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

Msc Industrial Direct (MSM) posted quarterly Change in Inventory of $7.3 million for Q2 2026, up 583.96% year-over-year from $1.1 million in Q2 2025, and down 49.46% quarter-over-quarter from $14.4 million in Q1 2026.

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 $7.3 million for Q2 2026.

  • In Q2 2026, Change in Inventory rose 583.96% year-over-year to $7.3 million; the TTM figure through May 2026 stood at $31.5 million (up 295.64% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was -$1.7 million, up 97.98% from the prior year.
  • Change in Inventory for Q2 2026 stood at $7.3 million, down from $14.4 million in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Change in Inventory was $33.3 million in Q1 2022, with the low at -$27.3 million in Q1 2024.
  • The 5-year median for Change in Inventory is $4.2 million (2025), against an average of $2.0 million.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2024: Change in Inventory soared 1160.4% in 2022, then slumped 1394.41% in 2024.
  • Msc Industrial Direct's Change in Inventory stood at $9.5 million in 2022, then sank by 280.94% to -$17.2 million in 2023, then jumped by 68.11% to -$5.5 million in 2024, then surged by 395.65% to $16.2 million in 2025, then tumbled by 55.09% to $7.3 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows MSM's Change in Inventory at $7.3 million in Q2 2026, $14.4 million in Q1 2026, and $16.2 million in Q4 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Change in Inventory (Qtr)
1 W.W. Grainger 62.04 Bn 61.46 Bn 1.98 Bn -
2 Fastenal 59.03 Bn 58.83 Bn 1.06 Bn 44.80 Mn
3 Ferguson Enterprises 47.99 Bn 47.17 Bn 2.32 Bn 92.00 Mn
4 Wesco International 17.78 Bn 16.97 Bn 1.46 Bn 217.20 Mn
5 Applied Industrial Technologies 13.25 Bn 13.08 Bn 380.80 Mn -
6 Watsco 11.97 Bn 11.50 Bn 578.93 Mn 113.54 Mn
7 Core & Main 8.70 Bn 8.55 Bn 520.00 Mn 119.00 Mn
8 Pool 7.21 Bn 7.18 Bn 540.76 Mn -282.15 Mn
9 Msc Industrial Direct 6.76 Bn 6.69 Bn 430.41 Mn 7.29 Mn
10 Xometry 5.15 Bn 4.63 Bn 87.15 Mn 296,000.00

Historic Data

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DateValue
May 30, 2026 7.29 Mn
May 30, 2026 7.29 Mn
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