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Ticker
MSA

Price
202.14
Stock movement up
+0.20 (0.10%)
Company name
MSA Safety
Exchange
(NYSE
,
Currency
USD
)
Sector
Industrials >
Security & Protection Services
Market cap
7.91B
Ent value
9.00B
Price/Sales
4.25
Price/Book
6.08
Div yield
1.05%
Div growth
4.19%
Growth years
49
FCF payout
28.89%
Trailing P/E
28.27
Forward P/E
23.49
PEG
1.57
EPS growth
15.67%
1 year return (CAGR)
23.80%
3 year return (CAGR)
14.15%
5 year return (CAGR)
3.45%
10 year return (CAGR)
17.31%
Last updated: 2026-02-23

DIVIDENDS

Dividend yield - 5y

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Dividend yield data
Dividend per share2.12
Dividend yield1.05%
Payout frequencyQuarterly
Maximum yield1.68%
Average yield1.23%
Minimum yield0.96%
Discount to avg yield-17.65%
Upside potential-15.00%
Yield as % of max yield62.29%

Yield distribution (inverse percentile) - 5y

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Yield distribution data
Dividend yield1.05%
Current yield distribution93.57%
Yield at 100% (Min)0.96%
Yield at 90%1.06%
Yield at 80%1.10%
Yield at 50% (Median)1.21%
Yield at 20%1.36%
Yield at 10%1.43%
Yield at 0% (Max)1.68%

Dividend per share

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Dividend per share data
Years of growth49 years
CCC statusDividend Champion
Dividend per share2.12
Payout frequencyQuarterly
Ex-div date13 Feb 2026
EPS (TTM)7.11
EPS (1y forward)8.61
EPS growth (5y)15.67%
EPS growth (5y forward)18.00%

Dividend growth

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Dividend growth data
MSAS&P500
DGR MR3.92%-13.74%
DGR TTM3.92%6.60%
DGR 3 years4.89%7.31%
DGR 5 years4.19%4.69%
DGR 10 years5.16%6.30%
DGR 15 years5.14%8.16%
Time since last change announced298 days
EPS growth (5y)15.67%
EPS growth (5y forward)18.00%

Payout ratio

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Payout ratio data
EPS coverageFCF coverage
TTM29.19%28.89%
Average--
Forward24.63%-

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VALUATION

Valuation Ratios

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Valuation Ratios data
Trailing P/E28.27
Price to OCF22.65
Price to FCF27.97
Price to EBITDA16.83
EV to EBITDA19.12

Valuation (Sales/Book Value)

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Valuation (Sales/Book Value) data
Price to Sales4.25
Price to Book6.08
EV to Sales4.83

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FINANCIALS

Per share

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Per share data
Current share count39.15M
EPS (TTM)7.11
FCF per share (TTM)7.19

Income statement

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Income statement data
Revenue (TTM)1.86B
Gross profit (TTM)866.15M
Operating income (TTM)375.58M
Net income (TTM)279.94M
EPS (TTM)7.11
EPS (1y forward)8.61

Margins

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Margins data
Gross margin (TTM)46.48%
Operating margin (TTM)20.15%
Profit margin (TTM)15.02%

Balance Sheet

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Balance Sheet data
Cash170.00M
Net receivables306.95M
Total current assets894.77M
Goodwill732.22M
Intangible assets304.50M
Property, plant and equipment852.09M
Total assets2.55B
Accounts payable119.87M
Short/Current long term debt674.40M
Total current liabilities290.27M
Total liabilities1.25B
Shareholder's equity1.30B
Net tangible assets0.00

Cash flow

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Cash flow data
Operating cash flow (TTM)349.42M
Capital expenditures (TTM)66.51M
Free cash flow (TTM)282.91M
Dividends paid (TTM)81.73M

Financial returns

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Financial returns data
Return on Equity21.49%
Return on Assets10.96%
Return on Invested Capital21.36%
Cash Return on Invested Capital21.59%

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STOCK INFORMATION

Stock chart

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Stock price data
Open201.74
Daily high204.49
Daily low200.47
Daily Volume258K
All-time high203.08
1y analyst estimate191.00
Beta0.97
EPS (TTM)7.11
Dividend per share2.12
Ex-div date13 Feb 2026
Next earnings date4 May 2026

Downside potential

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Downside potential data
MSAS&P500
Current price drop from All-time high-0.46%-1.82%
Highest price drop-71.48%-56.47%
Date of highest drop9 Mar 20099 Mar 2009
Avg drop from high-19.76%-10.84%
Avg time to new high35 days12 days
Max time to new high1572 days1805 days
COMPANY DETAILS
MSA (MSA Safety) company logo
Marketcap
7.91B
Marketcap category
Mid-cap
Description
MSA Safety Incorporated develops, manufactures, and supplies safety products and technology solutions that protect people and facility infrastructures worldwide. 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 products; and fall protection equipment, such as confined space equipment, harnesses, lanyards, and self-retracting lifelines, as well as engineered systems. In addition, the company offers air-purifying respirators, eye and face protection products, ballistic helmets, and gas masks. It 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. The company 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.
Employees
5000
SEC filings
CEO
Nishan Vartanian
Country
USA
City
Cranberry Township
Stock type
Common stock
CCC status
Dividend Champion
Dividend Frequency
Quarterly
EVENTS AND PRESENTATIONS
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