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

Msc Industrial Direct (MSM) recorded quarterly FCF Payout Ratio of 0.66 in Q1 2026, down 89.88% quarter-over-quarter from 6.57 in Q4 2025, and down 65.41% on a YoY basis from 1.92 in Q1 2025.

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 0.66 for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, FCF Payout Ratio fell 65.41% year-over-year to 0.66; the TTM figure through Feb 2026 stood at 0.89 (up 42.98% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 0.79, up 30.87% from the prior year.
  • FCF Payout Ratio was 0.66 for Q1 2026 at Msc Industrial Direct, down from 6.57 in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, FCF Payout Ratio ranged from a high of 6.57 in Q4 2025 to a low of 0.14 in Q1 2023.
  • Historically, FCF Payout Ratio has averaged 1.04 across 5 years, with a median of 0.64 in 2025.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2025 and 2026: FCF Payout Ratio soared 1028.58% in 2025, then slumped 65.41% in 2026.
  • A 5-year view of FCF Payout Ratio shows it stood at 0.88 in 2022, then dropped by 14.03% to 0.75 in 2023, then fell by 22.65% to 0.58 in 2024, then jumped by 1028.58% to 6.57 in 2025, then tumbled by 89.88% to 0.66 in 2026.
  • The last three FCF Payout Ratio figures came in at 0.66 (Q1 2026), 6.57 (Q4 2025), and 0.81 (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) FCF Cover (Qtr)
1 W.W. Grainger 63.64 Bn 63.46 Bn 1.75 Bn 0.41
2 Fastenal 53.18 Bn 52.87 Bn 982.90 Mn 0.86
3 Ferguson Enterprises 45.51 Bn 44.69 Bn 2.32 Bn 0.23
4 Wesco International 17.33 Bn 16.62 Bn 1.29 Bn -
5 Watsco 14.65 Bn 14.51 Bn 427.56 Mn -
6 Qxo 12.24 Bn 9.19 Bn 409.30 Mn 0.47
7 Applied Industrial Technologies 11.99 Bn 11.82 Bn 380.80 Mn 0.20
8 Core & Main 9.98 Bn 9.84 Bn 428.00 Mn 0.01
9 Pool 7.00 Bn 6.92 Bn 329.87 Mn 2.67
10 Msc Industrial Direct 6.54 Bn 6.49 Bn 377.59 Mn 0.66

Historic Data

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DateValue
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 1.01
May 29, 2021 -25.03
Feb 27, 2021 42.15
Nov 28, 2020 0.44