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Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$917.8M+2.9%
Gross profit$377.6M+3.4%
Operating income$64.8M+4.1%
Net income$42.5M+8.1%
EPS (diluted)$0.76+8.6%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$46.2M+11.9%
Total debt$876.6M+6.3%
Total equity$1.4B+2.0%
Total assets$2.5B-0.5%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$94.4M+73.3%
CapEx$21.3M-28.4%
Free cash flow$73.1M+196%

Valuation

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Market cap$6.62B+16.7%
Enterprise value$7.45B+15.1%
P/E31.9×+5.3×
P/S1.7×+0.2×

Profitability

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Gross margin40.8%-0.1pp
Operating margin8%-0.8pp
Net margin5.4%-0.3pp
FCF margin5.6%-2.4pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity15.2%-0.4pp
Debt / equity0.6×0.0×
Current ratio1.7×-0.2×

Where this comes from

Calculated from MSC Industrial Direct Co.’s reported figures.

Based on trailing twelve months.

The official record: MSC Industrial Direct Co.’s 10-Q, filed April 1, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is MSC Industrial Direct Co.'s return on assets?
MSC Industrial Direct Co. (MSM) reported return on assets of 8.5% in Q4 2025.
How has MSC Industrial Direct Co.'s return on assets changed year-over-year?
MSC Industrial Direct Co.'s return on assets decreased by 1.6% year-over-year, from 8.6% to 8.5%.
What is the long-term trend for MSC Industrial Direct Co.'s return on assets?
Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), MSC Industrial Direct Co.'s return on assets has grown at a -5.4% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 10.7% to 8.1%.
What does return on assets mean?
Trailing-twelve-month net income divided by average total assets. Measures how efficiently the asset base generates profit, independent of how those assets are financed. Computed as net income over average total assets — note this is OpenCapital's standard definition and may differ from data vendors that use alternative numerators.