Msc Industrial Direct (MSM) Cash from Operations (2009 - 2026)
Msc Industrial Direct (MSM) recorded Cash from Operations of $101.73 million in fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended May 30, 2026), up 4.7% from $97.13 million a year earlier and up 7.8% from the prior quarter.
Msc Industrial Direct (MSM) Cash from Operations (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a TTM basis, Msc Industrial Direct's Cash from Operations came in at $305.79 million as of May 30, 2026, down 15.2% year-over-year; for FY2025 (ended Aug 30, 2025), it came in at $333.72 million, down 18.7% from FY2024.
- Annual Cash from Operations has a five-year compound annual growth rate of -3.4% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier fiscal years, Cash from Operations came in at $410.7 million in FY2024 (-41.3%), $699.58 million in FY2023 (+184.2%), $246.18 million in FY2022 (+9.7%) and $224.46 million in FY2021 (-43.4%).
- The fiscal Q3 2026 figure is the highest quarterly Cash from Operations since fiscal Q1 2025.
- On a year-over-year basis, Cash from Operations rose in three of the last eight quarters, with an average decline of 9.4%.
- 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 $94.4 million (Q2 2026), $29.41 million (Q1 2026) and $80.26 million (Q4 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Cash from Ops. (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United Rentals | 66.45 Bn | 65.21 Bn | 1.73 Bn | 1.79 Bn |
| 2 | W.W. Grainger | 62.58 Bn | 60.18 Bn | 1.98 Bn | 444.00 Mn |
| 3 | Fastenal | 59.02 Bn | 57.94 Bn | 1.06 Bn | 265.70 Mn |
| 4 | Ferguson Enterprises | 43.33 Bn | 40.54 Bn | 2.32 Bn | 772.00 Mn |
| 5 | Sunbelt Rentals Holdings | 31.82 Bn | 31.70 Bn | 1.25 Bn | 840.00 Mn |
| 6 | Reliance | 20.64 Bn | 19.68 Bn | 1.30 Bn | 162.20 Mn |
| 7 | Wesco International | 17.76 Bn | 15.08 Bn | 1.46 Bn | 53.70 Mn |
| 8 | Applied Industrial Technologies | 12.45 Bn | 12.32 Bn | 411.22 Mn | 165.00 Mn |
| 9 | Watsco | 11.13 Bn | 8.82 Bn | 578.93 Mn | -2.54 Mn |
| 10 | Msc Industrial Direct | 7.38 Bn | 7.16 Bn | 430.41 Mn | 101.73 Mn |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Aug 28, 2021 | 85.10 Mn |
Msc Industrial Direct Cash from Operations API
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Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
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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();