Msc Industrial Direct (MSM) Cash from Investing Activities (2009 - 2026)

Msc Industrial Direct (MSM) recorded quarterly Cash from Investing Activities of -$21.3 million in Q1 2026, down 0.61% quarter-over-quarter from -$21.2 million in Q4 2025, and up 29.73% on a YoY basis from -$16.4 million in Q1 2025.

Msc Industrial Direct (MSM) Cash from Investing Activities (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Msc Industrial Direct's Cash from Investing Activities history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at -$21.3 million for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Cash from Investing Activities rose 29.73% year-over-year to -$21.3 million; the TTM figure through Feb 2026 stood at -$55.1 million (up 54.31% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was -$63.3 million, up 48.71% from the prior year.
  • Cash from Investing Activities was -$21.3 million for Q1 2026 at Msc Industrial Direct, down from -$21.2 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Cash from Investing Activities ranged from a high of $9.2 million in Q2 2025 to a low of -$49.6 million in Q3 2022.
  • Historically, Cash from Investing Activities has averaged -$24.8 million across 5 years, with a median of -$23.2 million in 2023.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2025: Cash from Investing Activities slumped 123.11% in 2023, then soared 131.07% in 2025.
  • A 5-year view of Cash from Investing Activities shows it stood at -$25.6 million in 2022, then increased by 27.97% to -$18.4 million in 2023, then retreated by 10.71% to -$20.4 million in 2024, then fell by 3.83% to -$21.2 million in 2025, then decreased by 0.61% to -$21.3 million in 2026.
  • The last three Cash from Investing Activities figures came in at -$21.3 million (Q1 2026), -$21.2 million (Q4 2025), and -$21.7 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Cash from Investing Activities (Qtr)
1 W.W. Grainger 63.64 Bn 63.46 Bn 1.75 Bn -102.00 Mn
2 Fastenal 53.18 Bn 52.87 Bn 982.90 Mn -57.60 Mn
3 Ferguson Enterprises 45.51 Bn 44.69 Bn 2.32 Bn -94.00 Mn
4 Wesco International 17.33 Bn 16.62 Bn 1.29 Bn -19.90 Mn
5 Watsco 14.65 Bn 14.51 Bn 427.56 Mn 93.14 Mn
6 Qxo 12.24 Bn 9.19 Bn 409.30 Mn -19.50 Mn
7 Applied Industrial Technologies 11.99 Bn 11.82 Bn 380.80 Mn -13.39 Mn
8 Core & Main 9.98 Bn 9.84 Bn 428.00 Mn -74.00 Mn
9 Pool 7.00 Bn 6.92 Bn 329.87 Mn -7.76 Mn
10 Msc Industrial Direct 6.54 Bn 6.49 Bn 377.59 Mn -21.32 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Feb 28, 2026 -21.32 Mn
Feb 28, 2026 -21.32 Mn
Nov 29, 2025 -21.19 Mn
Nov 29, 2025 -21.19 Mn
Aug 30, 2025 -21.73 Mn
Aug 30, 2025 -21.73 Mn
May 31, 2025 9.18 Mn
May 31, 2025 9.18 Mn
Mar 1, 2025 -30.34 Mn
Mar 1, 2025 -30.34 Mn
Nov 30, 2024 -20.41 Mn
Nov 30, 2024 -20.41 Mn
Aug 31, 2024 -40.18 Mn
Aug 31, 2024 -40.18 Mn
Jun 1, 2024 -29.56 Mn
Jun 1, 2024 -29.56 Mn
Mar 2, 2024 -35.22 Mn
Mar 2, 2024 -35.22 Mn
Dec 2, 2023 -18.43 Mn
Dec 2, 2023 -18.43 Mn