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

Msc Industrial Direct (MSM) recorded quarterly FCF Margin of 7.96% in Q1 2026, up 938.41% quarter-over-quarter from 0.77% in Q4 2025, and up 520.0% on a YoY basis from 1.28% in Q1 2025.

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 7.96% for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, FCF Margin rose 520.0% year-over-year to 7.96%; the TTM figure through Feb 2026 stood at 5.61% (down 243.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 6.39%, down 176.0% from the prior year.
  • FCF Margin was 7.96% for Q1 2026 at Msc Industrial Direct, up from 0.77% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, FCF Margin ranged from a high of 33.83% in Q1 2023 to a low of 1.89% in Q1 2022.
  • Historically, FCF Margin has averaged 8.34% across 5 years, with a median of 7.82% in 2025.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2024: FCF Margin surged 3572 bps in 2023, then plunged 2812 bps in 2024.
  • A 5-year view of FCF Margin shows it stood at 5.27% in 2022, then climbed by 25 bps to 6.58% in 2023, then jumped by 34 bps to 8.8% in 2024, then tumbled by 91 bps to 0.77% in 2025, then surged by 938 bps to 7.96% in 2026.
  • The last three FCF Margin figures came in at 7.96% (Q1 2026), 0.77% (Q4 2025), and 5.98% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) FCF Margin (Qtr)
1 W.W. Grainger 63.64 Bn 63.46 Bn 1.75 Bn 6.08%
2 Fastenal 53.18 Bn 52.87 Bn 982.90 Mn 14.51%
3 Ferguson Enterprises 45.51 Bn 44.69 Bn 2.32 Bn 10.17%
4 Wesco International 17.33 Bn 16.62 Bn 1.29 Bn 3.26%
5 Watsco 14.65 Bn 14.51 Bn 427.56 Mn -1.69%
6 Qxo 12.24 Bn 9.19 Bn 409.30 Mn 2.78%
7 Applied Industrial Technologies 11.99 Bn 11.82 Bn 380.80 Mn 7.62%
8 Core & Main 9.98 Bn 9.84 Bn 428.00 Mn 16.00%
9 Pool 7.00 Bn 6.92 Bn 329.87 Mn 1.51%
10 Msc Industrial Direct 6.54 Bn 6.49 Bn 377.59 Mn 7.96%

Historic Data

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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%
May 29, 2021 0.32%