Msc Industrial Direct (MSM) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026)
Msc Industrial Direct's Free Cash Flow came in at $63.75 million for fiscal Q4 2026 (quarter ended Aug 29, 2026), up 8.9% from $58.53 million a year earlier but down 21.2% from the prior quarter.
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Msc Industrial Direct (MSM) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2026 (ended Aug 29, 2026), Msc Industrial Direct's Free Cash Flow was $225.16 million, down 6.5% from FY2025.
- Free Cash Flow has declined in each of the last three fiscal years, though with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 5.7% (FY2021 to FY2026).
- Going back by fiscal year, Free Cash Flow was $240.88 million in FY2025 (-22.6%), $311.29 million in FY2024 (-48.7%), $607.09 million in FY2023 (+228.5%) and $184.81 million in FY2022 (+8.3%).
- The five-year range for quarterly Free Cash Flow is -$16.3 million (fiscal Q2 2022) to $325.35 million (fiscal Q2 2023).
- Year-over-year, Free Cash Flow has increased for three consecutive quarters, with growth averaging 4.5% over the last eight quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Free Cash Flow over five years came in fiscal Q2 2026 (growth of 196.1%), and the weakest in fiscal Q1 2026 (a decline of 90.9%).
- Business Quant data shows MSM's Free Cash Flow at $80.92 million (Q3 2026), $73.08 million (Q2 2026) and $7.41 million (Q1 2026) in the three fiscal quarters before Q4 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United Rentals | 73.34 Bn | 72.46 Bn | 2.05 Bn | -105.00 Mn |
| 2 | W.W. Grainger | 65.22 Bn | 62.82 Bn | 1.98 Bn | 333.00 Mn |
| 3 | Fastenal | 60.31 Bn | 59.31 Bn | 1.10 Bn | 347.60 Mn |
| 4 | Ferguson Enterprises | 46.98 Bn | 44.19 Bn | 2.32 Bn | 680.00 Mn |
| 5 | Sunbelt Rentals Holdings | 34.35 Bn | 34.23 Bn | 1.25 Bn | -15.00 Mn |
| 6 | Reliance | 22.84 Bn | 21.89 Bn | 1.45 Bn | 133.00 Mn |
| 7 | Wesco International | 16.33 Bn | 13.38 Bn | 1.57 Bn | 164.80 Mn |
| 8 | Watsco | 12.05 Bn | 12.05 Bn | 586.29 Mn | - |
| 9 | Applied Industrial Technologies | 10.95 Bn | 10.83 Bn | 392.21 Mn | 73.36 Mn |
| 10 | Msc Industrial Direct | 6.71 Bn | 6.48 Bn | 438.58 Mn | 63.75 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 29, 2026 | 63.75 Mn |
| May 30, 2026 | 80.92 Mn |
| Feb 28, 2026 | 73.08 Mn |
| Nov 29, 2025 | 7.41 Mn |
| Aug 30, 2025 | 58.53 Mn |
| May 31, 2025 | 75.98 Mn |
| Mar 1, 2025 | 24.68 Mn |
| Nov 30, 2024 | 81.70 Mn |
| Aug 31, 2024 | 81.21 Mn |
| Jun 1, 2024 | 113.95 Mn |
| Mar 2, 2024 | 53.39 Mn |
| Dec 2, 2023 | 62.74 Mn |
| Sep 2, 2023 | 104.13 Mn |
| Jun 3, 2023 | 127.10 Mn |
| Mar 4, 2023 | 325.35 Mn |
| Dec 3, 2022 | 50.52 Mn |
| Sep 3, 2022 | 94.45 Mn |
| May 28, 2022 | 64.12 Mn |
| Feb 26, 2022 | -16.30 Mn |
| Nov 27, 2021 | 42.54 Mn |
API Access
Msc Industrial Direct Free Cash Flow 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=free-cash-flow&ticker=MSM&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "free-cash-flow", "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=free-cash-flow&ticker=MSM&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();