Msc Industrial Direct (MSM) Times Interest Earned (2009 - 2026)
Msc Industrial Direct's (MSM) Times Interest Earned stood at 19.83 in fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended May 30, 2026), up 44.6% from 13.72 a year earlier and up 71.0% from the prior quarter.
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Msc Industrial Direct (MSM) Times Interest Earned (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a TTM basis, Msc Industrial Direct's Times Interest Earned came in at 15.01 as of May 30, 2026, up 21.6% year-over-year; for FY2025 (ended Aug 30, 2025), it came in at 12.53, down 17.3% from FY2024.
- Annual Times Interest Earned has declined for three straight fiscal years.
- Across earlier fiscal years, Times Interest Earned came in at 15.15 in FY2024 (-29.4%), 21.46 in FY2023 (-19.4%), 26.63 in FY2022 (+28.1%) and 20.80 in FY2021 (-1.1%).
- The fiscal Q3 2026 figure is the highest quarterly Times Interest Earned since fiscal Q4 2023.
- On a year-over-year basis, Times Interest Earned has increased for four consecutive quarters, with an average decline of 4.2% over the last eight quarters.
- 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 11.60 (Q2 2026), 14.08 (Q1 2026) and 14.71 (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Times Interest Earned (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United Rentals | 66.45 Bn | 65.21 Bn | 1.73 Bn | - |
| 2 | W.W. Grainger | 62.58 Bn | 60.18 Bn | 1.98 Bn | - |
| 3 | Fastenal | 59.02 Bn | 57.94 Bn | 1.06 Bn | 418.17 |
| 4 | Ferguson Enterprises | 43.33 Bn | 40.54 Bn | 2.32 Bn | - |
| 5 | Sunbelt Rentals Holdings | 31.82 Bn | 31.70 Bn | 1.25 Bn | - |
| 6 | Reliance | 20.64 Bn | 19.68 Bn | 1.30 Bn | 24.26 |
| 7 | Wesco International | 17.76 Bn | 15.08 Bn | 1.46 Bn | - |
| 8 | Applied Industrial Technologies | 12.45 Bn | 12.32 Bn | 411.22 Mn | - |
| 9 | Watsco | 11.13 Bn | 8.82 Bn | 578.93 Mn | - |
| 10 | Msc Industrial Direct | 7.38 Bn | 7.16 Bn | 430.41 Mn | 19.83 |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Aug 28, 2021 | 23.52 |
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
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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();