DXP Enterprises vs MSC Industrial Direct
MSC Industrial Direct reported revenue of $4.0 billion in fiscal 2026, 2.0 times DXP Enterprises' $2.0 billion in fiscal 2025. DXP Enterprises' revenue grew 11.9% in its latest year, and MSC Industrial Direct's grew 6.4%. DXP Enterprises had an operating margin of 8.8%, against 8.0% at MSC Industrial Direct. Free cash flow was $54 million at DXP Enterprises and $225 million at MSC Industrial Direct. Their fiscal years end in different months (December 31 and August 29), so the periods don't line up exactly.
Side by side
| DXP Enterprises | MSC Industrial Direct | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest fiscal year | FY2025, Dec 31, 2025 | FY2026, Aug 29, 2026 |
| Revenue | $2.0B | $4.0B |
| Revenue growth | 11.9% | 6.4% |
| Revenue growth a year, last 5 years | 14.9% | 4.3% |
| Gross margin | 31.5% | 40.9% |
| Operating margin | 8.8% | 8.0% |
| Net margin | 4.4% | 5.5% |
| Free cash flow | $54M | $225M |
| Free cash flow margin | 2.7% | 5.6% |
| Return on capital | 13.4% | 13.2% |
| Net debt to EBITDA | 2.6x | 1.0x |
| Dividends and buybacks | $17M | $208M |
| Change in diluted share count | −1.2% | 0.2% |
| Last close | $140.68 | $113.27 |
| P/E at the last close | 23.4× | 28.5× |
| Insider trades, last 12 months | sold $3.7 million | bought $31.6 million, sold $156,294 |
| Piotroski F-score | 7 of 9 | 8 of 9 |
Amounts in each company's own currency, US$ unless marked (a foreign company may report in another), each company's latest fiscal year from its 10-K, or 20-F or 40-F for a foreign company. Growth rates compare with the year before; the five-year rate is the average a year. Free cash flow is cash from operations minus capital spending; return on capital is after-tax operating income over the money invested in the business; P/E is the last close over the latest earnings per share. Banks are measured differently (return on equity, efficiency ratio), so some rows apply to one company only.
Ten years
Revenue
US$ billions, fiscal years
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Operating margin
Percent of revenue
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Free cash flow
US$ billions. Cash from operations minus capital expenditure.
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Source: the companies' Form 10-K filings, from SEC EDGAR, and the last close. For information only, not investment advice: the figures describe results, not which company is the better investment. The Filing Desk is not affiliated with either company. Full figures on the DXP Enterprises and MSC Industrial Direct pages.