MSM · MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc.
Price
Snapshot
50 fields · last close| Market Cap | $6.48B |
| P/E | 29.11 |
| Float | 40.66M |
| Beta | 0.81 |
| Volatility 30D | 57.0% |
| Exchange | NYSE |
| Sector | Trading Companies & Distributors |
| Cap tier | Mid cap |
| Macro sensitivity | Moderate |
| Clavix score | 74.4 |
| Price | 112.14 |
| Change | −3.38% |
| Prev Close | 116.06 |
| Open | 121.10 |
| Day Low | 115.34 |
| Day High | 122.33 |
| Avg Vol | 1 |
| Avg $ Vol | $152.2M |
| 52W High | 133.95 |
| 52W Low | 78.80 |
| 52W Pos | 60.5% |
| From High | −16.28% |
| From Low | +42.31% |
| Max DD 1Y | −15.35% |
| Spread | 0.10% |
| Liquidity | Normal |
| SMA 20 | −9.91% |
| SMA 50 | −8.95% |
| SMA 200 | +2.04% |
| RSI (14) | 39.4 |
| Vol 90D | 37.6% |
| Vol 1Y | 31.8% |
| 1Y Range | 79–134 |
| Daily bars | 549 |
| Perf Week | −5.33% |
| Perf Month | −10.94% |
| Perf Quarter | −6.34% |
| Perf Half Y | +10.52% |
| Perf Year | +36.88% |
| Perf YTD | +30.64% |
| Prev Day | −3.38% |
| Clavix | B |
| Debt / Eq | 0.34 |
| Curr Ratio | 1.78 |
| Int Cover | 15.1× |
| FCF Margin | 5.6% |
| Rev Growth | +6.4% |
| Profit | Profitable |
| Leverage | Low |
| Sector rank | 6 / 11 |
Clavix risk grade
regraded every trading dayMSM grades B, 74.4 of 100. Steadiest on News Sentiment (68), most exposed on Price Stability (58, mixed). 1 of the 4 weighted dimensions sit above the Trading Companies & Distributors median. Ranks 6 of 11 in Trading Companies & Distributors by Clavix score.
How rough the ride is
| MSM | |
|---|---|
| Betavs the overall market · lower is steadier | 0.81 |
| 30-day realized volatilityannualized, from daily closes | 57.0% |
| Max drawdown, past yearworst peak-to-trough fall | −15.4% |
| Typical daily movemedian absolute daily change | 1.03% |
| Days beyond ±3%of the last 252 sessions | 23 (9%) |
How its days are spread
Daily returns over the last 252 sessions in 1% bins. Moves beyond ±6% land in the end bins.
52-week range
The bar runs from the lowest to the highest close of the last 252 sessions; the marker is the latest close.
Drawdown from the 1-year peak
Percent below the running high over the last 12 months. Zero is a fresh high.
Market sensitivity
| MSM | Trading Companies & Distributors median | |
|---|---|---|
| Beta to the markethow much it swings with the S&P 500 · lower is safer | 0.81 | — |
| Macro sensitivityrate, dollar and credit exposure bucket | Moderate | Moderate 73% of 11 |
Where it sits on the macro scale
Low means rates, the dollar and credit spreads barely move it. Very High means they drive a large share of its swings. The counts are how many Trading Companies & Distributors names sit in each bucket.
Where it ranks in its sector
Rank by Clavix score within the sector. Right is the top of the sector.
Price performance
| MSM | |
|---|---|
| 1 week | −5.3% |
| 1 month | −10.9% |
| Year to date | +30.6% |
| 1 year | +36.9% |
Context for the rank, not itself a risk measure.
Recent coverage, scored
| MSM | |
|---|---|
| Articles scoredthe most recent scored coverage, up to 30 | 30 since 8 Sep |
| Average score0 most bearish, 100 most bullish | 63 |
| Bullish · bearisharticles above 60 · below 40 | 20 · 3 |
| Directionarticles whose tone is improving vs worsening | 20 ↑ 3 ↓ |
Where the article scores land
Each bar is a 10-point band of article scores. Below 40 reads bearish, above 60 bullish.
Balance sheet, against the sector
The shaded band is the middle half of the Trading Companies & Distributors names Clavix covers; the tick is the sector median.
Growth
| MSM | |
|---|---|
| Revenue growthyear over year | +6.4% |
Financial Health is shown but does not count toward the grade. Why
0–100, higher is safer. The tick on each bar is the Trading Companies & Distributors median. Click a dimension for the evidence behind it. Financial Health is shown but does not count toward the grade.
Recent news
most recent scored articles · the chip is the article’s score · click to openMSC Industrial reported fiscal fourth-quarter 2026 sales of $1.1 billion and is overhauling field sales and technology operations to restore operating margins to roughly 13%-15%. It abandoned its Digital Core enterprise software project in favor of modular artificial intelligence tools, taking a $42 million accounting charge that does not involve a cash payment and allowing productivity projects to deliver value sooner.
MSC Industrial Direct director Mitchell Jacobson purchased 250,000 shares on Friday, October 23, at an average price of $115.94 per share, for a total of $28,985,000. After the purchase, he directly owned 2,578,192 shares, valued at $298,915,580.48, representing a 10.74% increase in his ownership.
MSC Industrial Direct director Reuben Slone bought 433 MSM shares on Friday, October 23, at an average price of $115.77 per share, for a total of $50,128.41. The transaction was disclosed in an SEC filing.
MSC and Zim are returning their joint Asia-U.S. East Coast service to the route through Egypt's Suez Canal, replacing the longer detour around southern Africa. The change is part of the gradual return of Asia-linked services to Suez routing.
MSC Industrial Direct reported calendar Q3 2026 revenue of $1.08 billion, up 10.3% from a year earlier and slightly above the $1.07 billion analysts expected. Profit excluding one-off costs was $1.45 per share, 3.1% above expectations, but the operating margin fell to 6.7% from 8.6% amid material and freight inflation and a technology strategy change.
Nearest peers by size
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| FAST | Fastenal Company | A- | $61.05B | 42.72 | 0.65 | Compare |
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