Msc Industrial Direct (MSM) EBIT Margin (2009 - 2026)
Msc Industrial Direct's EBIT Margin came in at 6.75% for fiscal Q4 2026 (quarter ended Aug 29, 2026), down 1.87 percentage points from 8.62% a year earlier and down 3.45 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Msc Industrial Direct (MSM) EBIT Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2026 (ended Aug 29, 2026), Msc Industrial Direct's EBIT Margin was 7.99%, down 0.01 percentage points from FY2025.
- EBIT Margin has declined in each of the last four fiscal years, with a five-year change of -1.31 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2026).
- Going back by fiscal year, EBIT Margin was 8.00% in FY2025 (-2.22 pp), 10.22% in FY2024 (-1.85 pp), 12.07% in FY2023 (-0.63 pp) and 12.70% in FY2022 (+3.39 pp).
- The fiscal Q4 2026 figure represents the lowest quarterly EBIT Margin since fiscal Q2 2021.
- Year-over-year, EBIT Margin increased in three of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -1.12 percentage points.
- 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 10.19% (Q3 2026), 7.06% (Q2 2026) and 7.89% (Q1 2026) in the three fiscal quarters before Q4 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EBIT Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United Rentals | 72.75 Bn | 71.87 Bn | 2.05 Bn | 28.80% |
| 2 | W.W. Grainger | 65.35 Bn | 62.94 Bn | 1.98 Bn | 16.07% |
| 3 | Fastenal | 59.87 Bn | 58.87 Bn | 1.10 Bn | 21.55% |
| 4 | Ferguson Enterprises | 46.78 Bn | 44.00 Bn | 2.32 Bn | 8.19% |
| 5 | Sunbelt Rentals Holdings | 33.95 Bn | 33.83 Bn | 1.25 Bn | 22.18% |
| 6 | Reliance | 22.70 Bn | 21.76 Bn | 1.45 Bn | 10.59% |
| 7 | Wesco International | 17.02 Bn | 14.07 Bn | 1.57 Bn | 6.24% |
| 8 | Watsco | 11.81 Bn | 9.50 Bn | 578.93 Mn | 11.32% |
| 9 | Applied Industrial Technologies | 11.21 Bn | 11.10 Bn | 392.21 Mn | 11.12% |
| 10 | Msc Industrial Direct | 6.72 Bn | 6.49 Bn | 438.58 Mn | 6.75% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 29, 2026 | 6.75% |
| 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% |
API Access
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();