margin
- 10.5%
- 3.94%
- FCF Margin
- 5.62%
- 1.93%
Returns on capitalIndustry
- Return on Equity (ROE)
- 15.8%
- 7.65%
- Return on Assets (ROA)
- 8.96%
- 2.30%
- Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)
- 13.2%
- 7.00%
- Return on Capital Employed (ROCE)
- 18.1%
- 6.64%
Financial positionIndustry
- Current Ratio
- 1.78
- 2.00
- Quick Ratio
- 0.70
- 0.93
- Debt / Equity
- 0.33
- 0.57
- Debt / EBITDA
- 1.13
- 2.01
- Debt / FCF
- 2.12
- 3.37
- Net Debt / EBITDA
- 0.98
- 1.71
- Interest Coverage
- 14.76
- 0.93
GrowthIndustry
- Revenue Growth (YoY)
- 6.37%
- 6.67%
- Net Income Growth (YoY)
- 11.7%
- 6.24%
- EPS Growth (YoY)
- 11.5%
- 8.64%
- FCF Growth (YoY)
- -6.53%
- 10.2%
- Revenue Growth (3Y CAGR)
- 0.00%
- 1.79%
- Revenue Growth (5Y CAGR)
- 4.33%
- 8.00%
- EPS Growth (3Y CAGR)
- -13.3%
- -5.23%
- EPS Growth (5Y CAGR)
- 0.56%
- 8.03%
EfficiencyIndustry
- Asset Turnover
- 1.61
- 1.34
- Inventory Turnover
- 3.56
- 4.98
- Revenue Per Employee
- $570.53K
- $725.35K
- Profits Per Employee
- $31.67K
- $11.10K
- Employee Count
- 7,028
- 787
- WACC
- 8.47%
- 9.08%
Income statement (TTM)Industry
- Pretax Income
- $292.05M
- $22.92M
Balance sheetIndustry
- Net Cash (Debt)
- -$411.43M
- -$1.76M
- Net Cash Per Share
- -$7.37
- -$0.16
- Equity (Book Value)
- $1.43B
- $231.95M
- Book Value Per Share
- $25.52
- $15.98
- Tangible Book Value
- $631.81M
- $41.08M
- Working Capital
- $579.13M
- $150.13M
Cash flow (TTM)Industry
- Capital Expenditures
- -$81.34M
- -$20.25M
- FCF Per Share
- $4.03
- $2.29
Dividends and yieldsIndustry
- Earnings Yield
- 3.34%
- 3.06%
- FCF Yield
- 3.38%
- 3.79%
- Buyback Yield
- 0.21%
- 2.17%
- Shareholder Yield
- 0.21%
- 2.35%
Taxes and interestIndustry
- Interest Expense
- $21.72M
- $14.74M
- Income Tax
- $72.14M
- $14.44M
- Effective Tax Rate
- 24.7%
- 24.5%
Scores and fair valueIndustry
- Graham Number
- $47.81
- $51.33
- Graham Upside
- -60.0%
- -38.5%
- Altman Z-Score
- 6.24
- 3.11
- Piotroski F-Score
- 8
- 5
Total return vs. the S&P 500
Price change plus reinvested dividends, to the close on Nov 12, 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 | -7.2% | -2.7% | −4.5 pts | ||
| 3 months | -0.0% | -1.7% | +1.7 pts | ||
| Year to date | +45.9% | +11.9% | +34.0 pts | ||
| 1 year | +37.2% | +12.0% | +25.2 pts | ||
| 3 years | +36.0% | +78.2% | −42.2 pts | +10.8% | +21.2% |
| 5 years | +68.8% | +73.2% | −4.5 pts | +11.0% | +11.6% |
| 10 years | +127.5% | +309.6% | −182.2 pts | +8.6% | +15.1% |
Short interest
Shares sold short and not yet covered, reported by brokers to FINRA twice a month. Latest settlement date Oct 30, 2026.
2M MSM shares were sold short on Oct 30, 2026, down 18.0% from the previous report, or 3.90% of the shares available to trade. At recent volumes it would take 1.6 days to buy them back. Over the last 20 sessions, 64.5% of the volume reported to FINRA was short selling.
| Settlement date | Shares short | Change | Avg. daily volume | Days to cover |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 30, 2026 | 1,943,096 | -18.0% | 1,239,066 | 1.6 |
| Oct 15, 2026 | 2,368,765 | -3.4% | 845,839 | 2.8 |
| Sep 30, 2026 | 2,452,461 | -0.1% | 811,550 | 3.0 |
| Sep 15, 2026 | 2,456,031 | +6.5% | 601,099 | 4.1 |
| Aug 31, 2026 | 2,306,194 | +20.1% | 531,477 | 4.3 |
| Aug 14, 2026 | 1,919,805 | -10.2% | 658,684 | 2.9 |
| Jul 31, 2026 | 2,137,018 | -7.8% | 654,353 | 3.3 |
| Jul 15, 2026 | 2,317,003 | +7.0% | 1,056,952 | 2.2 |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 2,164,879 | -18.8% | 831,317 | 2.6 |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2,666,269 | +0.0% | 725,977 | 3.7 |
| May 29, 2026 | 2,664,951 | +2.0% | 656,517 | 4.1 |
| May 15, 2026 | 2,612,361 | +2.6% | 706,141 | 3.7 |
Ratios use trailing-twelve-month results and the latest balance sheet. How we calculate.
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