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

Msc Industrial Direct (MSM) recorded quarterly Net Margin of 4.59% in Q1 2026, down 13.21% quarter-over-quarter from 5.29% in Q4 2025, and up 20.0% on a YoY basis from 3.83% in Q1 2025.

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 4.59% for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Net Margin rose 20.0% year-over-year to 4.59%; the TTM figure through Feb 2026 stood at 5.38% (down 22.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 5.25%, down 145.0% from the prior year.
  • Net Margin was 4.59% for Q1 2026 at Msc Industrial Direct, down from 5.29% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Net Margin ranged from a high of 10.4% in Q2 2022 to a low of 4.39% in Q1 2025.
  • Historically, Net Margin has averaged 7.09% across 5 years, with a median of 7.25% in 2023.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2024: Net Margin surged 576 bps in 2022, then plunged 278 bps in 2024.
  • A 5-year view of Net Margin shows it stood at 8.48% in 2022, then retreated by 15 bps to 7.25% in 2023, then plunged by 32 bps to 4.92% in 2024, then rose by 8 bps to 5.29% in 2025, then dropped by 13 bps to 4.59% in 2026.
  • The last three Net Margin figures came in at 4.59% (Q1 2026), 5.29% (Q4 2025), and 5.74% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Net Margin (Qtr)
1 W.W. Grainger 63.64 Bn 63.46 Bn 1.75 Bn 10.82%
2 Fastenal 53.18 Bn 52.87 Bn 982.90 Mn 15.43%
3 Ferguson Enterprises 45.51 Bn 44.69 Bn 2.32 Bn 5.54%
4 Wesco International 17.33 Bn 16.62 Bn 1.29 Bn 2.53%
5 Watsco 14.65 Bn 14.51 Bn 427.56 Mn 4.63%
6 Qxo 12.24 Bn 9.19 Bn 409.30 Mn -13.13%
7 Applied Industrial Technologies 11.99 Bn 11.82 Bn 380.80 Mn 7.97%
8 Core & Main 9.98 Bn 9.84 Bn 428.00 Mn 4.62%
9 Pool 7.00 Bn 6.92 Bn 329.87 Mn 4.68%
10 Msc Industrial Direct 6.54 Bn 6.49 Bn 377.59 Mn 4.59%

Historic Data

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DateValue
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%
May 29, 2021 10.96%