Msc Industrial Direct (MSM) Retained Earnings (2010 - 2026)
Msc Industrial Direct (MSM) posted Retained Earnings of $451.4 million for fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended May 30, 2026), up 6.6% from $423.53 million a year earlier and up 7.4% from the prior quarter.
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Msc Industrial Direct (MSM) Retained Earnings (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2025 (ended Aug 30, 2025), Msc Industrial Direct's Retained Earnings came in at $432.62 million, down 5.3% from FY2024.
- Annual Retained Earnings shows a five-year compound annual growth rate of -10.4% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior fiscal years, Msc Industrial Direct's Retained Earnings was $456.85 million in FY2024 (-39.5%), $755.01 million in FY2023 (+10.8%), $681.29 million in FY2022 (+28.0%) and $532.32 million in FY2021 (-29.0%).
- The fiscal Q3 2026 figure stands as the highest quarterly Retained Earnings since fiscal Q4 2024.
- On a year-over-year basis, Retained Earnings increased in 1 of the last eight quarters, with an average decline of 8.2%.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Retained Earnings in the past five years was fiscal Q4 2022, with growth of 28.0%; the weakest was fiscal Q4 2024, with a decline of 39.5%.
- According to Business Quant data, Retained Earnings for the three prior fiscal quarters was $420.21 million (Q2 2026), $426.72 million (Q1 2026) and $432.62 million (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Retained Earnings (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United Rentals | 66.45 Bn | 65.21 Bn | 1.73 Bn | 16.88 Bn |
| 2 | W.W. Grainger | 62.58 Bn | 60.18 Bn | 1.98 Bn | 15.86 Bn |
| 3 | Fastenal | 59.02 Bn | 57.94 Bn | 1.06 Bn | 4.04 Bn |
| 4 | Ferguson Enterprises | 43.33 Bn | 40.54 Bn | 2.32 Bn | 7.40 Bn |
| 5 | Sunbelt Rentals Holdings | 31.82 Bn | 31.70 Bn | 1.25 Bn | 7.77 Bn |
| 6 | Reliance | 20.64 Bn | 19.68 Bn | 1.30 Bn | 7.48 Bn |
| 7 | Wesco International | 17.76 Bn | 15.08 Bn | 1.46 Bn | 5.82 Bn |
| 8 | Applied Industrial Technologies | 12.45 Bn | 12.32 Bn | 411.22 Mn | 2.79 Bn |
| 9 | Watsco | 11.13 Bn | 8.82 Bn | 578.93 Mn | 1.31 Bn |
| 10 | Msc Industrial Direct | 7.38 Bn | 7.16 Bn | 430.41 Mn | 451.40 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| May 30, 2026 | 451.40 Mn |
| Feb 28, 2026 | 420.21 Mn |
| Nov 29, 2025 | 426.72 Mn |
| Aug 30, 2025 | 432.62 Mn |
| May 31, 2025 | 423.53 Mn |
| Mar 1, 2025 | 422.81 Mn |
| Nov 30, 2024 | 443.35 Mn |
| Aug 31, 2024 | 456.85 Mn |
| Jun 1, 2024 | 470.09 Mn |
| Mar 2, 2024 | 463.87 Mn |
| Dec 2, 2023 | 464.96 Mn |
| Sep 2, 2023 | 755.01 Mn |
| Jun 3, 2023 | 776.37 Mn |
| Mar 4, 2023 | 725.83 Mn |
| Dec 3, 2022 | 703.57 Mn |
| Sep 3, 2022 | 681.29 Mn |
| May 28, 2022 | 641.44 Mn |
| Feb 26, 2022 | 584.28 Mn |
| Nov 27, 2021 | 556.59 Mn |
| Aug 28, 2021 | 532.32 Mn |
API Access
Msc Industrial Direct Retained Earnings API
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=retained-earnings&ticker=MSM&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "retained-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=retained-earnings&ticker=MSM&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();