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MSC Industrial Direct

American distributing company

MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc (MSC), through its subsidiaries, primarily MSC Industrial Supply Co., is one of the largest industrial equipment distributors in the United States, distributing more than 1.5 million metalworking and other industrial products.3 It was founded by Sidney Jacobson.1 Its shares trade on NYSE under the symbol MSM.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

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Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

$3.8BRevenue, fiscal 20255
$199.3MNet income, fiscal 20255
1941Founded1

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  • TickerMSM on NYSE1
  • IndustryWholesale-Industrial Machinery & Equipment1
  • HeadquartersMelville1
  • Founded inNew York City1
  • Websitewww.mscdirect.com
  • Incorporated inNY6
  • Business address515 Broadhollow Road, Melville, Ny 117476
  • Filer categoryLarge accelerated filer6
  • Legal formBusiness Corporation4
  • LEI0XVKH0LN6YGOWO2EGO174
  • StatusActive4
  • LEI statusLapsed (not renewed)4
  • Registered addressC/O Corporation Service Company, 12207 Albany, United States4
  • Registered withCorporation and Business Entity Database (Division of Corporations, State Records and UCC, Department of State), 19680274

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MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc (MSC), through its subsidiaries, primarily MSC Industrial Supply Co., is one of the largest industrial equipment distributors in the United States, distributing more than 1.5 million metalworking and other industrial products.3

Financials

From the company’s reports to the SEC. Every number links to the filing it came from.

Key numbers, fiscal 2025

40.8%Gross margin5
8.0%Operating margin5
5.3%Net margin5
-1.3%Revenue growth, 20255
14.4%Return on equity5
0.12×Debt to equity5
$240.9MFree cash flow5

Where the money goes

Where each dollar of revenue went, fiscal 2025

  • Cost of revenue59¢$2.2B
  • Other costs34¢$1.3B
  • Income tax2¢$65.7M
  • Profit5¢$199.3M

Out of $3.8B in revenue.5

Where each dollar of operating cash went, fiscal 2025

  • Capital spending28¢$92.8M
  • Share buybacks12¢$39.3M
  • Kept or used elsewhere60¢$201.6M

Out of $333.7M of cash from operations.5

Financial statements

Revenue9101112135$3.8B in 2025+18% since 2018
0$2.0B$4.0B$6.0B2018: $3.2B$3.2B20182019: $3.4B$3.4B2019+5%2020: $3.2B$3.2B2020−5%2021: $3.2B$3.2B2021+2%2022: $3.7B$3.7B2022+14%2023: $4.0B$4.0B2023+9%2024: $3.8B$3.8B2024−5%2025: $3.8B$3.8B2025−1%
Gross profit9101112135$1.5B in 2025+10% since 2018
0$500.0M$1.0B$1.5B$2.0B2018: $1.4B$1.4B20182019: $1.4B$1.4B2019+3%2020: $1.3B$1.3B2020−6%2021: $1.3B$1.3B2021−1%2022: $1.6B$1.6B2022+17%2023: $1.6B$1.6B2023+5%2024: $1.6B$1.6B2024−4%2025: $1.5B$1.5B2025−2%
Operating income9101112135$301.6M in 2025−28% since 2018
0$200.0M$400.0M$600.0M2018: $420.6M$420.6M20182019: $400.0M$400.0M2019−5%2020: $350.7M$350.7M2020−12%2021: $301.8M$301.8M2021−14%2022: $468.7M$468.7M2022+55%2023: $483.7M$483.7M2023+3%2024: $390.4M$390.4M2024−19%2025: $301.6M$301.6M2025−23%
Net income9101112135$199.3M in 2025−39% since 2018
0$100.0M$200.0M$300.0M$400.0M2018: $329.2M$329.2M20182019: $288.9M$288.9M2019−12%2020: $251.1M$251.1M2020−13%2021: $216.9M$216.9M2021−14%2022: $339.8M$339.8M2022+57%2023: $343.2M$343.2M2023+1%2024: $258.6M$258.6M2024−25%2025: $199.3M$199.3M2025−23%

Every line of the income statement as filed: the last 3 fiscal years, latest first.5

Period ending2025-08-312024-08-312023-08-31
Net sales$3.8B$3.8B$4.0B
Cost of goods sold$2.2B$2.2B$2.4B
Gross profit$1.5B$1.6B$1.6B
Operating expenses$1.2B$1.2B$1.2B
Restructuring and other costs$11.0M$14.5M$7.9M
Income from operations$301.6M$390.4M$483.7M
Interest expense-$24.1M-$25.8M-$22.5M
Interest income$1.1M$412.0K$1.0M
Other expense, net-$15.1M-$22.3M-$6.1M
Total other expense-$38.0M-$47.6M-$27.6M
Income before provision for income taxes$263.6M$342.7M$456.2M
Provision for income taxes$65.7M$86.8M$113.0M
Net income$197.8M$256.0M$343.1M
Less: Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interest-$1.5M-$2.6M-$126.0K
Net income attributable to MSC Industrial$199.3M$258.6M$343.2M
Basic (in USD per share)$3.57$4.60$6.14
Diluted (in USD per share)$3.57$4.58$6.11
Basic (in shares)55.8M shares56.3M shares55.9M shares
Diluted (in shares)55.9M shares56.4M shares56.2M shares

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Corporate structure

MSC Industrial Direct sits at the top of its group. 31 entities, 4 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

Major holders of MSC Industrial Direct

  • Harlan B. Korenvaes Filed SCHEDULE 13G on MSC Industrial Direct, latest Aug 11, 2026
  • AMERICAN CENTURY INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC Filed SCHEDULE 13G/A on MSC Industrial Direct, latest May 1, 2026 (7 filings since Feb 4, 2022)
  • VANGUARD GROUP INC Filed SCHEDULE 13G/A on MSC Industrial Direct, latest Mar 27, 2026 (5 filings since Feb 10, 2022)
  • BlackRock Filed SCHEDULE 13G/A on MSC Industrial Direct, latest Apr 24, 2025 (5 filings since Feb 1, 2022)
  • Mitchell Jacobson Filed SC 13D/A on MSC Industrial Direct, latest Oct 5, 2023 (4 filings since Feb 10, 2022)
  • MSC Industrial Direct Albany, New York, United States
    • AIS All-Integrated-Solutions de Mexico, S. de R.L. de C.V. Subsidiary · Mexico
    • AIS Mexico LLC Subsidiary · Delaware, United States
    • All Integrated Solutions, Inc. Subsidiary · Delaware, United States
    • American Specialty Grinding Co., Inc. Subsidiary · Massachusetts, United States
    • ApTex, an MSC Company Subsidiary · Wisconsin, United States
    • Buckeye Industrial Supply Company LLC, an MSC Company Subsidiary · Delaware, United States
    • Engman-Taylor, an MSC Company, LLC Subsidiary · Delaware, United States
    • J&L America, Inc. Subsidiary · Michigan, United States
    • KAR Industrial, an MSC Company Inc. Subsidiary · Canada
    • Mission Real Estate Acquisition Company Subsidiary · Delaware, United States
    • MSC Acquisition Corp VI Subsidiary · New York, United States
    • MSC Acquisition Subsidiary LLC Subsidiary · Delaware, United States
    • MSC AR Holding Co., LLC Subsidiary · Delaware, United States
    • MSC Contract Management, Inc. Subsidiary · New York, United States
    • MSC Foreign Properties Corporation Subsidiary · Delaware, United States
    • MSC Import Export LLC Subsidiary · Delaware, United States
    • MSC Industrial Supply License Holder 1 Subsidiary · Mexico
    • MSC Industrial Supply S.de.R.L. de C.V. Subsidiary · Mexico
    • MSC Industrial Supply ULC Subsidiary · Canada
    • MSC Services Corp. Subsidiary · New York, United States
    • MSC Shared Services S. de. R.L. de C.V. Subsidiary · Mexico
    • Premier Tool Grinding, LLC, an MSC Company Subsidiary · Delaware, United States
    • Sid Tool Co., Inc. Subsidiary · New York, United States
    • Tower Fasteners de Mexico, S de R.L. de C.V. Subsidiary · Mexico
    • Tower Fasteners EU Limited Subsidiary · Ireland
    • and 5 more

Built from parent and subsidiary links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); subsidiaries listed in Exhibit 21 of annual reports filed with the SEC; major holders from Schedules 13D and 13G. Each entity in the chart links to its source.

What it owns

What MSC Industrial Direct reports owning in its annual reports to the SEC: buildings, land and equipment, real estate and locations, investments, intangible assets and inventory, at the end of its latest fiscal year and a year before.

Property and equipment

ItemLatestA year beforeChange
Computer equipment and software$1.8M5 Aug 30, 2025$1.6M5 Aug 31, 2024+10.8%
Property and equipment, before depreciation$1.1B5 Aug 30, 2025$1.0B5 Aug 31, 2024+2.2%
Accumulated depreciation$722.2M5 Aug 30, 2025$686.0M5 Aug 31, 2024+5.3%
Property and equipment, net$346.7M5 Aug 30, 2025$360.3M5 Aug 31, 2024−3.8%
Finance-lease assets$429.0K5 Aug 30, 2025$643.0K5 Aug 31, 2024−33.3%
Operating-lease assets (leased space)$52.5M5 Aug 30, 2025$58.6M5 Aug 31, 2024−10.5%

Real estate and locations

ItemLatestA year beforeChange
Area of real estate468,000 sq ft5 Mar 1, 2025468,000 sq ft13 Mar 31, 20240%

Investments

ItemLatestA year beforeChange
Cash and cash equivalents$56.2M5 Aug 30, 2025$29.6M5 Aug 31, 2024+90.0%

Intangibles and goodwill

ItemLatestA year beforeChange
Goodwill$723.7M5 Aug 30, 2025$723.9M5 Aug 31, 20240%
Intangible assets, net (excluding goodwill)$85.5M5 Aug 30, 2025$101.1M5 Aug 31, 2024−15.5%
Accumulated amortization$125.9M5 Aug 30, 2025$109.8M5 Aug 31, 2024+14.7%

Inventory

ItemLatestA year beforeChange
Inventory, total$644.1M5 Aug 30, 2025$643.9M5 Aug 31, 20240%

Properties, in its own words

As of August 30, 2025, we operated out of the following facilities:

Location · Purpose · Approx.Sq. Ft. · OperationalDate · Leased/Owned

The rest of Item 2

Harrisburg, Pennsylvania · Customer Fulfillment Center · 821,000 · 1997 · Owned

Atlanta, Georgia · Customer Fulfillment Center · 721,000 · 1990 · Owned

Elkhart, Indiana · Customer Fulfillment Center · 545,000 · 1996 · Owned

Reno, Nevada · Customer Fulfillment Center · 419,000 · 1999 · Owned

Hanover Park, Illinois · Customer Fulfillment Center · 288,000 · 2003 · Leased

We maintain 38 warehouses, of which 36 are located in North America and two are located in other foreign countries. Our warehouses range in size from approximately 1,000 to 110,000 square feet. We also maintain five manufacturing locations in the United States which range in size from approximately 3,000 to 23,000 square feet and nine regional inventory centers in the United States which vary in size from approximately 7,000 to 21,000 square feet. We maintain co-headquarters at a facility we lease in Melville, New York and a facility we own in Davidson, North Carolina. We also maintain additional office support centers, most of which are leased, in the United States, Canada and Mexico. These leases are for varying periods, with the longest extending to fiscal year 2031. The aggregate annual lease payments on our leased properties in fiscal year 2025 were approximately $14.9 million.

During fiscal year 2025, the Company disposed of its 468,000 square foot customer fulfillment center in Columbus, Ohio (the “Columbus CFC”). See Note 7, “Property, Plant and Equipment” in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information.

Item 2 of the 10-K filed Oct 23, 2025.18

The story

Founded by Sidney Jacobson in 1941, in New York City.1

MSC was founded in 1941 as Sid Tool, Inc., by Sidney Jacobson, in New York's Little Italy. It originally sold cutting tools and accessories to New York City machine shops. The company later moved its headquarters to Plainview, New York.

In 1970, Manhattan Supply Company was acquired and, in 1998, moved its headquarters to Melville, New York, on Long Island. The company currently operates from five regional Customer Fulfillment Centers and 12 branch offices.

In 1997 MSC acquired Enco Manufacturing Company.

On June 8, 2006, MSC completed the acquisition of J & L America, Inc. DBA J & L Industrial Supply (J & L), a subsidiary of Kennametal, for $349.5 million.

In 2013, Erik Gershwind, Sid Jacobson's grandson, was named President and Chief Executive Officer. In 2013 the company opened its co-headquarters office in Davidson, North Carolina, which is located in the Charlotte metropolitan area. The company has expanded to 750 employees at the co-headquarters, with 120 employees making the move to the Carolinas from the Melville office.

In 2013, MSC acquired Barnes Distribution North America to expand its footprint in Canada. The business was renamed Class C Solutions Group.

In 2017, MSC acquired DECO Tool Supply Co., an industrial supply distributor based in Davenport, Iowa, to expand its footprint in the region.

In 2018, MSC acquired All Integrated Solutions, a value-added distributor of industrial fasteners and components, MRO supplies and assembly tools based in Franksville, Wisconsin.

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In 2019, MSC completed a transaction with TAC Global Solutions, a Mexican industrial distribution company, to expand into Mexico.

In 2022, MSC acquired Engman-Taylor, a Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin-based distributor of metalworking tools and supplies. That same year, MSC also acquired Tower Fasteners, a Holtsville, New York-based valued-added distributor of Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) fasteners and components.

In 2023, MSC acquired Buckeye Industrial Supply Co., an independent metalworking distributor based in Columbus, Ohio, and Tru-Edge Grinding Inc., a St. Henry, Ohio-based custom tool manufacturer.

For the quarter ending in May 2025, MSC Industrial (MSM) posted revenue of $971.15 million, reflecting a 0.8% decline year-over-year. Diluted EPS of $1.02 vs. $1.27 in the prior fiscal year quarter. The company reported Adjusted diluted EPS of $1.08 vs. $1.33 in the prior fiscal year quarter.

In January 2026, Martina McIsaac was named President and Chief Executive Officer.

From Wikipedia’s article on MSC Industrial Direct, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.7

Leadership

Who has led MSC Industrial Direct, and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.

Chief executive

  1. David Sandler2006–2012
  2. Mitchell Jacobson2006
  3. Erik Gershwind2012–now

Chair

  1. Mitchell Jacobson2006–2009

President

  1. David Sandler2006–2011
  2. Erik Gershwind2011–2024
  3. Martina McIsaac2024–now

Chief financial officer

  1. Charles A. Boehlke Jr.2006–2011
  2. Jeffrey Kaczka2011–2015
  3. Rustom Jilla2015–2020
  4. Gregory Haefele Clark2020
  5. Kristen Actis-Grande2020–2024
  6. Robert M. Kuhns2026–now

Chief operating officer

  1. Erik Gershwind2009–2012
  2. Martina McIsaac2022–now
197019801990200020102020
Board members and other officers (36)

Subsidiaries and ownership

Subsidiaries (Exhibit 21)

  • AIS All-Integrated-Solutions de Mexico, S. de R.L. de C.V. Mexico8
  • AIS Mexico LLC Delaware8
  • All Integrated Solutions, Inc. Delaware8
  • American Specialty Grinding Co., Inc. Massachusetts8
  • ApTex, an MSC Company Wisconsin8
  • Buckeye Industrial Supply Company LLC, an MSC Company Delaware8
  • Engman-Taylor, an MSC Company, LLC Delaware8
  • J&L America, Inc. Michigan8
  • KAR Industrial, an MSC Company Inc. Canada8
  • MSC AR Holding Co., LLC Delaware8
  • MSC Acquisition Corp VI New York8
  • MSC Acquisition Subsidiary LLC Delaware8
  • MSC Contract Management, Inc. New York8
  • MSC Foreign Properties Corporation Delaware8
  • MSC Import Export LLC Delaware8
  • MSC Industrial Supply License Holder 1 Mexico8
  • MSC Industrial Supply S.de.R.L. de C.V. Mexico8
  • MSC Industrial Supply ULC Canada8
  • MSC Services Corp. New York8
  • MSC Shared Services S. de. R.L. de C.V. Mexico8
  • Mission Real Estate Acquisition Company Delaware8
  • Premier Tool Grinding, LLC, an MSC Company Delaware8
  • Sid Tool Co., Inc. New York8
  • Tower Fasteners EU Limited Ireland8
All 30 listed subsidiaries
  • Tower Fasteners de Mexico, S de R.L. de C.V. Mexico8
  • Tower Fasteners, LLC Delaware8
  • Tower Mexico NY, LLC New York8
  • Towerfast de Mexico, S de R.L. de C.V. Mexico8
  • Tru-Edge Grinding LLC, an MSC Company Delaware8
  • Wm. F. Hurst Co., LLC Kansas8

The subsidiaries the company lists in Exhibit 21 of its annual report, as filed.

Timeline

  1. Oct 14, 20268-K Regulation FD disclosure66
  2. Sep 8, 20268-K Executive or director change; Regulation FD disclosure67
  3. Aug 19, 20268-K Executive or director change68
  4. Jul 17, 20268-K Executive or director change69
  5. Jul 1, 20268-K Results of operations70
  6. Jun 16, 20268-K Regulation FD disclosure71
  7. Apr 15, 20268-K Executive or director change72
  8. Apr 1, 20268-K Results of operations73
  9. Mar 19, 20268-K Regulation FD disclosure74
  10. Mar 2, 20268-K Executive or director change; Regulation FD disclosure75
  11. Jan 21, 20268-K Executive or director change; Shareholder vote76
  12. Jan 7, 20268-K Results of operations77
  13. Oct 26, 2012New chief executive Erik Gershwind becomes CEO19
  14. Apr 10, 2006New chief executive Mitchell Jacobson becomes CEO21
  15. Jan 12, 2006New chief executive David Sandler becomes CEO20
  16. 1941Founded Founded in New York City1

Calendar

Coming up

  1. Oct 22, 2026 · Before the openReports results for the quarter ending Aug/2026 A year earlier it reported $1.09 a share, on Oct 23, 2025.78

When it reported results

  1. Jul 1, 2026Reported quarterly or annual results70
  2. Apr 1, 2026Reported quarterly or annual results73
  3. Jan 7, 2026Reported quarterly or annual results77
  4. Oct 23, 2025Reported quarterly or annual results79
  5. Jul 1, 2025Reported quarterly or annual results80
  6. Apr 3, 2025Reported quarterly or annual results81
  7. Jan 8, 2025Reported quarterly or annual results82
  8. Oct 24, 2024Reported quarterly or annual results83

Upcoming dates from Nasdaq's calendar; past results from the company's 8-K filings (Item 2.02). The full markets calendar

Filings

431 filings to the SEC since October 2021: 5 annual reports, 15 quarterly reports, 72 major events, 264 insider forms, 22 large holders, 53 other. The latest 20:

  1. Oct 14, 20268-K EDGAR
  2. Oct 6, 20264 EDGAR
  3. Sep 15, 20264 EDGAR
  4. Sep 14, 20263 EDGAR
  5. Sep 8, 20268-K EDGAR
  6. Aug 19, 20268-K EDGAR
  7. Aug 11, 2026SCHEDULE 13G EDGAR
  8. Jul 21, 20264 EDGAR
  9. Jul 20, 20263 EDGAR
  10. Jul 17, 20268-K/A EDGAR
  11. Jul 1, 202610-Q EDGAR
  12. Jul 1, 20268-K EDGAR
  13. Jun 24, 202611-K EDGAR
  14. Jun 16, 20268-K EDGAR
  15. May 26, 2026SD EDGAR
  16. May 1, 2026SCHEDULE 13G/A EDGAR
  17. Apr 15, 20268-K EDGAR
  18. Apr 9, 20264 OWNERSHIP DOCUMENT EDGAR
  19. Apr 1, 202610-Q EDGAR
  20. Apr 1, 20268-K EDGAR

The 431 filings since October 2021 can be filtered by form type and year here when JavaScript is on.

Every filing from the last five years, summarized. The full record is on SEC EDGAR.

Insider trades

51 open-market trades by officers, directors and large owners since October 2021: 11 buys and 40 sales. Grants, option exercises and gifts are left out.

DateWhoTradeSharesPriceValueFiling
Feb 2, 2026Seseri RudinaDirectorSale1,800$86.83$156.3KForm 4
Nov 18, 2025JACOBSON MITCHELLDirectorBuy22,870$84.96$1.9MForm 4
Nov 13, 2025PELLER PHILIPDirectorBuy6,666$90.14$600.9KForm 4
Nov 3, 2025JACOBSON MITCHELLDirectorBuy51,954$84.43$4.4MForm 4
Oct 31, 2025JACOBSON MITCHELLDirectorBuy34,073$84.76$2.9MForm 4
Oct 30, 2025JACOBSON MITCHELLDirectorBuy95,779$84.92$8.1MForm 4
Jul 10, 2025Shacklett KimberlySVP, Customer ExperienceSale2,130$92.00$196.0KForm 4
Jul 9, 2025Shacklett KimberlySVP, Customer ExperienceSale2,129$90.60$192.9KForm 4
Jul 3, 2025PELLER PHILIPDirectorSale2,000$90.00$180.0KForm 4
Jul 3, 2025GERSHWIND ERIKDirectorSale2,000$89.39$178.8KForm 4
May 6, 2025Kaufmann Michael CDirectorBuy23$75.42$1.7KForm 4
Apr 8, 2025JACOBSON MITCHELLDirectorBuy27,642$69.77$1.9MForm 4
Apr 7, 2025JACOBSON MITCHELLDirectorBuy131,551$69.73$9.2MForm 4
Nov 13, 2024PELLER PHILIPDirectorSale900$89.07$80.2KForm 4
Nov 11, 2024GERSHWIND ERIKDirectorSale50,000$90.36$4.5MForm 4
Jul 22, 2024Kaufmann Michael CDirectorSale28$83.83$2.3KForm 4
Jul 17, 2024Shacklett KimberlySVP, Customer ExperienceSale4,885$84.60$413.3KForm 4
Jun 21, 2024Kaufmann Michael CDirectorSale18$79.46$1.4KForm 4
Jan 31, 2024JACOBSON MITCHELLDirectorSale24,501$99.31$2.4MForm 4
Jan 29, 2024JACOBSON MITCHELLDirectorSale137,716$97.66$13.4MForm 4

All 51 trades can be filtered by person here when JavaScript is on.

From Forms 4 filed with the SEC.

Major holders

Investors who own more than 5% of the shares must tell the SEC: a 13D if they may seek to influence the company, a 13G if they hold passively.

Executive pay

What the company paid its top executives, from the summary compensation table in its proxy statement. Total pay includes salary, bonus, stock and option awards and other pay, as the company valued them.

YearExecutiveAgeSalaryTotal pay
2025Erik Gershwind54$871.4K$5.9M89
2025Martina McIsaac55$625.3K$2.2M89
2025Kristen Actis-Grande$600.0K$1.5M89
2025Neal Dongre46$457.3K$1.1M89
2025Kimberly Shacklett57$428.4K$1.1M89
2025Gregory Clark57$312.3K$622.4K89

Held by these funds

The largest holders among investment managers' 13F reports for the quarter ending Jun 30, 2026, the top 25 of 100. Change is in shares since the quarter before.

FundSharesValueShare of the fundChange
BlackRock, Inc.5,560,498$661.4M0.0%+127,854
Vanguard Portfolio Management LLC2,139,176$254.5M0.0%+6,319
Vanguard Capital Management LLC2,026,407$241.0M0.0%+24,462
Fuller & Thaler Asset Management, Inc.1,887,419$224.5M0.6%+101,823
American Century Companies Inc1,743,956$207.4M0.1%−869,007
Boston Partners1,714,389$204.0M0.2%+53,888
First Trust Advisors LP1,676,859$199.5M0.1%−96,274
Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc1,530,616$182.1M0.0%+137,554
State Street Corp1,463,620$174.1M0.0%+52,860
Dimensional Fund Advisors LP1,248,087$148.5M0.0%−109,332
Geode Capital Management, LLC1,168,449$139.0M0.0%+60,919
Epoch Investment Partners, Inc.926,830$110.2M0.6%−49,801
Morgan Stanley783,623$93.2M0.0%+167,419
Victory Capital Management Inc751,553$89.4M0.1%−180,768
Quantinno Capital Management LP653,578$77.7M0.1%+191,743
Citadel Advisors LLC619,507$73.7M0.0%+221,143
Alberta Investment Management Corp570,000$67.8M0.4%−32,000
Deprince Race & Zollo Inc540,509$64.3M1.1%−165,266
New South Capital Management Inc539,026$64.1M2.8%−39,725
Bank of New York Mellon Corp470,840$56.0M0.0%−16,234
Aqr Capital Management LLC457,743$53.6M0.0%+157,565
Allianz Asset Management GmbH444,741$52.9M0.1%−27,235
Northern Trust Corp435,234$51.8M0.0%+5,050
Alyeska Investment Group, L.P.419,828$49.9M0.1%New
Boston Trust Walden Corp415,440$49.4M0.4%−71,068

13F reports cover disclosed long positions in U.S. stocks only.

Members of Congress who traded it

5 trades disclosed by members of Congress. “Vs S&P since” is the stock’s change since the trade minus the S&P 500’s.

DateMemberTradeAmountVs S&P sinceFiling
Apr 14, 2020David A Perdue , Jr, SenateSale$15,001 - $50,000+53.9%Report
Mar 20, 2020David A Perdue , Jr, SenateBuy$1,001 - $15,000−65.3%Report
Mar 17, 2020David A Perdue , Jr, SenateBuy$1,001 - $15,000−76.9%Report
Mar 10, 2020David A Perdue , Jr, SenateBuy$1,001 - $15,000−24.5%Report
Jan 9, 2020Greg Gianforte, HouseBuy$250,001 - $500,000−62.1%Report

Members report amounts as ranges, not exact figures. Returns are price-only (no dividends).

SEC filer profile

How MSC Industrial Direct is registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission, from its EDGAR record and the cover page of its latest annual report.

  • Name on EDGARMSC INDUSTRIAL DIRECT CO INC2
  • CIK0001003078
  • Employer ID (EIN)11-328916518
  • Filer statusLarge accelerated filer not an emerging growth company; not a smaller reporting company; not a shell company18
  • Incorporated inNew York18
  • Fiscal year endsAugust 292
  • Industry code (SIC)5084 Wholesale-Industrial Machinery & Equipment2
  • SEC reviewing officeOffice of Trade & Services, Division of Corporation Finance2
  • Business address515 Broadhollow Road, Melville, NY 117472
  • Phone516-812-20002
  • Shares outstanding55,846,298 as of Jun 17, 202616
  • Public float$3.7B as of Feb 28, 202518
  • AuditorErnst & Young LLP, Jericho, New York PCAOB ID 42; it also attests to the company’s internal control over financial reporting18
  • On EDGAR sinceFeb 7, 19962
  • Filings2,762 in all: 4 (1,871), 8-K (305), SC 13G/A (143), 10-Q (91), SC 13G (47), 3 (38), 10-K (30), DEF 14A (30)2
    All 40 form types

    11-K (28), DEFA14A (18), 144 (15), 4/A (15), ARS (15), SD (13), 5 (12), 8-K/A (12), S-8 (12), UPLOAD (10), 424B3 (9), CORRESP (7), S-8 POS (6), SCHEDULE 13G/A (4), 424B4 (3), S-3 (3), S-3/A (3), SC TO-I/A (3), 425 (2), S-1/A (2), SC 13D/A (2), SC TO-C (2), SCHEDULE 13G (2), 424B1 (1), EFFECT (1), NT 11-K (1), S-1 (1), S-1MEF (1), S-4 (1), S-4/A (1), SC 13D (1), SC TO-I (1)

  • Latest filingsAnnual report (10-K) Oct 23, 2025
    Quarterly report (10-Q) Jul 1, 2026
    Proxy statement (DEF 14A) Dec 11, 2025
    Latest 8-K (8-K) Oct 14, 2026

Securities registered for trading

ClassSymbolExchange
Class A Common Stock, par value $0.001 per shareMSMNew York Stock Exchange

From the cover page of the 10-K filed Oct 23, 2025 (Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act).18

Risk factors and legal proceedings

The risks MSC Industrial Direct names in Item 1A of its 10-K filed Oct 23, 2025: 31 risks under these headings, as written.18

  • Risks Related to Our Business
  • Our business depends heavily on the operating levels of our customers and the economic factors that affect them, including general economic conditions.
  • Changes in our customer and product mix, or adverse changes to the cost of goods we sell, could cause our gross margin percentage to fluctuate or decrease.
  • Volatility in commodity, energy and labor prices, as well as periods of abnormal inflation, may adversely affect operating margins.
  • We operate in a highly competitive industry, which is evolving and consolidating, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, or results of operations.
  • As a supplier to the public sector, we are subject to certain laws and regulations that mandate compliance standards, may result in potential liabilities and may increase our costs of doing business.
  • Our business is exposed to the credit risk of our customers, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, or results of operations.
  • Failure to accurately forecast customer demand and timely purchase inventory could lead to excess inventories or inventory shortages, which could result in decreased operating margins, reduced cash flows and harm to our business.
  • Interruptions in our ability to make deliveries to our customers could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, or results of operations.
  • Supply chain disruptions could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, or results of operations.
  • Our business depends on our ability to attract, train and retain qualified sales and customer service personnel and metalworking and specialty sales specialists.
  • The loss of key suppliers or contractors or key brands could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, or results of operations.
The other 20 risks
  • Changes to trade policies or trade relationships could make sourcing products from overseas more difficult and/or costlier as well as negatively affect the markets we sell into.
  • Opening or expanding our customer fulfillment centers exposes us to risks of delays and may affect our operating results.
  • We establish insurance-related healthcare reserves based on historical claims experience and actuarial estimates, which could lead to adjustments in the future based on actual claims incurred.
  • An interruption of operations at our headquarters or customer fulfillment centers could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, or results of operations.
  • Products that we sell may expose us to potential material liability for property damage, environmental damage, personal injury, or death linked to the use of those products by our customers.
  • Goodwill and other indefinite-lived intangible assets recorded as a result of our acquisitions could become impaired.
  • Climate change and societal and governmental responses to climate change could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, or results of operations, including indirectly through impacts on our customers.
  • Risks Related to Our Indebtedness
  • The terms of our credit facilities and senior notes impose operating and financial restrictions on us, which may limit our ability to respond to changing business and economic conditions.
  • Our inability to maintain our committed and uncommitted credit facilities or to obtain additional financing could have a material adverse effect on our liquidity, business, financial condition, or results of operations.
  • Risks Related to our Securities
  • Our principal shareholders own a significant amount of our voting stock and have rights to nominate directors to our Board of Directors, and their interests may differ from those of our other shareholders.
  • Risks Related to IT and Intellectual Property
  • The growth of our digital platforms and E-commerce capabilities exposes us to particular risks, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, or results of operations.
  • Maintaining our IT systems and complying with data privacy laws may incur significant, recurring costs.
  • Disruptions or breaches of our IT systems, or violations of data privacy laws, could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, or results of operations.
  • Our E-commerce channels are subject to risks related to online payment methods and other online transactions, including through purchasing platforms.
  • General Risk Factors
  • Our success is dependent on our ability to hire and retain certain key management personnel.
  • We are subject to litigation risk due to the nature of our business, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, or results of operations.
  • Changes in tax legislation and associated compliance requirements could adversely affect our financial results.
  • We may encounter difficulties with acquisitions and other strategic transactions which could harm our business.
  • We are subject to environmental, health and safety laws and regulations.
  • Social and environmental responsibility policies and provisions may be difficult to comply with and may impose costs on us.

Legal proceedings

For information related to legal proceedings, see the discussion under the caption “Legal Proceedings” in Note 15, “Commitments and Contingencies” in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

The opening of Item 3, Legal Proceedings.18

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