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MSM · Msc Industrial Direct Co Inc

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$123.82 +2.53 (+2.09%) At close · Aug 14
Market Cap
$6.67B
Shares
55.85M

Price & Indicators

20d MA 50d MA 200d MA Earnings Filing Insider Congress Investor day
Close$123.82 Open$121.50 Day$120.91–124.00 52W close$81.08–127.28 Avg vol 30d703K Short int2.1M · 3.8% float · 3.3d Short vol66% Last earningsJul 1, 2026 DataJan 2020–Aug 2026 Filing10-Q · Jul 1

Up next

Next earnings call
Sep 27, 2026 Est · unconfirmed · in 6 wks
FQ4-26 quarter ends
~Aug 29, 2026 Est
filed Jul 1, 2026

AI Brief

TL;DR.

Bullish
    Bearish

      AI-generated from the earnings call and 8-K · may contain errors · not investment advice

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      Equibles Rating

      blended score · not investment advice
      Overall
      Buy
      SellHoldBuy
      Technical Buy Momentum Very Strong Sentiment Bullish Fundamentals Strong Quant / Vol Low
      Market backdrop VIX 14.3 · calm Equity put/call 0.52
      Technical
      price trend
      Buy
      50 / 200-day cross No cross
      Price vs 200-day avg +25%
      above
      Price vs 50-day avg +2%
      above
      RSI (14) 54
      neutral
      MACD trend Negative
      52-week position 93%
      near high
      Momentum
      relative strength
      Very Strong
      1-month return −1%
      trailing
      6-month return +35%
      trailing
      YTD return +47%
      this year
      Relative strength +21%
      vs S&P · 6-mo
      Sentiment
      smart money
      Bullish
      Trend (MA cross) No cross
      50d $121 › 200d $99 — 50d above 200d
      Institutional flow Accumulating
      +13% holders QoQ · +106 funds added
      Insider flow Flat
      No net insider activity over 90 days
      Short interest Falling
      3.83% of float · ▼ -7.8% MoM · 3.3 days cover
      Volume signal Normal
      Volume near normal
      Institution breadth Multi-yr high
      471 holders — near 3-yr high, broad support
      Squeeze score 61
      elevated · 0–100
      Fundamentals
      Strong
      Revenue growth +5%
      Y/Y
      Gross margin 46%
      contracting
      EPS growth −22%
      Y/Y
      Free cash flow $240.9M
      Valuation P/E 28.8
      below peers
      Balance sheet $830.1M
      net debt
      Quant / Vol
      risk profile
      Low
      Volatility 27%
      annualized · 1-yr
      Max drawdown −13%
      past year
      ATR 2.7%
      of price · 14-day

      Blended from price, momentum, positioning, fundamentals & volatility · daily-close · not investment advice. Market backdrop is context, not part of the score.

      Guidance & track record

      Latest guidance · from the 8-K filed Jul 1, 2026
      Fourth Quarter Fiscal 2026
      ADS Growth (YoY) 6.5% – 8.5%
      Adjusted Operating Margin Non-GAAP 10% – 10.8%
      Full-Year Fiscal 2026
      Depreciation and amortization expense $100M
      Interest and other expense $30M
      Capital expenditures $90M
      Free cash flow conversion Non-GAAP 95%
      Tax rate 24.5% – 25.5%
      Prior guidance period ended · from the 8-K filed Apr 1, 2026
      ADS Growth (YoY) · Third Quarter Fiscal 2026 5% – 7%
      Adjusted Operating Margin · Third Quarter Fiscal 2026 9.7% – 10.3%

      Guidance from company 8-Ks · delivered figures from as-reported statements · no analyst estimates involved.

      Technicals

      trend & momentum for long-term holders Buy
      1 · 2 · 3
      50 / 200-day cross
      No cross Neutral
      Price vs 200-day avg
      +25% Bullish
      Price vs 50-day avg
      +2% Bullish
      RSI (14)
      54 Neutral
      MACD trend
      Negative Bearish
      52-week position
      93% Bullish
      Market signals — smart money & positioning
      Bullish · 3 of 6
      Trend (MA cross) No cross
      50d $121 › 200d $99 — 50d above 200d
      Institutional flow Accumulating
      +13% holders QoQ · +106 funds added
      Insider flow Flat
      No net insider activity over 90 days
      Short interest Falling
      3.83% of float · ▼ -7.8% MoM · 3.3 days cover
      Volume signal Normal
      Volume near normal
      Institution breadth Multi-yr high
      471 holders — near 3-yr high, broad support
      Price context
      position in its 52-week range
      Range low $81 Now $124 · 93% Range high $127
      vs 200-day avg +25% vs 50-day avg +2%

      Illustrative technical + ownership context — a signal mix, not investment advice.

      Key metrics

      the company's own KPIs, from written earnings releases and filings
      Metric Latest Period YoY
      Adjusted Net Income Attributable to MSC non-GAAP 79.9M FY26 Q3

      Figures exactly as the company stated them in writing · click a metric with a to chart its history · period links open the stating document · "filing" marks figures stated in the 10-K/10-Q · YoY needs an exactly comparable prior-year period

      Versus peers

      Industrial Distribution — same industry group
      Open screener →
      Company Mkt cap YTD Rev growth Y/Y P/E Short % shares
      MSM
      Msc Industrial Direct Co Inc
      this stock
      $6.67B +47.2% +5.0% 28.8 3.8%
      GWW
      W.W. Grainger, Inc.
      $62.30B +31.1% +4.5% 33.7 2.3%
      FAST
      Fastenal Co
      $58.55B +27.1% +8.7% 43.6 3.1%
      FERG
      Ferguson Enterprises Inc. /DE/
      $47.38B +10.0% +4.1% 1.4%
      WCC
      Wesco International Inc
      $17.77B +47.8% +2.2% 25.2 3.5%

      Peers by industry group · P/E from as-reported trailing EPS · short % is of shares outstanding

      At a glance

      key data from every section
      Ownership
      Institutional Holders Reducing
      Holders
      471
      % held
      82.9%
      Net QoQ
      -749.7K sh
      Top holder
      BlackRock, Inc.
      Held Float
      View
      Held by Funds
      Fund positions
      613
      View
      Short & Settlement
      Short Interest Falling
      Shares short
      2.1M
      Days to cover
      3.3d
      Change
      -180.0K sh
      View
      Short Volume
      Short vol %
      66%
      As of
      Aug 14, 2026
      Short Total
      View
      Fails to Deliver
      FTD shares
      1.5K
      Value
      $175.4K
      As of
      Jul 8, 2026
      View
      Off-Exchange
      Off-exchange %
      40.1%
      Week of
      Jul 6, 2026
      Off-exch Lit
      View
      Smart Money
      Congressional Trades Sell
      Member
      David A Perdue , Jr
      Amount
      $15.0K–$50.0K
      Traded
      Apr 14, 2020
      View
      Financials
      Financials
      Revenue (FY)
      $3.8B
      Net income (FY)
      $199.3M
      EPS diluted
      $3.57
      View
      Buybacks
      Authorized
      shares 1.4M
      Remaining
      shares 1.3M
      Spent Remaining
      View
      Filings
      SEC Filings
      Latest
      8-K/A
      Filed
      Jul 17, 2026
      This year
      14
      View
      Proposed Sales
      Value
      $156.3K
      Shares
      1.8K
      Filed
      Feb 2, 2026
      View
      Earnings & Events
      Earnings Calls
      Last call
      Jul 1, 2026
      View

      Performance

      5D 20D 120D MTD YTD
      MSM +0.7% -0.8% +34.8% +0.3% +47.2%
      SPY +0.4% +4.5% +13.8% +3.9% +13.9%
      vs SPY +0.3% -5.2% +21.1% -3.6% +33.4%

      Capital returns

      Latest dividend
      $0.87 / share · ex Jul 8, 2026
      Raised 2.4%
      Paid (TTM)
      $3.48 / share · 4 payouts
      Dividend yield (TTM, derived)
      2.81%
      Buyback program · as of May 30, 2026
      Authorized
      shares 1.41M
      Spent (derived)
      shares 100,000
      Remaining
      shares 1.31M
      Spent Remaining

      Dividends per share over the trailing 365 days by ex-date · buyback figures as last reported in SEC filings ("spent" derived as authorized − remaining; when several programs run concurrently, authorized is their combined total per the newest filing) · components shown separately — trailing-year buyback spend isn't tracked, so no combined shareholder yield is derived.

      Key facts CIK 1003078 CUSIP 553530106 13F (30d) 445 filings 443 filers Visit website Investor relations