Msc Industrial Direct (MSM) Times Interest Earned (2009 - 2026)
Msc Industrial Direct's (MSM) Times Interest Earned stood at 13.66 in fiscal Q4 2026 (quarter ended Aug 29, 2026), down 7.1% from 14.71 a year earlier and down 31.1% from the prior quarter.
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Msc Industrial Direct (MSM) Times Interest Earned (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2026 (ended Aug 29, 2026), Msc Industrial Direct's Times Interest Earned came in at 14.76, up 17.8% from FY2025.
- Across earlier fiscal years, Times Interest Earned came in at 12.53 in FY2025 (-17.3%), 15.15 in FY2024 (-29.4%), 21.46 in FY2023 (-19.4%) and 26.63 in FY2022 (+28.1%).
- Quarterly Times Interest Earned has ranged from 10.00 in fiscal Q2 2025 to 31.99 in fiscal Q3 2022 over the past five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Times Interest Earned rose in four of the last eight quarters, with growth averaging 0.7%.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Times Interest Earned in the last five years was growth of 243.2% in fiscal Q2 2022, against a decline of 46.1% in fiscal Q4 2024 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three fiscal quarters came in at 19.83 (Q3 2026), 11.60 (Q2 2026) and 14.08 (Q1 2026).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Times Interest Earned (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United Rentals | 72.75 Bn | 71.87 Bn | 2.05 Bn | - |
| 2 | W.W. Grainger | 65.35 Bn | 62.94 Bn | 1.98 Bn | - |
| 3 | Fastenal | 59.87 Bn | 58.87 Bn | 1.10 Bn | 663.50 |
| 4 | Ferguson Enterprises | 46.78 Bn | 44.00 Bn | 2.32 Bn | - |
| 5 | Sunbelt Rentals Holdings | 33.95 Bn | 33.83 Bn | 1.25 Bn | - |
| 6 | Reliance | 22.70 Bn | 21.76 Bn | 1.45 Bn | 30.01 |
| 7 | Wesco International | 17.02 Bn | 14.07 Bn | 1.57 Bn | - |
| 8 | Watsco | 11.81 Bn | 9.50 Bn | 578.93 Mn | - |
| 9 | Applied Industrial Technologies | 11.21 Bn | 11.10 Bn | 392.21 Mn | - |
| 10 | Msc Industrial Direct | 6.72 Bn | 6.49 Bn | 438.58 Mn | 13.66 |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 29, 2026 | 13.66 |
| May 30, 2026 | 19.83 |
| Feb 28, 2026 | 11.60 |
| Nov 29, 2025 | 14.08 |
| Aug 30, 2025 | 14.71 |
| May 31, 2025 | 13.72 |
| Mar 1, 2025 | 10.00 |
| Nov 30, 2024 | 11.90 |
| Aug 31, 2024 | 13.74 |
| Jun 1, 2024 | 15.51 |
| Mar 2, 2024 | 13.12 |
| Dec 2, 2023 | 19.09 |
| Sep 2, 2023 | 25.50 |
| Jun 3, 2023 | 26.87 |
| Mar 4, 2023 | 19.19 |
| Dec 3, 2022 | 16.77 |
| Sep 3, 2022 | 24.09 |
| May 28, 2022 | 31.99 |
| Feb 26, 2022 | 26.86 |
| Nov 27, 2021 | 24.34 |
API Access
Msc Industrial Direct Times Interest Earned 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=times-interest-earned&ticker=MSM&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "times-interest-earned", "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=times-interest-earned&ticker=MSM&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();