Msc Industrial Direct (MSM) Capital Expenditures (2009 - 2026)
Msc Industrial Direct's Capital Expenditures came in at $17.21 million for fiscal Q4 2026 (quarter ended Aug 29, 2026), down 20.8% from $21.73 million a year earlier and down 17.3% from the prior quarter.
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Msc Industrial Direct (MSM) Capital Expenditures (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2026 (ended Aug 29, 2026), Msc Industrial Direct's Capital Expenditures was $81.34 million, down 12.4% from FY2025.
- Capital Expenditures carries a five-year compound annual growth rate of 8.6% (FY2021 to FY2026).
- Going back by fiscal year, Capital Expenditures was $92.84 million in FY2025 (-6.6%), $99.41 million in FY2024 (+7.5%), $92.49 million in FY2023 (+50.7%) and $61.37 million in FY2022 (+14.2%).
- The fiscal Q4 2026 figure represents the lowest quarterly Capital Expenditures since fiscal Q2 2023.
- Year-over-year, Capital Expenditures has declined for three consecutive quarters, with an average decline of 7.5% over the last eight quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Capital Expenditures over five years came in fiscal Q1 2022 (growth of 93.4%), and the weakest in fiscal Q3 2025 (a decline of 28.5%).
- Business Quant data shows MSM's Capital Expenditures at $20.81 million (Q3 2026), $21.32 million (Q2 2026) and $22.01 million (Q1 2026) in the three fiscal quarters before Q4 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Capex (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United Rentals | 72.77 Bn | 71.89 Bn | 2.05 Bn | 1.73 Bn |
| 2 | W.W. Grainger | 64.56 Bn | 62.15 Bn | 1.98 Bn | 111.00 Mn |
| 3 | Fastenal | 60.02 Bn | 59.02 Bn | 1.10 Bn | 74.00 Mn |
| 4 | Ferguson Enterprises | 46.98 Bn | 44.19 Bn | 2.32 Bn | 92.00 Mn |
| 5 | Sunbelt Rentals Holdings | 34.25 Bn | 34.13 Bn | 1.25 Bn | 855.00 Mn |
| 6 | Reliance | 22.80 Bn | 21.86 Bn | 1.45 Bn | 79.00 Mn |
| 7 | Wesco International | 17.09 Bn | 14.14 Bn | 1.57 Bn | 29.10 Mn |
| 8 | Watsco | 11.82 Bn | 11.82 Bn | 586.29 Mn | - |
| 9 | Applied Industrial Technologies | 11.16 Bn | 11.05 Bn | 392.21 Mn | 13.01 Mn |
| 10 | Msc Industrial Direct | 6.79 Bn | 6.56 Bn | 438.58 Mn | 17.21 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 29, 2026 | 17.21 Mn |
| May 30, 2026 | 20.81 Mn |
| Feb 28, 2026 | 21.32 Mn |
| Nov 29, 2025 | 22.01 Mn |
| Aug 30, 2025 | 21.73 Mn |
| May 31, 2025 | 21.15 Mn |
| Mar 1, 2025 | 29.79 Mn |
| Nov 30, 2024 | 20.17 Mn |
| Aug 31, 2024 | 26.05 Mn |
| Jun 1, 2024 | 29.57 Mn |
| Mar 2, 2024 | 25.35 Mn |
| Dec 2, 2023 | 18.43 Mn |
| Sep 2, 2023 | 28.38 Mn |
| Jun 3, 2023 | 23.54 Mn |
| Mar 4, 2023 | 15.07 Mn |
| Dec 3, 2022 | 25.50 Mn |
| Sep 3, 2022 | 16.43 Mn |
| May 28, 2022 | 13.76 Mn |
| Feb 26, 2022 | 15.92 Mn |
| Nov 27, 2021 | 15.26 Mn |
API Access
Msc Industrial Direct Capital Expenditures API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=capital-expenditures&ticker=MSM&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "capital-expenditures", "ticker": "MSM", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=capital-expenditures&ticker=MSM&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();