Msc Industrial Direct (MSM) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2010 - 2026)
Msc Industrial Direct (MSM) recorded Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of 20.14% in fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended May 30, 2026), up 3.26 percentage points from 16.89% a year earlier and up 2.64 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Powered by 
Analysis
Msc Industrial Direct (MSM) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025 (ended Aug 30, 2025), Msc Industrial Direct reported Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of 17.40%, down 3.17 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has declined for three straight fiscal years, with a five-year change of -0.69 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier fiscal years, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] came in at 20.57% in FY2024 (-3.77 pp), 24.34% in FY2023 (-0.73 pp), 25.07% in FY2022 (+8.85 pp) and 16.22% in FY2021 (-1.88 pp).
- The fiscal Q3 2026 figure is the highest quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] since fiscal Q4 2024.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] rose in 1 of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -2.98 percentage points.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] in the last five years was a gain of 8.02 percentage points in fiscal Q4 2022, against a drop of 5.90 percentage points in fiscal Q2 2025 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three fiscal quarters came in at 17.50% (Q2 2026), 17.48% (Q1 2026) and 17.34% (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United Rentals | 66.45 Bn | 65.21 Bn | 1.73 Bn | 16.11% |
| 2 | W.W. Grainger | 62.58 Bn | 60.18 Bn | 1.98 Bn | 37.06% |
| 3 | Fastenal | 59.02 Bn | 57.94 Bn | 1.06 Bn | 40.62% |
| 4 | Ferguson Enterprises | 43.33 Bn | 40.54 Bn | 2.32 Bn | 23.37% |
| 5 | Sunbelt Rentals Holdings | 31.82 Bn | 31.70 Bn | 1.25 Bn | 12.18% |
| 6 | Reliance | 20.64 Bn | 19.68 Bn | 1.30 Bn | 12.56% |
| 7 | Wesco International | 17.76 Bn | 15.08 Bn | 1.46 Bn | 10.99% |
| 8 | Applied Industrial Technologies | 12.45 Bn | 12.32 Bn | 411.22 Mn | 23.02% |
| 9 | Watsco | 11.13 Bn | 8.82 Bn | 578.93 Mn | 18.08% |
| 10 | Msc Industrial Direct | 7.38 Bn | 7.16 Bn | 430.41 Mn | 20.14% |
Historic Data
Download Data
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| May 30, 2026 | 20.14% |
| 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% |
API Access
Msc Industrial Direct Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] 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-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=MSM&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-capital-employed-[roce]", "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-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=MSM&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();