Msc Industrial Direct (MSM) EBITDA Margin (2009 - 2026)
Msc Industrial Direct (MSM) recorded quarterly EBITDA Margin of 7.06% in Q1 2026, down 10.58% quarter-over-quarter from 7.89% in Q4 2025, and up 8.0% on a YoY basis from 6.54% in Q1 2025.
Msc Industrial Direct (MSM) EBITDA Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Msc Industrial Direct's EBITDA Margin history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 7.06% for Q1 2026.
- In Q1 2026, EBITDA Margin rose 8.0% year-over-year to 7.06%; the TTM figure through Feb 2026 stood at 8.04% (down 82.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 8.0%, down 222.0% from the prior year.
- EBITDA Margin was 7.06% for Q1 2026 at Msc Industrial Direct, down from 7.89% in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, EBITDA Margin ranged from a high of 14.27% in Q2 2022 to a low of 6.98% in Q1 2025.
- Historically, EBITDA Margin has averaged 10.33% across 5 years, with a median of 10.65% in 2023.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2024: EBITDA Margin soared 765 bps in 2022, then sank 286 bps in 2024.
- A 5-year view of EBITDA Margin shows it stood at 12.11% in 2022, then dropped by 12 bps to 10.65% in 2023, then declined by 27 bps to 7.78% in 2024, then gained by 1 bps to 7.89% in 2025, then retreated by 11 bps to 7.06% in 2026.
- The last three EBITDA Margin figures came in at 7.06% (Q1 2026), 7.89% (Q4 2025), and 8.62% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EBITDA Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | W.W. Grainger | 63.64 Bn | 63.46 Bn | 1.75 Bn | 14.33% |
| 2 | Fastenal | 53.18 Bn | 52.87 Bn | 982.90 Mn | 20.33% |
| 3 | Ferguson Enterprises | 45.51 Bn | 44.69 Bn | 2.32 Bn | 8.19% |
| 4 | Wesco International | 17.33 Bn | 16.62 Bn | 1.29 Bn | 2.09% |
| 5 | Watsco | 14.65 Bn | 14.51 Bn | 427.56 Mn | 7.19% |
| 6 | Qxo | 12.24 Bn | 9.19 Bn | 409.30 Mn | -11.83% |
| 7 | Applied Industrial Technologies | 11.99 Bn | 11.82 Bn | 380.80 Mn | 11.02% |
| 8 | Core & Main | 9.98 Bn | 9.84 Bn | 428.00 Mn | 8.03% |
| 9 | Pool | 7.00 Bn | 6.92 Bn | 329.87 Mn | 7.26% |
| 10 | Msc Industrial Direct | 6.54 Bn | 6.49 Bn | 377.59 Mn | 7.06% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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% |
| May 29, 2021 | 14.85% |