Latest revenue
$917.8M
as of 2026-02-28
Latest net income
$42.5M
as of 2026-02-28
Net margin
4.6%
as of 2026-02-28
Price · 5Y
Live market
delayed ≤15 min- Market cap
- $5.95B
- Enterprise value
- $5.95B
- P/E (trailing)
- 29.8×
- Forward P/E
- —
- P/B
- —
- Dividend yield
- 3.2%
- 52-wk high
- $108.77
- 52-wk low
- $78.80
- Beta
- —
- Shares out
- 55.8M
5-year trend
What this company does
Table of Contents ITEM 1. BUSINESS. General MSC is a leading North American distributor of a broad range of metalworking and maintenance, repair and operations (“MRO”) products and services. With a history of driving innovation in industrial product distribution for more than 80 years, we help solve our manufacturing customers’ metalworking and MRO challenges. Through our technical metalworking expertise and inventory management and other supply chain solutions, our team of more than 7,000 associates helps to keep our customers’ manufacturing operations up and running and to improve their efficiency, productivity and profitability. We serve a broad range of customers throughout the United…
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Key risks
ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS. In addition to the other information in this Report, the following factors should be considered in evaluating the Company and its business. Our future operating results depend upon many factors and are subject to various risks and uncertainties. The known material risks and uncertainties which may cause our operating results to vary from anticipated results or which may negatively affect our business, financial condition, or results of operations are as follows: 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. Many of the primary markets…
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Profitability
Gross margin
40.8%
1.0%Operating margin
8.0%
21.7%Net margin
5.3%
21.9%Return on equity
14.4%
22.7%Return on assets
8.1%
22.9%Leverage
Debt / equity
0.77×
0.6%Long-term debt / equity
0.12×
39.3%Debt / assets
43.6%
0.3%Earnings tracker
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY | Net income | YoY | Net margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Q1 2026 2026-02-28 | $917.8M | +2.9% | $42.5M | +8.1% | 4.6% |
Q4 2025 2025-11-29 | $965.7M | +4.0% | $51.8M | +11.1% | 5.4% |
Q3 2025 2025-08-30 | $978.2M | +2.7% | $56.5M | +1.5% | 5.8% |
Q2 2025 2025-05-31 | $971.1M | -0.8% | $56.8M | -20.7% | 5.9% |
Q1 2025 2025-03-01 | $891.7M | -4.7% | $39.3M | -36.4% | 4.4% |
Q4 2024 2024-11-30 | $928.5M | -2.7% | $46.6M | -32.8% | 5.0% |
Q3 2024 2024-08-31 | $952.3M | — | $55.7M | — | 5.8% |
Q2 2024 2024-06-01 | $979.4M | -7.1% | $71.7M | -24.7% | 7.3% |
Year-over-year change vs the same fiscal quarter one year prior. Revenue + net income sourced from SEC 10-Q / 10-K filings — no analyst-consensus dependency.
Industry trend
Wholesale-Industrial Machinery & Equipment · SIC 5084
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Insider activity
Insider buying
$18.0M
Insider selling
$903.9K
Net activity
+$17.0M
Distinct insiders
5
Open-market trades over the last 365 days.
Recent transactions
Source: SEC Form 4 filings. Officers, directors, and 10%+ owners must disclose share transactions within two business days. RSU grants and tax-withholding rows are excluded by default — compensation activity is not a trading signal.
Who owns MSM
Institutional value
$2.32B
Total shares held
26.0M
Distinct holders
279
-124 vs prior
As of
2026-03-31
Prior: 2025-12-31
Filers with $100M+ AUM disclose holdings 45 days after quarter end.
Top institutional holders
| # | Manager | Shares | Value | QoQ change | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BlackRock, Inc. | 5.4M | $501.3M | +90.7K (+1.7%) | Added |
| 2 | VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC | 2.1M | $196.8M | — | New |
| 3 | VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | 2.0M | $184.7M | — | New |
| 4 | FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP | 1.8M | $163.6M | +306.4K (+20.9%) | Added |
| 5 | Boston Partners | 1.7M | $153.2M | -72.8K (-4.2%) | Trimmed |
| 6 | DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP | 1.4M | $125.2M | +14.5K (+1.1%) | Added |
| 7 | Invesco Ltd. | 1.2M | $106.2M | -108.0K (-8.6%) | Trimmed |
| 8 | DEPRINCE RACE & ZOLLO INC | 705.8K | $65.1M | +212.1K (+43.0%) | Added |
| 9 | Alberta Investment Management Corp | 602.0K | $55.5M | -637.2K (-51.4%) | Trimmed |
| 10 | NEW SOUTH CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC | 578.8K | $53.4M | -43.1K (-6.9%) | Trimmed |
| 11 | MACKENZIE FINANCIAL CORP | 563.1K | $52.0M | -19.3K (-3.3%) | Trimmed |
| 12 | Bank of New York Mellon Corp | 487.1K | $44.9M | -5.0K (-1.0%) | Trimmed |
| 13 | Boston Trust Walden Corp | 486.5K | $44.9M | -65.7K (-11.9%) | Trimmed |
| 14 | Allianz Asset Management GmbH | 472.0K | $43.5M | +164.5K (+53.5%) | Added |
| 15 | PZENA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC | 444.6K | $41.0M | -56 (-0.0%) | Trimmed |
| 16 | ROYCE & ASSOCIATES LP | 387.3K | $35.7M | -33.4K (-7.9%) | Trimmed |
| 17 | UBS Group AG | 364.3K | $33.6M | -30.8K (-7.8%) | Trimmed |
| 18 | JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | 313.9K | $28.2M | +51.0K (+19.4%) | Added |
| 19 | VANGUARD FIDUCIARY TRUST CO | 283.8K | $26.2M | — | New |
| 20 | Russell Investments Group, Ltd. | 228.8K | $21.1M | +24.3K (+11.9%) | Added |
Source: SEC Form 13F-HR. Positions aggregated across sub-managers within each firm. Options (puts/calls) excluded — common stock only.
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