MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc. (MSM)
NYSE · Common stock · Wholesale-Industrial Machinery & Equipment
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MSM at a glance
Key statistics
$7.23B
Market capitalization
- Previous close
- $129.53
- Open
- $129.22
- Day range
- $129.22 – $133.95
- Volume
- 886.7K
- Average volume (30 sessions)
- 788.2K
- Shares outstanding
- 55.85M
- Price / earnings
- 31.3
- Earnings per share
- $4.14
- Price / book
- 5.1
- Price / sales
- 1.9
- Dividend yield
- 2.67%
- Beta (1 year, vs SPY)
- 0.59
Where the price sits in its year
52-week range
95% of the range
- Below the 52-week high
- -1.9%
- Above the 52-week low
- +66.7%
Completed sessions through Oct 20, 2026
Technical snapshot
Above its 50-day and 200-day averages
- 20-day average
- $127.83+1.3%
- 50-day average
- $123.33+5.0%
- 200-day average
- $107.95+20.0%
Between the conventional 30 and 70 bands.
-2.0%
1 week
+6.5%
1 month
+1.8%
3 months
+54.0%
Year to date
+50.8%
1 year
Price change over each window, from completed sessions. Past performance does not indicate future results.
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From the public news wire
MSM headlines
No headlines on the wire for MSM in recent weeks.
SEC Form 4, most recent first
Insider filings
McIsaac Martina
−1.2K
President & CEO · Option exercise
· Oct 3, 2026
McIsaac Martina
−480.737
President & CEO · Shares withheld for tax
$62.55K · Oct 3, 2026
McIsaac Martina
+1.2K
President & CEO · Option exercise
· Oct 3, 2026
McIsaac Martina
+187.737
President & CEO · Option exercise
· Oct 3, 2026
McIsaac Martina
−187.737
President & CEO · Option exercise
· Oct 3, 2026
Kuhns Robert M
+12.6K
EVP, Chief Financial Officer · Grant or award
· Sep 14, 2026
Siegel Walter
+2.0K
SVP, Gen Counsel & Corp Sec · Grant or award
· Jul 20, 2026
JACOBSON MITCHELL
−15.0K
Director, 10% owner · Gift
· Apr 7, 2026
About MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc.
Founded in 1941, MSC Industrial Direct originally manufactured and sold cutting tools to metalworking shops in New York. Through a series of acquisitions and organic expansions, MSC has grown into an industrial distribution powerhouse with a focus on specialized metalworking products and services. The firm also distributes a wide breadth of maintenance, repair, and operations supplies. MSC primarily operates in North America, where it derives over 95% of its revenue.
- Exchange
- NYSE
- Security
- Common stock
- Industry
- Wholesale-Industrial Machinery & Equipment
- Headquarters
- Melville, NY
- Employees
- 7,284
- Listed since
- Dec 15, 1995
- Website
- mscdirect.com
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