Msc Industrial Direct (MSM) Operating Margin (2009 - 2026)
Msc Industrial Direct (MSM) recorded Operating Margin of 10.19% in fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended May 30, 2026), up 1.68 percentage points from 8.52% a year earlier and up 3.13 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Msc Industrial Direct (MSM) Operating Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a TTM basis, Msc Industrial Direct's Operating Margin came in at 8.50% as of May 30, 2026, up 0.27 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025 (ended Aug 30, 2025), it came in at 8.00%, down 2.22 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Operating Margin has declined for three straight fiscal years, with a five-year change of -2.99 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier fiscal years, Operating Margin came in at 10.22% in FY2024 (-1.85 pp), 12.07% in FY2023 (-0.63 pp), 12.70% in FY2022 (+3.39 pp) and 9.30% in FY2021 (-1.68 pp).
- The fiscal Q3 2026 figure is the highest quarterly Operating Margin since fiscal Q3 2024.
- On a year-over-year basis, Operating Margin has increased for three consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -1.12 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Operating Margin in the last five years was a gain of 7.65 percentage points in fiscal Q2 2022, against a drop of 2.86 percentage points in fiscal Q1 2025 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three fiscal quarters came in at 7.06% (Q2 2026), 7.89% (Q1 2026) and 8.62% (Q4 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Operating Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United Rentals | 66.45 Bn | 65.21 Bn | 1.73 Bn | 25.80% |
| 2 | W.W. Grainger | 62.58 Bn | 60.18 Bn | 1.98 Bn | 16.07% |
| 3 | Fastenal | 59.02 Bn | 57.94 Bn | 1.06 Bn | 21.02% |
| 4 | Ferguson Enterprises | 43.33 Bn | 40.54 Bn | 2.32 Bn | 8.19% |
| 5 | Sunbelt Rentals Holdings | 31.82 Bn | 31.70 Bn | 1.25 Bn | 22.18% |
| 6 | Reliance | 20.64 Bn | 19.68 Bn | 1.30 Bn | 9.54% |
| 7 | Wesco International | 17.76 Bn | 15.08 Bn | 1.46 Bn | 5.73% |
| 8 | Applied Industrial Technologies | 12.45 Bn | 12.32 Bn | 411.22 Mn | 11.78% |
| 9 | Watsco | 11.13 Bn | 8.82 Bn | 578.93 Mn | 11.32% |
| 10 | Msc Industrial Direct | 7.38 Bn | 7.16 Bn | 430.41 Mn | 10.19% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| May 30, 2026 | 10.19% |
| Feb 28, 2026 | 7.06% |
| Nov 29, 2025 | 7.89% |
| Aug 30, 2025 | 8.62% |
| May 31, 2025 | 8.52% |
| Mar 1, 2025 | 6.98% |
| Nov 30, 2024 | 7.78% |
| Aug 31, 2024 | 9.54% |
| Jun 1, 2024 | 10.90% |
| Mar 2, 2024 | 9.75% |
| Dec 2, 2023 | 10.65% |
| Sep 2, 2023 | 11.40% |
| Jun 3, 2023 | 12.84% |
| Mar 4, 2023 | 11.88% |
| Dec 3, 2022 | 12.11% |
| Sep 3, 2022 | 14.08% |
| May 28, 2022 | 14.27% |
| Feb 26, 2022 | 11.27% |
| Nov 27, 2021 | 10.69% |
| Aug 28, 2021 | 10.98% |
Msc Industrial Direct Operating Margin API
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params = {"slug": "operating-margin", "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=operating-margin&ticker=MSM&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();