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
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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% |