Msc Industrial Direct (MSM) Debt Ratio (2010 - 2026)
Msc Industrial Direct's Debt Ratio was 0.19 in fiscal Q4 2026 (quarter ended Aug 29, 2026), down 3.6% from 0.20 a year earlier and down 6.4% from the prior quarter.
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Msc Industrial Direct (MSM) Debt Ratio (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
From fiscal Q4 2010 onward, Msc Industrial Direct has reported Debt Ratio for 64 quarters.
- In earlier fiscal years, Debt Ratio was 0.20 in FY2025 (-4.5%), 0.21 in FY2024 (+15.7%), 0.18 in FY2023 (-38.7%) and 0.29 in FY2022 (-8.8%).
- The fiscal Q4 2026 figure marks the lowest quarterly Debt Ratio since fiscal Q4 2023.
- Compared with a year earlier, Debt Ratio has declined for three straight quarters, with an average decline of 2.0% over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Debt Ratio over five years was fiscal Q1 2022 (growth of 42.6%); the worst was fiscal Q3 2023 (a decline of 39.1%).
- Per Business Quant data, MSM's Debt Ratio in the three fiscal quarters before Q4 2026 was 0.20 (Q3 2026), 0.21 (Q2 2026) and 0.21 (Q1 2026).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Debt Ratio (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United Rentals | 73.34 Bn | 72.46 Bn | 2.05 Bn | 0.45 |
| 2 | W.W. Grainger | 65.22 Bn | 62.82 Bn | 1.98 Bn | 0.25 |
| 3 | Fastenal | 60.31 Bn | 59.31 Bn | 1.10 Bn | 0.02 |
| 4 | Ferguson Enterprises | 46.98 Bn | 44.19 Bn | 2.32 Bn | 0.23 |
| 5 | Sunbelt Rentals Holdings | 34.35 Bn | 34.23 Bn | 1.25 Bn | 0.36 |
| 6 | Reliance | 22.84 Bn | 21.89 Bn | 1.45 Bn | 0.14 |
| 7 | Wesco International | 16.33 Bn | 13.38 Bn | 1.57 Bn | 0.32 |
| 8 | Watsco | 12.05 Bn | 12.05 Bn | 586.29 Mn | - |
| 9 | Applied Industrial Technologies | 10.95 Bn | 10.83 Bn | 392.21 Mn | 0.09 |
| 10 | Msc Industrial Direct | 6.71 Bn | 6.48 Bn | 438.58 Mn | 0.19 |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 29, 2026 | 0.19 |
| May 30, 2026 | 0.20 |
| Feb 28, 2026 | 0.21 |
| Nov 29, 2025 | 0.21 |
| Aug 30, 2025 | 0.20 |
| May 31, 2025 | 0.21 |
| Mar 1, 2025 | 0.22 |
| Nov 30, 2024 | 0.21 |
| Aug 31, 2024 | 0.21 |
| Jun 1, 2024 | 0.21 |
| Mar 2, 2024 | 0.22 |
| Dec 2, 2023 | 0.22 |
| Sep 2, 2023 | 0.18 |
| Jun 3, 2023 | 0.18 |
| Mar 4, 2023 | 0.22 |
| Dec 3, 2022 | 0.28 |
| Sep 3, 2022 | 0.29 |
| May 28, 2022 | 0.30 |
| Feb 26, 2022 | 0.33 |
| Nov 27, 2021 | 0.31 |
API Access
Msc Industrial Direct Debt Ratio API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
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=debt-ratio&ticker=MSM&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "debt-ratio", "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=debt-ratio&ticker=MSM&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();