MSC INDUSTRIAL DIRECT CO INC
MSMNYSE
$124.77
↓ -0.7%Jul 17 close · end-of-day
Price
1Y↑ +49.6%
End-of-day closes; the latest point is the live 15-min-delayed price · split & dividend adjusted · chart by TradingView
Key statistics
Market Cap
$7.0B
Enterprise Value
$7.4B
P/E
30.1
P/S
1.8
P/B
4.9
EV/EBITDA
17.2
PEG
—
FCF Yield
3.1%
Dividend Yield
—
Revenue (TTM)
$3.9B
Net Income (TTM)
$231.2M
Free Cash Flow (TTM)
$219.9M
Gross Margin
40.8%
Operating Margin
8.5%
Net Margin
5.9%
ROE
16.3%
ROIC
13.5%
Debt / Equity
0.4
Net Cash
-$432.7M
Return 1Y
+48.5%
Company profile
MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc. distributes metalworking and maintenance, repair, and operations (MRO) products and services. Its MRO products include cutting tools, measuring instruments, tooling components, metalworking products, fasteners, flat stock products, raw materials, abrasives, machinery hand and power tools, safety and janitorial supplies, plumbing supplies, materials handling products, and electrical supplies. The company serves individual machine shops, Fortune 1000 manufacturing companies, and government agencies.
- CEO
- Erik D. Gershwind
- Sector
- Wholesale Trade
- Industry
- Wholesale
- Employees
- 6,990
- Headquarters
- New York
- Website
- mscdirect.com
Management & directors
- Rockett Julie ValsaVP, Chief People Officer
- Clark Gregory HaefeleVP & Interim CFO
- Dongre NealSVP, Gen Counsel & Corp Sec
- Gershwind ErikChief Executive Officer
- Shacklett KimberlySVP, Sales & Customer Success
- Mcisaac MartinaPresident & COO
Roles derived from SEC Form 4 filings.
Earnings
MSM Q3 2026 Earnings
Period ends 2026-05-30
MetricActualYoY
Revenue$1.0B↑ +7.8%
Diluted EPS$1.44↑ +41.2%
Actuals from SEC filings; YoY vs the year-ago quarter. Analyst estimates & surprise require a data feed (coming soon).
Financial statements
| Line item | FY2020 | FY2021 | FY2022 | FY2023 | FY2024 | FY2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $3.2B | $3.2B | $3.7B | $4.0B | $3.8B | $3.8B |
| Gross profit | $1.3B | $1.3B | $1.6B | $1.6B | $1.6B | $1.5B |
| Operating income | $350.7M | $301.8M | $468.7M | $483.7M | $390.4M | $301.6M |
| Net income | $251.1M | $216.9M | $339.8M | $343.2M | $258.6M | $199.3M |
| Diluted EPS | $4.51 | $3.87 | $6.06 | $6.11 | $4.58 | $3.57 |
| Operating cash flow | $396.7M | $224.5M | $246.2M | $699.6M | $410.7M | $333.7M |
| Free cash flow | $349.7M | $170.7M | $184.8M | $607.1M | $311.3M | $240.9M |
| Gross margin | 42.1% | 41.1% | 42.2% | 41.0% | 41.2% | 40.8% |
| Operating margin | 11.0% | 9.3% | 12.7% | 12.1% | 10.2% | 8.0% |
| Net margin | 7.9% | 6.7% | 9.2% | 8.6% | 6.8% | 5.3% |
| Line item | Q4 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '26 | Q3 '26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $952.3M | $928.5M | $891.7M | $971.1M | $978.2M | $965.7M | $917.8M | $1.0B |
| Gross profit | $390.6M | $378.2M | $365.2M | $397.7M | $395.0M | $392.7M | $377.6M | $430.4M |
| Operating income | $90.9M | $72.3M | $62.2M | $82.7M | $84.3M | $76.2M | $64.8M | $106.7M |
| Net income | $55.7M | $46.6M | $39.3M | $56.8M | $56.5M | $51.8M | $42.5M | $80.4M |
| Diluted EPS | $0.99 | $0.83 | $0.70 | $1.02 | $1.02 | $0.93 | $0.76 | $1.44 |
| Operating cash flow | $107.3M | $101.9M | $54.5M | $97.1M | $80.3M | $29.4M | $94.4M | $101.7M |
| Free cash flow | $81.2M | $81.7M | $24.7M | $76.0M | $58.5M | $7.4M | $73.1M | $80.9M |
| Gross margin | 41.0% | 40.7% | 41.0% | 41.0% | 40.4% | 40.7% | 41.1% | 41.1% |
| Operating margin | 9.5% | 7.8% | 7.0% | 8.5% | 8.6% | 7.9% | 7.1% | 10.2% |
| Net margin | 5.8% | 5.0% | 4.4% | 5.9% | 5.8% | 5.4% | 4.6% | 7.7% |
Company news
Jul 20, 2026
Jul 17, 2026
Jul 9, 2026
Analyst estimates
Coming soonConsensus revenue & EPS estimates and price targets will appear here once a forward-estimates data feed is connected.
Insider transactions
BoughtSoldMonthly insider $ volume · trailing 12 months
| Date | Insider | Type | Shares | Price | Value | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-07 | JACOBSON MITCHELL | Gift | 14,972 | $0.00 | $0.00 | filing |
| 2026-02-05 | PALADINO STEVEN | Gift | 13,960 | $0.00 | $0.00 | filing |
| 2026-02-05 | PALADINO STEVEN | Gift | 13,960 | $0.00 | $0.00 | filing |
| 2026-02-02 | Seseri Rudina | Sale | 1,800 | $86.83 | $156,294.18 | filing |
| 2026-01-27 | GERSHWIND ERIK | J | 12,647 | $0.00 | $0.00 | filing |
| 2026-01-27 | GERSHWIND ERIK | J | 69,452 | $0.00 | $0.00 | filing |
| 2026-01-27 | GERSHWIND ERIK | J | 12,020 | $0.00 | $0.00 | filing |
| 2026-01-27 | GERSHWIND ERIK | J | 69,452 | $0.00 | $0.00 | filing |
| 2026-01-27 | GERSHWIND ERIK | J | 69,452 | $0.00 | $0.00 | filing |
| 2026-01-27 | GERSHWIND ERIK | J | 69,452 | $0.00 | $0.00 | filing |
| 2026-01-27 | GERSHWIND ERIK | Gift | 69,452 | $0.00 | $0.00 | filing |
| 2026-01-27 | GERSHWIND ERIK | J | 69,452 | $0.00 | $0.00 | filing |
| 2026-01-24 | PALADINO STEVEN | Option exercise | 695 | $0.00 | $0.00 | filing |
| 2026-01-24 | PALADINO STEVEN | Option exercise | 50 | $0.00 | $0.00 | filing |
| 2026-01-24 | Purcell Rahquel | Option exercise | 695 | $0.00 | $0.00 | filing |
| 2026-01-24 | Purcell Rahquel | Option exercise | 50 | $0.00 | $0.00 | filing |
| 2026-01-24 | Seseri Rudina | Option exercise | 695 | $0.00 | $0.00 | filing |
| 2026-01-24 | Seseri Rudina | Option exercise | 50 | $0.00 | $0.00 | filing |
| 2026-01-24 | Kaufmann Michael C | Option exercise | 695 | $0.00 | $0.00 | filing |
| 2026-01-24 | Kaufmann Michael C | Option exercise | 50 | $0.00 | $0.00 | filing |
| 2026-01-22 | Aarnes Robert B | Option exercise | 799 | $0.00 | $0.00 | filing |
| 2026-01-22 | Aarnes Robert B | Option exercise | 24 | $0.00 | $0.00 | filing |
| 2026-01-22 | PALADINO STEVEN | Option exercise | 799 | $0.00 | $0.00 | filing |
| 2026-01-22 | PALADINO STEVEN | Option exercise | 24 | $0.00 | $0.00 | filing |
| 2026-01-22 | Purcell Rahquel | Option exercise | 799 | $0.00 | $0.00 | filing |
Showing the latest 25 transactions — full history in the linked SEC filings.
Fundamentals & filings from SEC EDGAR. Prices adjusted for splits & dividends. Not investment advice.