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 history

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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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	5-year rank
Dec 29, 2025	24.0×	86%
Dec 30, 2024	17.1×	68%
Dec 25, 2023	16.6×	71%
Dec 26, 2022	13.5×	14%
Dec 27, 2021	19.3×	61%
Dec 28, 2020	18.7×	59%
Dec 30, 2019	14.9×	22%
Dec 31, 2018	13.3×	1%
Dec 25, 2017	23.9×	83%
Dec 26, 2016	24.6×	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.