MSM Stock — MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc.

MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc. (MSM)

Updated October 27, 2026.

MSM is a stock. Its distribution rate is 3.01%, its trailing-12-month yield is 2.94%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 98/100 (Safe). Total return is 2012.6% over the past 30.9 years, 1.1 points behind SPY at 2013.7%.

MSC Industrial Direct is a distributor of metalworking and maintenance, repair, and operations products and services, serving machine shops, manufacturers, and government agencies across North America and internationally through catalogs, e-commerce, and customer service centers. The company offers a modest current distribution rate paid quarterly. This business appeals to income investors seeking exposure to industrial distribution with regular dividend payments.

MSM performance versus SPY

As of Oct 27, 2026

Total return is 2012.6% over the past 30.9 years, 1.1 points behind SPY at 2013.7%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 43.2%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 15.4%.

MSM key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

98 · Safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

2.95%

Asset type

Stock

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

12/15/1995

Distribution rate

3.01%

Distribution frequency

Quarterly

Trailing yield

2.94%

5-year average yield

3.61

Last close

$118.38 (as of 2026-10-27)

Market cap

$6,611,084,757

Average volume

1,194,712

Dividend

$0.89

Ex-dividend date

11/10/2026

Payment date

11/25/2026

Beta

0.808

Payout ratio

74.6%

P/E ratio

29.74

Forward P/E

23.53

EPS

$3.98

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (3.01%) has no calculation basis on file. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (2.94%) is the sum of split-adjusted cash distributions with ex-dates in the last 12 months, divided by the published price. It lags a recent raise or cut. Total return uses split-adjusted close with distributions reinvested on the ex-dividend date (a modeling convention, not the cash-settlement date) from the first stored bar on or after inception through the latest bar, compared with the same window on the benchmark. That is the security's total return, not your personal gain/loss.

Yield and safety methodology · Distribution rate methodology · Distribution Safety Score methodology

Sources and review

Primary sources: prices and distributions from Dividend Vision, derived from vendor EOD data.

Reviewed by Bert Sweet, CEO and Co-owner of Dividend Vision. Methodology: Distribution Safety Score.

MSM risks and drawbacks

MSM's current distribution rate is moderate, not a high-yield payout — the strategy is dividend quality more than maximum income. Payments are quarterly, so cash flow is lumpy versus a monthly fund. Total return has trailed SPY over the available window. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 15.4%.

Who may consider MSM — and who may not

MSM may suit someone looking for a high Distribution Safety Score, moderate current income with a quality tilt. It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (MSM pays quarterly); investors hunting double-digit covered-call yields; investors whose main goal is matching SPY total return. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

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