Msc Industrial Direct (MSM) Return on Assets [ROA] (2010 - 2026)
Msc Industrial Direct's Return on Assets [ROA] was 9.22% in fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended May 30, 2026), up 1.30 percentage points from 7.92% a year earlier and up 0.87 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Msc Industrial Direct (MSM) Return on Assets [ROA] (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025 (ended Aug 30, 2025), Return on Assets [ROA] at Msc Industrial Direct came in at 8.03%, down 2.19 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Assets [ROA] has now declined for three consecutive fiscal years, with a five-year change of -2.69 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier fiscal years, Return on Assets [ROA] was 10.23% in FY2024 (-2.79 pp), 13.01% in FY2023 (-0.10 pp), 13.12% in FY2022 (+4.12 pp) and 9.00% in FY2021 (-1.73 pp).
- The fiscal Q3 2026 figure marks the highest quarterly Return on Assets [ROA] since fiscal Q1 2025.
- Compared with a year earlier, Return on Assets [ROA] was higher in 1 of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -2.13 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 Q3 2026 was 8.35% (Q2 2026), 8.21% (Q1 2026) and 8.01% (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROA (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United Rentals | 66.45 Bn | 65.21 Bn | 1.73 Bn | 8.62% |
| 2 | W.W. Grainger | 62.58 Bn | 60.18 Bn | 1.98 Bn | 20.75% |
| 3 | Fastenal | 59.02 Bn | 57.94 Bn | 1.06 Bn | 25.74% |
| 4 | Ferguson Enterprises | 43.33 Bn | 40.54 Bn | 2.32 Bn | 11.44% |
| 5 | Sunbelt Rentals Holdings | 31.82 Bn | 31.70 Bn | 1.25 Bn | 6.70% |
| 6 | Reliance | 20.64 Bn | 19.68 Bn | 1.30 Bn | 8.16% |
| 7 | Wesco International | 17.76 Bn | 15.08 Bn | 1.46 Bn | 4.10% |
| 8 | Applied Industrial Technologies | 12.45 Bn | 12.32 Bn | 411.22 Mn | 13.82% |
| 9 | Watsco | 11.13 Bn | 8.82 Bn | 578.93 Mn | 11.52% |
| 10 | Msc Industrial Direct | 7.38 Bn | 7.16 Bn | 430.41 Mn | 9.22% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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% |
| Aug 28, 2021 | 8.92% |
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();