Msc Industrial Direct (MSM) EBT Margin (2009 - 2026)
Msc Industrial Direct (MSM) recorded quarterly EBT Margin of 6.1% in Q1 2026, down 12.7% quarter-over-quarter from 6.99% in Q4 2025, and up 30.0% on a YoY basis from 4.7% in Q1 2025.
Msc Industrial Direct (MSM) EBT Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Msc Industrial Direct's EBT Margin history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 6.1% for Q1 2026.
- In Q1 2026, EBT Margin rose 30.0% year-over-year to 6.1%; the TTM figure through Feb 2026 stood at 7.17% (down 39.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 6.99%, down 198.0% from the prior year.
- EBT Margin was 6.1% for Q1 2026 at Msc Industrial Direct, down from 6.99% in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, EBT Margin ranged from a high of 13.89% in Q2 2022 to a low of 5.8% in Q1 2025.
- Historically, EBT Margin has averaged 9.44% across 5 years, with a median of 9.57% in 2023.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2024: EBT Margin surged 771 bps in 2022, then sank 318 bps in 2024.
- A 5-year view of EBT Margin shows it stood at 11.26% in 2022, then declined by 15 bps to 9.57% in 2023, then sank by 32 bps to 6.53% in 2024, then rose by 7 bps to 6.99% in 2025, then retreated by 13 bps to 6.1% in 2026.
- The last three EBT Margin figures came in at 6.1% (Q1 2026), 6.99% (Q4 2025), and 7.78% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EBT Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | W.W. Grainger | 62.43 Bn | 62.25 Bn | 1.75 Bn | 14.01% |
| 2 | Fastenal | 52.87 Bn | 52.56 Bn | 982.90 Mn | 20.36% |
| 3 | Ferguson Enterprises | 43.71 Bn | 42.89 Bn | 2.32 Bn | 7.49% |
| 4 | Wesco International | 17.21 Bn | 16.51 Bn | 1.29 Bn | 3.24% |
| 5 | Watsco | 14.12 Bn | 13.98 Bn | 427.56 Mn | 7.61% |
| 6 | Applied Industrial Technologies | 11.70 Bn | 11.53 Bn | 380.80 Mn | 10.80% |
| 7 | Qxo | 11.53 Bn | 8.48 Bn | 409.30 Mn | -16.20% |
| 8 | Core & Main | 9.91 Bn | 9.77 Bn | 428.00 Mn | 5.95% |
| 9 | Pool | 6.54 Bn | 6.47 Bn | 329.87 Mn | 6.17% |
| 10 | Msc Industrial Direct | 6.47 Bn | 6.42 Bn | 377.59 Mn | 6.10% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Feb 28, 2026 | 6.10% |
| Nov 29, 2025 | 6.99% |
| Aug 30, 2025 | 7.78% |
| May 31, 2025 | 7.73% |
| Mar 1, 2025 | 5.80% |
| Nov 30, 2024 | 6.53% |
| Aug 31, 2024 | 8.00% |
| Jun 1, 2024 | 9.73% |
| Mar 2, 2024 | 8.55% |
| Dec 2, 2023 | 9.57% |
| Sep 2, 2023 | 11.18% |
| Jun 3, 2023 | 11.99% |
| Mar 4, 2023 | 11.04% |
| Dec 3, 2022 | 11.26% |
| Sep 3, 2022 | 13.47% |
| May 28, 2022 | 13.89% |
| Feb 26, 2022 | 10.86% |
| Nov 27, 2021 | 10.21% |
| Aug 28, 2021 | 10.43% |
| May 29, 2021 | 14.55% |