Msc Industrial Direct (MSM) Tax Rate (2009 - 2026)
Msc Industrial Direct's Tax Rate was 25.41% in fiscal Q4 2026 (quarter ended Aug 29, 2026), down 0.88 percentage points from 26.28% a year earlier but up 0.91 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Msc Industrial Direct (MSM) Tax Rate (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2026 (ended Aug 29, 2026), Tax Rate at Msc Industrial Direct came in at 24.70%, down 0.24 percentage points from FY2025.
- Tax Rate shows a five-year change of +0.27 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2026).
- In earlier fiscal years, Tax Rate was 24.94% in FY2025 (-0.38 pp), 25.32% in FY2024 (+0.54 pp), 24.78% in FY2023 (+0.26 pp) and 24.53% in FY2022 (+0.10 pp).
- Quarterly Tax Rate has moved between 23.00% (fiscal Q2 2024) and 29.14% (fiscal Q4 2024) over five years.
- Compared with a year earlier, Tax Rate was higher in four of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -0.34 percentage points.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Tax Rate over five years was fiscal Q4 2024 (a gain of 4.70 percentage points); the worst was fiscal Q4 2025 (a drop of 2.86 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, MSM's Tax Rate in the three fiscal quarters before Q4 2026 was 24.50% (Q3 2026), 24.74% (Q2 2026) and 24.30% (Q1 2026).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Tax Rate (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United Rentals | 73.34 Bn | 72.46 Bn | 2.05 Bn | 25.26% |
| 2 | W.W. Grainger | 65.22 Bn | 62.82 Bn | 1.98 Bn | 24.81% |
| 3 | Fastenal | 60.31 Bn | 59.31 Bn | 1.10 Bn | 24.40% |
| 4 | Ferguson Enterprises | 46.98 Bn | 44.19 Bn | 2.32 Bn | 26.07% |
| 5 | Sunbelt Rentals Holdings | 34.35 Bn | 34.23 Bn | 1.25 Bn | 25.89% |
| 6 | Reliance | 22.84 Bn | 21.89 Bn | 1.45 Bn | 24.16% |
| 7 | Wesco International | 16.33 Bn | 13.38 Bn | 1.57 Bn | 24.43% |
| 8 | Watsco | 12.05 Bn | 12.05 Bn | 586.29 Mn | - |
| 9 | Applied Industrial Technologies | 10.95 Bn | 10.83 Bn | 392.21 Mn | 21.67% |
| 10 | Msc Industrial Direct | 6.71 Bn | 6.48 Bn | 438.58 Mn | 25.41% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 29, 2026 | 25.41% |
| May 30, 2026 | 24.50% |
| Feb 28, 2026 | 24.74% |
| Nov 29, 2025 | 24.30% |
| Aug 30, 2025 | 26.28% |
| May 31, 2025 | 24.30% |
| Mar 1, 2025 | 24.30% |
| Nov 30, 2024 | 24.60% |
| Aug 31, 2024 | 29.14% |
| Jun 1, 2024 | 25.20% |
| Mar 2, 2024 | 23.00% |
| Dec 2, 2023 | 24.30% |
| Sep 2, 2023 | 24.44% |
| Jun 3, 2023 | 24.73% |
| Mar 4, 2023 | 25.30% |
| Dec 3, 2022 | 24.70% |
| Sep 3, 2022 | 24.23% |
| May 28, 2022 | 25.10% |
| Feb 26, 2022 | 25.10% |
| Nov 27, 2021 | 23.50% |
API Access
Msc Industrial Direct Tax Rate 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=tax-rate&ticker=MSM&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "tax-rate", "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=tax-rate&ticker=MSM&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();