# MSA Safety share price today (MSA Safety Incorporated, MSA)

> MSA Safety Incorporated's results are improving, while its P/E is near the low end of its own history over 4.6 years, higher than only 12% of past readings. MSA · Industrials · Security & Protection Services · data as of 3 November 2026. Page: https://www.sectoralpha.in/us/stocks/msa

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## Key numbers

- Business trend: Mixed, from the last 12 quarters
- Price: $174.06 (+10.8% in a year)
- P/E: 22.3× (lower than 88% of the last 4.6 years)
- Revenue (Jun 2026): $503 M (+6.2% on a year ago)
- Profit (Jun 2026): $86.2 M (+37.3% on a year ago)
- Operating margin: 24.6% (+2.9 points on a year ago)
- ROE: 20%, FY25
- ROIC: 16.6%, against a 8.3% cost of capital: +8.3 points

Biggest thing to watch: the price is not yet in a clear uptrend, so timing is the risk more than the business. ## What is the MSA Safety share price today? MSA Safety Incorporated's share price was $174.06 at the close on 3 November 2026. It has been moving sideways for 1 week. That is 2.2% below its average price over the last 200 trading days. In the last 52 weeks it traded between $156 and $202, and at that close it sat 40% of the way up from that low. Over the past 13 weeks it has done worse than the S&P 500, and it has been behind for 2 weeks running. Over the last 10 years the share price moved +228% while the S&P 500 moved +255%, so it is behind the index over that whole period. It was last ahead over 13 weeks in the week of 23 October 2026. The chart above shows the 13-week comparison for every week. This page treats a rise as over when the price closes below its 200-day average on two Fridays in a row. ## What dividend does MSA Safety pay? MSA Safety Incorporated paid $2.13 per share over the last four reported quarters. The most recent declaration was $0.54 for Jun 2026. At today's price of $174.06 that is a yield of 1.22%, based on dividends already paid, not a forecast. ## Which stock lists is MSA Safety on? MSA Safety is not in the Nasdaq 100, the S&P 500 or the Dow Jones 30, and is not on the US tech stocks list. ## Is MSA Safety profitable? MSA Safety Incorporated earned $86.2 M of net profit in the Jun 2026 quarter, +37.3% on the same quarter a year earlier. That is the 2nd quarter in a row of profit growth. Full-year FY25 profit was $279 M. Over 4 years profit has grown 89.2% a year on average. That is 17.1% of the quarter's revenue. The same quarter a year earlier earned $62.8 M. For the full year, FY25 profit was $279 M (−2.1% on the year before). Why profit moved: revenue changed +6.2% on a year earlier and the margin moved +2.9 percentage points. Most of the change came from keeping more of each sale. On average over the last four quarters, profit changed +15.0% and revenue +6.7%. Profit is growing faster than sales: fixed costs are spread over more sales, so each extra dollar of revenue adds more to profit. ## How much revenue does MSA Safety make, and is it growing? MSA Safety Incorporated reported $503 M of revenue in the Jun 2026 quarter, +6.2% on the same quarter a year earlier. That is the 7th quarter in a row with growth on the year before. Over 4 years it has grown 7.6% a year on average. The last full year, FY25, came in at $1.9 B. The last four reported quarters add to $1.9 B. FY25 revenue was $1.9 B, +3.7% on the year before. Recent pace: the last four quarters grew +6.7% on average, against 7.6% a year over the longer run, so this year is growing at about the same pace as its own long-run rate. Is growth speeding up? Revenue over the last 12 months grew +6.5%, against +3.5% a year over the last 8 quarters (stabilising); profit over the last 12 months grew +13.4%, against +7.4% a year (accelerating). ## How much of every $100 of sales does MSA Safety keep? MSA Safety Incorporated's operating margin was 24.6% in the Jun 2026 quarter, 2.9 percentage points higher than the same quarter a year ago. Across 5 years it has been between 17.1% and 23.3%. The latest quarter is above every full year in that period. Why the margin moved: operating margin changed +2.9 percentage points on the year while gross margin changed +2.9 points. So the gain came mostly from the gross margin, which means input costs and prices charged. ## Is MSA Safety's profit turning into cash? Over the last 3 years, 121% of MSA Safety Incorporated's reported profit came in as cash from its operations, so the profit is backed by cash. In FY25 it brought in $364 M of operating cash against $279 M of profit. After $68.4 M of spending on assets, $295 M was left over as free cash. Cash-flow figures here are yearly, because quarterly cash statements are not published, so this section changes once a year. Why: the cash figure is clear, but the day counts behind it are not in our data, so we show it without guessing the reason. What to look at next: the main use of cash is spending on assets. The next section checks what that spending is building. ## Where does MSA Safety's cash go? MSA Safety Incorporated does not report the customer, stock and supplier day counts a cash cycle needs, so this section looks at its spending on assets instead. It spent $165 M on assets over the last 3 years. Averaged over those years that is 2.9% of FY25 revenue a year. Nothing is estimated in place of the missing day counts, so no cash-cycle chart is drawn. Spending on assets: $165 M over the last 3 years. In short: the cash is going into new capacity, not getting stuck in the daily cycle. The question is whether the new capacity earns. ## What is MSA Safety's P/E ratio, and how does it compare with its own history? MSA Safety Incorporated's P/E is 22.3×, near the low end of its own history: it has been lower only 12% of the time. Its usual P/E (the middle reading) is 27.2×, over 4.6 years of weekly prices. This compares the share price with the company’s own past. It does not say what the business is worth. Why the multiple is where it is: over the past year earnings per share moved −1.7% while the price moved +10.8%. The price did better than earnings, which pushed the multiple up within its own range. Where the price move came from: over 3 years the price moved +2.7% a year; about +113.3% a year came from earnings growth and about −110.6 percentage points from the multiple (the market paying less). The split is approximate (price return minus earnings growth). It shows how much of the move came from the market paying a different multiple. In short: the multiple is low against its own past, so the earnings trend underneath matters more than the multiple. ## Is the MSA Safety business getting better or worse? MSA Safety Incorporated's business is giving mixed signals. There is no clear direction across the growth lines, with ROCE steady at 19.9%; each line tells part of the story. This is based on 12 quarters of 4 measures. Why it matters: when the lines disagree, each line above matters more than any single label. ## How much does MSA Safety earn on its capital? MSA Safety Incorporated earned a ROE of 20% in FY25. That is up from a low of 3% in FY21. Its return on capital used (ROIC) is 8.3 percentage points above its cost of capital, so growth here adds value, not just size. It comes from a 14.9% net margin and 0.73× asset turnover (sales divided by assets). Why the return is what it is (FY25): a 14.9% net margin × 0.73× asset turnover × 1.87× leverage (assets divided by equity) ≈ 20.3% on equity. The margin does its share; borrowing is a big part of it. The key test, return on capital used minus the cost of capital: 16.6% − 8.3% = +8.3 percentage points. The 8.3% is an estimate of this company's own cost of capital. Read the sign and size of the gap, not the decimals. A gap this wide means each dollar put back into the business creates more than a dollar of value. The 16.6% ROIC above is the latest reading, as reported. The yearly chart below shows FY25 at 19.1%, and the quarterly chart works out each 12-month window from the quarterly figures, so the readings differ by date, not by method. ## Does MSA Safety have too much debt? MSA Safety Incorporated has total debt of $644 M against shareholder equity of $1.4 B as of Jun 2026, so its debt is 0.46× its equity. Year by year, that ratio went from 0.77 in FY21 to 0.47 in FY25. Keep that borrowing in mind when reading the returns on this page. ## What is the MSA Safety shareholding pattern? 3.1% of MSA Safety Incorporated's tradable shares are in short positions, which are bets that the price will fall, so some traders are betting against it. At normal trading volumes, closing those positions would take about 4.5 days. US companies do not publish a quarter-by-quarter list of owners, so this page uses short interest instead. It is a single reading at one point in time; we do not have its history. Why it is at this level: the figure does not say who holds the short positions or why, so we show the level without guessing the story. ## How far is MSA Safety from balance-sheet trouble? For MSA Safety Incorporated, the Z-score is 5.86. A Z-score above about 3 is safe and below about 1.8 signals danger, so this is well clear of danger. It estimates how far the balance sheet is from trouble; it is not a forecast of failure. Why it matters: a Z-score of 5.86 is well clear of the danger zone, so the balance sheet is not the risk here. ## How does MSA Safety rank in its industry? 50.5 out of 100, rank 7 of 14 in Security & Protection Services, with 81% of the evidence available. MSA Safety Incorporated scores 50.5 out of 100 against the 14 companies it is compared with in Security & Protection Services, ranking 7. The evidence is balanced: no factor stands out, so another reported quarter is needed before the picture is clearer. The four parts add up to the total exactly: 17.4 + 18.5 + 9.5 + 5.1 = 50.5. This is the same number shown on the industry page; it is worked out once for the whole group and read here. What would change it: The score would fall if profit growth turns negative or margins stop improving while the share price lags its sector. ## Which companies is MSA Safety compared with? MSA Safety ranks 7 of 14 Security & Protection Services companies on the 4-Factor Sector Score, with 50.5 out of 100. 1. [CompX International Inc.](https://www.sectoralpha.in/us/stocks/cix) CIX · leader · Most evidence points up · 81% evidence 73.3 out of 100 Growth Capital Valuation Relative How the score adds up Growth & earnings 23.6/35 · Revenue 7.2% · Profit 22.2% · Operating margin change 4.8 points · 83% evidence Capital efficiency 17.4/25 · ROCE 18.1% · Operating margin 20.5% · 76% evidence Valuation 13.8/20 · P/E 13.9× · PEG 0.75 · 65% evidence Relative strength 18.5/20 · Lead over its industry 20.5% · Lead over S&P 500 25.8% · 1 year 63.6% · 100% evidence · 12 of 12 weeks ahead Exact sum: 23.6 + 17.4 + 13.8 + 18.5 = 73.3 · What this means: Earnings, capital efficiency and relative strength all agree. The open questions are about management, upcoming events and risks. 2. [The GEO Group, Inc.](https://www.sectoralpha.in/us/stocks/geo) GEO · quiet · Evidence leans up · 81% evidence 62.5 out of 100 Growth Capital Valuation Relative How the score adds up Growth & earnings 24.6/35 · Revenue 15.3% · Profit 100% · Operating margin change 2.6 points · 83% evidence Capital efficiency 11.1/25 · ROCE 10.6% · Operating margin 13.9% · 76% evidence Valuation 15.3/20 · P/E 13.3× · PEG 0.17 · 65% evidence Relative strength 11.5/20 · Lead over its industry 12.7% · Lead over S&P 500 18% · 1 year 85.5% · 100% evidence · 5 of 12 weeks ahead Exact sum: 24.6 + 11.1 + 15.3 + 11.5 = 62.5 · What this means: The evidence is balanced: no factor stands out, so another reported quarter is needed before the picture is clearer. 3. [Allegion plc](https://www.sectoralpha.in/us/stocks/alle) ALLE · leader · Evidence leans up · 85% evidence 62.4 out of 100 Growth Capital Valuation Relative How the score adds up Growth & earnings 18.4/35 · Revenue 10.3% · Profit 8.1% · Operating margin change 2.4 points · 95% evidence Capital efficiency 20.2/25 · ROCE 20.6% · Operating margin 24.2% · 76% evidence Valuation 7.5/20 · P/E 18.9× · PEG 2.19 · 65% evidence Relative strength 16.3/20 · Lead over its industry 12.3% · Lead over S&P 500 17.1% · 1 year 13.1% · 100% evidence · 11 of 12 weeks ahead Exact sum: 18.4 + 20.2 + 7.5 + 16.3 = 62.4 · What this means: The evidence is balanced: no factor stands out, so another reported quarter is needed before the picture is clearer. 4. [Mistras Group, Inc.](https://www.sectoralpha.in/us/stocks/mg) MG · leader · Evidence leans up · 81% evidence 60.6 out of 100 Growth Capital Valuation Relative How the score adds up Growth & earnings 20.9/35 · Revenue 5.1% · Profit 100% · Operating margin change 1.3 points · 83% evidence Capital efficiency 10.7/25 · ROCE 13.4% · Operating margin 7.7% · 76% evidence Valuation 14.2/20 · P/E 20.6× · PEG 0.4 · 65% evidence Relative strength 14.8/20 · Lead over its industry 11.9% · Lead over S&P 500 16.9% · 1 year 67.9% · 100% evidence · 9 of 12 weeks ahead Exact sum: 20.9 + 10.7 + 14.2 + 14.8 = 60.6 · What this means: The evidence is balanced: no factor stands out, so another reported quarter is needed before the picture is clearer. 5. [CoreCivic, Inc.](https://www.sectoralpha.in/us/stocks/cxw) CXW · quiet · Evidence leans up · 81% evidence 54.9 out of 100 Growth Capital Valuation Relative How the score adds up Growth & earnings 19.5/35 · Revenue 24.3% · Profit 23.1% · Operating margin change -2.4 points · 83% evidence Capital efficiency 9.9/25 · ROCE 8.5% · Operating margin 10.2% · 76% evidence Valuation 12.8/20 · P/E 23.5× · PEG 0.74 · 65% evidence Relative strength 12.7/20 · Lead over its industry 15.8% · Lead over S&P 500 21% · 1 year 82.7% · 100% evidence · 5 of 12 weeks ahead Exact sum: 19.5 + 9.9 + 12.8 + 12.7 = 54.9 · What this means: The evidence is balanced: no factor stands out, so another reported quarter is needed before the picture is clearer. 6. [NLI Holdings, Inc.](https://www.sectoralpha.in/us/stocks/nl) NL · breaking out · Evidence leans up · 64% evidence 52.8 out of 100 Growth Capital Valuation Relative How the score adds up Growth & earnings 21.7/35 · Revenue 7.2% · Profit -148.2% · Operating margin change 7.4 points · 62% evidence Capital efficiency 7.5/25 · ROCE 6.5% · Operating margin 15.4% · 76% evidence Valuation 11.3/20 · P/E -11.4× · PEG n/a · 15% evidence Relative strength 12.3/20 · Lead over its industry 0.9% · Lead over S&P 500 5.4% · 1 year 15.9% · 100% evidence · 11 of 12 weeks ahead Exact sum: 21.7 + 7.5 + 11.3 + 12.3 = 52.8 · What this means: The evidence is balanced: no factor stands out, so another reported quarter is needed before the picture is clearer. 7. MSA Safety Incorporated this page MSA · quiet · Evidence leans up · 81% evidence 50.5 out of 100 Growth Capital Valuation Relative How the score adds up Growth & earnings 17.4/35 · Revenue 6.5% · Profit 12.9% · Operating margin change 2.9 points · 83% evidence Capital efficiency 18.5/25 · ROCE 19.7% · Operating margin 24.6% · 76% evidence Valuation 9.5/20 · P/E 21.5× · PEG 1.46 · 65% evidence Relative strength 5.1/20 · Lead over its industry -9.3% · Lead over S&P 500 -5.4% · 1 year 9.5% · 100% evidence · 5 of 12 weeks ahead Exact sum: 17.4 + 18.5 + 9.5 + 5.1 = 50.5 · What this means: The evidence is balanced: no factor stands out, so another reported quarter is needed before the picture is clearer. 8. [ADT Inc.](https://www.sectoralpha.in/us/stocks/adt) ADT · turning · Evidence leans down · 81% evidence 48.7 out of 100 Growth Capital Valuation Relative How the score adds up Growth & earnings 6.4/35 · Revenue 2.1% · Profit -1.6% · Operating margin change -2.5 points · 83% evidence Capital efficiency 11.1/25 · ROCE 8.9% · Operating margin 24.1% · 76% evidence Valuation 11.2/20 · P/E 8.4× · PEG 1.43 · 65% evidence Relative strength 20.0/20 · Lead over its industry 21.6% · Lead over S&P 500 26.9% · 1 year 19.1% · 100% evidence · 4 of 12 weeks ahead Exact sum: 6.4 + 11.1 + 11.2 + 20 = 48.7 · What this means: Relative strength against the index is 26.9%, and revenue and profit growth are weak. 9. [Napco Security Technologies, Inc.](https://www.sectoralpha.in/us/stocks/nssc) NSSC · quiet · Evidence leans down · 81% evidence 48.3 out of 100 Growth Capital Valuation Relative How the score adds up Growth & earnings 20.3/35 · Revenue 11% · Profit 2.3% · Operating margin change 7.1 points · 83% evidence Capital efficiency 20.9/25 · ROCE 31.2% · Operating margin 32.2% · 76% evidence Valuation 5.6/20 · P/E 31.5× · PEG 2.23 · 65% evidence Relative strength 1.5/20 · Lead over its industry -26.6% · Lead over S&P 500 -23.4% · 1 year -24.6% · 100% evidence · 1 of 12 weeks ahead Exact sum: 20.3 + 20.9 + 5.6 + 1.5 = 48.3 · What this means: A strong business with a high valuation: it would need rising earnings, or a lower multiple, to score better on value. 10. [Brady Corporation](https://www.sectoralpha.in/us/stocks/brc) BRC · quiet · Evidence leans down · 85% evidence 44.5 out of 100 Growth Capital Valuation Relative How the score adds up Growth & earnings 18.0/35 · Revenue 9.7% · Profit 9% · Operating margin change 2.4 points · 95% evidence Capital efficiency 18.1/25 · ROCE 19.6% · Operating margin 19.7% · 76% evidence Valuation 5.4/20 · P/E 21.7× · PEG 2.3 · 65% evidence Relative strength 3.0/20 · Lead over its industry -11.8% · Lead over S&P 500 -7.9% · 1 year 9.5% · 100% evidence · 1 of 12 weeks ahead Exact sum: 18 + 18.1 + 5.4 + 3 = 44.5 · What this means: A strong business with a high valuation: it would need rising earnings, or a lower multiple, to score better on value. 11. [The Brink's Company](https://www.sectoralpha.in/us/stocks/bco) BCO · basing · Evidence leans down · 81% evidence 43.0 out of 100 Growth Capital Valuation Relative
12. [Evolv Technologies Holdings, Inc.](https://www.sectoralpha.in/us/stocks/evlv) EVLV · basing · Evidence leans down · 64% evidence 42.8 out of 100 Growth Capital Valuation Relative
13. Concorde International Group Ltd. YOOV · Too little evidence to rank firmly · 18% evidence 41.9 out of 100 Growth Capital Valuation Relative
14. Bridger Aerospace Group Holdings, Inc. BAER · Too little evidence to rank firmly · 44% evidence 38.5 out of 100 Growth Capital Valuation Relative

Missing figures are not scored as bad. They lower the confidence and pull the final score toward the middle. Relative strength counts only when the company has a reading for this week; with no reading, that factor is left out and its 20 points are shared across the other three in proportion. PEG is not shown when the ratio cannot mean anything: the company must be making a profit, its price-to-earnings must be positive, and its three-year earnings growth must fall between 5% and 60%. Dividing a price multiple by a loss, or by growth measured off a tiny base, produces a number that looks precise and tells you nothing. Under relative strength, one mark per week shows the last 12 weeks: a mark is filled where the company led S&P 500 by 5% or more over the 13 weeks ending that week, which is the same test used everywhere on this site. Price stage places the company on the same six-step path the industry is placed on (basing, turning, breaking out, leader, fading, asleep), read from how many weeks running it has led S&P 500 and whether that lead is growing or shrinking. It describes where the share price stands, not the direction of earnings, and it is not a recommendation; it is left blank for a company whose weekly history is too short or too stale to read. The figures in this ranking come from the industry comparison: results through the Sep 2026 quarter, and the P/E at that quarter's end. The sections above use the latest weekly price, so a P/E or return there can differ a little from the one here. The stage words in this ranking (such as losing its lead or breaking out) describe the lead over the index, not the price phase in the price section. Related companies: [Security & Protection Services](https://www.sectoralpha.in/us/sectors/security-protection-services), all 14 compared on one page. ## Which companies are close to MSA Safety in size? MSA Safety is the 3rd largest of 12 Security & Protection Services companies on Sector Alpha by market value (scores of 3 November 2026). Just above it: Allegion plc and ADT Inc. Just below it: The Brink's Company, Brady Corporation, The GEO Group, Inc. and CoreCivic, Inc. ### Security & Protection Services companies close in size

1. [Allegion plc](https://www.sectoralpha.in/us/stocks/alle) $16 billion
2. [ADT Inc.](https://www.sectoralpha.in/us/stocks/adt) $7.2 billion
3. MSA Safety Incorporated $6.7 billion
4. [The Brink's Company](https://www.sectoralpha.in/us/stocks/bco) $4.4 billion
5. [Brady Corporation](https://www.sectoralpha.in/us/stocks/brc) $3.9 billion
6. [The GEO Group, Inc.](https://www.sectoralpha.in/us/stocks/geo) $3.6 billion
7. [CoreCivic, Inc.](https://www.sectoralpha.in/us/stocks/cxw) $3.1 billion

[All 12 Security & Protection Services companies, largest first](https://www.sectoralpha.in/us/sectors/security-protection-services#all-companies)

### Companies close in size in other industries

1. [Global-E Online Ltd.](https://www.sectoralpha.in/us/stocks/glbe) $7.2 billion · Internet Retail
2. [PACS Group, Inc.](https://www.sectoralpha.in/us/stocks/pacs) $7.2 billion · Medical Care Facilities
3. MSA Safety Incorporated $7.2 billion
4. [Qualys, Inc.](https://www.sectoralpha.in/us/stocks/qlys) $7.2 billion · Software - Infrastructure
5. [ADT Inc.](https://www.sectoralpha.in/us/stocks/adt) $7.2 billion · Security & Protection Services

## What else do people ask about MSA Safety? ### What were MSA Safety's latest quarterly results? MSA Safety Incorporated reported revenue of $503 M and net profit of $86.2 M for the Jun 2026 quarter. Revenue rose 6.2% and profit rose 37.3% compared with a year earlier. Earnings per share were $2.23. The operating margin was 24.6%, 2.9 percentage points higher than a year earlier (as of 3 November 2026). ### What is MSA Safety's market cap? MSA Safety Incorporated's market capitalisation is $6.7 B at a stock price of $174.06. Market cap is the share price times the number of shares, so it changes whenever the price moves (as of 3 November 2026). ### How is MSA Safety performing? MSA Safety Incorporated's share price has been moving sideways for 1 weeks. In its latest quarter, revenue rose 6.2% and profit rose 37.3% compared with a year earlier. Over the past 13 weeks it has done worse than the S&P 500, for 2 weeks running (as of 3 November 2026). ### Will MSA Safety's stock price go up? This page does not forecast MSA Safety Incorporated's stock price. What it shows instead: the stock price is $174.06, and it has been moving sideways for 1 weeks. Its P/E of 22.3× is higher than 12% of its own last 5 years (as of 3 November 2026). ### Does MSA Safety have too much debt? MSA Safety Incorporated has a moderate amount of debt: its debt is 0.78× its equity. A year-by-year history of its borrowings is not in our data, so this uses the latest reading. Keep that borrowing in mind when reading the returns on this page (as of 3 November 2026). ### Where is MSA Safety in its business cycle? MSA Safety Incorporated's FY25 operating margin was 22.5%, against a 5-year range of 17.1% to 23.3%: the middle of its own range, neither a peak nor a low. The latest quarter was 24.6%. Comparing margins with a company's own long history is a good way to see where it is in its cycle (as of 3 November 2026). ### What could break the MSA Safety story? Biggest thing to watch: the price is not yet in a clear uptrend, so timing is the risk more than the business. On price, this page treats a rise as over when the share price closes below its 200-day average on two Fridays in a row (as of 3 November 2026). ### Is MSA Safety a stock worth studying right now? What the numbers show: MSA Safety Incorporated's results are improving, while its P/E is near the low end of its own history over 4.6 years, higher than only 12% of past readings. The main open question: the next one or two quarters of results. Every number on this page is worked out by code from the published figures, with no forecasts and no price opinions (as of 3 November 2026). This is research, not advice. We’re not SEBI-registered.