MSA
MSA SafetyNYSE
Industrials • Security & Protection Services
Factor tilt: Mid-Cap Blend
$170.14+0.09%
Close Nov 6, 2026
- Market cap
- $6.57B
- 1 month
- -4.5%
- 3 months
- -11.9%
- 1 year
- +6.4%
- 52-week range
- $152.94$203.08
- Dividend, last 12 mo
- $2.14 · 1.26% yield
- Last ex-date
- Aug 14, 2026 · $0.54
- Dividend growth
- 11+ years in a row
- Short interest
- 3.2% of float1.1M shares · settled Oct 15, 2026 · +9.5% since Sep 30, 2026 · FINRA
Fundamentals · trailing 12 months to Sep 30, 2026
- Revenue
- $2.01B
- Net income
- $302.79M
- Free cash flow
- $322.01M
- Book value
- $1.43B
- Total debt
- $1.18B
- P/E
- 21.7×
- Price / sales
- 3.3×
- Price / book
- 4.6×
- FCF yield
- +4.9%
- Net margin
- +15.0%
EODHD (TTM) · as of Nov 6, 2026
End-of-day close from stored market data, not a live quote.
About MSA Safety
MSA Safety Incorporated develops, manufactures, and supplies safety products and technology solutions that protect workers and facility infrastructures worldwide.
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The company offers breathing apparatus products, including self-contained breathing apparatus; firefighter helmets and protective apparel; and fixed gas and flame detection systems, such as fixed gas detection monitoring systems, flame detectors and open-path infrared gas detectors, and refrigerant detection and identification solution, as well as hand-held portable gas detection instruments to detect the presence or absence of various gases in the air. It also provides industrial head protection and accessories; fall protection equipment, such as confined space equipment, harnesses, lanyards, and self-retracting lifelines, as well as engineered systems; and air-purifying respirators, eye and face protection products, ballistic helmets, and gas masks. The company serves fire service, energy, utility, construction, and industrial manufacturing applications, as well as heating, ventilation, air conditioning, and refrigeration industries through distributors and end-users through indirect and direct sales channels. It offers its products under the V-Gard, Cairns, and Gallet brand names. MSA Safety Incorporated was founded in 1914 and is based in Cranberry Township, Pennsylvania.
- Website
- msasafety.com
- Headquarters
- Cranberry Township, PA, United States
- Employees
- 5,300
- Listed
- Mar 26, 1990
- Fiscal year ends
- December
Company profile from EODHD, stored Nov 5, 2026.
Quarterly results
The last 8 fiscal quarters as reported (EODHD). Year over year compares the same quarter a year earlier.
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY | Gross margin | Op. income | Net income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2026filed Nov 3, 2026 | $536.4M | +14.5% | 45.5% | $88.2M | $58.4M |
| Jun 2026filed Jul 31, 2026 | $503.3M | +6.2% | 49.5% | $117.7M | $86.2M |
| Mar 2026filed May 5, 2026 | $463.6M | +10.0% | 47.4% | $97.7M | $71.3M |
| Dec 2025filed Feb 12, 2026 | $510.9M | +2.2% | 46.9% | $144.1M | $86.9M |
| Sep 2025filed Oct 29, 2025 | $468.4M | +8.3% | 46.5% | $94.3M | $69.6M |
| Jun 2025filed Aug 5, 2025 | $474.1M | +2.5% | 46.6% | $85.9M | $62.8M |
| Mar 2025filed May 1, 2025 | $421.3M | +1.9% | 45.9% | $77.8M | $59.6M |
| Dec 2024filed Feb 14, 2025 | $499.7M | +0.9% | 46.9% | $117.6M | $87.9M |
Fiscal years · last 6
| Fiscal year | Revenue | YoY | Gross margin | Op. income | Net income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 2025filed Feb 12, 2026 | $1.9B | +3.7% | 46.5% | $402.0M | $278.9M |
| Dec 2024filed Feb 14, 2025 | $1.8B | +1.1% | 47.6% | $389.2M | $285.0M |
| Dec 2023filed Feb 16, 2024 | $1.8B | +17.0% | 47.7% | $231.3M | $58.6M |
| Dec 2022filed Feb 16, 2023 | $1.5B | +9.1% | 44.1% | $239.1M | $179.6M |
| Dec 2021filed Feb 18, 2022 | $1.4B | +3.9% | 43.9% | $22.8M | $21.3M |
| Dec 2020filed Feb 19, 2021 | $1.3B | -3.8% | 44.2% | $171.9M | $124.1M |
Short-interest history
FINRA reports open short positions for a settlement date. The publication date is later. These are reported positions, with a separate date for each observation.
Compare the reported short exposure around the dates you bought, sold or watched MSA. A long position benefits from price rises; a short position benefits from falls. A change in these counts does not predict either move.
Settlement Oct 15, 2026
1,140,638 shares short
+98,834 shares (+9.5%) vs Sep 30, 2026
3.2% of the stored float. Published Oct 26, 2026.
Settlement Sep 30, 2026
1,041,804 shares short
+164,041 shares (+18.7%) vs Sep 15, 2026
2.9% of the stored float. Published Oct 9, 2026.
Settlement Sep 15, 2026
877,763 shares short
+68,814 shares (+8.5%) vs Aug 31, 2026
Share of float unavailable. Published Sep 24, 2026.
Settlement Aug 31, 2026
808,949 shares short
-198,959 shares (-19.7%) vs Aug 14, 2026
2.2% of the stored float. Published Sep 10, 2026.
Settlement Aug 14, 2026
1,007,908 shares short
-300,073 shares (-22.9%) vs Jul 31, 2026
2.8% of the stored float. Published Aug 25, 2026.
Settlement Jul 31, 2026
1,307,981 shares short
-90,907 shares (-6.5%) vs Jul 15, 2026
3.6% of the stored float. Published Aug 11, 2026.
Change = this settlement’s shares short − the previous recorded settlement’s shares short; percentage change divides by that earlier count. A zero earlier count has no percentage change. Split-spanning counts are left uncompared. Float percentages use the stored settlement observation, not today’s float.
Source: stored FINRA equity short-interest records, up to six settlements from the last 240 days. FINRA data and reporting dates · How to read short interest
Dividends and stock splits
See the recorded cash amounts and dates behind MSA’s income, and the splits that change its share count. Dates below are stored event records, not confirmation of a payment to your account.
Cash-dividend records
USD 0.54 per share
Ex-dividend date: Nov 13, 2026 (future recorded date)
Recorded pay date: Dec 10, 2026 (pending)
Cash dividend · Polygon event record
USD 0.54 per share
Ex-dividend date: Aug 14, 2026
Recorded pay date: Sep 10, 2026 (past date)
Cash dividend · Polygon event record
USD 0.54 per share
Ex-dividend date: May 15, 2026
Recorded pay date: Jun 10, 2026 (past date)
Cash dividend · Polygon event record
USD 0.53 per share
Ex-dividend date: Feb 13, 2026
Recorded pay date: Mar 10, 2026 (past date)
Cash dividend · Polygon event record
USD 0.53 per share
Ex-dividend date: Nov 14, 2025
Recorded pay date: Dec 10, 2025 (past date)
Cash dividend · Polygon event record
USD 0.53 per share
Ex-dividend date: Aug 15, 2025
Recorded pay date: Sep 10, 2025 (past date)
Cash dividend · Polygon event record
Up to six Polygon cash-dividend events, including recorded ex-dates within the next 120 days. Amounts retain their recorded currency and decimal precision. Historical amounts are not restated to a common split basis, annualized, or converted to dollars.
For a long holding, compare the ex-date with when you held the shares and check the pay date against your broker’s cash history. Owning the stock today does not establish past entitlement. For a short holding, a dividend can create a payment obligation to the share lender.
Ex-dates and special dividend rules · Short-sale dividend obligations · Dividend data definitions
Split history
3 for 1 · forward split
Effective Jan 29, 2004
Each 1 pre-split share becomes 3 post-split shares.
Source: EODHD
3 for 1 · forward split
Effective May 25, 2000
Each 1 pre-split share becomes 3 post-split shares.
Source: EODHD
2 for 1 · forward split
Effective Sep 11, 1985
Each 1 pre-split share becomes 2 post-split shares.
Source: EODHD
2 for 1 · forward split
Effective May 16, 1980
Each 1 pre-split share becomes 2 post-split shares.
Source: EODHD
2 for 1 · forward split
Effective Apr 26, 1977
Each 1 pre-split share becomes 2 post-split shares.
Source: EODHD
Up to six stored split dates through Nov 7, 2026. Equivalent vendor ratios are combined; conflicting ratios are left out. This history may be incomplete.
A split changes the share count and per-share price basis; it does not by itself add investment value. Put your holding’s earlier and later share counts on the same basis before comparing them. This applies to both long shares and shares owed on a short position.
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Holder IQ: LOW
36 smart-money holders: institutions with a high Holder IQ
Q2 2026, filed Oct 27, 2026
Smart-money 13F trend: unchanged (light)
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Sentiment: neutral
Last trade: sell 88 days ago
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What happened
Stored recent-activity label: neutral. This context label is separate from the scored insider signal read.
Why it can matter
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The current context rule reads at most 50 nonduplicate issuer/share-class records filed in the last 90 days. It counts a bullish direction or purchase code P toward bullish, and a bearish direction or sale code S toward bearish. A side must exceed the opposite count by more than two to set its label; otherwise nonzero directional counts produce neutral. Calculation unavailable for this saved label: its counts, exact records, as-of time and rule version are not supplied here. Do not substitute the separate scored read’s different window or denominator.
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Stored SEC Forms 3/4/5 insider-signal records, ordered by filing date with amendment duplicates excluded. Filing date is not transaction date. The last-trade line locates recent reported activity; it does not date or reconstruct the complete count.
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What happened
Stored recent-activity label: neutral. This context label is separate from the scored insider signal read.
Why it can matter
A count of reported activity describes a sample, not purchase conviction, an insider’s intent or a future price move. Neutral is not an all-clear, and absent direction is not neutral evidence.
How we got this
The current context rule reads at most 50 nonduplicate issuer/share-class records filed in the last 90 days. It counts a bullish direction or purchase code P toward bullish, and a bearish direction or sale code S toward bearish. A side must exceed the opposite count by more than two to set its label; otherwise nonzero directional counts produce neutral. Calculation unavailable for this saved label: its counts, exact records, as-of time and rule version are not supplied here. Do not substitute the separate scored read’s different window or denominator.
Where the data comes from
Stored SEC Forms 3/4/5 insider-signal records, ordered by filing date with amendment duplicates excluded. Filing date is not transaction date. The last-trade line locates recent reported activity; it does not date or reconstruct the complete count.
Largest 13-F holders · Q2 2026
458 filers reported a long position in MSA for Q2 2026. 13-F holdings are filed up to 45 days after the quarter ends.
The top 10 hold
39.5%
of the 35.2M shares 13-F filers reported
Moves vs Q1 2026
5 added4 trimmed
1 not comparable
Net shares held
+0.2%
across the 9 holders with a comparable Q1 2026 book
| Rank | Holder | Value | Shares | Shares vs Q1 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BlackRock, Inc. | $581.7M · 3.3M shares | 3.3M | +2.5% |
| 2 | VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC | $319.3M · 1.8M shares | 1.8M | -0.7% |
| 3 | Ruane, Cunniff & Goldfarb L.P. | $300.5M · 1.7M shares | 1.7M | -3.1% |
| 4 | VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | $298.3M · 1.7M shares | 1.7M | +0.3% |
| 5 | STATE STREET CORP | $283.8M · 1.6M shares | 1.6M | +5.7% |
| 6 | JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | $137.4M · 796.8K shares | 796.8K | +4.9% |
| 7 | DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP | $135.1M · 773.7K shares | 773.7K | +2% |
| 8 | COOKE & BIELER LP | $126.6M · 725.2K shares | 725.2K | -14.2% |
| 9 | FIDUCIARY MANAGEMENT INC /WI/ | $124.6M · 713.8K shares | 713.8K | — |
| 10 | M&G Plc | $120.8M · 690.3K shares | 690.3K | -1.1% |
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Holders of more than 5% of MSA file with the SEC within days. A 13D holder may seek to influence the company; a 13G holder is passive. Each holder’s latest filing from the last three years.
| Filed | Holder | % of class |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 30, 2026 | VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC13G · passive | 5.12% |
| Mar 27, 2026 | VANGUARD GROUP INC13G · passive · amended | 0%under 5% |
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