Msc Industrial Direct (MSM) FCF Margin (2009 - 2026)

Msc Industrial Direct (MSM) posted quarterly FCF Margin of 7.73% for Q2 2026, down 10.0% year-over-year from 8.59% in Q2 2025, and down 2.94% quarter-over-quarter from 7.96% in Q1 2026.

Msc Industrial Direct (MSM) FCF Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Msc Industrial Direct's FCF Margin history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 7.73% for Q2 2026.

  • In Q2 2026, FCF Margin fell 10.0% year-over-year to 7.73%; the TTM figure through May 2026 stood at 5.63% (down 141.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 6.39%, down 176.0% from the prior year.
  • FCF Margin for Q2 2026 stood at 7.73%, down from 7.96% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for FCF Margin was 33.83% in Q1 2023, with the low at 1.89% in Q1 2022.
  • The 5-year median for FCF Margin is 7.78% (2025), against an average of 8.31%.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2024: FCF Margin jumped 3572 bps in 2023, then tumbled 2812 bps in 2024.
  • Msc Industrial Direct's FCF Margin stood at 5.27% in 2022, then advanced by 25 bps to 6.58% in 2023, then soared by 34 bps to 8.8% in 2024, then slumped by 91 bps to 0.77% in 2025, then jumped by 908 bps to 7.73% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows MSM's FCF Margin at 7.73% in Q2 2026, 7.96% in Q1 2026, and 0.77% in Q4 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) FCF Margin (Qtr)
1 W.W. Grainger 62.04 Bn 61.46 Bn 1.98 Bn -
2 Fastenal 59.03 Bn 58.83 Bn 1.06 Bn 8.45%
3 Ferguson Enterprises 47.99 Bn 47.17 Bn 2.32 Bn 9.10%
4 Wesco International 17.78 Bn 16.97 Bn 1.46 Bn 0.38%
5 Applied Industrial Technologies 13.25 Bn 13.08 Bn 380.80 Mn 7.62%
6 Watsco 11.97 Bn 11.50 Bn 578.93 Mn -0.55%
7 Core & Main 8.70 Bn 8.55 Bn 520.00 Mn 3.56%
8 Pool 7.21 Bn 7.18 Bn 540.76 Mn -2.99%
9 Msc Industrial Direct 6.76 Bn 6.69 Bn 430.41 Mn 7.73%
10 Xometry 5.15 Bn 4.63 Bn 87.15 Mn 1.27%

Historic Data

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DateValue
May 30, 2026 7.73%
Feb 28, 2026 7.96%
Nov 29, 2025 0.77%
Aug 30, 2025 5.98%
May 31, 2025 7.82%
Mar 1, 2025 2.77%
Nov 30, 2024 8.80%
Aug 31, 2024 8.53%
Jun 1, 2024 11.64%
Mar 2, 2024 5.71%
Dec 2, 2023 6.58%
Sep 2, 2023 10.06%
Jun 3, 2023 12.05%
Mar 4, 2023 33.83%
Dec 3, 2022 5.27%
Sep 3, 2022 9.24%
May 28, 2022 6.69%
Feb 26, 2022 -1.89%
Nov 27, 2021 5.01%
Aug 28, 2021 8.30%