Msc Industrial Direct (MSM) Return on Assets [ROA] (2010 - 2026)
Msc Industrial Direct's Return on Assets [ROA] was 8.79% in fiscal Q4 2026 (quarter ended Aug 29, 2026), up 0.77 percentage points from 8.01% a year earlier but down 0.43 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Msc Industrial Direct (MSM) Return on Assets [ROA] (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2026 (ended Aug 29, 2026), Return on Assets [ROA] at Msc Industrial Direct came in at 8.85%, up 0.81 percentage points from FY2025.
- Return on Assets [ROA] shows a five-year change of -0.15 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2026).
- In earlier fiscal years, Return on Assets [ROA] was 8.03% in FY2025 (-2.19 pp), 10.23% in FY2024 (-2.79 pp), 13.01% in FY2023 (-0.10 pp) and 13.12% in FY2022 (+4.12 pp).
- Quarterly Return on Assets [ROA] has moved between 7.92% (fiscal Q3 2025) and 14.26% (fiscal Q3 2023) over five years.
- Compared with a year earlier, Return on Assets [ROA] was higher in two of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -1.64 percentage points.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Return on Assets [ROA] over five years was fiscal Q4 2022 (a gain of 3.81 percentage points); the worst was fiscal Q2 2025 (a drop of 4.03 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, MSM's Return on Assets [ROA] in the three fiscal quarters before Q4 2026 was 9.22% (Q3 2026), 8.35% (Q2 2026) and 8.21% (Q1 2026).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROA (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United Rentals | 73.39 Bn | 72.51 Bn | 2.05 Bn | 8.91% |
| 2 | W.W. Grainger | 65.13 Bn | 62.72 Bn | 1.98 Bn | 20.75% |
| 3 | Fastenal | 60.20 Bn | 59.20 Bn | 1.10 Bn | 26.29% |
| 4 | Ferguson Enterprises | 47.18 Bn | 44.40 Bn | 2.32 Bn | 11.44% |
| 5 | Sunbelt Rentals Holdings | 34.17 Bn | 34.05 Bn | 1.25 Bn | 6.70% |
| 6 | Reliance | 22.87 Bn | 21.92 Bn | 1.45 Bn | 9.74% |
| 7 | Wesco International | 17.17 Bn | 14.22 Bn | 1.57 Bn | 4.34% |
| 8 | Watsco | 11.84 Bn | 9.53 Bn | 578.93 Mn | 11.52% |
| 9 | Applied Industrial Technologies | 11.26 Bn | 11.15 Bn | 392.21 Mn | 14.15% |
| 10 | Msc Industrial Direct | 6.76 Bn | 6.53 Bn | 438.58 Mn | 8.79% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 29, 2026 | 8.79% |
| May 30, 2026 | 9.22% |
| Feb 28, 2026 | 8.35% |
| Nov 29, 2025 | 8.21% |
| Aug 30, 2025 | 8.01% |
| May 31, 2025 | 7.92% |
| Mar 1, 2025 | 8.51% |
| Nov 30, 2024 | 9.42% |
| Aug 31, 2024 | 10.38% |
| Jun 1, 2024 | 11.65% |
| Mar 2, 2024 | 12.54% |
| Dec 2, 2023 | 13.14% |
| Sep 2, 2023 | 13.53% |
| Jun 3, 2023 | 14.26% |
| Mar 4, 2023 | 13.83% |
| Dec 3, 2022 | 12.97% |
| Sep 3, 2022 | 12.73% |
| May 28, 2022 | 11.65% |
| Feb 26, 2022 | 11.75% |
| Nov 27, 2021 | 9.90% |
API Access
Msc Industrial Direct Return on Assets [ROA] 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=return-on-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=MSM&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-assets-[roa]", "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=return-on-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=MSM&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();