MSC Industrial Q4 sales arrive at $1.08B, up 10.3%

• MSC Industrial Supply reported fiscal fourth-quarter 2026 sales of $1.0792 billion, up 10.3% year over year, while net income declined 15.2% to $47.9 million.
• GAAP diluted earnings per share fell to $0.85 from $1.01, while adjusted EPS increased 33% to $1.45, reflecting different treatments of certain charges.
• MSC expects fiscal first-quarter 2027 average daily sales growth of 9.5%–10.5% and an adjusted operating margin of 9.5%–10.1%.

MSC Industrial Supply (NYSE:MSM) reported fiscal fourth-quarter 2026 net sales of $1.0792 billion, up 10.3%, while net income declined 15.2%.

Sales increased from $978.2 million a year earlier, but diluted earnings per share fell to $0.85 from $1.01.

Adjusted diluted earnings per share increased 33% to $1.45, while adjusted operating margin improved to 10.9% from 9.2%.

Quarterly results included $41.774 million in asset impairment and related charges, contributing to a GAAP operating margin decline to 6.7%.

MSC expects fiscal first-quarter 2027 average daily sales growth of 9.5%–10.5%, with an adjusted operating margin of 9.5%–10.1%.

For fiscal 2026, net sales increased 6.4% to $4.0097 billion, while diluted earnings per share rose 11.5% to $3.98.

MSC previously reported third-quarter sales of $1.0471 billion and adjusted EPS of $1.43, while annual operating cash flow declined to $306.5 million.