Msc Industrial Direct (MSM) Price to Earnings (2010 - 2026)
Msc Industrial Direct's (MSM) Price to Earnings stood at 26.44 in fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended May 30, 2026), up 16.1% from 22.78 a year earlier and up 4.8% from the prior quarter.
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Msc Industrial Direct (MSM) Price to Earnings (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025 (ended Aug 30, 2025), Msc Industrial Direct's Price to Earnings came in at 25.25, up 42.0% from FY2024.
- Annual Price to Earnings has increased for three straight fiscal years.
- Across earlier fiscal years, Price to Earnings came in at 17.78 in FY2024 (+4.8%), 16.96 in FY2023 (+31.5%), 12.90 in FY2022 (-41.2%) and 21.93 in FY2021 (+49.0%).
- The fiscal Q3 2026 figure is the highest quarterly Price to Earnings since fiscal Q2 2017.
- On a year-over-year basis, Price to Earnings has increased for 12 consecutive quarters, with growth averaging 22.2% over the last eight quarters.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Price to Earnings in the last five years was growth of 49.0% in fiscal Q4 2021, 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 25.23 (Q2 2026), 24.27 (Q1 2026) and 25.25 (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United Rentals | 66.45 Bn | 65.21 Bn | 1.73 Bn |
| 2 | W.W. Grainger | 62.58 Bn | 60.18 Bn | 1.98 Bn |
| 3 | Fastenal | 59.02 Bn | 57.94 Bn | 1.06 Bn |
| 4 | Ferguson Enterprises | 43.33 Bn | 40.54 Bn | 2.32 Bn |
| 5 | Sunbelt Rentals Holdings | 31.82 Bn | 31.70 Bn | 1.25 Bn |
| 6 | Reliance | 20.64 Bn | 19.68 Bn | 1.30 Bn |
| 7 | Wesco International | 17.76 Bn | 15.08 Bn | 1.46 Bn |
| 8 | Applied Industrial Technologies | 12.45 Bn | 12.32 Bn | 411.22 Mn |
| 9 | Watsco | 11.13 Bn | 8.82 Bn | 578.93 Mn |
| 10 | Msc Industrial Direct | 7.38 Bn | 7.16 Bn | 430.41 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Aug 28, 2021 | 21.93 |
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();