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MSA Stock Analysis, Forecast & Valuation

Market cap	6.7B
Revenue (ttm)	1.9B
Net income (ttm)	290.5M
EPS (ttm)	$7.41
Shares out	38.6M
P/E (trailing)	23.6x
P/E (forward)	19.3x
Dividend	$2.12 (1.21%)
Volume	199,073

Beta	0.94

Price target	$206	+17.8%

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Profile and market data

Ticker identity, listing, currency, market cap, and source dates.

Metric	Value
Cik	0000066570
Company name	MSA Safety Incorporated
Country	United States
Country code	US
Cusip	553498106
Employees	5,300
Employees Change	100%
Employees Change Percent	1.92
Enterprise value	$7.2B
Exchange	NYSE
Financial currency	USD
First seen	2026-05-09
Industry	Security & Protection Services
Industry PE	20.27
Industry PE Fwd	15.2
Isin	US5534981064
Last refreshed	2026-07-25
Market cap	$6.7B
Market cap category	Mid-Cap
Price	$175
Price currency	USD
Rev Per Employee	361,718.11x
Sector	Industrials
Sector PE	43.69
Sector PE Fwd	30.17
Sic	3842
Symbol	MSA
Website	https://www.msasafety.com

Valuation

Multiples, yields, enterprise-value ratios, and valuation checks.

Metric	Value
Earnings Yield	4.31%
EV Earnings	24.85x
EV Sales Forward	3.53x
EV/EBIT	18.65x
EV/EBITDA	15.67x
EV/FCF	23.33x
EV/Sales	3.77x
FCF yield	4.59%
Forward P/E	19.3x
P/B ratio	5x
P/E ratio	23.56x
P/S ratio	3.52x
PE Ratio10 Y	70.06x
PE Ratio3 Y	85.83x
PE Ratio5 Y	99.45x
PS Forward	3.3x

Profitability

Margins, returns on capital, cash conversion, and quality metrics.

Metric	Value
EBIT Margin	20.19%
EBITDA Margin	24.03%
FCF margin	16.14%
Gross margin	46.8%
Gross Profit	$897.3M
Gross Profit Growth	4.54%
Gross Profit Growth Q	13.54%
Gross Profit Growth3 Y	7.99%
Gross Profit Growth5 Y	9.39%
Net Income	$290.5M
Net Income Growth	1.45%
Net Income Growth Q	19.57%
Net Income Growth Quarters	1%
Net Income Growth Years	0%
Net Income Growth5 Y	20%
Pretax Margin	19.9%
Profit Margin	15.16%
Profit Per Employee	$54,816
Profitable Quarters	$12
Profitable Years	35
ROA	11.34
Roa5y	9.82
ROCE	16.96
ROE	22.83
Roe5y	15.69
ROIC	18.05
Roic5y	17.1

Growth

Revenue, earnings, cash-flow, and forward growth indicators.

Metric	Value
Cagr10y	13.65%
Cagr15y	13.39%
Cagr1y	-0.41%
Cagr20y	10.18%
Cagr3y	2.68%
Cagr5y	2.67%
Div CAGR10	5.14%
Div CAGR3	4.81%
Div CAGR5	4.25%
EPS Growth	2.22
EPS Growth Q	21.19
EPS Growth Quarters	1
EPS Growth Years	0
EPS Growth5 Y	20.15
FCF Growth	22.04%
FCF Growth Q	27.53%
FCF Growth5 Y	10.64%
OCF Growth	22.89%
OCF Growth Q	22.41%
OCF Growth10 Y	20.02%
OCF Growth5 Y	9.63%
Revenue Growth	5.56x
Revenue Growth Q	10.04x
Revenue Growth Quarters	6x
Revenue Growth Years	5x
Revenue Growth3 Y	6.31x
Revenue Growth5 Y	7.82x

Financial strength

Debt, cash, solvency, accounting-quality, and balance-sheet signals.

Metric	Value
Asset Turnover	$0.8
Assets	$2.6B
Cash	$180.2M
Current Assets	$891.7M
Current Liabilities	$281.3M
Debt	$658.3M
Debt EBITDA	$1.43
Debt Equity	$0.49
Debt FCF	$2.13
Equity	$1.4B
Interest Coverage	11.85
Liabilities	$1.2B
Long Term Assets	$1.7B
Long Term Liabilities	$927.4M
Net Cash	$-478.2M
Net Cash By Market Cap	$-7.09
Net Debt EBITDA	$1.04
Net Debt Equity	$0.35
Net Debt FCF	$1.55
Tangible Book Value	$332.4M
Tangible Book Value Per Share	$8.58
WACC	8.93

Liquidity

Current-asset coverage and working-capital efficiency metrics.

Metric	Value
Current ratio	3.17
Inventory Turnover	3.1
Net Working Capital	$438.3M
Quick ratio	1.8
Working Capital	$610.4M
Working Capital Turnover	$3.33

Dividends and buybacks

Dividend yield, payout, buybacks, and shareholder-yield indicators.

Metric	Value
Buyback Yield	0.77%
Dividend Growth	3.4%
Dividend Growth Years	56%
Dividend per share	$2.12
Dividend Years	56
Dividend Yield	1.21%
Ex Div Date	2026-05-15
Last Dividend	$0.54
Payout Frequency	Quarterly
Payout Ratio	28.74%

Performance and technicals

Returns, volatility, beta, momentum, RSI, and moving-average context.

Metric	Value
10Y total return	259.33%
1Y total return	-0.41%
200-day SMA	170.8
3Y total return	8.25%
50-day SMA	167.6
50-day SMA vs 200-day SMA	50under200
5Y total return	14.1%
All Time High	208.9
All Time High Change	-16.41%
All Time High Date	2026-02-12
All Time Low	3.5
All Time Low Change	4,889.71%
All Time Low Date	1988-02-17
ATR	3.91
Beta	0.94
Beta1y	0.5
Beta2y	0.88
Ch YTD	9.06
High	176.6
High52	208.9
High52 Date	2026-02-12
High52ch	-16.41%
Low	172.9
Low52	151.1
Low52 Date	2025-11-03
Low52ch	15.58%
Ma50ch	4.21%
Price vs 200-day SMA	2.25%
RSI	60.35
RSI Monthly	52.94
RSI Weekly	53.29
Sharpe ratio	-0.06x
Sortino ratio	0.15
Total Return	1.98%
Tr YTD	9.68
Tr15y	558.43%
Tr1m	7.37%
Tr1w	2.11%
Tr3m	1.67%

Analyst estimates

Ratings, targets, revisions, and forward estimate fields.

Metric	Value
Analyst Count	7
Analyst Count Top	6
Analyst Price Target Top	$199
Analyst Ratings	Buy
Analyst Ratings Top	Buy
Earnings EPS Estimate	$2.14
Earnings EPS Estimate Growth	10.88
Earnings Revenue Estimate	502,487,500x
Earnings Revenue Estimate Growth	5.98x
Operating Income	$435.5M
Operating Income Growth	3.21
Operating Income Growth Q	14.51
Operating Income Growth3 Y	10.16
Operating Income Growth5 Y	13.29
Operating margin	22.71
Price target	$206
Price Target Change	$17.79
Price Target Change Top	$13.95

Ownership and float

Institutional, insider, float, short-interest, and share-count fields.

Metric	Value
Float	36,190,228%
Float Percent	93.75%
Net Borrowing	108,540,000
Shares Insiders	6.18%
Shares Institutions	92.29%
Shares Out	38,604,089
Shares Qo Q	-0.67%
Shares Yo Y	-0.77%
Short Float	3.93%
Short Ratio	3.82
Short Shares	3.68

Other indicators

Additional ticker metrics that do not fit the primary research groupings yet.

Metric	Value
Adjusted FCF	$293.1M
Average Volume	267,715x
Bv Per Share	34.9
CAPEX	$-68.2M
Ch10y	211.7
Ch15y	395.3
Ch1m	7.37
Ch1w	2.11
Ch1y	-1.61
Ch20y	350.2
Ch3m	1.35
Ch3y	4.49
Ch5y	7.29
Ch6m	-3.72
Change	0.33%
Change From Open	-0.39
Close	174.1
Days Gap	0.72
Depreciation Amortization	61,292,000
Dollar Volume	34,766,108.7
Earnings Date	2026-07-30
Earnings Time	amc
EBIT	$387.1M
EBITDA	$460.8M
EPS	$7.41
F Score	5
FCF	$309.5M
FCF EV Yield	4.29x
FCF Per Share	$8.02
Financing CF	-107,076,000
Fiscal Year End	December
Founded	1,914
Goodwill	727,440,000
Graham Number	76.28997
Graham Upside	-56.32
Income Tax	$90.9M
Investing CF	-257,421,000
Is Primary Listing	1
Is Spac	No
Last Earnings Date	2026-05-04
Last Report Date	2026-03-31
Last Split Date	2004-01-29
Last Split Type	Forward
Last10k Filing Date	2026-02-12
Lynch Fair Value	$148
Lynch Upside	-15.12
Ma150	173.7
Ma150ch	0.56%
Ma20	170.9
Ma20ch	2.17%
Net CF	10,040,000
Next Earnings Date	2026-07-30
Open	175.3
Optionable	Yes
P FCF Ratio	21.78
P OCF Ratio	17.85
Payment Date	2026-06-10
Position In Range	47.83
Post Close	174.6
Postmarket Change Percent	0.02
Postmarket Price	$175
Ppne	334,493,000
Price Date	2026-07-24
Price EBITDA	$14.63
Ptbv Ratio	20.28
Relative Volume	0.74x
Revenue	1,917,106,000x
SBC By Revenue	0.85x
Share Based Comp	16,380,000
Tax By Revenue	4.74x
Tax Rate	23.82%
Tr20y	595.46%
Tr6m	-3.17%
Us State	Pennsylvania
Volume	199,073
Z Score	5.74

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