Msc Industrial Direct (MSM) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026)
Msc Industrial Direct's Free Cash Flow came in at $80.92 million for fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended May 30, 2026), up 6.5% from $75.98 million a year earlier and up 10.7% from the prior quarter.
Msc Industrial Direct (MSM) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to May 30, 2026, Msc Industrial Direct reported Free Cash Flow of $219.93 million, down 16.6% year-over-year; for FY2025 (ended Aug 30, 2025), it came in at $240.88 million, down 22.6% from FY2024.
- Free Cash Flow carries a five-year compound annual growth rate of -7.2% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by fiscal year, Free Cash Flow was $311.29 million in FY2024 (-48.7%), $607.09 million in FY2023 (+228.5%), $184.81 million in FY2022 (+8.3%) and $170.72 million in FY2021 (-51.2%).
- The fiscal Q3 2026 figure represents the highest quarterly Free Cash Flow since fiscal Q1 2025.
- Year-over-year, Free Cash Flow increased in three of the last eight quarters, with growth averaging 0.6%.
- 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 $73.08 million (Q2 2026), $7.41 million (Q1 2026) and $58.53 million (Q4 2025) in the three fiscal quarters before Q3 2026.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United Rentals | 66.45 Bn | 65.21 Bn | 1.73 Bn | -162.00 Mn |
| 2 | W.W. Grainger | 62.58 Bn | 60.18 Bn | 1.98 Bn | 333.00 Mn |
| 3 | Fastenal | 59.02 Bn | 57.94 Bn | 1.06 Bn | 201.60 Mn |
| 4 | Ferguson Enterprises | 43.33 Bn | 40.54 Bn | 2.32 Bn | 680.00 Mn |
| 5 | Sunbelt Rentals Holdings | 31.82 Bn | 31.70 Bn | 1.25 Bn | -15.00 Mn |
| 6 | Reliance | 20.64 Bn | 19.68 Bn | 1.30 Bn | 68.80 Mn |
| 7 | Wesco International | 17.76 Bn | 15.08 Bn | 1.46 Bn | 25.50 Mn |
| 8 | Applied Industrial Technologies | 12.45 Bn | 12.32 Bn | 411.22 Mn | 159.74 Mn |
| 9 | Watsco | 11.13 Bn | 8.82 Bn | 578.93 Mn | -11.52 Mn |
| 10 | Msc Industrial Direct | 7.38 Bn | 7.16 Bn | 430.41 Mn | 80.92 Mn |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Aug 28, 2021 | 68.95 Mn |
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();