---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001003078-26-000078"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "MSM"
cik: "0001003078"
company_name: "MSC INDUSTRIAL DIRECT CO INC"
filed_at: "2026-07-01T10:41:32+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-07-01T10:45:11.836733+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# MSC Industrial Q3 net sales $1.05B (+7.8% YoY); adjusted EPS $1.43 vs $1.08; guides Q4 ADS growth 6.5-8.5%

## Summary
- Net sales $1,047.1M, up 7.8% YoY; operating income $106.7M (GAAP) vs $82.7M prior year.
- Diluted EPS $1.44 (GAAP) vs $1.02; adjusted diluted EPS $1.43 vs $1.08, both up >30%.
- Q4 outlook: ADS growth 6.5%-8.5%, adjusted operating margin 10.0%-10.8%.
- Full-year FY2026 outlook maintained: D&A ~$100M, capex ~$90M, free cash flow conversion ~95%.
- CEO cites strength in Core Customer and National Accounts improvement; volume returned to growth.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001003078-26-000078
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: MSM
- cik: 0001003078
- company_name: MSC INDUSTRIAL DIRECT CO INC
- filed_at: 2026-07-01T10:41:32+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.75
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1003078/000100307826000078/0001003078-26-000078-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1003078/000100307826000078/msm-20260701.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001003078-26-000078.txt

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