What is MSM's five-year median EV/EBITDA?

The median, or middle weekly reading, is 10.9× 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 history

Historically high

As of Oct 22, 2026

MSM's EV/EBITDA of 17.3x is higher than 99% of its available weekly readings from the last five years.

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EV/EBITDA 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	EV/EBITDA	5-year rank
Dec 29, 2025	13.3×	76%
Dec 30, 2024	10.4×	49%
Dec 25, 2023	10.9×	65%
Dec 26, 2022	9.9×	22%
Dec 27, 2021	13.2×	75%
Dec 28, 2020	12.4×	84%
Dec 30, 2019	10.2×	31%
Dec 31, 2018	10.1×	15%
Dec 25, 2017	13.6×	95%
Dec 26, 2016	13.2×	93%

Peers on the same measure

Stock	EV/EBITDA	5-year rank
FASTFastenal	29.5×	91%
ADPAutomatic Data Processing	17.6×	29%
ALLEAllegion	14.9×	27%
AMEAmetek	24.0×	96%

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What is MSM's current EV/EBITDA?: MSM's EV/EBITDA of 17.3x is higher than 99% of its available weekly readings from the last five years.
What is MSM's five-year median EV/EBITDA?: The median, or middle weekly reading, is 10.9× 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.