Msc Industrial Direct (MSM) FCF Payout Ratio (2009 - 2026)

Msc Industrial Direct (MSM) posted quarterly FCF Payout Ratio of 0.6 for Q2 2026, down 3.62% year-over-year from 0.62 in Q2 2025, and down 9.64% quarter-over-quarter from 0.66 in Q1 2026.

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

Msc Industrial Direct's FCF Payout Ratio history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 0.6 for Q2 2026.

  • In Q2 2026, FCF Payout Ratio fell 3.62% year-over-year to 0.6; the TTM figure through May 2026 stood at 0.88 (up 22.58% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 0.79, up 30.87% from the prior year.
  • FCF Payout Ratio for Q2 2026 stood at 0.6, down from 0.66 in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for FCF Payout Ratio was 6.57 in Q4 2025, with the low at 0.14 in Q1 2023.
  • The 5-year median for FCF Payout Ratio is 0.62 (2025), against an average of 1.02.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2025: FCF Payout Ratio plunged 95.67% in 2022, then surged 1028.58% in 2025.
  • Msc Industrial Direct's FCF Payout Ratio stood at 0.88 in 2022, then slipped by 14.03% to 0.75 in 2023, then declined by 22.65% to 0.58 in 2024, then soared by 1028.58% to 6.57 in 2025, then slumped by 90.86% to 0.6 in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows MSM's FCF Payout Ratio at 0.6 in Q2 2026, 0.66 in Q1 2026, and 6.57 in Q4 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) FCF Cover (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 1.37
3 Ferguson Enterprises 47.99 Bn 47.17 Bn 2.32 Bn 0.26
4 Wesco International 17.78 Bn 16.97 Bn 1.46 Bn 0.96
5 Applied Industrial Technologies 13.25 Bn 13.08 Bn 380.80 Mn 0.20
6 Watsco 11.97 Bn 11.50 Bn 578.93 Mn -11.64
7 Core & Main 8.70 Bn 8.55 Bn 520.00 Mn 0.03
8 Pool 7.21 Bn 7.18 Bn 540.76 Mn -0.87
9 Msc Industrial Direct 6.76 Bn 6.69 Bn 430.41 Mn 0.60
10 Xometry 5.15 Bn 4.63 Bn 87.15 Mn -

Historic Data

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DateValue
May 30, 2026 0.60
Feb 28, 2026 0.66
Nov 29, 2025 6.57
Aug 30, 2025 0.81
May 31, 2025 0.62
Mar 1, 2025 1.92
Nov 30, 2024 0.58
Aug 31, 2024 0.57
Jun 1, 2024 0.41
Mar 2, 2024 0.88
Dec 2, 2023 0.75
Sep 2, 2023 0.42
Jun 3, 2023 0.35
Mar 4, 2023 0.14
Dec 3, 2022 0.88
Sep 3, 2022 0.44
May 28, 2022 0.65
Aug 28, 2021 0.60
May 29, 2021 15.10
Feb 27, 2021 11.49