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
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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 |