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How MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc. stacks up
MSM · against 412 other Industrials companies of similar size
Growth
45/ 100
Below the middle of the pack.
Ranked #269 of 413 · scores higher than 34% of peers
Bars: peers in each 10-point band of the growth score43 peers with a growth score of 40–49, including MSM · Click a bar to see the companies
Why growth scores 45?
Weighted metrics compared with all Industrials companies.A mix: stronger earnings per share growth, but weaker 3-year revenue growth than most Industrials peers.
- slower revenue growth over three years: weaker than 71% of peers. 3-year revenue growth: -0.7% vs peer median 4.2%
- Revenue growth is close to the peer norm. Revenue growth: 4.4% vs peer median 4.4%
- faster growth in earnings per share: stronger than 62% of peers. Earnings per share growth: 16.1% vs peer median 7.1%
Metric by metric
Position: dot = MSM, ranked from the worst peer (left) to the best (right); tick = middle, shaded = middle half of peers.| Metric | MSM | Peer median | Better than | Position among peers | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growthHigher is better · 414 reported | 4.4% | 6.5% | 42% | 33% | |
| Earnings per share growthHigher is better · 361 reported | 16.1% | 8.6% | 61% | 33% | |
| 3-year revenue growthHigher is better · 408 reported | -0.7% | 6.6% | 15% | 33% |
Ranking by growth score
Top 5 and the companies ranked around MSM| Rank | Company | Market cap | Growth | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8.7B USD | 100 | 53 | |
| 1 | 5.2B USD | 100 | 56 | |
| 1 | 4.6B USD | 100 | 58 | |
| 4 | 32.0B CNY (≈$4.5B) | 99 | 73 | |
| 4 | 6.1B USD | 99 | 55 | |
| 266 | 11.2B USD | 46 | 70 | |
| 266 | 45.8B DKK (≈$6.9B) | 46 | 42 | |
| 269 | 82.2B ZAR (≈$4.5B) | 45 | 59 | |
| 269 | 4.1B USD | 45 | 59 | |
| 269 | 6.7B USD | 45 | 53 | |
| 269 | 2.8B GBP (≈$3.6B) | 45 | 60 | |
| 269 | 4.9B CAD (≈$3.6B) | 45 | 53 | |
| 269 | 10.2B USD | 45 | 55 | |
| 275 | 8.3B USD | 44 | 54 |
Scores are sector-relative percentiles from the latest snapshot, always calculated against the whole sector: narrowing the comparison group changes who you compare with, not the scores. Missing metrics are left out and the remaining weights rescaled. How we score