Msc Industrial Direct (MSM) Return on Capital Employed (2010 - 2026)

Msc Industrial Direct (MSM) recorded quarterly Return on Capital Employed of 17.5% in Q1 2026, little changed quarter-over-quarter from 17.48% in Q4 2025, and down 50.0% on a YoY basis from 35.01% in Q1 2025.

Msc Industrial Direct (MSM) Return on Capital Employed (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Msc Industrial Direct's Return on Capital Employed history runs 17 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 17.5% for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed fell 50.0% year-over-year to 17.5%; the TTM figure through Feb 2026 stood at 17.5% (down 50.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 17.4%, down 317.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed was 17.5% for Q1 2026 at Msc Industrial Direct, roughly flat from 17.48% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 27.67% in Q2 2023 to a low of 16.89% in Q2 2025.
  • Historically, Return on Capital Employed has averaged 21.66% across 5 years, with a median of 21.09% in 2022.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2025: Return on Capital Employed soared 802 bps in 2022, then slumped 590 bps in 2025.
  • A 5-year view of Return on Capital Employed shows it stood at 24.54% in 2022, then increased by 1 bps to 24.82% in 2023, then declined by 21 bps to 19.61% in 2024, then retreated by 11 bps to 17.48% in 2025, then grew by 0 bps to 17.5% in 2026.
  • The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 17.5% (Q1 2026), 17.48% (Q4 2025), and 17.34% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROCE (Qtr)
1 W.W. Grainger 63.64 Bn 63.46 Bn 1.75 Bn 35.82%
2 Fastenal 53.18 Bn 52.87 Bn 982.90 Mn 39.69%
3 Ferguson Enterprises 45.51 Bn 44.69 Bn 2.32 Bn 23.37%
4 Wesco International 17.33 Bn 16.62 Bn 1.29 Bn 10.68%
5 Watsco 14.65 Bn 14.51 Bn 427.56 Mn 20.06%
6 Qxo 12.24 Bn 9.19 Bn 409.30 Mn -3.19%
7 Applied Industrial Technologies 11.99 Bn 11.82 Bn 380.80 Mn 20.70%
8 Core & Main 9.98 Bn 9.84 Bn 428.00 Mn 13.58%
9 Pool 7.00 Bn 6.92 Bn 329.87 Mn 22.86%
10 Msc Industrial Direct 6.54 Bn 6.49 Bn 377.59 Mn 17.50%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Feb 28, 2026 17.50%
Nov 29, 2025 17.48%
Aug 30, 2025 17.34%
May 31, 2025 16.89%
Mar 1, 2025 18.00%
Nov 30, 2024 19.61%
Aug 31, 2024 20.99%
Jun 1, 2024 21.97%
Mar 2, 2024 23.90%
Dec 2, 2023 24.82%
Sep 2, 2023 25.65%
Jun 3, 2023 27.67%
Mar 4, 2023 25.66%
Dec 3, 2022 24.54%
Sep 3, 2022 24.06%
May 28, 2022 21.09%
Feb 26, 2022 21.09%
Nov 27, 2021 17.89%
Aug 28, 2021 16.04%
May 29, 2021 17.78%