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
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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% |