Mine Safety Appliances/$MSA
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About Mine Safety Appliances
MSA Safety Inc makes safety products that are used to protect workers in the oil and gas and mining industries. The company's product offerings include breathing apparatuses, fall protection, portable gas detection systems, industrial head protection, fire and rescue helmets, and fixed gas and flame detection systems, among others. The end markets for its products include the fire service, contractor, industrial, mining, oil and gas, and utilities industries. The company has organized its business into four geographical operating segments that are aggregated into two reportable segments: Americas and International. The majority of its revenue is generated from the Americas segment, which is comprised of the company's operations in Northern North America and Latin America geographies.
- Ticker
- $MSA
- Sector
- Business services
- Primary listing
- NYSE
- Employees
- 5,300
- Headquarters
- Cranberry Township, United States
- Website
- www.msasafety.com
MSA Metrics
BasicAdvanced
$6.9B
22.15
$8.04
0.94
$2.14
1.21%
Price and volume
Market cap
$6.9B
Beta
0.94
52-week high
$208.92
52-week low
$151.11
Average daily volume
244K
Dividend rate
$2.14
Financial strength
Current ratio
3.236
Quick ratio
1.897
Long term debt to equity
0.422
Total debt to equity
0.428
Dividend payout ratio (TTM)
26.39%
Interest coverage (TTM)
13.98%
Profitability
EBITDA (TTM)
518.643
Gross margin (TTM)
47.57%
Net profit margin (TTM)
16.13%
Operating margin (TTM)
23.45%
Effective tax rate (TTM)
23.43%
Revenue per employee (TTM)
$370,000
Management effectiveness
Return on assets (TTM)
11.02%
Return on equity (TTM)
23.66%
Valuation
Price to earnings (TTM)
22.147
Price to revenue (TTM)
3.563
Price to book
4.92
Price to tangible book (TTM)
17.8
Price to free cash flow (TTM)
19.576
Free cash flow yield (TTM)
5.11%
Free cash flow per share (TTM)
9.098
Dividend yield (TTM)
1.20%
Forward dividend yield
1.21%
Growth
Revenue change (TTM)
6.48%
Earnings per share change (TTM)
14.70%
3-year revenue growth (CAGR)
5.23%
10-year revenue growth (CAGR)
5.29%
3-year earnings per share growth (CAGR)
188.19%
10-year earnings per share growth (CAGR)
14.34%
3-year dividend per share growth (CAGR)
-16.94%
10-year dividend per share growth (CAGR)
-1.94%
What the Analysts think about MSA
Analyst ratings (Buy, Hold, Sell) for Mine Safety Appliances stock.
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Q2 adjusted earnings per share rose 24% and adjusted operating margin reached 24.1%. Management expects mid-single-digit organic sales growth in 2026, giving the company a solid base for further earnings growth. (MSA Safety)
Autronica adds about $160 million in annual sales and gives MSA a stronger position in a growing fire and gas detection market worth more than $3 billion. MSA expects the acquisition to add to adjusted earnings per share in its first full year of ownership. (MSA Safety)
MSA generated $83 million of free cash flow in Q2 and returned $47 million to shareholders through dividends and buybacks. Its 56th consecutive annual dividend increase adds to the case for steady shareholder returns. (MSA Safety, MSA Safety)
Management said Middle East disruption had reduced first-half revenue growth by more than 1.5 percentage points and was also affecting project activity in Europe. Further geopolitical disruption could weigh on sales and order conversion. (The Motley Fool)
Management expects second-half gross margin to moderate as higher freight, resin and metal costs work through inventory. Its full-year adjusted gross-margin outlook of 47.5% to 48.5% is below the roughly 49% level reported for the first half. (The Motley Fool)
Q2 organic sales grew 3%, compared with 6% reported growth, while the full-year outlook calls for mid-single-digit organic growth alongside a mid-single-digit contribution from acquisitions and a low-single-digit foreign-exchange benefit. This means the higher headline growth target depends materially on deals and currency, not just underlying demand. (MSA Safety)
Data summarised monthly by Lightyear AI. Last updated on 2 Oct 2026.
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Funds containing MSA
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Fund name | Fund size | $MSA weighting |
|---|---|---|
SPDR S&P US Dividend Aristocrats€SPYD | €3.3B | 0.29% |
SPDR S&P US Dividend Aristocrats£USDV | £2.8B | 0.29% |
SPDR S&P 400 US Mid Cap$SPY4 | $6.3B | 0.19% |
SPDR S&P 400 US Mid Cap£SPX4 | £4.7B | 0.19% |
iShares MSCI World Small Cap$WSML | $9B | 0.06% |
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