Msc Industrial Direct (MSM) Cash from Operations (2009 - 2026)
Msc Industrial Direct (MSM) recorded Cash from Operations of $80.97 million in fiscal Q4 2026 (quarter ended Aug 29, 2026), up 0.9% from $80.26 million a year earlier but down 20.4% from the prior quarter.
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Msc Industrial Direct (MSM) Cash from Operations (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2026 (ended Aug 29, 2026), Msc Industrial Direct reported Cash from Operations of $306.5 million, down 8.2% from FY2025.
- Annual Cash from Operations has declined for three straight fiscal years, though with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 6.4% (FY2021 to FY2026).
- Across earlier fiscal years, Cash from Operations came in at $333.72 million in FY2025 (-18.7%), $410.7 million in FY2024 (-41.3%), $699.58 million in FY2023 (+184.2%) and $246.18 million in FY2022 (+9.7%).
- Quarterly Cash from Operations has ranged from -$383,000 in fiscal Q2 2022 to $340.42 million in fiscal Q2 2023 over the past five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Cash from Operations has increased for three consecutive quarters, with an average decline of 6.9% over the last eight quarters.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Cash from Operations in the last five years was growth of 281.3% in fiscal Q3 2022, against a decline of 76.9% in fiscal Q2 2024 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three fiscal quarters came in at $101.73 million (Q3 2026), $94.4 million (Q2 2026) and $29.41 million (Q1 2026).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Cash from Ops. (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | W.W. Grainger | 70.53 Bn | 68.12 Bn | 1.98 Bn | 444.00 Mn |
| 2 | United Rentals | 70.13 Bn | 69.25 Bn | 2.05 Bn | 1.63 Bn |
| 3 | Fastenal | 60.86 Bn | 59.86 Bn | 1.10 Bn | 421.60 Mn |
| 4 | Ferguson Enterprises | 48.28 Bn | 45.49 Bn | 2.32 Bn | 772.00 Mn |
| 5 | Sunbelt Rentals Holdings | 33.04 Bn | 32.92 Bn | 1.25 Bn | 840.00 Mn |
| 6 | Reliance | 22.41 Bn | 21.46 Bn | 1.45 Bn | 212.00 Mn |
| 7 | Wesco International | 15.37 Bn | 12.42 Bn | 1.57 Bn | 193.90 Mn |
| 8 | Watsco | 12.18 Bn | 9.87 Bn | 578.93 Mn | -2.54 Mn |
| 9 | Applied Industrial Technologies | 10.90 Bn | 10.79 Bn | 392.21 Mn | 86.38 Mn |
| 10 | Msc Industrial Direct | 6.48 Bn | 6.26 Bn | 438.58 Mn | 80.97 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 29, 2026 | 80.97 Mn |
| May 30, 2026 | 101.73 Mn |
| Feb 28, 2026 | 94.40 Mn |
| Nov 29, 2025 | 29.41 Mn |
| Aug 30, 2025 | 80.26 Mn |
| May 31, 2025 | 97.13 Mn |
| Mar 1, 2025 | 54.47 Mn |
| Nov 30, 2024 | 101.87 Mn |
| Aug 31, 2024 | 107.26 Mn |
| Jun 1, 2024 | 143.52 Mn |
| Mar 2, 2024 | 78.74 Mn |
| Dec 2, 2023 | 81.17 Mn |
| Sep 2, 2023 | 132.51 Mn |
| Jun 3, 2023 | 150.64 Mn |
| Mar 4, 2023 | 340.42 Mn |
| Dec 3, 2022 | 76.02 Mn |
| Sep 3, 2022 | 110.88 Mn |
| May 28, 2022 | 77.88 Mn |
| Feb 26, 2022 | -383,000.00 |
| Nov 27, 2021 | 57.80 Mn |
API Access
Msc Industrial Direct Cash from Operations API
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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-from-operations&ticker=MSM&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "cash-from-operations", "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-from-operations&ticker=MSM&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();