Msc Industrial Direct (MSM) FCF Margin (2009 - 2026)
Msc Industrial Direct (MSM) reported FCF Margin of 7.73% for fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended May 30, 2026), down 0.10 percentage points from 7.82% a year earlier and down 0.23 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Msc Industrial Direct (MSM) FCF Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the twelve months ended May 30, 2026, Msc Industrial Direct's FCF Margin came in at 5.63%, down 1.41 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025 (ended Aug 30, 2025), it was 6.39%, down 1.76 percentage points from FY2024.
- FCF Margin has a five-year change of -4.57 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By fiscal year, FCF Margin came in at 8.15% in FY2024 (-7.00 pp), 15.14% in FY2023 (+10.14 pp), 5.01% in FY2022 (-0.26 pp) and 5.26% in FY2021 (-5.69 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 -1.44 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 Q3 2026 came in at 7.96% (Q2 2026), 0.77% (Q1 2026) and 5.98% (Q4 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United Rentals | 66.45 Bn | 65.21 Bn | 1.73 Bn | -3.67% |
| 2 | W.W. Grainger | 62.58 Bn | 60.18 Bn | 1.98 Bn | 6.63% |
| 3 | Fastenal | 59.02 Bn | 57.94 Bn | 1.06 Bn | 8.45% |
| 4 | Ferguson Enterprises | 43.33 Bn | 40.54 Bn | 2.32 Bn | 9.10% |
| 5 | Sunbelt Rentals Holdings | 31.82 Bn | 31.70 Bn | 1.25 Bn | -0.48% |
| 6 | Reliance | 20.64 Bn | 19.68 Bn | 1.30 Bn | 1.49% |
| 7 | Wesco International | 17.76 Bn | 15.08 Bn | 1.46 Bn | 0.38% |
| 8 | Applied Industrial Technologies | 12.45 Bn | 12.32 Bn | 411.22 Mn | 11.81% |
| 9 | Watsco | 11.13 Bn | 8.82 Bn | 578.93 Mn | -0.55% |
| 10 | Msc Industrial Direct | 7.38 Bn | 7.16 Bn | 430.41 Mn | 7.73% |
Historic 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% |
Msc Industrial Direct FCF Margin API
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const data = await res.json();