MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc. Dividend History | Yield & Payout Insights

For MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc. (MSM), the latest fiscal-year data shows a dividend yield of 3.77% and a payout ratio of 95.14%. Together, these metrics help you judge how much earnings are returned as dividends and whether the payout looks supported. Review the FY summary and payout history tables below to see the trend over time.

Dividend Performance Chart

Dividend Summary (FY)

23 years
Metric (FY)20252024202320222021202020192018201720162015201420132012201120102009200820072006200520042003
Dividends per share (FY)$3.42$3.34$3.20$3.04$3.00$11.50$2.76$2.37$1.83$1.74$1.63$4.32$0.93$1.35$0.91$1.84$0.80$0.76$0.68$0.56$1.96$0.34$0.10
Dividend yield (FY) %3.77%4.05%3.10%3.79%7.73%12.15%3.90%2.60%2.62%2.38%6.85%1.48%1.59%1.46%3.07%1.86%2.04%1.47%1.24%1.38%5.46%0.93%0.23%
Payout ratio (FY) %95.14%72.42%51.49%49.26%167.19%176.88%50.44%38.10%44.17%45.75%122.88%34.99%31.87%24.33%54.51%34.40%39.86%24.26%24.32%26.64%115.58%24.00%6.36%

Dividend Payout History

93 payments
Pay DateEx-DateRecord DateAmount
2025-11-26November 12, 252025-11-12$0.87
2025-07-23July 09, 252025-07-09$0.85
2025-04-23April 09, 252025-04-09$0.85
2025-01-29January 15, 252025-01-15$0.85
2024-11-27November 13, 242024-11-13$0.85
2024-07-23July 09, 242024-07-09$0.83
2024-04-23April 08, 242024-04-09$0.83
2024-01-23January 08, 242024-01-09$0.83
2023-11-28November 13, 232023-11-14$0.83
2023-07-25July 10, 232023-07-11$0.79
2023-04-25April 10, 232023-04-11$0.79
2023-01-24January 09, 232023-01-10$0.79
2022-11-29November 14, 222022-11-15$0.79
2022-07-26July 11, 222022-07-12$0.75
2022-04-26April 11, 222022-04-12$0.75
2022-01-25January 10, 222022-01-11$0.75
2021-11-30November 15, 212021-11-16$0.75
2021-07-27July 12, 212021-07-13$0.75
2021-04-27April 12, 212021-04-13$0.75
2021-01-26January 11, 212021-01-12$0.75
2020-12-15November 30, 202020-12-01$3.50
2020-11-24November 09, 202020-11-10$0.75
2020-07-28July 13, 202020-07-14$0.75
2020-04-28April 13, 202020-04-14$0.75
2020-02-05January 21, 202020-01-22$5.75
2019-11-26November 08, 192019-11-12$0.75
2019-08-06July 22, 192019-07-23$0.75
2019-04-23April 08, 192019-04-09$0.63
2019-01-22January 07, 192019-01-08$0.63
2018-11-27November 09, 182018-11-13$0.63
2018-07-24July 09, 182018-07-10$0.58
2018-05-01April 16, 182018-04-17$0.58
2018-01-30January 12, 182018-01-16$0.58
2017-11-28November 13, 172017-11-14$0.48
2017-08-01July 14, 172017-07-18$0.45
2017-05-02April 13, 172017-04-18$0.45
2017-01-24January 06, 172017-01-10$0.45
2016-11-29November 10, 162016-11-15$0.45
2016-07-26July 08, 162016-07-12$0.43
2016-04-26April 08, 162016-04-12$0.43
2016-01-26January 08, 162016-01-12$0.43
2015-11-24November 06, 152015-11-10$0.43
2015-07-28July 10, 152015-07-14$0.40
2015-04-28April 10, 152015-04-14$0.40
2015-01-27January 09, 152015-01-13$0.40
2014-11-26November 14, 142014-11-18$3.00
2014-07-22July 03, 142014-07-08$0.33
2014-04-22April 11, 142014-04-15$0.33
2014-04-22April 04, 142014-04-08$0.33
2014-01-28January 10, 142014-01-14$0.33
2013-11-20November 04, 132013-11-06$0.33
2013-07-23July 05, 132013-07-09$0.30
2013-04-30April 12, 132013-04-16$0.30
2012-12-27December 13, 122012-12-17$0.30
2012-11-21November 05, 122012-11-07$0.30
2012-07-24July 06, 122012-07-10$0.25
2012-04-24April 05, 122012-04-10$0.25
2012-01-24January 06, 122012-01-10$0.25
2011-11-18November 02, 112011-11-04$0.25
2011-07-26July 08, 112011-07-12$0.22
2011-04-26April 08, 112011-04-12$0.22
2011-01-25January 07, 112011-01-11$0.22
2010-11-16October 29, 102010-11-02$1.22
2010-07-27July 09, 102010-07-13$0.22
2010-04-27April 14, 102010-04-16$0.20
2010-02-02January 14, 102010-01-19$0.20
2009-11-13October 28, 092009-10-30$0.20
2009-07-28July 10, 092009-07-14$0.20
2009-04-28April 09, 092009-04-14$0.20
2009-02-03January 15, 092009-01-20$0.20
2008-11-13October 28, 082008-10-30$0.20
2008-07-24July 08, 082008-07-10$0.20
2008-05-01April 15, 082008-04-17$0.18
2008-02-05January 17, 082008-01-22$0.18
2007-11-15October 30, 072007-11-01$0.18
2007-07-24July 06, 072007-07-10$0.18
2007-04-26April 10, 072007-04-12$0.18
2007-01-23January 05, 072007-01-09$0.14
2006-11-16October 31, 062006-11-02$0.14
2006-07-21July 06, 062006-07-10$0.14
2006-04-18April 05, 062006-04-07$0.14
2006-01-24January 12, 062006-01-17$0.14
2005-11-10November 01, 052005-11-03$0.12
2005-08-15August 04, 052005-08-08$1.50
2005-07-18July 07, 052005-07-11$0.12
2005-04-11March 31, 052005-04-04$0.12
2005-01-28January 19, 052005-01-21$0.10
2004-11-19November 09, 042004-11-12$0.10
2004-07-26July 13, 042004-07-15$0.08
2004-04-23April 08, 042004-04-13$0.08
2004-01-30January 15, 042004-01-20$0.08
2003-11-26November 13, 032003-11-17$0.05
2003-08-11July 29, 032003-07-31$0.05

Frequently Asked Questions

What is MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc.'s current dividend yield and payout ratio?

The dividend yield shows how much MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc. returns to shareholders relative to its stock price, while the payout ratio indicates how much of its earnings are distributed. Monitoring these metrics helps investors evaluate whether the dividend is sustainable and supported by earnings or cash flow.

How has MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc.'s dividend changed over the last 5 years?

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Is MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc. a high-yield stock compared to its industry peers?

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