# MSC Industrial Direct Company Inc. (MSM) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-09-08. NYSE, United States. Sector: Industrials / Trading Companies & Distributors. Price $121.41, market value $6.8 billion.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): 29.3×** (5-yr avg 17.0×, 3-yr avg 18.6×). MSC Industrial Direct Company Inc. trades at 29.3× trailing earnings, well above its own five-year average of 17.0×: investors are paying up relative to the company's past. The Industrials median in the September 2026 study was 25.7×. Forward P/E is 22.3×, lower than trailing, so analysts expect earnings to grow.
- **Price / sales: 1.7×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 1.7×.
- **Price / book: 4.8×**. The shares trade at 4.8× book value; book value is a meaningful part of the valuation.
- **EV / EBITDA: 16.7×**. Enterprise value is 16.7× operating earnings before depreciation, the multiple that ignores how the company is financed.
- **Free-cash-flow yield: 3.2%** (5-yr avg 6.7%). Free cash flow equals 3.2% of the market value, below its five-year average of 6.7%, so the shares are pricier on cash than usual.
- **Earnings yield: 3.4%**. The inverse of the P/E: 3.4% of the price is earned each year.

## Profitability
- **Gross margin: 40.8%**. MSC Industrial Direct Company Inc. keeps 40.8% of revenue after the direct cost of what it sells.
- **Operating margin: 8.5%**. 8.5% of revenue is left after running the business.
- **Net margin: 5.3%**. 5.3% of each dollar of sales reaches the bottom line.
- **Return on equity: 14.4%**. 14.4% on shareholders' equity is solid.
- **Return on invested capital: 14.4%**. Return on all capital, debt included, is 14.4%.
- **Return on assets: 9.4%**. Each dollar of assets produces 9.4% of profit.

## Growth
- **Revenue growth (1 yr): -1.3%** (3-yr 0.7%/yr, 5-yr 3.4%/yr). Revenue fell 1.3% over the last year, against 3.4% a year compounded over five years: growth is slowing.
- **EPS growth (1 yr): -22.1%** (3-yr -16.2%/yr, 5-yr -4.6%/yr). Earnings per share fell 22.1%, slower than revenue, so margins compressed.
- **Free-cash-flow growth (3 yr): 9.2%/yr**. Free cash flow has compounded at 9.2% a year over three years, keeping pace with earnings: the growth is real cash.

## Financial health
- **Debt to equity: 0.35**. Debt is 0.35 times equity: a conservative balance sheet.
- **Net debt / EBITDA: 1.0×**. It would take 1.0 years of operating earnings to repay net borrowings, within the comfortable range.
- **Piotroski F-score: 5/9**. 5 of 9 checks pass: mixed.

## Dividends
- **Dividend yield: 2.87%** ($3.48 per share, trailing). MSC Industrial Direct Company Inc. yields 2.87%, a modest yield more typical of a growth-oriented payer.
- **Consecutive years of increases: 4**. 4 straight years of increases.
- **Dividend growth (5 yr): -21.5%/yr** (1-yr 2.4%). The dividend has not grown over five years.

## Price and momentum
- **Total return (1 yr): 36.0%** (YTD 48.4%, 3-mo 5.9%). The shares are up 36.0% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -6.9%** (54.1% above the low). Trading 7% below its 52-week high.
- **200-day average: above**. The price sits above its 200-day moving average, the usual definition of an uptrend.
- **RSI (14-day): 52**. An RSI of 52 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): 0.71** (volatility 27%). Beta of 0.71 against the S&P 500: the shares move roughly with the market.

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