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MSM

NYSE MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc. Class A
Oct 23, 2026 · 4:35 AM ET LAST TRADE Market Closed

$114.10 ↑ +1.67 (+1.49%) Trading Up from the previous close of $112.43

YTD change
+35.67%
vs 20-day SMA
-10.76%
vs 200-day SMA
+5.33%

Price ranges

Previous day
$111.76 $126.50
open $126.01 close $112.43
-$13.58 (-10.78%)
Today
$0.00 $0.00
$114.10
Past week
$111.76 $133.95
from $130.70 now $114.10
-$16.60 (-12.70%)
Past month
$111.76 $133.95
from $120.73 now $114.10
-$6.63 (-5.49%)
This year
$78.80 $133.95
from $84.10 now $114.10
+$30.00 (+35.67%)

Price & Performance

+14.37 (+14.65%) / 6M

$95.03$108.56$122.09$135.62Apr 23Jul 24Oct 22

Signals & Sentiment

Momentum, market sentiment, and recent alerts

Not So Good
  • The stock is 14.8% away from all-time highs of $133.95
  • MSM is up 36% since the beginning of the year
  • MSM is up 27% over the past 12 months
  • MSM is down 5% over the past 1 month
  • 5% of all MSM investors are betting against MSM
  • Number of investors short MSM has gone up 6% versus last month

MSM reads not so good: price sits above one of the two key moving averages, short interest is rising month over month, the 12-month move is +25.3%.

Financial Strength

Earnings, valuation, and balance sheet

Earnings

Profitable Yes
EPS $1.43
Earnings momentum -1.1% Quarterly EPS growth
Quarterly change -1.1%

Valuation

P/E ratio 31.21
Enterprise value $7.9B
Beta 0.66

Balance sheet & scale

Income$231.2K
Revenue$3.9B
Cash$74.1M
Debt$555.4K
Income / Debt 0.42×

Company & Peers

Company profile and competitor comparison

Company profile

ExchangeNYSE
Sector Wholesale Trade
Sub Sector Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods
Market cap $6.4B

MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc. engages in the distribution of metalworking and maintenance, repair, and operations products and services. Its products include cutting tools, measuring instruments, tooling components, metalworking products, fasteners, flat stock, raw materials, abrasives, machinery hand and power tools, safety and janitorial supplies, plumbing supplies, materials handling products, power transmission components and electrical supplies. The company was founded by Sidney Jacobson in 1941 and is headquartered in Melville, NY.

Competitor comparison

TickerCompany PriceChange
MARUF Marubeni Corporation $31.75 +2.50%
CNM Core & Main, Inc. Class A $42.33 +2.17%
MSSMY MISUMI Group Inc. Unsponsored ADR $12.40 -2.52%
DXPE DXP Enterprises, Inc. $157.66 -11.20%
DSGR Distribution Solutions Group, Inc. $35.07 +0.06%

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