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MSC Industrial Direct | Sustainability Performance

https://www.mscdirect.com
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A distributor of metalworking and maintenance, repair, and operations (MRO) products, offering a wide range of industrial tools, equipment, and supplies to businesses across various sectors.

1941

United States

5,001 - 10,000 employees

Supermarkets

$1B - 10B in revenue

$100M - 500M in profitability

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Sustainability Ranking & Industry Benchmark

#5662
Overall
#1161
in United States
#53
in Supermarkets

Sustainability Maturity

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Industry Rank

56 out of 107

Overview
Environmental
Carbon emissionsWater ManagementNature and biodiversityClimate risk
Social
Diversity and InclusionPay GapsHealth and SafetyExternalities
Governance
TargetsSDG ImpactESG scores and Exclusions
Financial Data
Business performanceCapital & innovationAnalyst projections

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Female employees

37% 2024
Aligned

Externalities

1.2M $, 2025
Leading

Market cap

6.8B $, 2026▲24.8% YoY

Revenue

3.8B $, 2025▼1.4% YoY

Female employees

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Share of female employees (%)

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50
75
100
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Controversy level


Very Low
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  • MSC Industrial Direct Co, US industrial distributor, has faced multiple US shareholder class actions over alleged inadequate disclosure of industrial customer demand changes and the contested 2024 sustained share price volatility amid US industrial customer demand normalization affecting institutional shareholder confidence.
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Carbon emissions breakdown

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Climate risk

OverallAcuteChronic
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201 assets assessed
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45Moderate
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Biodiversity loss in km²

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Biodiversity loss in CO2e

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Potential species loss

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Biodiversity impact

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Water management

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Diversity & inclusion

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Pay gap breakdown

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Health & safety

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Externalities

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Market cap

6.8B $, 2026▲24.8% YoY

Revenue

3.8B $, FY2025▼1.4% YoY

EBITDA

313.0M $, FY2025▼9.1% YoY

Operating margin

8% Industry: 8▼27.7% YoY

Revenue & EBITDA

$3.8BFY2025 revenue

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Revenue & EBITDA
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EBITDA
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Revenue by region


Revenue by region %

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North America [Member]
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Margin trends


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Net margin

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Free cashflow

240.9M 2025▼29.2% YoY

Capex

92.0M 2025▼7.6% YoY

Debt/equity ratio

0.4 Industry: 1▼NaN% YoY

Return on invested capital

11.0%FY2026

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Analyst revenue estimates & actuals


Analyst consensus vs actuals
($ B)

Actual revenue
Consensus estimates
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4.0

▲ 0.9%

2023

3.8

▼ 0.2%

2024

3.8

▲ 0.4%

2025

4.6

2029

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Environmental policy coverage

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Recycling policy

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44%
Independent Directors

7 out of 16 incl. management

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Overall score

86

Environment

99

Social

92

Governance

68

Exclusion screening

Adult content

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Alcoholic

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Animal testing

Not available

Firearms

Not available

Tobacco

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Gambling

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SDG impact (historical)

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Reporting

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Sustainability Report

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Sustainability employees


Total sustainability employees

11+



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