Msc Industrial Direct (MSM) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026)

Msc Industrial Direct (MSM) recorded quarterly Operating Expenses of $310.3 million in Q1 2026, little changed quarter-over-quarter from $311.6 million in Q4 2025, and up 2.91% on a YoY basis from $301.6 million in Q1 2025.

Msc Industrial Direct (MSM) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Msc Industrial Direct's Operating Expenses history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $310.3 million for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Operating Expenses rose 2.91% year-over-year to $310.3 million; the TTM figure through Feb 2026 stood at $1.2 billion (up 4.13% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $1.2 billion, up 4.77% from the prior year.
  • Operating Expenses was $310.3 million for Q1 2026 at Msc Industrial Direct, roughly flat from $311.6 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Operating Expenses ranged from a high of $312.3 million in Q2 2025 to a low of $266.0 million in Q1 2022.
  • Historically, Operating Expenses has averaged $293.6 million across 5 years, with a median of $291.7 million in 2023.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2024: Operating Expenses advanced 14.59% in 2022, then declined 0.93% in 2024.
  • A 5-year view of Operating Expenses shows it stood at $279.7 million in 2022, then rose by 3.91% to $290.6 million in 2023, then climbed by 4.45% to $303.6 million in 2024, then grew by 2.64% to $311.6 million in 2025, then dropped by 0.39% to $310.3 million in 2026.
  • The last three Operating Expenses figures came in at $310.3 million (Q1 2026), $311.6 million (Q4 2025), and $306.1 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Opex (Qtr)
1 W.W. Grainger 62.43 Bn 62.25 Bn 1.75 Bn 1.11 Bn
2 Fastenal 52.87 Bn 52.56 Bn 982.90 Mn 535.30 Mn
3 Ferguson Enterprises 43.71 Bn 42.89 Bn 2.32 Bn 1.61 Bn
4 Wesco International 17.21 Bn 16.51 Bn 1.29 Bn 947.60 Mn
5 Watsco 14.12 Bn 13.98 Bn 427.56 Mn 322.85 Mn
6 Applied Industrial Technologies 11.70 Bn 11.53 Bn 380.80 Mn 242.88 Mn
7 Qxo 11.53 Bn 8.48 Bn 409.30 Mn 661.20 Mn
8 Core & Main 9.91 Bn 9.77 Bn 428.00 Mn 310.00 Mn
9 Pool 6.54 Bn 6.47 Bn 329.87 Mn 247.26 Mn
10 Msc Industrial Direct 6.47 Bn 6.42 Bn 377.59 Mn 310.34 Mn

Historic Data

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Feb 28, 2026 310.34 Mn
Nov 29, 2025 311.57 Mn
Aug 30, 2025 306.11 Mn
May 31, 2025 312.32 Mn
Mar 1, 2025 301.58 Mn
Nov 30, 2024 303.56 Mn
Aug 31, 2024 297.01 Mn
Jun 1, 2024 288.99 Mn
Mar 2, 2024 291.24 Mn
Dec 2, 2023 290.63 Mn
Sep 2, 2023 299.26 Mn
Jun 3, 2023 291.71 Mn
Mar 4, 2023 280.63 Mn
Dec 3, 2022 279.70 Mn
Sep 3, 2022 290.26 Mn
May 28, 2022 271.05 Mn
Feb 26, 2022 265.97 Mn
Nov 27, 2021 256.58 Mn
Aug 28, 2021 253.31 Mn
May 29, 2021 257.34 Mn