Msc Industrial Direct (MSM) Interest Coverage Ratio (2009 - 2026)
Msc Industrial Direct's (MSM) Interest Coverage Ratio came in at 19.83 for fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended May 30, 2026), up 44.6% from 13.72 a year earlier and up 71.0% from the prior quarter.
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Msc Industrial Direct (MSM) Interest Coverage Ratio (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through May 30, 2026, Interest Coverage Ratio at Msc Industrial Direct was 15.01, up 21.6% year-over-year; for FY2025 (ended Aug 30, 2025), it was 12.53, down 17.3% from FY2024.
- Annual Interest Coverage Ratio has declined for three consecutive fiscal years.
- In prior fiscal years, Msc Industrial Direct's Interest Coverage Ratio was 15.15 in FY2024 (-29.4%), 21.46 in FY2023 (-19.4%), 26.63 in FY2022 (+28.1%) and 20.80 in FY2021 (-1.1%).
- The fiscal Q3 2026 figure stands as the highest quarterly Interest Coverage Ratio since fiscal Q4 2023.
- On a year-over-year basis, Interest Coverage Ratio has increased in each of the last four quarters, with an average decline of 4.2% over the last eight quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Interest Coverage Ratio in the past five years was fiscal Q2 2022, with growth of 243.2%; the weakest was fiscal Q4 2024, with a decline of 46.1%.
- According to Business Quant data, Interest Coverage Ratio for the three prior fiscal quarters was 11.60 (Q2 2026), 14.08 (Q1 2026) and 14.71 (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Interest 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 | - |
| 3 | Fastenal | 59.02 Bn | 57.94 Bn | 1.06 Bn | 418.17 |
| 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 | 24.26 |
| 7 | Wesco International | 17.76 Bn | 15.08 Bn | 1.46 Bn | - |
| 8 | Applied Industrial Technologies | 12.45 Bn | 12.32 Bn | 411.22 Mn | - |
| 9 | Watsco | 11.13 Bn | 8.82 Bn | 578.93 Mn | - |
| 10 | Msc Industrial Direct | 7.38 Bn | 7.16 Bn | 430.41 Mn | 19.83 |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| May 30, 2026 | 19.83 |
| Feb 28, 2026 | 11.60 |
| Nov 29, 2025 | 14.08 |
| Aug 30, 2025 | 14.71 |
| May 31, 2025 | 13.72 |
| Mar 1, 2025 | 10.00 |
| Nov 30, 2024 | 11.90 |
| Aug 31, 2024 | 13.74 |
| Jun 1, 2024 | 15.51 |
| Mar 2, 2024 | 13.12 |
| Dec 2, 2023 | 19.09 |
| Sep 2, 2023 | 25.50 |
| Jun 3, 2023 | 26.87 |
| Mar 4, 2023 | 19.19 |
| Dec 3, 2022 | 16.77 |
| Sep 3, 2022 | 24.09 |
| May 28, 2022 | 31.99 |
| Feb 26, 2022 | 26.86 |
| Nov 27, 2021 | 24.34 |
| Aug 28, 2021 | 23.52 |
API Access
Msc Industrial Direct Interest Coverage 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=interest-coverage-ratio&ticker=MSM&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "interest-coverage-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=interest-coverage-ratio&ticker=MSM&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();