Msc Industrial Direct (MSM) Payables (2010 - 2026)
Msc Industrial Direct's Payables was $237.98 million in fiscal Q4 2026 (quarter ended Aug 29, 2026), up 5.7% from $225.15 million a year earlier and up 3.7% from the prior quarter.
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Msc Industrial Direct (MSM) Payables (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
From fiscal Q4 2010 onward, Msc Industrial Direct has reported Payables for 65 quarters.
- Payables shows a five-year compound annual growth rate of 5.0% (FY2021 to FY2026).
- In earlier fiscal years, Payables was $225.15 million in FY2025 (+9.3%), $205.93 million in FY2024 (-9.0%), $226.3 million in FY2023 (+4.1%) and $217.38 million in FY2022 (+16.7%).
- The fiscal Q4 2026 figure marks the highest quarterly Payables since fiscal Q1 2021.
- Compared with a year earlier, Payables has increased for eight straight quarters, with growth averaging 6.1% over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Payables over five years was fiscal Q1 2023 (growth of 19.7%); the worst was fiscal Q1 2022 (a decline of 47.9%).
- Per Business Quant data, MSM's Payables in the three fiscal quarters before Q4 2026 was $229.42 million (Q3 2026), $222.14 million (Q2 2026) and $220.11 million (Q1 2026).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Payables (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United Rentals | 73.34 Bn | 72.46 Bn | 2.05 Bn | 1.69 Bn |
| 2 | W.W. Grainger | 65.22 Bn | 62.82 Bn | 1.98 Bn | 1.28 Bn |
| 3 | Fastenal | 60.31 Bn | 59.31 Bn | 1.10 Bn | 445.80 Mn |
| 4 | Ferguson Enterprises | 46.98 Bn | 44.19 Bn | 2.32 Bn | 3.68 Bn |
| 5 | Sunbelt Rentals Holdings | 34.35 Bn | 34.23 Bn | 1.25 Bn | 623.00 Mn |
| 6 | Reliance | 22.84 Bn | 21.89 Bn | 1.45 Bn | 649.40 Mn |
| 7 | Wesco International | 16.33 Bn | 13.38 Bn | 1.57 Bn | 4.17 Bn |
| 8 | Watsco | 12.05 Bn | 12.05 Bn | 586.29 Mn | - |
| 9 | Applied Industrial Technologies | 10.95 Bn | 10.83 Bn | 392.21 Mn | 293.02 Mn |
| 10 | Msc Industrial Direct | 6.71 Bn | 6.48 Bn | 438.58 Mn | 237.98 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 29, 2026 | 237.98 Mn |
| May 30, 2026 | 229.42 Mn |
| Feb 28, 2026 | 222.14 Mn |
| Nov 29, 2025 | 220.11 Mn |
| Aug 30, 2025 | 225.15 Mn |
| May 31, 2025 | 212.97 Mn |
| Mar 1, 2025 | 213.06 Mn |
| Nov 30, 2024 | 208.70 Mn |
| Aug 31, 2024 | 205.93 Mn |
| Jun 1, 2024 | 205.64 Mn |
| Mar 2, 2024 | 208.11 Mn |
| Dec 2, 2023 | 188.98 Mn |
| Sep 2, 2023 | 226.30 Mn |
| Jun 3, 2023 | 209.86 Mn |
| Mar 4, 2023 | 207.55 Mn |
| Dec 3, 2022 | 212.79 Mn |
| Sep 3, 2022 | 217.38 Mn |
| May 28, 2022 | 199.48 Mn |
| Feb 26, 2022 | 191.44 Mn |
| Nov 27, 2021 | 177.82 Mn |
API Access
Msc Industrial Direct Payables API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=payables&ticker=MSM&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "payables", "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=payables&ticker=MSM&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();