Msc Industrial Direct (MSM) FCF Payout Ratio (2013 - 2026)
Msc Industrial Direct's (MSM) FCF Payout Ratio was 0.60 for fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended May 30, 2026), down 3.6% from 0.62 a year earlier and down 9.6% from the prior quarter.
Powered by 
Analysis
Msc Industrial Direct (MSM) FCF Payout Ratio (2013 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the twelve months ended May 30, 2026, Msc Industrial Direct's FCF Payout Ratio came in at 0.88, up 22.6% year-over-year; for FY2025 (ended Aug 30, 2025), it came in at 0.79, up 30.9% from FY2024.
- By fiscal year, FCF Payout Ratio came in at 0.60 in FY2024 (+106.7%), 0.29 in FY2023 (-67.9%), 0.91 in FY2022 (-20.9%) and 1.14 in FY2021 (+44.2%).
- The fiscal Q3 2026 figure ranks as the lowest quarterly FCF Payout Ratio since fiscal Q1 2025.
- Year over year, FCF Payout Ratio gained in four of the last seven quarters, with growth averaging 22.2%.
- The high point for year-over-year FCF Payout Ratio in five years was fiscal Q2 2024 (growth of 546.2%); the low point was fiscal Q2 2026 (a decline of 65.4%).
- Per Business Quant data, the three fiscal quarters before Q3 2026 came in at 0.66 (Q2 2026), 6.57 (Q1 2026) and 0.81 (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF Cover (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United Rentals | 66.45 Bn | 65.21 Bn | 1.73 Bn | - |
| 2 | W.W. Grainger | 62.58 Bn | 60.18 Bn | 1.98 Bn | 0.44 |
| 3 | Fastenal | 59.02 Bn | 57.94 Bn | 1.06 Bn | - |
| 4 | Ferguson Enterprises | 43.33 Bn | 40.54 Bn | 2.32 Bn | - |
| 5 | Sunbelt Rentals Holdings | 31.82 Bn | 31.70 Bn | 1.25 Bn | - |
| 6 | Reliance | 20.64 Bn | 19.68 Bn | 1.30 Bn | 0.93 |
| 7 | Wesco International | 17.76 Bn | 15.08 Bn | 1.46 Bn | 0.96 |
| 8 | Applied Industrial Technologies | 12.45 Bn | 12.32 Bn | 411.22 Mn | 0.12 |
| 9 | Watsco | 11.13 Bn | 8.82 Bn | 578.93 Mn | - |
| 10 | Msc Industrial Direct | 7.38 Bn | 7.16 Bn | 430.41 Mn | 0.60 |
Historic Data
Download Data
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Feb 27, 2021 | 42.15 |
| Nov 28, 2020 | 0.44 |
| Feb 29, 2020 | 4.10 |
API Access
Msc Industrial Direct FCF Payout Ratio API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
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-payout-ratio&ticker=MSM&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "fcf-payout-ratio", "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-payout-ratio&ticker=MSM&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();