Last 48 quarters of trend data · Industrials · Industrial Distribution
Quarterly valuation ratios — annualised for comparability. YoY Δ shows same-quarter-prior-year change.
| Metric | TTM | Q4 '26 | Q3 '26 | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q1 '22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P/E Ratio → | 28.49 | 35.06 | 19.01 | 30.87 | 23.91 | 22.33 | 19.90 | 28.70 | 25.87 | 20.77 | 16.91 | 22.77 | 20.25 | 16.36 | 13.84 | 15.24 | 14.77 | 10.65 | 11.97 | 15.54 | 17.25 |
| — | +57.0% | -4.5% | +7.6% | -7.6% | +7.5% | +17.7% | +26.0% | +27.7% | +27.0% | +22.2% | +49.5% | +37.1% | +53.6% | +15.6% | -2.0% | -14.4% | -40.3% | -14.8% | -76.9% | -45.3% | |
| P/S Ratio | 1.58 | 1.55 | 1.46 | 1.43 | 1.29 | 1.29 | 1.17 | 1.26 | 1.30 | 1.22 | 1.24 | 1.51 | 1.47 | 1.39 | 1.25 | 1.25 | 1.25 | 1.09 | 1.25 | 1.26 | 1.34 |
| — | +20.0% | +25.5% | +13.6% | -0.6% | +5.8% | -5.7% | -16.8% | -11.7% | -12.1% | -0.8% | +20.9% | +17.2% | +27.7% | -0.1% | -0.8% | -6.4% | -23.3% | -18.8% | -19.3% | -14.8% | |
| P/B Ratio | 4.45 | 4.68 | 4.32 | 3.79 | 3.60 | 3.61 | 3.29 | 3.29 | 3.48 | 3.31 | 3.42 | 4.03 | 4.01 | 3.85 | 3.50 | 3.36 | 3.43 | 3.26 | 3.66 | 3.52 | 3.81 |
| — | +29.6% | +31.2% | +15.1% | +3.5% | +9.0% | -3.8% | -18.4% | -13.2% | -13.9% | -2.1% | +20.1% | +16.7% | +18.0% | -4.4% | -4.7% | -9.9% | -19.5% | -20.8% | -18.5% | -11.2% | |
| P/FCF | 28.09 | 26.17 | 18.94 | 17.95 | 168.11 | 21.54 | 14.90 | 45.47 | 14.73 | 14.29 | 10.62 | 26.49 | 22.34 | 13.79 | 10.33 | 3.70 | 23.77 | 11.75 | 18.65 | — | 26.73 |
| — | +21.5% | +27.1% | -60.5% | +1041.0% | +50.8% | +40.3% | +71.6% | -34.0% | +3.6% | +2.8% | +616.4% | -6.0% | +17.3% | -44.6% | — | -11.1% | -31.1% | -96.1% | — | +109.8% | |
| EV / EBITDA | 16.09 | 19.59 | 12.51 | 15.56 | 12.99 | 12.30 | 11.50 | 14.53 | 13.85 | 11.32 | 10.24 | 13.20 | 12.64 | 11.15 | 8.88 | 9.61 | 9.93 | 4.96 | 8.64 | 10.68 | 11.27 |
| — | +59.3% | +8.8% | +7.0% | -6.2% | +8.6% | +12.3% | +10.1% | +9.6% | +1.5% | +15.4% | +37.4% | +27.3% | +124.8% | +2.7% | -10.0% | -11.9% | -56.3% | -25.9% | -46.0% | -10.7% | |
| EV / EBIT | 21.18 | 28.28 | 15.08 | 21.14 | 18.92 | 16.87 | 15.50 | 21.73 | 20.00 | 15.65 | 13.16 | 17.98 | 15.99 | 12.91 | 10.88 | 11.99 | 12.24 | 9.15 | 10.19 | 13.35 | 14.67 |
| — | +67.6% | -2.8% | -2.7% | -5.4% | +7.8% | +17.8% | +20.9% | +25.1% | +21.2% | +21.0% | +50.0% | +30.6% | +41.1% | +6.7% | -10.2% | -16.6% | -39.8% | -13.1% | -73.1% | -40.1% |
Quarterly margins and returns. Watch for margin compression across consecutive quarters.
| Metric | TTM | Q4 '26 | Q3 '26 | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q1 '22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Margin | 40.9% | 40.6% | 41.1% | 41.1% | 40.7% | 40.4% | 41.0% | 41.0% | 40.7% | 41.0% | 40.9% | 41.5% | 41.2% | 40.5% | 40.7% | 41.3% | 41.5% | 41.9% | 42.9% | 42.5% | 41.6% |
| — | +0.6% | +0.4% | +0.4% | -0.2% | -1.4% | +0.2% | -1.4% | -1.2% | +1.1% | +0.5% | +0.7% | -0.8% | -3.3% | -5.2% | -2.9% | -0.0% | +5.0% | +6.3% | +18.5% | +4.7% | |
| Operating Margin | 8.0% | 6.1% | 10.2% | 7.3% | 8.4% | 9.1% | 8.9% | 7.1% | 8.0% | 9.8% | 11.4% | 10.5% | 10.7% | 11.6% | 13.0% | 12.1% | 12.3% | 13.5% | 14.6% | 11.6% | 11.3% |
| — | -33.2% | +14.3% | +2.6% | +4.5% | -7.6% | -21.7% | -31.8% | -25.2% | -15.4% | -12.6% | -13.5% | -12.9% | -13.9% | -11.0% | +4.0% | +9.0% | +15.8% | +15.6% | +81.3% | +3.2% | |
| Net Margin | 5.6% | 4.5% | 7.7% | 4.6% | 5.4% | 5.8% | 5.9% | 4.4% | 5.0% | 5.8% | 7.3% | 6.6% | 7.3% | 8.5% | 9.0% | 8.2% | 8.5% | 10.2% | 10.4% | 8.1% | 7.8% |
| — | -22.1% | +31.1% | +3.4% | +6.8% | -1.2% | -20.1% | -33.3% | -30.9% | -30.9% | -18.9% | -19.7% | -14.4% | -16.9% | -13.2% | +1.5% | +9.0% | +28.4% | -4.6% | +247.0% | +56.3% |
| Metric | TTM | Q4 '26 | Q3 '26 | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q1 '22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROE | 15.8% | 3.4% | 5.7% | 3.0% | 3.7% | 4.1% | 4.1% | 2.9% | 3.3% | 4.0% | 5.1% | 4.4% | 4.8% | 5.8% | 6.5% | 5.6% | 5.9% | 7.8% | 7.8% | 5.8% | 5.6% |
| — | -16.3% | +38.1% | +5.6% | +11.3% | +3.1% | -18.5% | -35.2% | -30.2% | -32.4% | -21.5% | -21.0% | -18.6% | -25.0% | -17.3% | -3.0% | +5.0% | +36.8% | -5.8% | +258.2% | +78.9% | |
| ROA | 9.0% | 1.9% | 3.2% | 1.7% | 2.1% | 2.3% | 2.3% | 1.6% | 1.9% | 2.3% | 2.9% | 2.5% | 2.8% | 3.5% | 3.8% | 3.0% | 3.0% | 3.9% | 3.8% | 2.8% | 2.7% |
| — | -15.2% | +41.1% | +6.4% | +10.8% | +1.4% | -20.2% | -35.7% | -31.4% | -34.6% | -23.4% | -17.5% | -7.2% | -11.3% | -2.0% | +8.6% | +11.4% | +44.3% | -3.8% | +250.6% | +61.8% | |
| ROIC | 12.8% | 2.6% | 4.2% | 2.6% | 3.2% | 3.5% | 3.4% | 2.5% | 2.9% | 3.6% | 4.2% | 3.7% | 3.9% | 4.6% | 5.2% | 4.1% | 4.0% | 4.8% | 5.0% | 3.7% | 3.7% |
| — | -26.9% | +23.1% | +5.5% | +9.8% | -1.6% | -19.0% | -32.3% | -25.4% | -21.4% | -18.4% | -10.7% | -3.1% | -4.5% | +3.9% | +10.8% | +9.3% | +28.3% | +14.3% | +73.8% | +1.6% |
Quarterly solvency trend — watch for debt spikes or covenant pressure.
| Metric | TTM | Q4 '26 | Q3 '26 | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q1 '22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debt / Equity | 0.37 | 0.37 | 0.39 | 0.40 | 0.42 | 0.39 | 0.42 | 0.43 | 0.42 | 0.41 | 0.40 | 0.44 | 0.43 | 0.35 | 0.35 | 0.43 | 0.60 | 0.63 | 0.65 | 0.72 | 0.68 |
| — | -4.0% | -6.5% | -6.7% | +0.8% | -4.8% | +4.3% | -1.4% | -3.1% | +16.1% | +14.8% | +2.1% | -28.9% | -44.7% | -46.2% | -40.3% | -11.8% | -12.2% | -6.4% | +8.4% | +41.6% | |
| Debt / EBITDA | 1.25 | 5.80 | 4.20 | 6.04 | 5.46 | 4.80 | 5.26 | 6.81 | 5.98 | 4.97 | 4.32 | 5.19 | 4.91 | 3.74 | 3.26 | 4.40 | 5.97 | 3.25 | 5.24 | 7.30 | 6.94 |
| — | +20.9% | -20.1% | -11.3% | -8.7% | -3.5% | +21.8% | +31.0% | +21.7% | +32.7% | +32.4% | +18.1% | -17.7% | +15.2% | -37.8% | -39.8% | -14.1% | -53.0% | -14.3% | -30.8% | +34.7% | |
| Current Ratio | 1.78 | 1.78 | 1.55 | 1.73 | 1.73 | 1.68 | 1.92 | 1.92 | 1.93 | 1.96 | 2.08 | 2.01 | 2.02 | 2.03 | 1.93 | 2.04 | 2.14 | 2.13 | 2.37 | 2.37 | 2.30 |
| — | +6.0% | -19.4% | -9.6% | -10.0% | -14.3% | -7.6% | -4.4% | -4.8% | -3.3% | +7.9% | -1.5% | -5.6% | -4.6% | -18.7% | -14.1% | -6.8% | -9.1% | +39.2% | +10.7% | +2.9% | |
| Quick Ratio | 0.85 | 0.85 | 0.72 | 0.78 | 0.82 | 0.80 | 0.91 | 0.88 | 0.91 | 0.90 | 0.94 | 0.92 | 0.89 | 0.91 | 0.86 | 0.88 | 1.15 | 1.14 | 1.27 | 1.27 | 1.24 |
| — | +6.7% | -21.2% | -11.7% | -9.3% | -11.2% | -2.8% | -4.0% | +1.7% | -1.2% | +8.8% | +4.6% | -21.9% | -20.2% | -32.2% | -30.8% | -7.5% | -7.1% | +37.8% | +7.7% | +1.5% | |
| Interest Coverage | 14.45 | 11.84 | 20.37 | 12.19 | 13.47 | 14.29 | 13.45 | 9.31 | 10.98 | 12.51 | 14.85 | 12.50 | 18.17 | 25.99 | 26.09 | 18.83 | 16.59 | 24.04 | 32.13 | 26.90 | 24.23 |
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MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc.'s current P/E is 28.5x. The average P/E over the last 4 quarters is 27.2x. Quarterly P/E ratios can vary due to seasonal revenue patterns and one-time charges.
MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc.'s current operating margin is 8.0%. Margins have been compressing over recent quarters. Quarterly margins are particularly useful for identifying trend inflections that annual data smooths over.
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