Msc Industrial Direct (MSM) Change in Inventory (2009 - 2026)

Msc Industrial Direct (MSM) recorded quarterly Change in Inventory of $14.4 million in Q1 2026, down 11.14% quarter-over-quarter from $16.2 million in Q4 2025, and up 57.04% on a YoY basis from $9.2 million in Q1 2025.

Msc Industrial Direct (MSM) Change in Inventory (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Msc Industrial Direct's Change in Inventory history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $14.4 million for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Change in Inventory rose 57.04% year-over-year to $14.4 million; the TTM figure through Feb 2026 stood at $25.2 million (up 168.37% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was -$1.7 million, up 97.98% from the prior year.
  • Change in Inventory was $14.4 million for Q1 2026 at Msc Industrial Direct, down from $16.2 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Change in Inventory ranged from a high of $33.3 million in Q1 2022 to a low of -$27.3 million in Q1 2024.
  • Historically, Change in Inventory has averaged $1.7 million across 5 years, with a median of $1.1 million in 2025.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2024: Change in Inventory jumped 1160.4% in 2022, then tumbled 1394.41% in 2024.
  • A 5-year view of Change in Inventory shows it stood at $9.5 million in 2022, then slumped by 280.94% to -$17.2 million in 2023, then surged by 68.11% to -$5.5 million in 2024, then soared by 395.65% to $16.2 million in 2025, then slipped by 11.14% to $14.4 million in 2026.
  • The last three Change in Inventory figures came in at $14.4 million (Q1 2026), $16.2 million (Q4 2025), and -$6.5 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Change in Inventory (Qtr)
1 W.W. Grainger 63.64 Bn 63.46 Bn 1.75 Bn 120.00 Mn
2 Fastenal 53.18 Bn 52.87 Bn 982.90 Mn -52.50 Mn
3 Ferguson Enterprises 45.51 Bn 44.69 Bn 2.32 Bn 92.00 Mn
4 Wesco International 17.33 Bn 16.62 Bn 1.29 Bn 215.20 Mn
5 Watsco 14.65 Bn 14.51 Bn 427.56 Mn 330.43 Mn
6 Qxo 12.24 Bn 9.19 Bn 409.30 Mn 183.90 Mn
7 Applied Industrial Technologies 11.99 Bn 11.82 Bn 380.80 Mn -
8 Core & Main 9.98 Bn 9.84 Bn 428.00 Mn -36.00 Mn
9 Pool 7.00 Bn 6.92 Bn 329.87 Mn 209.70 Mn
10 Msc Industrial Direct 6.54 Bn 6.49 Bn 377.59 Mn 14.43 Mn

Historic Data

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Feb 28, 2026 14.43 Mn
Feb 28, 2026 14.43 Mn
Nov 29, 2025 16.23 Mn
Nov 29, 2025 16.23 Mn
Aug 30, 2025 -6.48 Mn
Aug 30, 2025 -6.48 Mn
May 31, 2025 1.07 Mn
May 31, 2025 1.07 Mn
Mar 1, 2025 9.19 Mn
Mar 1, 2025 9.19 Mn
Nov 30, 2024 -5.49 Mn
Nov 30, 2024 -5.49 Mn
Aug 31, 2024 -20.85 Mn
Aug 31, 2024 -20.85 Mn
Jun 1, 2024 -19.78 Mn
Jun 1, 2024 -19.78 Mn
Mar 2, 2024 -27.26 Mn
Mar 2, 2024 -27.26 Mn
Dec 2, 2023 -17.22 Mn
Dec 2, 2023 -17.22 Mn