MSA Safety Inc (MSA) stock

MSANYSEOrthopedic, Prosthetic & Surgical Appliances & SuppliesFiscal year ends December 31Also trades as MNESP

Financials through Q2 FY2026, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026Last filing: 10-Q on Nov 3, 2026Score 17/3019% below fair value

$174.61−1.63 (-0.92%)

Close on Nov 12, 2026Market cap $6.74BP/E 21.7Yield 1.20%

MSA Safety statistics

103 measures from SEC filings and the closing price. Hover a name for the formula; the last column is the median of companies in the same industry group.

Important dates

Next earnings: Feb 10, 2027 (estimated, during market hours)
Last ex-dividend date: Aug 14, 2026
Fundamentals through: Jun 30, 2026
Share price as of: Nov 12, 2026

Valuation ratiosIndustry

Market Cap: $6.74B; $501.02M
Enterprise Value: $7.14B; $422.54M
PE Ratio: 21.72; 29.97
PS Ratio: 3.46; 3.04
P/FCF Ratio: 19.01; 26.37
P/OCF Ratio: 16.60; 22.12

Enterprise valuationIndustry

EV / Sales: 3.67; 2.70
EV / EBITDA: 14.62; 18.53
EV / EBIT: 17.27; 24.04
EV / FCF: 20.14; 27.78

Share statisticsIndustry

Shares Outstanding: 39M; 43M
Shares Change (YoY): -1.08%; 3.22%
Shares Change (QoQ): -0.33%; 0.16%
Float: 38M; 37M
Shares Held by Insiders: 0.87%; 10.5%
Shares Held by Institutions: 91.4%; 60.2%

Short sellingIndustry

Short Interest: 1M; –
Short Interest Change: -1.53%; -2.57%
Days to Cover: 4.98; 3.94

Stock price statisticsIndustry

52-Week High: $208.92; –
52-Week Low: $152.86; –
20-Day Moving Average: $178.20; –
50-Day Moving Average: $180.21; –
200-Day Moving Average: $177.72; –
Average True Range (14): $5.01; –
Price Change (1 Week): 2.72%; 2.01%
Price Change (1 Month): -3.83%; -0.57%
Price Change (3 Months): -7.68%; -7.91%
Price Change (6 Months): -0.05%; -0.90%
Price Change (YTD): 9.04%; -0.82%
Price Change (1 Year): 9.04%; -1.18%
Price Change (3 Years): 7.25%; 6.56%
Price Change (5 Years): 14.4%; -49.8%
Price Change (10 Years): 181.1%; 57.3%
Average Volume (10 Days): 399,752; –
Average Volume (20 Days): 304,088; –
Average Volume (90 Days): 266,666; –
Relative Volume: 0.73; 0.82
Relative Strength Index (14): 45.0; 47.7
Volatility (1 Year): 25.7%; 64.2%
Beta (5 Years): 0.91; 1.05

MarginsIndustry

Gross Margin: 47.6%; 55.9%
Operating Margin: 21.2%; -5.17%
Pretax Margin: 21.1%; -2.55%
Profit Margin: 16.1%; -9.23%
EBITDA Margin: 25.1%; -2.82%
FCF Margin: 18.2%; 0.40%

Returns on capitalIndustry

Return on Assets (ROA): 12.2%; -12.2%
Return on Capital Employed (ROCE): 17.9%; -8.13%

Financial positionIndustry

Current Ratio: 3.24; 2.45
Quick Ratio: 1.90; 1.53
Debt / EBITDA: 1.23; 2.19
Debt / FCF: 1.69; 3.62
Net Debt / EBITDA: 0.82; 1.53
Interest Coverage: 12.71; -1.68

GrowthIndustry

Revenue Growth (YoY): 6.48%; 9.24%
Net Income Growth (YoY): 13.4%; 13.4%
EPS Growth (YoY): 14.7%; 15.1%
FCF Growth (YoY): 40.3%; 7.64%
Revenue Growth (3Y CAGR): 7.06%; 7.08%
Revenue Growth (5Y CAGR): 6.82%; 11.8%
EPS Growth (3Y CAGR): 15.8%; 3.11%
EPS Growth (5Y CAGR): 17.6%; 7.64%

EfficiencyIndustry

Asset Turnover: 0.76; 0.59
Inventory Turnover: 2.94; 2.20
Revenue Per Employee: $367.23K; $330.60K
Profits Per Employee: $59.25K; -$41.39K
Employee Count: 5,300; 186
WACC: 8.98%; 9.71%

Income statement (TTM)Industry

Revenue: $1.95B; $106.81M
Gross Profit: $925.88M; $62.29M
Operating Income: $413.17M; -$4.10M
Pretax Income: $410.08M; -$1.69M
Net Income: $314.01M; -$6.19M
EBITDA: $488.08M; -$1.98M
EPS (Diluted): $8.04; -$0.08

Balance sheetIndustry

Cash & Short-Term Investments: $200.06M; $38.08M
Total Debt: $599.74M; $96.00M
Net Cash (Debt): -$399.69M; $3.73M
Net Cash Per Share: -$10.36; $0.24
Working Capital: $645.94M; $56.85M

Cash flow (TTM)Industry

Operating Cash Flow: $405.88M; -$541.49K
Capital Expenditures: -$51.58M; -$3.69M
Free Cash Flow: $354.30M; -$387.37K
FCF Per Share: $9.18; -$0.01

Dividends and yieldsIndustry

Earnings Yield: 4.66%; -4.70%
FCF Yield: 5.26%; 0.24%
Dividend Yield: 1.20%; 0.80%
Buyback Yield: 1.89%; 0.79%
Shareholder Yield: 3.10%; 1.05%
Dividend Per Share: $2.10; $0.72
Dividend Growth (YoY): 5.00%; 4.88%
Years of Dividend Growth: 6; 0
Payout Ratio: 26.4%; 24.3%
FCF Payout Ratio: 23.4%; 22.0%

Taxes and interestIndustry

Interest Expense: $32.50M; $5.33M
Income Tax: $96.07M; $1.63M
Effective Tax Rate: 23.4%; 18.3%

Scores and fair valueIndustry

Altman Z-Score: 5.83; 2.44
Piotroski F-Score: 6; 5
Beneish M-Score: -2.50; -2.64
Lynch Fair Value: $141.63; –
Lynch Upside: -18.9%; -45.1%

Total return vs. the S&P 500

Price change plus reinvested dividends, to the close on Nov 12, 2026. The S&P 500 is measured by the SPY fund.

Period	MSA	S&P 500	Difference	MSA per year	S&P 500 per year
1 month	-4.1%	-2.7%	−1.4 pts
3 months	-8.8%	-1.7%	−7.1 pts
Year to date	+10.0%	+11.9%	−1.9 pts
1 year	+9.5%	+12.0%	−2.5 pts
3 years	+12.9%	+78.2%	−65.3 pts	+4.1%	+21.2%
5 years	+21.3%	+73.2%	−51.9 pts	+3.9%	+11.6%
10 years	+221.2%	+309.6%	−88.4 pts	+12.4%	+15.1%

Short interest

Shares sold short and not yet covered, reported by brokers to FINRA twice a month. Latest settlement date Oct 30, 2026.

1M MSA shares were sold short on Oct 30, 2026, down 1.5% from the previous report. At recent volumes it would take 5.0 days to buy them back. Over the last 20 sessions, 57.7% of the volume reported to FINRA was short selling.

Settlement date	Shares short	Change	Avg. daily volume	Days to cover
Oct 30, 2026	1,123,130	-1.5%	225,671	5.0
Oct 15, 2026	1,140,638	+9.5%	226,681	5.0
Sep 30, 2026	1,041,804	+18.7%	284,323	3.7
Sep 15, 2026	877,763	+8.5%	206,818	4.2
Aug 31, 2026	808,949	-19.7%	214,927	3.8
Aug 14, 2026	1,007,908	-22.9%	345,394	2.9
Jul 31, 2026	1,307,981	-6.5%	280,921	4.7
Jul 15, 2026	1,398,888	-1.5%	247,501	5.7
Jun 30, 2026	1,420,594	+0.7%	389,327	3.6
Jun 15, 2026	1,410,355	+0.1%	356,638	4.0
May 29, 2026	1,408,788	-6.8%	311,000	4.5
May 15, 2026	1,511,637	+36.4%	340,538	4.4