XNYS · Industrial Distribution
Last stored close · Sep 18, 2026
Close · Sep 18, 2026
$122.21+0.37%
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Implied upside
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Valuation methods
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TickerWhale Score
65/100
Positive
Score components
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MSC Industrial Direct Co. Inc - scores 65 out of 100 overall, which we rate positive. Technical is its strongest area and Valuation its weakest.
What helps
- Technical
- Quality & growth
- Risk
What to watch
- Valuation
Quality & growth
30%74Strong
- Revenue growth 4.4%
- EPS growth 17.0%
Valuation
25%34Weak
- P/E 29.6
- EV/Sales 1.9
Price history
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Market intelligence
Peer position
#18 / 203sector rank by TickerWhale Score
TickerWhale Score 65 vs sector average 49.1 (+15.9)
Revenue growth (industry)Top 60%
Gross margin (industry)Top 20%
Return on equity (industry)Top 60%
P/E (industry)Pricier than 67%
Technical analysis
our read · what classic indicators sayTickerWhale technical read
91/100Strong vs universe
Ranks 91st of 100 covered names on our technical composite — the composite itself scores 72/100 · 25% of the TickerWhale Score
Classic chart indicators
Buy
3 buy · 2 sell · 3 neutral of 8 votes
TickerWhale rates MSM's technical setup strong — 91st percentile of the covered universe. Classic chart indicators lean buy, pointing the same way.
Moving averages
8 / 9constructive
- vs 200-day+18.3%
- vs 50-day+0.1%
Momentum
Mixed
- RSI (14)55 · neutral
- Stochasticsell
- CCIneutral
- Williams %Rsell
Trend
Mixed
- ADX (14) trend strength9· weak trend
- MACD (12,26,9)buy(histogram 0.378)
How the classic verdict is reached
Moving averages (9) agree on buy — 8 buy vs 0 sell — and carry one vote between them.
Oscillators (7) vote individually: 2 buy · 2 sell · 3 neutral.
Result — 3 buy vs 2 sell of 8 votes = Buy. Neutral votes never decide the verdict.
Fundamentals & valuation
2026-09-18 · revised_latestValuation multiples
- P/E (TTM)29.6
- P/S (TTM)1.8
- P/B4.8
- EV/EBITDA—
- EV/Sales1.9
- PEG1.75
Profitability & returns
- Gross margin40.8%
- Net margin5.9%
- ROE16.5%
- Debt/Equity0.36
Growth
- Revenue growth (YoY)4.4%
- EPS growth (YoY)17.0%
Green favourable · red stretched — multiples and D/E vs industry peers, margins and growth vs absolute thresholds.
Market capitalisation — $6.8B
Fundamentals history
Reported statement totals across recent periods.
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Peers
| Company | Score | Pulse | P/E | P/E fwd | P/B | EV/Sales | Price | Chg | Estimate | Upside | Rev. gr. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MSMCurrentMSC Industrial Direct Co. Inc - | 65 | 72 | 29.6 | — | 4.8 | 1.9 | $122.21 | +0.37% | +4.4% | ||
| ACAArcosa | 79 | 78 | 14.6 | — | 2.4 | 3.0 | $145.84 | +0.27% | +9.7% | ||
| IESCIES Holdings | 79 | 46 | 14.3 | — | 5.3 | 1.6 | $322.16 | +1.58% | +22.7% | ||
| KFYKorn Ferry | 79 | 55 | 14.3 | — | 2.0 | 1.2 | $76.78 | -0.44% | +6.9% | ||
| GEOGeo Group | 76 | 70 | 14.4 | — | 2.8 | 2.0 | $31.76 | -1.18% | +15.3% | ||
| DALDelta Air Lines | 74 | 54 | 13.3 | — | 2.4 | 0.9 | $79.62 | +0.24% | +10.3% |
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