Msc Industrial Direct (MSM) Payout Ratio (2014 - 2026)
Msc Industrial Direct's (MSM) Payout Ratio was 0.87 for fiscal Q4 2026 (quarter ended Aug 29, 2026), down 8.2% from 0.95 a year earlier but up 4.5% from the prior quarter.
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Msc Industrial Direct (MSM) Payout Ratio (2014 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Dating back to fiscal Q2 2014, Msc Industrial Direct's Payout Ratio record includes 47 quarters.
- By fiscal year, Payout Ratio came in at 0.95 in FY2025 (+31.4%), 0.72 in FY2024 (+40.7%), 0.51 in FY2023 (+4.5%) and 0.49 in FY2022 (-45.3%).
- Five-year quarterly Payout Ratio spans a low of 0.25 in fiscal Q4 2022 and a high of 0.95 in fiscal Q4 2025.
- Year over year, Payout Ratio gained in six of the last eight quarters, with growth averaging 22.6%.
- The high point for year-over-year Payout Ratio in five years was fiscal Q4 2023 (growth of 108.8%); the low point was fiscal Q4 2022 (a decline of 72.6%).
- Per Business Quant data, the three fiscal quarters before Q4 2026 came in at 0.84 (Q3 2026), 0.92 (Q2 2026) and 0.93 (Q1 2026).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United Rentals | 72.77 Bn | 71.89 Bn | 2.05 Bn |
| 2 | W.W. Grainger | 64.56 Bn | 62.15 Bn | 1.98 Bn |
| 3 | Fastenal | 60.02 Bn | 59.02 Bn | 1.10 Bn |
| 4 | Ferguson Enterprises | 46.98 Bn | 44.19 Bn | 2.32 Bn |
| 5 | Sunbelt Rentals Holdings | 34.25 Bn | 34.13 Bn | 1.25 Bn |
| 6 | Reliance | 22.80 Bn | 21.86 Bn | 1.45 Bn |
| 7 | Wesco International | 17.09 Bn | 14.14 Bn | 1.57 Bn |
| 8 | Watsco | 11.82 Bn | 11.82 Bn | 586.29 Mn |
| 9 | Applied Industrial Technologies | 11.16 Bn | 11.05 Bn | 392.21 Mn |
| 10 | Msc Industrial Direct | 6.79 Bn | 6.56 Bn | 438.58 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 29, 2026 | 0.87 |
| May 30, 2026 | 0.84 |
| Feb 28, 2026 | 0.92 |
| Nov 29, 2025 | 0.93 |
| Aug 30, 2025 | 0.95 |
| May 31, 2025 | 0.95 |
| Mar 1, 2025 | 0.88 |
| Nov 30, 2024 | 0.80 |
| Aug 31, 2024 | 0.72 |
| Jun 1, 2024 | 0.64 |
| Mar 2, 2024 | 0.58 |
| Dec 2, 2023 | 0.54 |
| Sep 2, 2023 | 0.51 |
| Jun 3, 2023 | 0.48 |
| Mar 4, 2023 | 0.47 |
| Dec 3, 2022 | 0.36 |
| Sep 3, 2022 | 0.25 |
| May 28, 2022 | 0.65 |
| Aug 28, 2021 | 0.90 |
| May 29, 2021 | 0.96 |
API Access
Msc Industrial Direct Payout Ratio 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
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=payout-ratio&ticker=MSM&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "payout-ratio", "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=payout-ratio&ticker=MSM&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();