Company data
MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc. employees and revenue per employee
MSM · Industrial - Distribution · $7.23B market cap
MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc. had 7,077 employees at the end of fiscal Aug 2025, down 1.6% from a year earlier. Revenue for the year was $3.77B, down 1.3% from a year earlier, or $533K per employee. Revenue fell, and headcount fell or held flat with it.
Employees
7,077
-1.6% YoY
Revenue
$3.77B
-1.3% YoY
Revenue / employee
$533K
Peer median $878K
Rank in industry
10 of 11
Industrial - Distribution
Headcount against revenue
Both lines start at 100 in the first year we hold, so you can see which one grew faster.
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| Year ending | Employees | Revenue | Per employee | Staff YoY | Revenue YoY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 2025 | 7,077 | $3.77B | $533K | -1.6% | -1.3% |
| Aug 2024 | 7,191 | $3.82B | $531K | +0.8% | -4.7% |
| Sep 2023 | 7,131 | $4.01B | $562K | +5.4% | +8.6% |
| Sep 2022 | 6,765 | $3.69B | $546K | +6.2% | +13.8% |
| Aug 2021 | 6,372 | $3.24B | $509K | +0.9% | +1.6% |
| Aug 2020 | 6,315 | $3.19B | $506K | -5.7% | -5.1% |
| Aug 2019 | 6,700 | $3.36B | $502K | +0.6% | +5.0% |
| Sep 2018 | 6,657 | $3.20B | $481K | +1.4% | +10.9% |
| Sep 2017 | 6,563 | $2.89B | $440K | +1.6% | +0.8% |
| Sep 2016 | 6,462 | $2.86B | $443K | — | — |
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MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc. against similar companies
The closest industry peers by revenue, from Industrial - Distribution.
| Company | Employees | Revenue | Revenue / employee | Shape |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CNM Core & Main, Inc. | 5,600 | $7.65B | $1.37M | Leaner |
| WSO Watsco, Inc. | 6,950 | $7.24B | $1.04M | Contracting |
| POOL Pool Corporation | 6,000 | $5.29B | $882K | Contracting |
| QXO QXO, Inc. | 7,794 | $6.84B | $878K | Efficient growth |
| GWW W.W. Grainger, Inc. | 22,100 | $17.9B | $812K | Leaner |
| AIT Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc. | 6,900 | $4.97B | $720K | Efficient growth |
| XMTR Xometry, Inc. | 1,174 | $687M | $585K | Efficient growth |
| MSM MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc. | 7,077 | $3.77B | $533K | Contracting |
| FAST Fastenal Company | 24,489 | $8.20B | $335K | Efficient growth |
Questions about MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc.
- How many employees does MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc. have?
- MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc. reported 7,077 employees for the fiscal year ending Aug 2025, in the annual report it filed on October 23, 2025. That is down 1.6% from a year earlier.
- What is MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc.'s revenue per employee?
- MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc. brought in $3.77B of revenue in fiscal Aug 2025, which is $533K per employee. That ranks 10 of 11 companies we track in Industrial - Distribution, where the median is $878K.
- Where do these numbers come from?
- Employee counts and revenue are taken from each company's own annual report (Form 10-K). Open roles are counted from the company's public job board where we have matched one. Companies report headcount once a year, sometimes rounded, so small changes can be noise.
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Source: employee counts and revenue as stated in MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc.'s annual reports (Form 10-K), latest filed October 23, 2025. This is data, not a recommendation to buy or sell MSM.