profit from every $100 of sales.
$0$100
MSC Industrial Direct
$119.30+0.03% today
+35.0% in 1 year
1-year low $81.081-year high $132.82
Trading in the middle of its range for the past year.
The essentials
Four questions every investor asks, answered in one line each.
more sales each year, on average, 2021 to 2026.
0%20% a year
You pay $29.93 for every $1 of profit it makes in a year.
CheapExpensive
of earnings would pay off all its debt.
No debt5 years
Money in, money out
What MSC Industrial Direct sold, what it kept, and what it did with the cash.
Sales went from $4.01 billion in 2023 to $4.01 billion in 2026, with $223 million of profit last year.
SalesProfit
MSC Industrial Direct handed back 6% of the cash it generated last year.
Buybacks $14M
Free cash flow 2026$225M
Bought back its own shares$14M
Paid as dividends–
Cash vs. debt$65M vs. $528M
MSC Industrial Direct vs. similar companies
MSC Industrial Direct grows in the middle of these 5 and is priced in the middle for its profits.
| Company | Profit from $100 of sales | Sales growth a year | Price per $1 of profit |
|---|---|---|---|
| MSC Industrial Direct | 29.9× · Fair price | ||
 Fastenal | 50.0× · Expensive | ||
 Ferguson | 18.1× · Fair price | ||
 WESCO International | 24.1× · Fair price | ||
 QXO | No profit yet |
AI analysis
An AI analyst reads MSC Industrial Direct's last five years, its segments, earnings, insiders and peers, and writes the bull case, the bear case and what the price expects.
Run the AI analysisFull statementsIncome, balance sheet and cash flow, year by year
Income statement
| In millions of USD | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3,243 | 3,692 | 4,009 | 3,821 | 3,770 | 4,010 | |
| 1,334 | 1,558 | 1,643 | 1,573 | 1,536 | 1,639 | |
| 302 | 474 | 492 | 405 | 313 | 321 | |
| 372 | 539 | 555 | 451 | 380 | 415 | |
| 217 | 340 | 343 | 259 | 199 | 223 | |
| 3.87 | 6.06 | 6.11 | 4.58 | 3.57 | 3.98 | |
| 41.1% | 42.2% | 41.0% | 41.2% | 40.8% | 40.9% | |
| 9.3% | 12.8% | 12.3% | 10.6% | 8.3% | 8.0% | |
| 6.7% | 9.2% | 8.6% | 6.8% | 5.3% | 5.6% |
Balance sheet
| In millions of USD | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total assets | 2,462 | 2,729 | 2,544 | 2,462 | 2,462 | 2,509 |
| Cash | 41 | 44 | 50 | 30 | 56 | 65 |
| Total debt | 834 | 861 | 521 | 568 | 539 | 528 |
| Total liabilities | 1,300 | 1,367 | 1,052 | 1,061 | 1,066 | 1,083 |
| 1,151 | 1,350 | 1,479 | 1,392 | 1,388 | 1,426 | |
| 56 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 56 | |
| 12.1% | 16.7% | 18.9% | 14.9% | 11.8% | 12.7% | |
| 18.8% | 25.2% | 23.2% | 18.6% | 14.4% | 15.6% |
Cash flow
| In millions of USD | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 224 | 246 | 700 | 411 | 334 | 307 | |
| 54 | 61 | 92 | 99 | 93 | 81 | |
| 171 | 185 | 607 | 311 | 241 | 225 | |
| Dividends paid | – | 167 | 177 | 187 | 190 | – |
| 71 | 27 | 96 | 188 | 39 | 14 | |
| 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 13 | 19 |
Valuation
- 29.9×
- 27.4×
- 53.25
- 4.2×
- 1.7×
- 29.6×
- 17.2×
- 3.4%
- 3.3%
- 3.3%
Profitability
- 40.9%
- 8.0%
- 5.6%
- 10.5%
- 11.7%
- 13.4%
- 15.0%
- 8.4%
- 18.6%
- –
Growth
- +4.3%
- +0.6%
- −22.6%
- −21.5%
- +0.0%
Financial health
- 1.1×
- 0.40
- 22.8%
- 14.2×
- 1.73
- 0.78
- 1.56
How it ranks in Industrials
Each dot is where the company stands among every company over $300M in the sector. Further right is better.
Top 28%of 980
Bottom 43%of 984
Bottom 33%of 864
Bottom 34%of 984
Bottom 47%of 986
What analysts expect
- Average price target
- $97.75
- Range
- $85.00 – $117.00
- 2 analysts
These targets were collected on May 20, 2026 and our analyst feed has not updated since, so we no longer compare them with today's price.
Recent earnings
Our results feed has not updated since May 21, 2026. Results reported after that are not in this table yet.
| Date | EPS | Expected | Surprise |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 1, 2026 | 0.82 | 0.84 | −2.4% |
| Jan 7, 2026 | 0.99 | 0.95 | +4.2% |
| Oct 23, 2025 | 1.09 | 1.02 | +6.9% |
| Jul 1, 2025 | 1.08 | 1.03 | +4.9% |
| Apr 3, 2025 | 0.72 | 0.68 | +5.7% |
| Jan 8, 2025 | 0.86 | 0.73 | +17.8% |
| Oct 24, 2024 | 1.03 | 1.08 | −4.6% |
| Jul 2, 2024 | 1.33 | 1.33 | +0.0% |
3.3%of the share price, paid each year
On $1,000 invested$33a year at today's yield, before tax
−21.5%2020 to 2025
Raised4 yearsin a row, in our data
Paid per share, each year
$1.63 in 2015 → $3.42 in 2025
How safe it looks
95.1% of its profit
Room to growStretchedMore than it earns: 78.7%
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Our insider feed has not updated since May 26, 2026. Trades filed after that are not listed yet.
No insider trades on file.
The seven classic investing rulebooks
0/7Passes 0 of 7. Each bar is how well the company fits that investor's published rules, from 0 to 100; 60 or more counts as a pass.
Warren Buffett
50No pass
Benjamin Graham
45No pass
Philip Fisher
40No pass
Peter Lynch
16No pass
Joel Greenblatt
22No pass
Charlie Munger
45No pass
Terry Smith
43No pass
Questions about MSC Industrial Direct
Is MSC Industrial Direct a good stock to buy?
A business with weak numbers at a fair price. 0 of the 7 famous investors' published rulebooks we apply pass it. Whether it suits you depends on your goals and the price you pay; invest-like never tells anyone to buy or sell. The AI analysis lays out the case for and against. Read the MSC Industrial Direct AI analysis
What does MSC Industrial Direct do?
MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc., together with its subsidiaries, distributes metalworking and maintenance, repair, and operations (MRO) products and services in the United States, Canada, Mexico, and the United Kingdom. It is in Industrial - Distribution, based in Melville, NY, United States, with 7,000 employees.
Does MSC Industrial Direct pay a dividend?
Yes. At today's price the dividend is 3.3% a year, about 95% of its yearly profit.
Is MSC Industrial Direct stock halal?
Yes. MSC Industrial Direct passes our halal screen: its business is permitted and its debt is 8% of its market value, under the 30% limit. How we check
How has MSC Industrial Direct stock done over the past year?
Up 35.0% over the past twelve months, to $119.30. It traded between $81.08 and $132.82 and is 10.2% below its high.
Who are MSC Industrial Direct's competitors?
The largest listed companies in the same industry are Fastenal, Ferguson, WESCO International and QXO. The peers table on this page compares their profit, growth and price with MSC Industrial Direct's.
Prices: daily closes to Nov 10, 2026. Fundamentals: company reports via invest-like data.