Msc Industrial Direct (MSM) EBIT Margin (2009 - 2026)
Msc Industrial Direct's EBIT Margin came in at 10.19% for fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended May 30, 2026), up 1.68 percentage points from 8.52% a year earlier and up 3.13 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Msc Industrial Direct (MSM) EBIT Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to May 30, 2026, Msc Industrial Direct reported EBIT Margin of 8.50%, up 0.27 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025 (ended Aug 30, 2025), it was 8.00%, down 2.22 percentage points from FY2024.
- EBIT Margin has declined in each of the last three fiscal years, with a five-year change of -2.99 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by fiscal year, EBIT Margin was 10.22% in FY2024 (-1.85 pp), 12.07% in FY2023 (-0.63 pp), 12.70% in FY2022 (+3.39 pp) and 9.30% in FY2021 (-1.68 pp).
- The fiscal Q3 2026 figure represents the highest quarterly EBIT Margin since fiscal Q3 2024.
- Year-over-year, EBIT Margin has increased for three consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -1.12 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in EBIT Margin over five years came in fiscal Q2 2022 (a gain of 7.65 percentage points), and the weakest in fiscal Q1 2025 (a drop of 2.86 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows MSM's EBIT Margin at 7.06% (Q2 2026), 7.89% (Q1 2026) and 8.62% (Q4 2025) in the three fiscal quarters before Q3 2026.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EBIT Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United Rentals | 66.45 Bn | 65.21 Bn | 1.73 Bn | 25.80% |
| 2 | W.W. Grainger | 62.58 Bn | 60.18 Bn | 1.98 Bn | 16.07% |
| 3 | Fastenal | 59.02 Bn | 57.94 Bn | 1.06 Bn | 21.02% |
| 4 | Ferguson Enterprises | 43.33 Bn | 40.54 Bn | 2.32 Bn | 8.19% |
| 5 | Sunbelt Rentals Holdings | 31.82 Bn | 31.70 Bn | 1.25 Bn | 22.18% |
| 6 | Reliance | 20.64 Bn | 19.68 Bn | 1.30 Bn | 9.54% |
| 7 | Wesco International | 17.76 Bn | 15.08 Bn | 1.46 Bn | 5.73% |
| 8 | Applied Industrial Technologies | 12.45 Bn | 12.32 Bn | 411.22 Mn | 11.78% |
| 9 | Watsco | 11.13 Bn | 8.82 Bn | 578.93 Mn | 11.32% |
| 10 | Msc Industrial Direct | 7.38 Bn | 7.16 Bn | 430.41 Mn | 10.19% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| May 30, 2026 | 10.19% |
| Feb 28, 2026 | 7.06% |
| Nov 29, 2025 | 7.89% |
| Aug 30, 2025 | 8.62% |
| May 31, 2025 | 8.52% |
| Mar 1, 2025 | 6.98% |
| Nov 30, 2024 | 7.78% |
| Aug 31, 2024 | 9.54% |
| Jun 1, 2024 | 10.90% |
| Mar 2, 2024 | 9.75% |
| Dec 2, 2023 | 10.65% |
| Sep 2, 2023 | 11.40% |
| Jun 3, 2023 | 12.84% |
| Mar 4, 2023 | 11.88% |
| Dec 3, 2022 | 12.11% |
| Sep 3, 2022 | 14.08% |
| May 28, 2022 | 14.27% |
| Feb 26, 2022 | 11.27% |
| Nov 27, 2021 | 10.69% |
| Aug 28, 2021 | 10.98% |
Msc Industrial Direct EBIT Margin 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=ebit-margin&ticker=MSM&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "ebit-margin", "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=ebit-margin&ticker=MSM&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();