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Ticker
MSM

Price
93.47
Stock movement down
-0.57 (-0.61%)
Company name
MSC Industrial Direct Company Inc
Exchange
(NYSE
,
Currency
USD
)
Sector
Industrials >
Industrial Distribution
Market cap
5.22B
Ent value
6.28B
Price/Sales
1.37
Price/Book
3.77
Div yield
3.72%
Div growth
8.73%
Growth years
18
FCF payout
114.50%
Trailing P/E
25.50
Forward P/E
19.24
PEG
2.80
EPS growth
-4.60%
1 year return (CAGR)
14.02%
3 year return (CAGR)
2.60%
5 year return (CAGR)
1.56%
10 year return (CAGR)
3.56%
Last updated: 2026-02-18

DIVIDENDS

Dividend yield - 5y

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Dividend yield data
Dividend per share3.48
Dividend yield3.72%
Payout frequencyQuarterly
Maximum yield4.85%
Average yield3.74%
Minimum yield3.07%
Discount to avg yield-0.54%
Upside potential-0.54%
Yield as % of max yield76.82%

Yield distribution (inverse percentile) - 5y

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Yield distribution data
Dividend yield3.72%
Current yield distribution49.05%
Yield at 100% (Min)3.07%
Yield at 90%3.30%
Yield at 80%3.42%
Yield at 50% (Median)3.71%
Yield at 20%4.09%
Yield at 10%4.21%
Yield at 0% (Max)4.85%

Dividend per share

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Dividend per share data
Years of growth18 years
CCC statusDividend Contender
Dividend per share3.48
Payout frequencyQuarterly
Ex-div date14 Jan 2026
EPS (TTM)3.65
EPS (1y forward)4.86
EPS growth (5y)-4.60%
EPS growth (5y forward)9.12%

Dividend growth

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Dividend growth data
MSMS&P500
DGR MR2.35%-13.74%
DGR TTM2.38%6.60%
DGR 3 years4.00%7.31%
DGR 5 years8.73%4.69%
DGR 10 years7.69%6.30%
DGR 15 years12.06%8.16%
Time since last change announced136 days
EPS growth (5y)-4.60%
EPS growth (5y forward)9.12%

Payout ratio

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Payout ratio data
EPS coverageFCF coverage
TTM93.27%114.50%
Average--
Forward71.64%-

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VALUATION

Valuation Ratios

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Valuation Ratios data
Trailing P/E25.50
Price to OCF19.96
Price to FCF31.31
Price to EBITDA13.51
EV to EBITDA16.27

Valuation (Sales/Book Value)

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Valuation (Sales/Book Value) data
Price to Sales1.37
Price to Book3.77
EV to Sales1.65

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FINANCIALS

Per share

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Per share data
Current share count55.80M
EPS (TTM)3.65
FCF per share (TTM)2.98

Income statement

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Income statement data
Revenue (TTM)3.81B
Gross profit (TTM)1.55B
Operating income (TTM)320.21M
Net income (TTM)204.51M
EPS (TTM)3.65
EPS (1y forward)4.86

Margins

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Margins data
Gross margin (TTM)40.73%
Operating margin (TTM)8.41%
Profit margin (TTM)5.37%

Balance Sheet

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Balance Sheet data
Cash40.25M
Net receivables430.73M
Total current assets1.26B
Goodwill723.35M
Intangible assets81.52M
Property, plant and equipment395.29M
Total assets2.49B
Accounts payable220.11M
Short/Current long term debt580.03M
Total current liabilities726.30M
Total liabilities1.10B
Shareholder's equity1.38B
Net tangible assets0.00

Cash flow

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Cash flow data
Operating cash flow (TTM)261.26M
Capital expenditures (TTM)94.68M
Free cash flow (TTM)166.58M
Dividends paid (TTM)190.74M

Financial returns

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Financial returns data
Return on Equity14.79%
Return on Assets8.22%
Return on Invested Capital10.57%
Cash Return on Invested Capital8.61%

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STOCK INFORMATION

Stock chart

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Stock price data
Open93.12
Daily high94.15
Daily low92.72
Daily Volume424K
All-time high105.50
1y analyst estimate85.83
Beta0.82
EPS (TTM)3.65
Dividend per share3.48
Ex-div date14 Jan 2026
Next earnings date1 Apr 2026

Downside potential

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Downside potential data
MSMS&P500
Current price drop from All-time high-11.40%-1.82%
Highest price drop-76.60%-56.47%
Date of highest drop20 Oct 19999 Mar 2009
Avg drop from high-22.22%-10.84%
Avg time to new high39 days12 days
Max time to new high2260 days1805 days
COMPANY DETAILS
MSM (MSC Industrial Direct Company Inc) company logo
Marketcap
5.22B
Marketcap category
Mid-cap
Description
MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the distribution of metalworking and maintenance, repair, and operations (MRO) products and services in the United States, Canada, Mexico, the United Kingdom, and internationally. The company's metalworking and MRO products include cutting tools, abrasives, machining fluids, measuring instruments, metalworking products, machinery and accessories, tooling components, fasteners, flat stock products, raw materials, machinery hand and power tools, safety and janitorial supplies, plumbing supplies, materials handling products, power transmission components, and electrical supplies. It also offers stock-keeping units through its catalogs and brochures; e-commerce channels, including its website; inventory management solutions; and customer care centers, customer fulfillment centers, regional inventory centers and warehouses. In addition, the company serves individual machine shops, manufacturing companies, and government agencies. MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc. was founded in 1941 and is headquartered in Melville, New York.
Employees
7000
SEC filings
CEO
Erik Gershwind
Country
USA
City
Melville
Stock type
Common stock
CCC status
Dividend Contender
Dividend Frequency
Quarterly
EVENTS AND PRESENTATIONS
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