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MSC Industrial Direct Company Inc (MSM) — chart, structure and Closelook read

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Company snapshot — MSC Industrial Direct Company Inc

MSM in five paragraphs: what it makes and sells, where it sits in the Closelook stack, who it is priced against, why we track it, what we watch. Research diary, not advice.

What it does
MSC Industrial Direct distributes metalworking and maintenance, repair and operations supplies across North America and beyond, including cutting tools, abrasives, fasteners and safety equipment. It reaches machine shops, manufacturers and government buyers through catalogues, e-commerce and a network of fulfilment centres. The company is based in Melville, New York.
Where it sits in the stack
MSC Industrial Direct has no seat in a Closelook index-tracked build-out sleeve; it sits in our broader Industrial Distribution sector, where it acts as a supplier of consumable and MRO parts to factories rather than to any single technology layer.
Who it is priced against
Closelook's peer group places it with other Industrial Distribution names in the United States, among them WESCO International, WW Grainger, Ferguson and Pool Corporation, grouped for that shared trade rather than a score. The market also names Fastenal as a comparable distributor.
Why Closelook tracks it
MSC Industrial Direct sits in the Russell 1000 but carries no Closelook score, so the diary ranks its cohort on trend state, meaning distance to the 50- and 200-day moving averages, instead of a score it does not have.
What the diary watches
Whether the shares hold their run above the 50-day average or slip back toward the 200-day line, since trend state is the only read the diary has on this name.

MSC Industrial Direct Company Inc (MSM) trades on US exchanges.

Written from the company’s public profile and Closelook’s own readings, 2026-09-20. Descriptive, refreshed with the registry; corrections welcome via the imprint. closelook.net is an investment research diary — market structure, index membership and scores are our own readings, not investment advice. Related: index compare · sector dispersion · scanner.

Signals for this name

Every Closelook reading that exists for MSM, from the same nightly bakes the boards use. Research diary readings, not advice.

Who it is priced against Industrial Distribution · United States · 7 names with week and year-to-date

Peer group

Industrial Distribution · United States

This name carries no Closelook score, so its cohort ranks on trend state — distance to the 50- and 200-day averages — never on a score it does not have.

Compared against MSM on the nightly bakes; the Peers tab ranks the cohort on the Closelook scores where it exists.

Dividends and capital return trailing yield 2.86%, quarterly · last 0.87 USD on 2026-07-08

Dividends and capital return

What MSM pays out and buys back — distributions read from the price series, money terms from the filings.

  • Trailing 12 months 3.49 USD per share · a 2.86% yield on the 2026-09-18 close 4 distributions, paid quarterly 2026-09-18
  • Change on the year +2.6% against the prior twelve months prior twelve months 3.40 USD per share
  • Last distribution 0.87 USD per share as the price series records it, within days of the ex-date 2026-07-08
  • By calendar year 2023: 0.84 USD (partial) · 2024: 3.34 USD · 2025: 3.43 USD · 2026: 2.61 USD to date first distribution recorded in the three-year window: 2023-11-13

Per-share amounts are derived from the adjusted price series in the listing currency, so dates sit within days of the ex-date; filing figures come from the fundamentals feed for the last reported fiscal year. An investment diary, not a recommendation.

Weather around the name 3 macro readings: Money Temperature, Factor regime, Sovereign pressure

The weather around this name

Macro readings that apply by membership — the regime, the factor tape, the sector cell, the funding backdrop.

  • Money Temperature Composite 50/100 · S&P 500 fund at 49, above its 50- and 200-day averagesEight instruments scored on position, momentum, volume, volatility and fragility — the regime every name trades inside. Temperature lab → 2026-09-18
  • Factor regime Momentum leading — risk appetite buildingMomentum against low volatility (SPMO / SPLV): above its 50-day trend, 97th percentile of the window, +4.9% over 20 sessions. Factor regime → 2026-09-18
  • Sovereign pressure Index 0.07 · down 0.41 over 21 sessionsG7 long-end yields, 10s30s and the slope — the funding weather for every balance sheet on this site. Sovereign pressure → 2026-09-18

FAQ · from the current data · as of 2026-09-19

Quick answers

What is MSC Industrial Direct Company Inc (MSM)?

MSC Industrial Direct Company Inc trades as MSM on the US exchange (United States) in the Closelook research universe, as of the registry build of 2026-09-19.

Is MSM in a Closelook index?

Not currently — MSC Industrial Direct Company Inc is tracked in the Closelook research universe but is not a constituent of a Closelook functional index as of 2026-09-19.

Where does MSM trade against its moving averages?

Uptrend stack intact: Trades +0.1% vs the 50-day and +18.9% vs the 200-day average, 6.3% below the 52-week high and +58.2% off the 52-week low. Computed from daily closes. As of 2026-09-18 — a technical state from the nightly Closelook bake, not advice. The Technical tab carries the full row.

What does MSC Industrial Direct Company Inc do?

MSC Industrial Direct distributes metalworking and maintenance, repair and operations supplies across North America and beyond, including cutting tools, abrasives, fasteners and safety equipment. It reaches machine shops, manufacturers and government buyers through catalogues, e-commerce and a network of fulfilment centres. The company is based in Melville, New York. Closelook's peer group places it with other Industrial Distribution names in the United States, among them WESCO International, WW Grainger, Ferguson and Pool Corporation, grouped for that shared trade rather than a score. The market also names Fastenal as a comparable distributor.

Where does MSC Industrial Direct Company Inc sit in the AI build-out?

MSC Industrial Direct has no seat in a Closelook index-tracked build-out sleeve; it sits in our broader Industrial Distribution sector, where it acts as a supplier of consumable and MRO parts to factories rather than to any single technology layer. MSC Industrial Direct sits in the Russell 1000 but carries no Closelook score, so the diary ranks its cohort on trend state, meaning distance to the 50- and 200-day moving averages, instead of a score it does not have.

Does MSC Industrial Direct Company Inc pay a dividend?

MSC Industrial Direct Company Inc has paid 3.49 USD per share over the last twelve months, paid quarterly, a trailing yield of 2.86% on the 2026-09-18 close; the last distribution recorded in the price series was 0.87 USD on 2026-07-08. The "Dividends and capital return" block on this page carries the lines.

What does this page show?

A live price chart with SMA overlays and drawing tools for MSM, performance metrics, index-membership context and the Closelook structure read — an investment research diary view, not investment advice.

Related in the Closelook universe

then Industrial Distribution, then Industrials. Scored names rank on their Closelook score; names without one rank on trend state — above or below their 50- and 200-day averages — never on a score they do not carry.