Growth Metrics

Msc Industrial Direct (MSM) Return on Capital Employed (2016 - 2026)

Msc Industrial Direct has reported Return on Capital Employed over the past 17 years, most recently at 17.5% for Q1 2026.

  • For Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed fell 50.0% year-over-year to 17.5%; the TTM value through Feb 2026 reached 17.5%, down 50.0%, while the annual FY2025 figure was 17.4%, 317.0% down from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 was 17.5% at Msc Industrial Direct, roughly flat from 17.48% in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Return on Capital Employed peaked at 27.67% in Q2 2023 and troughed at 16.89% in Q2 2025.
  • A 5-year average of 21.66% and a median of 21.09% in 2022 define the central range for Return on Capital Employed.
  • Biggest five-year swings in Return on Capital Employed: soared 802bps in 2022 and later plummeted -590bps in 2025.
  • Year by year, Return on Capital Employed stood at 24.54% in 2022, then grew by 1bps to 24.82% in 2023, then dropped by -21bps to 19.61% in 2024, then fell by -11bps to 17.48% in 2025, then rose by 0bps to 17.5% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows Return on Capital Employed for MSM at 17.5% in Q1 2026, 17.48% in Q4 2025, and 17.34% in Q3 2025.