MSC Industrial Direct Company (MSM) Q3 2026 earnings — TrendMatrix coverage
Reported
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Key numbers
- Adjusted EPS
- $1.45
- Estimate
- $1.41
- Surprise
- +3.1%
- Revenue (period 2026-08-29)
- $1.08B
- Score today
- 5.0/10
Revenue source: xbrl.
How the report landed
MSC Industrial Direct Company (MSM) beat the $1.41 estimate with adjusted EPS of $1.45 — a clear 3.1% upside surprise.
Where TrendMatrix's rating stands now
TrendMatrix currently rates MSM Hold at 5.0/10; no pre/post engine snapshot brackets this report.
3 of the last 4 quarters beat the estimate; this quarter's +3.1% surprise compares with a +4.6% four-quarter average. Next scheduled report: 2027-01-06.
What supports the rating
- Strong earnings beat streak (3/4)
- Earnings estimates trending UP
What argues against it
- Analyst target reached - limited upside remaining
- Sector modifier (Industrials): -0.7
- Weak growth
This section and the ones below it reflect TrendMatrix’s latest engine read — they update after the report date and are not frozen to it.
The levels TrendMatrix's engine tracks
- Current price
- $119.30
- Stop
- $110.95
The stock trades at 30.0× trailing but 18.2× forward earnings — consensus estimates already build in a substantial earnings recovery.
Model outputs from TrendMatrix’s engine as of 2026-11-11 — shown for context, not personalized investment advice.
MSM at TrendMatrix's latest read
Industrial quarters are order-book stories — backlog and book-to-bill color how the market reads the reported number.
- Industry
- Industrial Distribution
- Market cap
- $6.66B
- P/E (fwd)
- 18.2
- P/E (ttm)
- 30.0
- 52-week range
- $78.80–$133.95
- Off 52-week high
- 10.9%
- RSI (14)
- 38
- Volume vs avg
- 0.67×
- Score today
- 5.0/10