profit from every $100 of sales.
$0$100
MSA Safety
$175.24+1.25% today
+9.2% in 1 year
1-year low $152.941-year high $203.08
Trading in the middle of its range for the past year.
The essentials
Four questions every investor asks, answered in one line each.
more sales each year, on average, 2020 to 2025.
0%20% a year
You pay $24.20 for every $1 of profit it makes in a year.
CheapExpensive
of earnings would pay off all its debt.
No debt5 years
Money in, money out
What MSA Safety sold, what it kept, and what it did with the cash.
Sales went from $1.53 billion in 2022 to $1.87 billion in 2025, with $279 million of profit last year.
SalesProfit
MSA Safety handed back 58% of the cash it generated last year.
Buybacks $90M$82M
Free cash flow 2025$295M
Bought back its own shares$90M
Paid as dividends$82M
Cash vs. debt$165M vs. $627M
MSA Safety vs. similar companies
MSA Safety grows in the middle of these 5 and is the cheapest for its profits.
| Company | Profit from $100 of sales | Sales growth a year | Price per $1 of profit |
|---|---|---|---|
| MSA Safety | 24.2× · Fair price | ||
 ASSA Abloy | 29.4× · Fair price | ||
 SECOM | 24.8× · Fair price | ||
 Allegion | 25.0× · Fair price | ||
 Verisure | No profit yet |
AI analysis
An AI analyst reads MSA Safety's last five years, its segments, earnings, insiders and peers, and writes the bull case, the bear case and what the price expects.
Run the AI analysisFull statementsIncome, balance sheet and cash flow, year by year
Income statement
| In millions of USD | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,348 | 1,400 | 1,528 | 1,788 | 1,808 | 1,875 | |
| 595 | 615 | 674 | 852 | 860 | 871 | |
| – | – | 278 | 388 | 399 | 392 | |
| 217 | 84 | 317 | 314 | 476 | 470 | |
| 124 | 21 | 180 | 59 | 285 | 279 | |
| 3.15 | 0.54 | 4.56 | 1.48 | 7.21 | 7.09 | |
| 44.2% | 43.9% | 44.1% | 47.7% | 47.6% | 46.5% | |
| – | – | 18.2% | 21.7% | 22.1% | 20.9% | |
| 9.2% | 1.5% | 11.8% | 3.3% | 15.8% | 14.9% |
Balance sheet
| In millions of USD | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total assets | 1,920 | 2,396 | 2,377 | 2,170 | 2,206 | 2,554 |
| Cash | 161 | 141 | 163 | 146 | 165 | 165 |
| Total debt | 352 | 638 | 608 | 646 | 554 | 627 |
| Total liabilities | 1,072 | 1,562 | 1,453 | 1,203 | 1,062 | 1,187 |
| 847 | 834 | 924 | 967 | 1,143 | 1,367 | |
| 39 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 40 | 39 | |
| 11.7% | 1.8% | 13.4% | 12.4% | 19.2% | 15.8% | |
| 14.6% | 2.6% | 19.4% | 6.1% | 24.9% | 20.4% |
Cash flow
| In millions of USD | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 207 | 199 | 157 | 93 | 296 | 364 | |
| 49 | 44 | 44 | 43 | 54 | 68 | |
| 158 | 155 | 114 | 50 | 242 | 295 | |
| Dividends paid | 67 | 69 | 71 | 73 | 79 | 82 |
| 29 | 6 | 34 | 4 | 37 | 90 | |
| 7 | 19 | 20 | 30 | 18 | 15 |
Valuation
- 24.2×
- 20.1×
- 1.37
- 4.8×
- 3.6×
- 22.8×
- 15.4×
- 4.4%
- 4.1%
- 1.3%
Profitability
- 46.5%
- 20.9%
- 14.9%
- 25.5%
- 14.0%
- 9.5%
- 22.0%
- 11.3%
- 18.5%
- 3.4%
Growth
- +6.8%
- +17.6%
- +22.0%
- +4.2%
- +0.0%
Financial health
- 1.0×
- 0.49
- 25.7%
- 12.9×
- 3.17
- 1.92
- 0.75
How it ranks in Industrials
Each dot is where the company stands among every company over $300M in the sector. Further right is better.
Top 17%of 981
Top 11%of 984
Bottom 44%of 863
Bottom 47%of 984
Top 41%of 986
What analysts expect
- Average price target
- $235.00
- Range
- $235.00 – $235.00
- 2 analysts
These targets were collected on May 20, 2026 and our analyst feed has not updated since, so we no longer compare them with today's price.
Recent earnings
Our results feed has not updated since May 21, 2026. Results reported after that are not in this table yet.
| Date | EPS | Expected | Surprise |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 4, 2026 | 1.99 | 1.85 | +7.6% |
| Feb 11, 2026 | 2.38 | 2.26 | +5.3% |
| Oct 28, 2025 | 1.94 | 1.90 | +2.1% |
| Aug 4, 2025 | 1.93 | 1.76 | +9.7% |
| Apr 29, 2025 | 1.68 | 1.58 | +6.3% |
| Feb 12, 2025 | 2.25 | 2.23 | +0.9% |
| Oct 23, 2024 | 1.83 | 1.81 | +1.1% |
| Jul 24, 2024 | 2.01 | 1.96 | +2.6% |
1.3%of the share price, paid each year
On $1,000 invested$13a year at today's yield, before tax
+4.2%2020 to 2025
Raised10 yearsin a row, in our data
Paid per share, each year
$1.27 in 2015 → $2.10 in 2025
How safe it looks
29.5% of its profit
Room to growStretchedMore than it earns: 27.9%
News
Microsoft (MSFT) Signs Global AI Safety DeclarationYahoo Finance · Nov 10, 2026‘I have no financial safety net’: I’m 66, rely on Social Security and have just $500 in savings. What hope do I have?MarketWatch · Nov 8, 2026Have safety stocks already done all that they can do?Seeking Alpha · Nov 8, 2026MSA Safety beats top-line estimates; reaffirms FY26 outlookSeeking Alpha · Nov 3, 2026XLP hits record high, posts best monthly performances since 1998 as investors seek safetySeeking Alpha · Nov 1, 2026Insider trades
Our insider feed has not updated since May 26, 2026. Trades filed after that are not listed yet.
No insider trades on file.
The seven classic investing rulebooks
5/7Passes 5 of 7. Each bar is how well the company fits that investor's published rules, from 0 to 100; 60 or more counts as a pass.
Warren Buffett
60Pass
Benjamin Graham
61Pass
Philip Fisher
70Pass
Peter Lynch
65Pass
Joel Greenblatt
37No pass
Charlie Munger
61Pass
Terry Smith
58No pass
Questions about MSA Safety
Is MSA Safety a good stock to buy?
A solid business at a fair price. 5 of the 7 famous investors' published rulebooks we apply pass it. Whether it suits you depends on your goals and the price you pay; invest-like never tells anyone to buy or sell. The AI analysis lays out the case for and against. Read the MSA Safety AI analysis
What does MSA Safety do?
MSA Safety Incorporated develops, manufactures, and supplies safety products that protect people and facility infrastructures in the oil, gas, petrochemical, fire service, construction, industrial manufacturing applications, utilities, military, and mining industries in North Ame… It is in Security & Protection Services, based in Cranberry Township, PA, United States, with 5,300 employees.
Does MSA Safety pay a dividend?
Yes. At today's price the dividend is 1.3% a year, about 30% of its yearly profit. In 2025 it paid out $82.3 million in dividends.
Is MSA Safety stock halal?
Yes. MSA Safety passes our halal screen: its business is permitted and its debt is 9% of its market value, under the 30% limit. How we check
How has MSA Safety stock done over the past year?
Up 9.2% over the past twelve months, to $175.24. It traded between $152.94 and $203.08 and is 13.7% below its high.
Who are MSA Safety's competitors?
The largest listed companies in the same industry are ASSA Abloy, SECOM, Allegion and Verisure. The peers table on this page compares their profit, growth and price with MSA Safety's.
Prices: daily closes to Nov 10, 2026. Fundamentals: company reports via invest-like data.