Msc Industrial Direct (MSM) EPS (Basic) (2009 - 2026)
Msc Industrial Direct's EPS (Basic) was $0.86 in fiscal Q4 2026 (quarter ended Aug 29, 2026), down 15.3% from $1.01 a year earlier and down 40.3% from the prior quarter.
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Msc Industrial Direct (MSM) EPS (Basic) (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2026 (ended Aug 29, 2026), EPS (Basic) at Msc Industrial Direct came in at $3.99, up 11.6% from FY2025.
- EPS (Basic) shows a five-year compound annual growth rate of 0.5% (FY2021 to FY2026).
- In earlier fiscal years, EPS (Basic) was $3.57 in FY2025 (-22.3%), $4.60 in FY2024 (-25.1%), $6.14 in FY2023 (+0.8%) and $6.09 in FY2022 (+56.5%).
- Quarterly EPS (Basic) has moved between $0.70 (fiscal Q2 2025) and $1.87 (fiscal Q4 2022) over five years.
- Compared with a year earlier, EPS (Basic) was higher in four of the last eight quarters, with an average decline of 5.1%.
- The best year-over-year quarter for EPS (Basic) over five years was fiscal Q2 2022 (growth of 286.9%); the worst was fiscal Q4 2024 (a decline of 36.8%).
- Per Business Quant data, MSM's EPS (Basic) in the three fiscal quarters before Q4 2026 was $1.44 (Q3 2026), $0.76 (Q2 2026) and $0.93 (Q1 2026).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EPS (Basic) (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United Rentals | 73.05 Bn | 72.17 Bn | 2.05 Bn | 14.80 |
| 2 | W.W. Grainger | 64.96 Bn | 62.55 Bn | 1.98 Bn | 12.08 |
| 3 | Fastenal | 60.07 Bn | 59.07 Bn | 1.10 Bn | 0.35 |
| 4 | Ferguson Enterprises | 46.68 Bn | 43.89 Bn | 2.32 Bn | 2.13 |
| 5 | Sunbelt Rentals Holdings | 33.97 Bn | 33.85 Bn | 1.25 Bn | 1.07 |
| 6 | Reliance | 22.97 Bn | 22.02 Bn | 1.45 Bn | 7.90 |
| 7 | Wesco International | 17.12 Bn | 14.17 Bn | 1.57 Bn | 5.50 |
| 8 | Watsco | 11.77 Bn | 9.45 Bn | 578.93 Mn | 4.00 |
| 9 | Applied Industrial Technologies | 11.22 Bn | 11.10 Bn | 392.21 Mn | 3.01 |
| 10 | Msc Industrial Direct | 6.73 Bn | 6.50 Bn | 438.58 Mn | 0.86 |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 29, 2026 | 0.86 |
| May 30, 2026 | 1.44 |
| Feb 28, 2026 | 0.76 |
| Nov 29, 2025 | 0.93 |
| Aug 30, 2025 | 1.01 |
| May 31, 2025 | 1.02 |
| Mar 1, 2025 | 0.70 |
| Nov 30, 2024 | 0.83 |
| Aug 31, 2024 | 0.99 |
| Jun 1, 2024 | 1.28 |
| Mar 2, 2024 | 1.10 |
| Dec 2, 2023 | 1.23 |
| Sep 2, 2023 | 1.57 |
| Jun 3, 2023 | 1.70 |
| Mar 4, 2023 | 1.42 |
| Dec 3, 2022 | 1.45 |
| Sep 3, 2022 | 1.87 |
| May 28, 2022 | 1.78 |
| Feb 26, 2022 | 1.25 |
| Nov 27, 2021 | 1.19 |
API Access
Msc Industrial Direct EPS (Basic) 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=eps-basic&ticker=MSM&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "eps-basic", "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=eps-basic&ticker=MSM&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();