Msc Industrial Direct (MSM) Price to Earnings (2010 - 2026)
Msc Industrial Direct's (MSM) Price to Earnings stood at 29.91 in fiscal Q4 2026 (quarter ended Aug 29, 2026), up 18.4% from 25.25 a year earlier and up 13.1% from the prior quarter.
Powered by 
Analysis
Msc Industrial Direct (MSM) Price to Earnings (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Starting with fiscal Q4 2010, Msc Industrial Direct's Price to Earnings history includes 65 quarters.
- Annual Price to Earnings has increased for four straight fiscal years.
- Across earlier fiscal years, Price to Earnings came in at 25.25 in FY2025 (+42.0%), 17.78 in FY2024 (+4.8%), 16.96 in FY2023 (+31.5%) and 12.90 in FY2022 (-41.2%).
- The fiscal Q4 2026 figure is the highest quarterly Price to Earnings in data going back to fiscal Q4 2010.
- On a year-over-year basis, Price to Earnings has increased for 13 consecutive quarters, with growth averaging 23.9% over the last eight quarters.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Price to Earnings in the last five years was growth of 42.0% in fiscal Q4 2025, against a decline of 43.2% in fiscal Q2 2022 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three fiscal quarters came in at 26.44 (Q3 2026), 25.23 (Q2 2026) and 24.27 (Q1 2026).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | W.W. Grainger | 67.67 Bn | 65.03 Bn | 2.01 Bn |
| 2 | United Rentals | 65.48 Bn | 64.60 Bn | 2.05 Bn |
| 3 | Fastenal | 60.80 Bn | 59.80 Bn | 1.10 Bn |
| 4 | Ferguson Enterprises | 45.51 Bn | 42.73 Bn | 2.32 Bn |
| 5 | Sunbelt Rentals Holdings | 31.50 Bn | 31.38 Bn | 1.25 Bn |
| 6 | Reliance | 21.26 Bn | 20.31 Bn | 1.45 Bn |
| 7 | Wesco International | 14.25 Bn | 11.29 Bn | 1.57 Bn |
| 8 | Watsco | 11.59 Bn | 9.28 Bn | 578.93 Mn |
| 9 | Avantor | 10.49 Bn | 9.07 Bn | 534.80 Mn |
| 10 | Msc Industrial Direct | 6.32 Bn | 6.10 Bn | 438.58 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 29, 2026 | 29.91 |
| May 30, 2026 | 26.44 |
| Feb 28, 2026 | 25.23 |
| Nov 29, 2025 | 24.27 |
| Aug 30, 2025 | 25.25 |
| May 31, 2025 | 22.78 |
| Mar 1, 2025 | 20.99 |
| Nov 30, 2024 | 20.34 |
| Aug 31, 2024 | 17.78 |
| Jun 1, 2024 | 16.60 |
| Mar 2, 2024 | 17.97 |
| Dec 2, 2023 | 16.83 |
| Sep 2, 2023 | 16.96 |
| Jun 3, 2023 | 14.55 |
| Mar 4, 2023 | 13.18 |
| Dec 3, 2022 | 13.48 |
| Sep 3, 2022 | 12.90 |
| May 28, 2022 | 15.80 |
| Feb 26, 2022 | 14.63 |
| Nov 27, 2021 | 18.49 |
API Access
Msc Industrial Direct Price to Earnings 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=price-to-earnings&ticker=MSM&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "price-to-earnings", "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=price-to-earnings&ticker=MSM&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();