MSC Industrial Direct Co Inc dividend history

MSC Industrial Direct Co Inc's dividend was $2.22 a share in fiscal 2018, up 23.3% on the year before. That was 38.1% of net income. It has raised its dividend per share every year since fiscal 2015, as far back as our figures go.

Dividends, buybacks and capital spending

FY2026 Q4 TTM

Buybacks (TTM): $14M
Dividends (TTM): $194M
Returned to shareholders: 93%; of free cash flow
Buybacks, last 3 fiscal years: $241M
Diluted share count: +0.2%; year over year
Total shareholder yield: 3.1%; dividends 2.9% + buybacks 0.2% of market value
Dividend payout ratio: 87%; of net income paid out
Days sales outstanding: 41 days; receivables vs revenue

Dividends by fiscal year

US$ millions unless shown otherwise. Fiscal years, plus the last twelve months (LTM) when newer.

MSC Industrial Direct Co Inc: dividends by fiscal year, annual
Fiscal year	2010Aug 2010	2011Aug 2011	2012Sept 2012	2013Aug 2013	2014Aug 2014	2015Aug 2015	2016Sept 2016	2017Sept 2017	2018Sept 2018	2019Aug 2019	2020Aug 2020	2021Aug 2021	2022Sept 2022	2023Sept 2023	2024Aug 2024	2025Aug 2025	2026Aug 2026
Dividend per share	—	—	—	—	—	$1.53	$1.72	$1.80	$2.22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Dividend per share growth	—	—	—	—	—	—	+12.2%	+4.7%	+23.3%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Dividends paid	52	119	63	76	83	99	106	102	125	146	167	167	167	177	187	190	194
Share buybacks	48	69	48	4	191	33	384	49	82	85	3	71	27	96	188	39	14
Dividends ÷ net income	34.4%	54.5%	24.3%	31.9%	35.0%	42.7%	45.7%	44.2%	38.1%	50.4%	66.3%	77.1%	49.3%	51.5%	72.4%	95.1%	87.3%
Dividends ÷ free cash flow	43.3%	64.6%	33.8%	32.1%	40.9%	49.8%	33.8%	51.0%	42.6%	52.7%	47.6%	98.0%	90.6%	29.1%	60.2%	78.7%	86.3%

Dividend per share is the amount declared for the fiscal year as stated in the company's filings (including any special dividend), restated for stock splits and checked against the cash dividends paid. Dividends paid and buybacks are cash amounts; the last-twelve-months column can include an extra payment when a quarter-end date moves.

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Figures from MSC Industrial Direct Co Inc's SEC filings (10-K and 10-Q), retrieved October 23, 2026. How we read and check them: methodology and data sources. Not investment advice. Back to MSC Industrial Direct Co Inc.