Msc Industrial Direct (MSM) Cash & Current Investments (2009 - 2026)
Msc Industrial Direct's Cash & Current Investments came in at $74.09 million for fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended May 30, 2026), up 3.4% from $71.69 million a year earlier and up 60.4% from the prior quarter.
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Msc Industrial Direct (MSM) Cash & Current Investments (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2025 (ended Aug 30, 2025), Msc Industrial Direct's Cash & Current Investments was $56.23 million, up 90.0% from FY2024.
- Cash & Current Investments carries a five-year compound annual growth rate of -14.8% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by fiscal year, Cash & Current Investments was $29.59 million in FY2024 (-40.9%), $50.05 million in FY2023 (+15.0%), $43.54 million in FY2022 (+7.4%) and $40.54 million in FY2021 (-67.6%).
- The fiscal Q3 2026 figure represents the highest quarterly Cash & Current Investments since fiscal Q4 2020.
- Year-over-year, Cash & Current Investments increased in six of the last eight quarters, with growth averaging 52.4%.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Cash & Current Investments over five years came in fiscal Q3 2025 (growth of 176.5%), and the weakest in fiscal Q4 2021 (a decline of 67.6%).
- Business Quant data shows MSM's Cash & Current Investments at $46.19 million (Q2 2026), $40.25 million (Q1 2026) and $56.23 million (Q4 2025) in the three fiscal quarters before Q3 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Cash & Current Investments (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United Rentals | 66.45 Bn | 65.21 Bn | 1.73 Bn | 112.00 Mn |
| 2 | W.W. Grainger | 62.58 Bn | 60.18 Bn | 1.98 Bn | 589.00 Mn |
| 3 | Fastenal | 59.02 Bn | 57.94 Bn | 1.06 Bn | 204.70 Mn |
| 4 | Ferguson Enterprises | 43.33 Bn | 40.54 Bn | 2.32 Bn | 820.00 Mn |
| 5 | Sunbelt Rentals Holdings | 31.82 Bn | 31.70 Bn | 1.25 Bn | 32.00 Mn |
| 6 | Reliance | 20.64 Bn | 19.68 Bn | 1.30 Bn | 235.40 Mn |
| 7 | Wesco International | 17.76 Bn | 15.08 Bn | 1.46 Bn | 808.90 Mn |
| 8 | Applied Industrial Technologies | 12.45 Bn | 12.32 Bn | 411.22 Mn | 127.13 Mn |
| 9 | Watsco | 11.13 Bn | 8.82 Bn | 578.93 Mn | 464.19 Mn |
| 10 | Msc Industrial Direct | 7.38 Bn | 7.16 Bn | 430.41 Mn | 74.09 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| May 30, 2026 | 74.09 Mn |
| Feb 28, 2026 | 46.19 Mn |
| Nov 29, 2025 | 40.25 Mn |
| Aug 30, 2025 | 56.23 Mn |
| May 31, 2025 | 71.69 Mn |
| Mar 1, 2025 | 41.28 Mn |
| Nov 30, 2024 | 57.27 Mn |
| Aug 31, 2024 | 29.59 Mn |
| Jun 1, 2024 | 25.93 Mn |
| Mar 2, 2024 | 22.23 Mn |
| Dec 2, 2023 | 25.81 Mn |
| Sep 2, 2023 | 50.05 Mn |
| Jun 3, 2023 | 58.43 Mn |
| Mar 4, 2023 | 49.62 Mn |
| Dec 3, 2022 | 26.33 Mn |
| Sep 3, 2022 | 43.54 Mn |
| May 28, 2022 | 28.85 Mn |
| Feb 26, 2022 | 41.75 Mn |
| Nov 27, 2021 | 62.88 Mn |
| Aug 28, 2021 | 40.54 Mn |
API Access
Msc Industrial Direct Cash & Current Investments 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=cash-and-current-investments&ticker=MSM&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "cash-and-current-investments", "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=cash-and-current-investments&ticker=MSM&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();