What is MSM's five-year median P/E?

The median, or middle weekly reading, is 17.0× over the last five years. Available history contains 782 weekly observations from Oct 31, 2011 to Oct 19, 2026.

Does a low historical rank mean a stock is a buy?

No. The rank describes a stock’s own history. Changes in growth, financial risk and the business can change the multiple investors pay. P/E uses earnings and P/S uses revenue from the previous twelve months.

MSC Industrial Direct Co Inc (MSM) valuation

Historically high

As of Oct 22, 2026

MSM's P/E of 32.0x is higher than 99% of its available weekly readings from the last five years.

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Latest weekly close $132.82. Screen Industrials stocks.

P/E at year-end

Last weekly reading of each completed year. Rank runs from lowest (0%) to highest (100%) within the five years available on that date.

MSM year-end valuation history
Reading date	P/E	P/S	EV/Sales	EV/EBITDA	5-year rank
Dec 29, 2025 Other measures P/S 1.3× EV/Sales 1.4× EV/EBITDA 13.3×	24.0×	1.3×	1.4×	13.3×	86%
Dec 30, 2024 Other measures P/S 1.2× EV/Sales 1.3× EV/EBITDA 10.4×	17.1×	1.2×	1.3×	10.4×	68%
Dec 25, 2023 Other measures P/S 1.4× EV/Sales 1.5× EV/EBITDA 10.9×	16.6×	1.4×	1.5×	10.9×	71%
Dec 26, 2022 Other measures P/S 1.2× EV/Sales 1.4× EV/EBITDA 9.9×	13.5×	1.2×	1.4×	9.9×	14%
Dec 27, 2021 Other measures P/S 1.4× EV/Sales 1.6× EV/EBITDA 13.2×	19.3×	1.4×	1.6×	13.2×	61%
Dec 28, 2020 Other measures P/S 1.5× EV/Sales 1.6× EV/EBITDA 12.4×	18.7×	1.5×	1.6×	12.4×	59%
Dec 30, 2019 Other measures P/S 1.3× EV/Sales 1.4× EV/EBITDA 10.2×	14.9×	1.3×	1.4×	10.2×	22%
Dec 31, 2018 Other measures P/S 1.4× EV/Sales 1.5× EV/EBITDA 10.1×	13.3×	1.4×	1.5×	10.1×	1%
Dec 25, 2017 Other measures P/S 1.9× EV/Sales 2.1× EV/EBITDA 13.6×	23.9×	1.9×	2.1×	13.6×	83%
Dec 26, 2016 Other measures P/S 2.0× EV/Sales 2.1× EV/EBITDA 13.2×	24.6×	2.0×	2.1×	13.2×	93%

Peers on the same measure

Stock	P/E	5-year rank
FASTFastenal	42.7×	90%
ADPAutomatic Data Processing	26.9×	22%
ALLEAllegion	20.8×	54%
AMEAmetek	36.6×	96%

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What is MSM's current P/E?: MSM's P/E of 32.0x is higher than 99% of its available weekly readings from the last five years.
What is MSM's five-year median P/E?: The median, or middle weekly reading, is 17.0× over the last five years. Available history contains 782 weekly observations from Oct 31, 2011 to Oct 19, 2026.
Does a low historical rank mean a stock is a buy?: No. The rank describes a stock’s own history. Changes in growth, financial risk and the business can change the multiple investors pay. P/E uses earnings and P/S uses revenue from the previous twelve months.