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MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc. (MSM) — Rank #40 by gross profitability (GP/assets 0.65) · ROE 15.6% · Piotroski F-Score 8 / 9.
As-of 2026-10-30 · CIK 0001003078 · all metrics point-in-time as of the filing date.
About
MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the distribution of metalworking and maintenance, repair, and operations (MRO) products and services in the United States, Canada, Mexico, the United Kingdom, and internationally.
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The company offers metalworking and MRO products, including cutting tools, abrasives, machining fluids, measuring instruments, machinery and accessories, tooling components, fasteners, flat stock, raw materials, machinery hand and power tools, safety and janitorial supplies, plumbing supplies, materials handling products, power transmission components and electrical supplies, as well as stock-keeping units. It serves individual machine shops, companies, and manufacturers, as well as federal agencies, state governments, and public sector healthcare providers.
The company was founded in 1941 and is headquartered in Melville, New York.
- Industry
- Industrial Distribution
- Sector
- Industrials
- State
- NY
- Filer Category
- Large accelerated filer
- Fiscal Year End
- August 29
- Website
- mscdirect.com
Financials
Stable
Direction over 5 fiscal years
- Free cash flowdeteriorating
- Gross marginstable
- Gross profitabilitystable
- Net cashimproving
- Operating margindeteriorating
- Return on equitydeteriorating
- Share count (dilution)improving
Monitoring diagnostic of business direction — not a prediction of returns.
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| Fiscal year end | 2026-08-29filed 2026-10-22 | 2025-08-30filed 2025-10-23 | 2024-08-31filed 2024-10-24 | 2023-09-02filed 2023-10-25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Income statement | ||||
| Revenue | 4,009.7 | 3,769.5 | 3,821.0 | 4,009.3 |
| Revenue growth (YoY) | 6.4% | -1.3% | -4.7% | 8.6% |
| Gross profit | 1,639.3 | 1,536.1 | 1,572.8 | 1,643.0 |
| Gross margin | 40.9% | 40.8% | 41.2% | 41.0% |
| Net income | 222.6 | 199.3 | 258.6 | 343.2 |
| Net margin | 5.6% | 5.3% | 6.8% | 8.6% |
| EPS (diluted) | $3.98 | $3.57 | $4.58 | $6.11 |
| EPS growth (YoY) | 11.5% | -22.1% | -25.0% | — |
| Cash flow | ||||
| Operating cash flow | 306.5 | 333.7 | 410.7 | 699.6 |
| Capital expenditures | 81.3 | 92.8 | 99.4 | 92.5 |
| Free cash flow | 225.2 | 240.9 | 311.3 | 607.1 |
Figures are as originally filed with the SEC (point-in-time), not restated, so they can differ slightly from sites that show later-restated numbers. Why point-in-time?