MSC Industrial Direct Company (MSM)
What the price implies
A reverse DCF: instead of guessing a fair value, it asks what growth today's price already assumes. How it works.
At a market value of $7.1B, MSC Industrial Direct Company's free cash flow of $241M (fiscal 2025) would need to grow about 10% a year for the stock to be worth today's price. That is faster than the company has grown its free cash flow over the last 9 years.
Assumes a 9% discount rate and 3% growth after year 10, on free cash flow (operating cash flow minus capital spending) from MSC Industrial Direct Company's SEC filings. Change any assumption, or model revenue and margins instead, in the Modeling tab, or try your own numbers in the reverse DCF calculator.
Fundamental grade
Five factors scored 1 to 9 from MSM's latest numbers, weighted into one grade. It describes the business, not whether the stock is a buy.
Key numbers
Results from SEC filings
Fiscal years, from MSC Industrial Direct Company's 10-K filings. The deep dive has 15+ years, quarters and every line.
| Fiscal year | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $3.2B | $3.7B | $4.0B | $3.8B | $3.8B |
| Net income | $217M | $340M | $343M | $259M | $199M |
| Free cash flow | $171M | $185M | $607M | $311M | $241M |
| EPS (diluted) | $3.87 | $6.06 | $6.11 | $4.58 | $3.57 |
| Operating margin | 9.3% | 12.7% | 12.1% | 10.2% | 8.0% |
Superinvestors who own MSM
From each investor's latest 13F filing (what a 13F shows). 6 of the investors we track hold it.
| Investor | Last quarter | Value | % of portfolio | Quarter |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cliff Asness AQR Capital Management |
Added | $54M | 0.02% | Q2 2026 |
| Richard Pzena Pzena Investment Management |
Trimmed | $44M | 0.13% | Q2 2026 |
| Joel Greenblatt Gotham Asset Management |
Added | $33M | 0.08% | Q2 2026 |
| Charles Brandes Brandes Investment Partners, LP |
Trimmed | $13M | 0.09% | Q2 2026 |
| Mario Gabelli GAMCO Investors |
Held | $2M | 0.02% | Q2 2026 |
| Hersh Cohen ClearBridge Investments |
Trimmed | $220,295 | 0.0% | Q2 2026 |
Insider buying
Open-market purchases by MSC Industrial Direct Company's executives and directors in the last 12 months, from SEC Form 4 filings. What insider buying tells you.
| Date | Insider | Shares | Price | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 18, 2025 | Mitchell Jacobson |
22,870 | $84.96 | $2M |
| Nov 13, 2025 | Philip Peller |
6,666 | $90.14 | $600,873 |
| Nov 3, 2025 | Mitchell Jacobson |
51,954 | $84.43 | $4M |
| Oct 31, 2025 | Mitchell Jacobson |
34,073 | $84.76 | $3M |
| Oct 30, 2025 | Mitchell Jacobson |
95,779 | $84.92 | $8M |
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In the full deep dive
Questions
What growth does MSC Industrial Direct Company's stock price imply?
At a market value of $7.1B, MSC Industrial Direct Company would need its free cash flow to grow about 10% a year for 10 years (discounted at 9%, 3% growth after that) to be worth today's price. Over the last 9 years its free cash flow grew -3% a year.
Are MSC Industrial Direct Company insiders buying the stock?
5 open-market insider purchases of MSM in the last 12 months, from SEC Form 4 filings.
Which superinvestors own MSC Industrial Direct Company?
6 of the superinvestors Investingly tracks hold MSM in their latest 13F, including Cliff Asness, Richard Pzena, Joel Greenblatt.
Prices and ratios as of Oct 7, 2026; statements from SEC filings. Information only, not investment advice. Superinvestor holdings come from 13F filings, which are filed up to 45 days after each quarter ends.