Msc Industrial Direct (MSM) FCF Margin (2009 - 2026)
Msc Industrial Direct (MSM) reported FCF Margin of 5.91% for fiscal Q4 2026 (quarter ended Aug 29, 2026), down 0.08 percentage points from 5.98% a year earlier and down 1.82 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Msc Industrial Direct (MSM) FCF Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2026 (ended Aug 29, 2026), Msc Industrial Direct posted FCF Margin of 5.62%, down 0.77 percentage points from FY2025.
- FCF Margin has declined for three consecutive fiscal years, though with a five-year change of +0.35 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2026).
- By fiscal year, FCF Margin came in at 6.39% in FY2025 (-1.76 pp), 8.15% in FY2024 (-7.00 pp), 15.14% in FY2023 (+10.14 pp) and 5.01% in FY2022 (-0.26 pp).
- Five-year quarterly FCF Margin spans a low of -1.89% in fiscal Q2 2022 and a high of 33.83% in fiscal Q2 2023.
- Year over year, FCF Margin gained in two of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -1.26 percentage points.
- The high point for year-over-year FCF Margin in five years was fiscal Q2 2023 (a gain of 35.72 percentage points); the low point was fiscal Q2 2024 (a drop of 28.12 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three fiscal quarters before Q4 2026 came in at 7.73% (Q3 2026), 7.96% (Q2 2026) and 0.77% (Q1 2026).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United Rentals | 72.83 Bn | 71.95 Bn | 2.05 Bn | -2.15% |
| 2 | W.W. Grainger | 65.81 Bn | 63.40 Bn | 1.98 Bn | 6.63% |
| 3 | Fastenal | 60.04 Bn | 59.04 Bn | 1.10 Bn | 14.11% |
| 4 | Ferguson Enterprises | 47.03 Bn | 44.24 Bn | 2.32 Bn | 9.10% |
| 5 | Sunbelt Rentals Holdings | 34.00 Bn | 33.88 Bn | 1.25 Bn | -0.48% |
| 6 | Reliance | 22.66 Bn | 21.72 Bn | 1.45 Bn | 2.55% |
| 7 | Wesco International | 17.04 Bn | 14.08 Bn | 1.57 Bn | 2.28% |
| 8 | Watsco | 11.87 Bn | 9.55 Bn | 578.93 Mn | -0.55% |
| 9 | Applied Industrial Technologies | 11.20 Bn | 11.09 Bn | 392.21 Mn | 5.68% |
| 10 | Msc Industrial Direct | 6.71 Bn | 6.48 Bn | 438.58 Mn | 5.91% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 29, 2026 | 5.91% |
| 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% |
API Access
Msc Industrial Direct FCF Margin API
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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=fcf-margin&ticker=MSM&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "fcf-margin", "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=fcf-margin&ticker=MSM&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();