Msc Industrial Direct (MSM) Dividend Coverage Ratio (2013 - 2026)
Msc Industrial Direct's (MSM) Dividend Coverage Ratio came in at 0.99 for fiscal Q4 2026 (quarter ended Aug 29, 2026), down 17.3% from 1.19 a year earlier and down 40.4% from the prior quarter.
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Msc Industrial Direct (MSM) Dividend Coverage Ratio (2013 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2026 (ended Aug 29, 2026), Msc Industrial Direct's Dividend Coverage Ratio stood at 1.15, up 9.0% from FY2025.
- In prior fiscal years, Msc Industrial Direct's Dividend Coverage Ratio was 1.05 in FY2025 (-23.9%), 1.38 in FY2024 (-28.9%), 1.94 in FY2023 (-4.3%) and 2.03 in FY2022 (+82.8%).
- Quarterly Dividend Coverage Ratio has run from a low of 0.83 in fiscal Q2 2025 to a high of 2.49 in fiscal Q4 2022 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Dividend Coverage Ratio increased in three of the last eight quarters, with an average decline of 7.2%.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Dividend Coverage Ratio in the past five years was fiscal Q3 2026, with growth of 37.7%; the weakest was fiscal Q4 2024, with a decline of 39.6%.
- According to Business Quant data, Dividend Coverage Ratio for the three prior fiscal quarters was 1.65 (Q3 2026), 0.88 (Q2 2026) and 1.07 (Q1 2026).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Div. Cover (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United Rentals | 73.34 Bn | 72.46 Bn | 2.05 Bn | - |
| 2 | W.W. Grainger | 65.22 Bn | 62.82 Bn | 1.98 Bn | 3.93 |
| 3 | Fastenal | 60.31 Bn | 59.31 Bn | 1.10 Bn | - |
| 4 | Ferguson Enterprises | 46.98 Bn | 44.19 Bn | 2.32 Bn | - |
| 5 | Sunbelt Rentals Holdings | 34.35 Bn | 34.23 Bn | 1.25 Bn | - |
| 6 | Reliance | 22.84 Bn | 21.89 Bn | 1.45 Bn | 6.32 |
| 7 | Wesco International | 16.33 Bn | 13.38 Bn | 1.57 Bn | 11.02 |
| 8 | Watsco | 12.05 Bn | 12.05 Bn | 586.29 Mn | - |
| 9 | Applied Industrial Technologies | 10.95 Bn | 10.83 Bn | 392.21 Mn | 5.88 |
| 10 | Msc Industrial Direct | 6.71 Bn | 6.48 Bn | 438.58 Mn | 0.99 |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 29, 2026 | 0.99 |
| May 30, 2026 | 1.65 |
| Feb 28, 2026 | 0.88 |
| Nov 29, 2025 | 1.07 |
| Aug 30, 2025 | 1.19 |
| May 31, 2025 | 1.20 |
| Mar 1, 2025 | 0.83 |
| Nov 30, 2024 | 0.98 |
| Aug 31, 2024 | 1.20 |
| Jun 1, 2024 | 1.53 |
| Mar 2, 2024 | 1.32 |
| Dec 2, 2023 | 1.47 |
| Sep 2, 2023 | 1.98 |
| Jun 3, 2023 | 2.15 |
| Mar 4, 2023 | 1.79 |
| Dec 3, 2022 | 1.84 |
| Sep 3, 2022 | 2.49 |
| May 28, 2022 | 2.38 |
| Feb 27, 2021 | 0.12 |
| Nov 28, 2020 | 0.92 |
API Access
Msc Industrial Direct Dividend Coverage 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=dividend-coverage-ratio&ticker=MSM&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "dividend-coverage-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=dividend-coverage-ratio&ticker=MSM&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();