MSC Industrial Competitors

MSM Stock

USD 85.72 -1.16 -1.34%

The company runs in the Industrials industry (Trading Companies & Distributors sector). MSC Industrial Direct shares competitive overlap with Powell Industries, SiteOne Landscape, Grupo Aeroportuario, Brinks, and Enersys and similar firms. Working capital trends for MSC Industrial relative to peers can flag liquidity risks before they show up in earnings.

Correlation: MSC Industrial vs Ralliant Common Overview

Very strong inverse diversification

Across the chosen horizon, MSC Industrial and Ralliant Common show a correlation of -0.66 and fall into the Very strong inverse diversification bucket. In portfolio terms, the overlap shows how much shared movement remains after combining both positions.

Moving together with MSC Stock

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0.61	SMFNF	Sumitomo Mitsui Financial	Pair Corr

Moving against MSC Stock

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0.59	IBM	International Business	Pair Corr
0.49	AXP	American Express	Pair Corr
0.34	JPM	JPMorgan Chase	Pair Corr

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The mean reversion principle applied to MSC Industrial's suggests that neither prolonged outperformance nor underperformance is permanent. Identifying the root cause of MSC Industrial's price dislocation is essential before acting on a mean reversion signal.

Hype

Prediction

Low	Estimated	High
84.01	85.72	87.43

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Intrinsic

Valuation

Low	Real	High
71.21	72.92	94.29

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Naive

Forecast

Low	Next	High
84.69	86.40	88.10

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Bollinger

Band Projection (param)

Lower	Middle Band	Upper
86.18	91.23	96.28

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No single-company analysis of MSC Industrial Direct is complete without peer benchmarking. A company that looks attractive in isolation may be significantly outperformed by competitors.

MSC Industrial Competition Correlation Matrix

Correlation analysis between MSC Industrial Direct and its competitors provides context for understanding whether diversification is real or only superficial inside the same peer group. A reading near +1 usually means prices have moved in tandem, a reading near -1 suggests opposite movement, and a reading near zero points to weaker historical dependence.

	POWL	SITE	OMAB	BCO	ENS	MMS	ALK	ECG	ACA	RAL
POWL		0.52	0.61	0.13	0.57	-0.72	0.05	0.69	0.49	-0.76	POWL
SITE	0.52		0.7	0.75	0.77	0.11	0.6	-0.06	0.81	-0.04	SITE
OMAB	0.61	0.7		0.69	0.61	-0.3	0.68	0.18	0.86	-0.32	OMAB
BCO	0.13	0.75	0.69		0.45	0.33	0.88	-0.3	0.84	0.24	BCO
ENS	0.57	0.77	0.61	0.45		0.04	0.35	0.1	0.58	-0.01	ENS
MMS	-0.72	0.11	-0.3	0.33	0.04		0.26	-0.8	-0.07	0.92	MMS
ALK	0.05	0.6	0.68	0.88	0.35	0.26		-0.4	0.78	0.21	ALK
ECG	0.69	-0.06	0.18	-0.3	0.1	-0.8	-0.4		-0.02	-0.68	ECG
ACA	0.49	0.81	0.86	0.84	0.58	-0.07	0.78	-0.02		-0.16	ACA
RAL	-0.76	-0.04	-0.32	0.24	-0.01	0.92	0.21	-0.68	-0.16		RAL
	POWL	SITE	OMAB	BCO	ENS	MMS	ALK	ECG	ACA	RAL

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High positive correlations

RAL	+ 0.92	MMS
ALK	+ 0.88	BCO
ACA	+ 0.86	OMAB
ACA	+ 0.84	BCO
ACA	+ 0.81	SITE
ACA	+ 0.78	ALK

High negative correlations

ECG	- 0.8	MMS
RAL	- 0.76	POWL
MMS	- 0.72	POWL
RAL	- 0.68	ECG
ECG	- 0.4	ALK
RAL	- 0.32	OMAB

Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between MSC Stock performing well and MSC Industrial Company doing well as a business compared to the competition. A thorough review of MSC Industrial's risk-adjusted indicators provides a clearer picture of whether returns are being earned efficiently. These indicators are quantitative in nature and help investors forecast volatility and risk-adjusted expected returns across various positions.

	Mean Deviation	Jensen Alpha	Sortino Ratio	Treynor Ratio	Semi Deviation	Expected Shortfall	Potential Upside	Value @Risk	Maximum Drawdown
POWL	2.62	0.69	0.34	-1.36	2.01	-3.15	7.53	-3.82	20.36
SITE	1.78	0.00	0.05	-0.10	2.00	-2.06	4.70	-3.29	15.03
OMAB	1.58	0.02	0.05	-0.01	1.98	-1.70	3.14	-2.91	10.27
BCO	1.58	-0.32	0.00	1.24	0.00	0.00	2.91	-3.52	18.50
ENS	1.92	0.16	0.09	-0.45	3.12	-1.87	3.18	-3.27	17.26
MMS	1.77	-0.39	0.00	2.06	0.00	0.00	3.45	-4.13	20.36
ALK	2.56	-0.57	0.00	5.23	0.00	0.00	4.00	-6.46	16.99
ECG	2.78	0.44	0.17	1.75	2.79	-3.50	4.72	-5.58	30.95
ACA	1.51	-0.17	0.00	0.73	0.00	0.00	2.79	-2.72	19.59
RAL	2.17	-0.30	0.00	0.66	0.00	0.00	3.78	-3.71	35.57

MSC Industrial Competitive Analysis

How does MSC Industrial measure up against Powell Industries, SiteOne Landscape, and Grupo Aeroportuario? The financials tell a nuanced story. MSC Industrial operates at a 4.78 B scale with 3.77 B flowing through the income statement. A 14.69% return on equity and 5.37% net margin underscore MSC Industrial's earnings capacity. Top-line revenue favors MSC Industrial by a wide margin: 3.77 B to 1.10 B. The market prices SiteOne Landscape more richly at 45.65x earnings, while MSC Industrial trades at 25.21x. Grupo Aeroportuario keeps more of each revenue dollar with a 33.46% margin versus 5.37% at MSC Industrial.

Better Than Average

Worse Than Peers

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	MSM	POWL	SITE	OMAB	BCO	ENS	MMS	ALK	ECG	ACA
	1.34 85.72 MSC	1.79 516.00 Powell	2.18 127.45 SiteOne	2.34 108.68 Grupo	2.82 97.68 Brinks	1.92 165.34 Enersys	0.49 68.39 Maximus	2.69 36.91 Alaska	5.58 110.95 Everus	1.46 100.68 Arcosa
Market Volatility (90 Days Market Risk)	Very Low	Very Low	Very Low	Very Low	Very Low	Very Low	Very Low	Very Low	Very Low	Very Low
Market Performance (90 Days Performance)	Weak	Constructive	Weak	Weak	Weak	Contained	Weak	Weak	Moderate	Weak
Odds of Financial Distress (Probability Of Bankruptcy)	Low	Low	Low	Low	Low	Low	Low	Small	Low	Low
Current Valuation (Equity Enterprise Value)	Over Valued	Over Valued	Over Valued	Over Valued	Over Valued	Over Valued	Over Valued	Fairly Valued	Fairly Valued	Over Valued
Buy or Sell Analysis (Average Analysts Consensus)	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available
Trade Advice (90 Days Macroaxis Advice)	Strong Sell	Strong Sell	Strong Sell	Cautious Hold	Strong Sell	Strong Sell	Strong Sell	Strong Sell	Cautious Hold	Strong Sell
Current Ratio	2.13	2.25	2.44	0.9	1.82	3.07	1.47	0.81	N/A	2.18
Net Asset	2.46 B	1.11 B	3.22 B	30.94 B	7.34 B	3.97 B	4.07 B	20.36 B	1.73 B	4.87 B
Profit Margin	0.0537	0.17	0.0323	0.33	0.038	0.0837	0.0692	0.007	0.0539	0.0723
EBITDA	377.82 M	240.81 M	318.8 M	9.82 B	890.2 M	558.57 M	674.75 M	1.29 B	324.33 M	573.1 M
Operating Margin	0.084	0.17	-0.0051	0.52	0.13	0.14	0.11	0.0319	0.0681	0.0647
Current Valuation	5.32 B	5.77 B	6.45 B	5.84 B	6.91 B	6.82 B	5.26 B	9 B	5.86 B	6.25 B
Price To Book	3.46	9.37	3.41	8.33	14.47	3.22	2.17	1.03	8.99	1.87
Retained Earnings	432.62 M	629.85 M	1.19 B	10.94 B	270.1 M	2.49 B	1.06 B	5.03 B	485.74 M	947.3 M
Current Asset	981.49 M	304.14 M	442.2 M	186.25 M	777.7 M	1.3 B	620.98 M	1.66 B	N/A	446.68 M
Five Year Return	3.42	3.61	N/A	4.35	0.97	0.97	1.12	1.95	N/A	N/A
Beta	0.79	0.83	1.59	0.62	1.09	1.13	0.56	1.16	N/A	0.98
Number Of Employees	7 K	3.14 K	7.75 K	1.18 K	63.6 K	10.86 K	37.2 K	32 K	9.4 K	6.39 K
Shares Outstanding	55.8 M	12.14 M	44.39 M	42.05 M	41.14 M	36.85 M	54.55 M	114.64 M	51.01 M	49.04 M
Cash Flow From Operations	333.72 M	167.94 M	300.5 M	7.53 B	639.5 M	260.3 M	429.37 M	1.25 B	156.84 M	340.3 M
Annual Yield	0.0406	0.0021	N/A	0.0451	0.0104	0.0064	0.0193	N/A	N/A	0.002
Total Debt	538.81 M	1.66 M	980 M	13.59 B	4.93 B	1.2 B	1.44 B	6.89 B	105.54 M	1.52 B
Return On Equity	0.15	0.32	0.0961	0.49	0.59	0.17	0.22	0.0236	0.38	0.0822
Return On Asset	0.0807	0.14	0.0473	0.19	0.053	0.074	0.0889	0.0173	0.11	0.0392
Number Of Shares Shorted	3.25 M	1.15 M	1.93 M	282.95 K	654.04 K	844.78 K	2.97 M	9.77 M	1.93 M	904.01 K
Book Value Per Share	24.76	55.1	37.38	1.63	6.76	51.5	31.53	35.64	12.35	53.91
Current Liabilities	478.6 M	118.25 M	144.8 M	56.09 M	641.8 M	451.17 M	340.76 M	1.8 B	N/A	180.05 M
Total Asset	2.46 B	1.11 B	3.22 B	30.94 B	7.34 B	3.97 B	4.07 B	20.36 B	1.73 B	4.87 B
Debt To Equity	0.63	0.007	0.64	1.46	N/A	1.04	1.08	1.03	N/A	0.37
Short Ratio	5.04	3.76	2.68	3.1	1.64	1.37	3.43	2.83	2.53	3.52
Target Price	86.2	517.67	175.6	124.33	154.0	188.48	110.0	66.27	129.4	127.83
Last Dividend Paid	3.44	1.07	N/A	N/A	1.01	1.0	1.23	N/A	N/A	0.2
Shares Owned By Institutions	88.38	95.78	98.54	11.83	99.62	98.33	98.28	91.99	86.49	94.5
Market Capitalization	4.78 B	6.27 B	5.66 B	5.25 B	4.06 B	6.1 B	3.73 B	4.23 B	5.66 B	4.94 B
Price To Earning	25.21	22.87	45.65	122.88	17.01	29.36	19.5	112.95	N/A	28.83
Price To Earnings To Growth	2.12	2.32	2.52	0.76	1.16	0.89	2.06	1.2	N/A	1.33
Price To Sales	1.26	5.62	1.2	0.33	0.77	1.63	0.69	0.3	1.51	1.71
Net Income	199.33 M	180.75 M	151.8 M	5.34 B	210.2 M	363.74 M	319.03 M	100 M	201.77 M	208.4 M
Earnings Per Share	3.67	15.38	3.36	6.19	4.7	8.05	6.52	0.83	3.95	4.24
Shares Owned By Insiders	18.96	21.38	1.46	N/A	1.19	1.67	1.72	0.67	0.42	1.97
Revenue	3.77 B	1.1 B	4.7 B	15.96 B	5.26 B	3.62 B	5.43 B	14.24 B	3.75 B	2.88 B
Working Capital	497.21 M	485.33 M	908.8 M	1.03 B	1.13 B	1.31 B	487.76 M	-3.32 B	560.19 M	602.9 M
Cash And Equivalents	56.23 M	98.51 M	50.1 M	1.76 B	1.4 B	343.13 M	222.35 M	627 M	86.01 M	187.3 M
Cash Per Share	0.78	8.36	1.11	36.39	22.09	9.43	1.91	24.83	N/A	2.32
Gross Profit	1.55 B	336.28 M	1.64 B	12.07 B	1.36 B	1.11 B	1.35 B	3.06 B	454.09 M	647.2 M
Day Typical Price	86.01	515.36	127.99	109.47	98.56	166.07	68.44	37.22	112.59	101.02
Accumulation Distribution	0.0232	0.0345	0.0269	0.0365	0.0495	0.0373	0.0395	0.0342	0.0659	0.0259
Market Facilitation Index	2.02	18.07	3.5	4.09	5.03	6.32	2.76	1.3	7.73	2.66
Daily Balance Of Power	-0.57	-0.52	-0.81	-0.64	-0.56	-0.51	-0.12	-0.78	-0.85	-0.56
Period Momentum Indicator	-1.16	-9.40	-2.84	-2.60	-2.83	-3.24	-0.34	-1.02	-6.56	-1.49
Rate Of Daily Change	0.99	0.98	0.98	0.98	0.97	0.98	1.0	0.97	0.94	0.99
Day Median Price	86.16	515.04	128.26	109.87	99.01	166.44	68.47	37.38	113.42	101.19
Price Action Indicator	-1.02	-3.74	-2.23	-2.48	-2.74	-2.72	-0.25	-0.98	-5.74	-1.25
Relative Strength Index	42.07	55.29	42.4	N/A	31.12	51.09	36.1	32.48	53.22	36.48
Coefficient Of Variation	40656.36	483.37	10659.67	23248.98	-933.50	1324.8	-818.06	-583.28	1032.29	-1,801
Mean Deviation	1.3	2.62	1.78	1.58	1.58	1.92	1.77	2.56	2.78	1.51
Jensen Alpha	-0.05	0.6914	-0.0002	0.016	-0.32	0.1593	-0.39	-0.57	0.4401	-0.17
Total Risk Alpha	0.2036	1.19	0.3181	0.2497	0.031	0.5515	-0.01	-0.17	0.9567	0.1595
Sortino Ratio	0.0521	0.3419	0.0541	0.0474	N/A	0.0854	N/A	N/A	0.1715	N/A
Downside Variance	3.15	6.09	4.26	4.19	N/A	12.54	N/A	N/A	9.02	N/A
Standard Deviation	1.71	3.65	2.49	2.05	2.66	2.83	2.93	3.18	4.41	2.53
Kurtosis	0.5173	4.9	3.1	0.0123	11.49	9.56	14.44	0.282	14.86	23.21
Potential Upside	3.06	7.53	4.7	3.14	2.91	3.18	3.45	4.0	4.72	2.79
Treynor Ratio	0.0139	-1.36	-0.1	-0.01	1.24	-0.45	2.06	5.23	1.75	0.7306
Maximum Drawdown	7.88	20.36	15.03	10.27	18.5	17.26	20.36	16.99	30.95	19.59
Variance	2.92	13.33	6.18	4.19	7.06	8.04	8.59	10.14	19.41	6.4
Market Risk Adjusted Performance	0.0239	-1.35	-0.09	0.0032	1.25	-0.44	2.07	5.24	1.76	0.7406
Risk Adjusted Performance	0.0073	0.1738	0.0143	0.0095	-0.08	0.0677	-0.09	-0.13	0.0859	-0.04
Skewness	0.1803	1.7	1.16	-0.04	-1.67	-1.75	-2.65	-0.16	2.78	-3.79
Semi Deviation	1.71	2.01	2.0	1.98	N/A	3.12	N/A	N/A	2.79	N/A
Information Ratio	0.0542	0.2311	0.0449	0.0475	-0.07	0.1066	-0.09	-0.14	0.1169	-0.02
Value At Risk	-2.36	-3.82	-3.29	-2.91	-3.52	-3.27	-4.13	-6.46	-5.58	-2.72
Expected Short fall	-1.26	-3.15	-2.06	-1.70	N/A	-1.87	N/A	N/A	-3.50	N/A
Downside Deviation	1.78	2.47	2.06	2.05	N/A	3.54	N/A	N/A	3.0	N/A
Semi Variance	2.93	4.05	3.98	3.92	N/A	9.73	N/A	N/A	7.79	N/A

MSC Industrial Competition Peer Performance Charts

How to Analyze MSC Industrial Against Peers

MSC Industrial's peer analysis compares MSC Industrial with related companies to put valuation, quality, and risk metrics in context. This helps determine whether recent performance is company-specific or broadly sector-driven. A practical workflow includes:

Set a relevant peer group: Include direct competitors and close alternatives with comparable business exposure.
Benchmark core financials: Compare profitability, growth, capital structure, and cash flow quality.
Check valuation dispersion: Review whether MSC Industrial trades at a premium or discount versus peers and why.
Evaluate risk profile: Compare volatility, drawdowns, and correlation to avoid false diversification assumptions.
Document the thesis: Record where MSC Industrial leads or lags and what catalysts could close or widen the gap.

Use this as an educational baseline, then validate conclusions with current filings, market conditions, and portfolio objectives.

Peer Comparison Metrics & Methodology

MSC Industrial's beta is lower than the peer group average, meaning its stock tends to swing less during broad market moves. The peer set can help frame whether recent outperformance is broad-based or company-specific. For peer comparison, MSC Industrial has a market cap of 4.78 B, P/E of 25.21, profit margin of 5.37%.

The analytics block for MSC Industrial Direct relies on periodic company reporting and market reference feeds, with quality checks and normalization applied before rendering. Timing can vary by data vendor.

This content is curated and reviewed by:

Rifka Kats - Member of Macroaxis Editorial Board

Last reviewed on March 6th, 2026

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MSC Industrial Competitors

Correlation: MSC Industrial vs Ralliant Common Overview

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MSC Industrial Competition Correlation Matrix

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MSC Industrial Competitive Analysis

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How to Analyze MSC Industrial Against Peers

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