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MSC Industrial Direct

NYQ:MSM US5535301064
67
  • Value
    63
  • Growth
    57
  • Safety
    Safety
    55
  • Combined
    62
  • Sentiment
    61
  • 360° View
    360° View
    67
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Company Description

MSC Industrial Direct Co, Inc. is a distributor of metalworking and MRO products and services. It operates in the metalworking and MRO industries. It offers its products through e-commerce channels and customer care centers. In the last fiscal year, the company had a market cap of $4926 million, profits of $1573 million, revenue of $3821 million, and 7191 employees.

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Strongest Rank Capital Growth
Weakest Rank Pro Holdings
Country USA
Industry Trading & Distribution
Size Large
Website mscdirect.com
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The higher the 360° View, the better the stock performed against its peers, considering all metrics. The 360° View represents an average of the other 5 ranks and is then scaled to a rank from 1 to 100. The shaded values are illustrative only.
Last update: 2-Feb-2026.

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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
63 45 69 53
Growth
57 15 47 5
Safety
Safety
55 52 53 71
Sentiment
61 19 46 6
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67 9 59 10
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Analyst Opinions
20 8 32 44
Opinions Change
90 50 50 8
Pro Holdings
n/a 51 96 88
Market Pulse
16 20 24 12
Sentiment
61 19 46 6
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
63 45 69 53
Growth
57 15 47 5
Safety Safety
55 52 53 71
Combined
62 19 56 24
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Price vs. Sales (P/S)
50 36 32 36
Price vs. Earnings (P/E)
51 27 41 54
Price vs. Book (P/B)
53 34 82 35
Dividend Yield
94 95 94 99
Value
63 45 69 53
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Revenue Growth
58 51 42 25
Profit Growth
67 20 52 34
Capital Growth
15 29 41 10
Stock Returns
65 21 53 25
Growth
57 15 47 5
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Leverage
58 64 68 44
Refinancing
37 32 28 41
Liquidity
69 76 76 88
Safety Safety
55 52 53 71

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