Msc Industrial Direct (MSM) Net Margin (2009 - 2026)

Msc Industrial Direct (MSM) posted quarterly Net Margin of 7.52% for Q2 2026, up 166.0% year-over-year from 2.83% in Q2 2025, and up 63.64% quarter-over-quarter from 4.59% in Q1 2026.

Msc Industrial Direct (MSM) Net Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Msc Industrial Direct's Net Margin history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 7.52% for Q2 2026.

  • In Q2 2026, Net Margin rose 166.0% year-over-year to 7.52%; the TTM figure through May 2026 stood at 5.84% (up 61.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 5.25%, down 145.0% from the prior year.
  • Net Margin for Q2 2026 stood at 7.52%, up from 4.59% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Net Margin was 10.4% in Q2 2022, with the low at 4.39% in Q1 2025.
  • The 5-year median for Net Margin is 7.26% (2023), against an average of 7.11%.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2024: Net Margin jumped 576 bps in 2022, then tumbled 278 bps in 2024.
  • Msc Industrial Direct's Net Margin stood at 8.48% in 2022, then fell by 15 bps to 7.25% in 2023, then tumbled by 32 bps to 4.92% in 2024, then increased by 8 bps to 5.29% in 2025, then surged by 42 bps to 7.52% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows MSM's Net Margin at 7.52% in Q2 2026, 4.59% in Q1 2026, and 5.29% in Q4 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Net Margin (Qtr)
1 W.W. Grainger 62.04 Bn 61.46 Bn 1.98 Bn 11.95%
2 Fastenal 59.03 Bn 58.83 Bn 1.06 Bn 16.04%
3 Ferguson Enterprises 47.99 Bn 47.17 Bn 2.32 Bn 5.54%
4 Wesco International 17.78 Bn 16.97 Bn 1.46 Bn 3.14%
5 Applied Industrial Technologies 13.25 Bn 13.08 Bn 380.80 Mn 7.97%
6 Watsco 11.97 Bn 11.50 Bn 578.93 Mn 9.09%
7 Core & Main 8.70 Bn 8.55 Bn 520.00 Mn 5.92%
8 Pool 7.21 Bn 7.18 Bn 540.76 Mn 10.32%
9 Msc Industrial Direct 6.76 Bn 6.69 Bn 430.41 Mn 7.52%
10 Xometry 5.15 Bn 4.63 Bn 87.15 Mn -2.32%

Historic Data

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DateValue
May 30, 2026 7.52%
Feb 28, 2026 4.59%
Nov 29, 2025 5.29%
Aug 30, 2025 5.74%
May 31, 2025 5.86%
Mar 1, 2025 4.39%
Nov 30, 2024 4.92%
Aug 31, 2024 5.67%
Jun 1, 2024 7.28%
Mar 2, 2024 6.58%
Dec 2, 2023 7.25%
Sep 2, 2023 8.44%
Jun 3, 2023 9.02%
Mar 4, 2023 8.25%
Dec 3, 2022 8.48%
Sep 3, 2022 10.21%
May 28, 2022 10.40%
Feb 26, 2022 8.13%
Nov 27, 2021 7.81%
Aug 28, 2021 7.93%