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MSC INDUSTRIAL DIRECT CO INC MSM

NYSE · stock · Wholesale-Industrial Machinery & Equipment · website · IPO 1995-12-15 · LEI

MSC INDUSTRIAL DIRECT CO INC statistics & valuation

Market cap$6.6B
P / E33.1×
P / S1.8×
P / B4.7×
P / FCF27.4×
Net margin5.3%
Return on equity14.3%
FCF margin6.4%
Net debt$429.0M
Net debt / EBITDA1.1×
Enterprise value USD$7.0B
EV / EBITDA17.9×
Earnings yield EBIT/EV4.3%
Return on capital17.4%
Graham number -62.5%$44.80

Market cap as of 2026-06-29. Multiples are price-derived and refreshed daily; everything else from the latest financial reports. The Graham number is Benjamin Graham's rough maximum fair value ($44.80); a green figure means the price is below it.

Profitability & efficiency

Net margin (%)
8.10% 8.00% 10.30% 8.60% 7.90% 6.70% 9.20% 8.60% 6.80% 5.30% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Gross margin (%)
45.00% 44.50% 43.50% 42.60% 42.10% 41.10% 42.20% 41.00% 41.20% 40.80% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Operating margin (%)
13.10% 13.10% 13.10% 11.90% 11.00% 9.30% 12.70% 12.10% 10.20% 8.00% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on equity (%)
21.10% 18.90% 23.70% 19.50% 19.00% 18.70% 24.90% 23.00% 18.50% 14.30% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Shares outstanding
61.1M 57.0M 56.7M 55.5M 55.6M 56.1M 56.0M 56.2M 56.4M 55.9M 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Net debt ($)
$406.6M $490.3M $743.1M $749.9M $403.8M $478.5M $429.0M 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Share buybacks ($)
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on assets (%)
11.20% 11.00% 14.40% 12.50% 10.50% 8.80% 12.40% 13.50% 10.50% 8.10% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Free cash flow margin (%)
10.90% 6.90% 9.20% 8.20% 11.00% 5.30% 5.00% 15.10% 8.10% 6.40% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Debt / equity (×)
0.30× 0.47× 0.67× 0.58× 0.30× 0.36× 0.35× 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
EPS ($)
$3.77 $4.05 $5.80 $5.20 $4.51 $3.87 $6.06 $6.11 $4.58 $3.57 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025

Margins and returns computed from annual filings. Falling shares outstanding = buybacks; rising = dilution. Net debt = debt − cash (negative = net cash).

P / E vs its own history

MSC INDUSTRIAL DIRECT CO INC trades at about 33.5× earnings — above its 10-year norm (10-year range 12×–25.8×, median 18.7×).

12× 33.5×

Shaded band = 10-year range (12×–25.8×); dot = today's 33.5×.

Historical P/E = month-end price near each fiscal year-end ÷ that year's EPS. A read on whether the stock is cheap or dear relative to how it has typically been valued — not a forecast.

Key ratios (by fiscal year)

RatioFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019FY2018FY2017FY2016
Gross margin40.8%41.2%41.0%42.2%41.1%42.1%42.6%43.5%44.5%45.0%
Operating margin8.0%10.2%12.1%12.7%9.3%11.0%11.9%13.1%13.1%13.1%
Net margin5.3%6.8%8.6%9.2%6.7%7.9%8.6%10.3%8.0%8.1%
FCF margin6.4%8.1%15.1%5.0%5.3%11.0%8.2%9.2%6.9%10.9%
Return on assets8.1%10.5%13.5%12.4%8.8%10.5%12.5%14.4%11.0%11.2%
Return on equity14.3%18.5%23.0%24.9%18.7%19.0%19.5%23.7%18.9%21.1%
Debt / equity0.35×0.36×0.30×0.58×0.67×0.47×0.30×———
Current ratio1.681.962.032.132.343.032.682.341.802.05

Computed from company filings · US · as of 2025-08-30. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.