MSC Industrial Direct Co. MSM Ratios & Valuation
| Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Profitability | ||||||
| Gross margin | 40.8%-0.1pp | 40.7%-0.3pp | 40.8%-0.4pp | 40.9%-0.1pp | 40.9%-0.1pp | |
| Operating margin | 8%-0.8pp | 8%-1.5pp | 8%-2.2pp | 8.2%-2.5pp | 8.9%-2.4pp | |
| Net margin | 5.4%-0.3pp | 5.4%-0.8pp | 5.3%-1.5pp | 5.3%-2.1pp | 5.7%-2.2pp | |
| EBITDA margin | 10.6%-0.6pp | 10.5%-1.2pp | 10.4%-1.9pp | 10.6%-2.1pp | 11.1%-2.1pp | |
| Free cash flow margin | 5.6%-2.4pp | 4.4%-4.3pp | 6.4%-1.8pp | 7%-1.5pp | 8%-0.7pp | |
| Returns | ||||||
| Return on equity | 15.2%-0.4pp | 14.8%-2.3pp | 14.3%-3.7pp | 14.3%-5.8pp | 15.5%-6.8pp | |
| Return on assets | 8.5%-0.1pp | 8.2%-1.3pp | 8.1%-2.2pp | 8%-3.6pp | 8.6%-3.9pp | |
| Return on invested capital | 10.6%-0.6pp | 10.5%-1.9pp | 10.4%-3.0pp | 10.7%-3.6pp | 11.2%-3.8pp | |
| Efficiency | ||||||
| Asset turnover | 1.6×0.0× | 1.5×0.0× | 1.5×0.0× | 1.5×0.0× | 1.5×-0.1× | |
| Inventory turnover | 3.4×+0.1× | 3.5×+0.2× | 3.5×+0.2× | 3.4×+0.1× | 3.3×+0.1× | |
| Liquidity | ||||||
| Current ratio | 1.7×-0.2× | 1.7×-0.2× | 1.7×-0.3× | 1.9×-0.2× | 1.9×-0.1× | |
| Quick ratio | 0.8×-0.1× | 0.8×-0.1× | 0.8×-0.1× | 0.9×0.0× | 0.9×0.0× | |
| Cash ratio | 0.1×0.0× | 0.1×0.0× | 0.1×0.0× | 0.1×+0.1× | 0.1×0.0× | |
| Leverage | ||||||
| Debt-to-equity | 0.6×0.0× | 0.6×+0.1× | 0.6×0.0× | 0.6×0.0× | 0.6×0.0× | |
| Debt-to-assets | 0.4×0.0× | 0.4×0.0× | 0.3×0.0× | 0.3×0.0× | 0.3×0.0× | |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 2.1×+0.2× | 2.1×+0.5× | 2×+0.4× | 1.9×+0.4× | 1.9×+0.3× | |
| Interest coverage | 13.5×+0.7× | 13.1×-0.6× | 12.5×-2.6× | 12.4×-5.2× | 12.9×-7.5× | |
| Per Share | ||||||
| Book value per share | $24.75+1.9% | $24.67+0.6% | $24.84+0.7% | $24.52-1.4% | $24.29-1.4% | |
| Valuation | ||||||
| Market capitalization | $5.24B+16.7% | $4.96B+3.1% | $5.02B+8.7% | $4.67B-3.5% | $4.49B-21.0% | |
| Enterprise value | $6.07B+15.1% | $5.82B+4.6% | $5.82B+8.0% | $5.41B-3.2% | $5.27B-19.3% | |
| Price / earnings | 25.2×+4.2× | 24.3×+3.9× | 25.2×+7.3× | 23.5×+6.9× | 21×+2.9× | |
| Price / sales | 1.4×+0.2× | 1.3×0.0× | 1.3×+0.1× | 1.2×0.0× | 1.2×-0.2× | |
| Price / book | 3.8×+0.5× | 3.6×+0.1× | 3.6×+0.3× | 3.4×0.0× | 3.3×-0.8× | |
| EV / EBITDA | 15×+2.4× | 14.6×+2.0× | 14.8×+3.4× | 13.7×+2.4× | 12.6×+0.2× | |
| EV / sales | 1.6×+0.2× | 1.5×+0.1× | 1.5×+0.1× | 1.4×0.0× | 1.4×-0.2× | |
| Free cash flow yield | 4.1%-2.6pp | 3.4%-3.5pp | 4.8%-1.9pp | 5.6%-1.3pp | 6.7%+0.6pp | |
| Earnings yield | 4%-0.8pp | 4.1%-0.8pp | 4%-1.6pp | 4.2%-1.8pp | 4.8%-0.8pp | |
| Dividend yield | 3.7%-0.5pp | 3.8%-0.1pp | 3.8%-0.3pp | 4%+0.2pp | 4.2%+1.0pp |
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Compare these in charts →Questions, answered.
- What are MSC Industrial Direct Co.'s profit margins?
- MSC Industrial Direct Co. (MSM) runs a 40.8% gross margin and a 8.0% operating margin, with a 5.4% net margin.
- Where do MSC Industrial Direct Co.'s ratios come from?
- Every ratio is computed from MSC Industrial Direct Co.'s SEC filings — trailing-twelve-month flows over period-end balances. Valuation multiples combine those fundamentals with market data, recomputed each period. Switch between quarterly, annual, and TTM, or open any ratio for its full history and peer comparisons.
