Msc Industrial Direct (MSM) EBITDA Margin (2009 - 2026)
Msc Industrial Direct (MSM) reported EBITDA Margin of 9.16% for fiscal Q4 2026 (quarter ended Aug 29, 2026), down 1.86 percentage points from 11.02% a year earlier and down 3.50 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Msc Industrial Direct (MSM) EBITDA Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2026 (ended Aug 29, 2026), Msc Industrial Direct posted EBITDA Margin of 10.56%, up 0.11 percentage points from FY2025.
- EBITDA Margin has a five-year change of -0.87 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2026).
- By fiscal year, EBITDA Margin came in at 10.45% in FY2025 (-1.93 pp), 12.39% in FY2024 (-1.58 pp), 13.97% in FY2023 (-0.64 pp) and 14.61% in FY2022 (+3.18 pp).
- The fiscal Q4 2026 figure ranks as the lowest quarterly EBITDA Margin since fiscal Q2 2021.
- Year over year, EBITDA Margin gained in three of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -0.92 percentage points.
- The high point for year-over-year EBITDA Margin in five years was fiscal Q2 2022 (a gain of 7.43 percentage points); the low point was fiscal Q1 2025 (a drop of 2.59 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three fiscal quarters before Q4 2026 came in at 12.65% (Q3 2026), 9.85% (Q2 2026) and 10.52% (Q1 2026).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EBITDA Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United Rentals | 73.34 Bn | 72.46 Bn | 2.05 Bn | 31.17% |
| 2 | W.W. Grainger | 65.22 Bn | 62.82 Bn | 1.98 Bn | 17.39% |
| 3 | Fastenal | 60.31 Bn | 59.31 Bn | 1.10 Bn | 23.37% |
| 4 | Ferguson Enterprises | 46.98 Bn | 44.19 Bn | 2.32 Bn | 9.49% |
| 5 | Sunbelt Rentals Holdings | 34.35 Bn | 34.23 Bn | 1.25 Bn | 40.96% |
| 6 | Reliance | 22.84 Bn | 21.89 Bn | 1.45 Bn | 11.94% |
| 7 | Wesco International | 16.33 Bn | 13.38 Bn | 1.57 Bn | 7.14% |
| 8 | Watsco | 12.05 Bn | 12.05 Bn | 586.29 Mn | - |
| 9 | Applied Industrial Technologies | 10.95 Bn | 10.83 Bn | 392.21 Mn | 12.38% |
| 10 | Msc Industrial Direct | 6.71 Bn | 6.48 Bn | 438.58 Mn | 9.16% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 29, 2026 | 9.16% |
| May 30, 2026 | 12.65% |
| Feb 28, 2026 | 9.85% |
| Nov 29, 2025 | 10.52% |
| Aug 30, 2025 | 11.02% |
| May 31, 2025 | 10.92% |
| Mar 1, 2025 | 9.61% |
| Nov 30, 2024 | 10.17% |
| Aug 31, 2024 | 11.76% |
| Jun 1, 2024 | 13.01% |
| Mar 2, 2024 | 11.98% |
| Dec 2, 2023 | 12.76% |
| Sep 2, 2023 | 13.28% |
| Jun 3, 2023 | 14.66% |
| Mar 4, 2023 | 13.82% |
| Dec 3, 2022 | 14.05% |
| Sep 3, 2022 | 15.84% |
| May 28, 2022 | 16.09% |
| Feb 26, 2022 | 13.30% |
| Nov 27, 2021 | 12.74% |
API Access
Msc Industrial Direct EBITDA 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=ebitda-margin&ticker=MSM&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "ebitda-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=ebitda-margin&ticker=MSM&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();