SuperworthMSC Industrial Direct profit margin MSM
Gross, operating and net profit as a share of revenue over the last twelve months, from 2010.
- Net margin, 12 months
- 5.9%
- Operating margin, 12 months
- 8.5%
- Net margin on a year earlier
- +0.6 pts
- Peer median
- 5.0%
Over the twelve months to May 30, 2026, MSC Industrial Direct kept 5.9% of its revenue as net profit, with an operating margin of 8.5% and a gross margin of 40.8%.
Five years earlier its net margin was 6.4%.
The median for 10 industrial distribution stocks of a similar size is 5.0%.
Profit margin over time
Fiscal year by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Net margin | Operating margin | Gross margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 5.3% | 8.0% | 40.8% |
| FY2024 | 6.8% | 10.2% | 41.2% |
| FY2023 | 8.6% | 12.1% | 41.0% |
| FY2022 | 9.2% | 12.7% | 42.2% |
| FY2021 | 6.7% | 9.3% | 41.1% |
| FY2020 | 7.9% | 11.0% | 42.1% |
| FY2019 | 8.6% | 11.9% | 42.6% |
| FY2018 | 10.3% | 13.1% | 43.5% |
| FY2017 | 8.0% | 13.1% | 44.5% |
| FY2016 | 8.1% | 13.1% | 45.0% |
| FY2015 | 7.9% | 13.0% | 45.2% |
| FY2014 | 8.5% | 13.7% | 46.1% |
| FY2013 | 9.7% | 15.7% | 45.5% |
| FY2012 | 11.0% | 17.5% | 45.8% |
| FY2011 | 10.8% | 17.3% | 46.5% |
Quarter by quarter
| Quarter | Ended | Net margin, 12 months | Change on a year | Operating margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 FY26 | 5.9% | +0.6 pts | 8.5% | |
| Q2 FY26 | 5.4% | −0.3 pts | 8.0% | |
| Q1 FY26 | 5.4% | −0.8 pts | 8.0% | |
| Q4 FY25 | 5.3% | −1.5 pts | 8.0% | |
| Q3 FY25 | 5.3% | −2.1 pts | 8.2% | |
| Q2 FY25 | 5.7% | −2.2 pts | 8.9% | |
| Q1 FY25 | 6.2% | −2.1 pts | 9.5% | |
| Q4 FY24 | 6.8% | −1.8 pts | 10.2% | |
| Q3 FY24 | 7.4% | −1.6 pts | 10.7% | |
| Q2 FY24 | 7.9% | −1.4 pts | 11.2% | |
| Q1 FY24 | 8.3% | −1.1 pts | 11.7% | |
| Q4 FY23 | 8.6% | −0.6 pts | 12.1% |
Against its peers
Companies in Industrial - Distribution nearest MSC Industrial Direct's size, closest first, today.
| Company | Profit margin |
|---|---|
| MSMMSC Industrial Direct | 5.9% |
| POOLPool | 7.4% |
| CNMCore & Main | 6.0% |
| SITESiteOne Landscape Supply | 3.5% |
| LKQLKQ | 3.4% |
| AITApplied Industrial Technologies | 8.3% |
| WSOWatsco | 6.5% |
| BCCBOISE CASCADE | 1.6% |
| REZIResideo Technologies | 5.6% |
| WCCWESCO International | 2.8% |
| DXPEDXP Enterprises | 4.4% |
| Peer median | 5.0% |
Where MSC Industrial Direct ranks
What the profit margin tells you
Profit as a share of revenue at three levels: gross (after making the product), operating (after running the business) and net (after everything, including tax and interest).
Compare within an industry. 10% is superb for a retailer and poor for a software company.
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