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
$7B
22.54
$8.04
0.94
$2.14
1.19%
Price and volume
Market cap
$7B
Beta
0.94
52-week high
$208.92
52-week low
$151.11
Average daily volume
276K
Dividend rate
$2.14
Financial strength
Current ratio
3.236
Quick ratio
1.897
Long term debt to equity
45.333
Total debt to equity
42.788
Dividend payout ratio (TTM)
26.39%
Interest coverage (TTM)
13.98%
Profitability
EBITDA (TTM)
517.21
Gross margin (TTM)
47.57%
Net profit margin (TTM)
16.13%
Operating margin (TTM)
23.34%
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)
22.542
Price to revenue (TTM)
3.626
Price to book
5.01
Price to tangible book (TTM)
17.96
Price to free cash flow (TTM)
19.924
Free cash flow yield (TTM)
5.02%
Free cash flow per share (TTM)
9.098
Dividend yield (TTM)
1.18%
Forward dividend yield
1.19%
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)
4.81%
10-year dividend per share growth (CAGR)
5.14%
What the Analysts think about MSA
Analyst ratings (Buy, Hold, Sell) for Mine Safety Appliances stock.
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MSA Safety reported Q2 2026 net sales of $503.3 million, up 6% GAAP and 3% organic, with adjusted EPS of $2.40, a 24% year-over-year increase (SEC).
Americas segment net sales rose 7% to $341.5 million in Q2 2026, outpacing consolidated growth and demonstrating strength in the company’s core market (SEC).
Generated $82.7 million in free cash flow in Q2 2026, enabling the 56th consecutive annual dividend increase and $47 million of capital return via share repurchases and dividends, underscoring robust cash flow generation (SEC).
Fire service net sales fell 2% year-over-year in Q2 2026 as Assistance to Firefighters Grant orders materialized slower than expected and the replacement cycle is not projected to inflect until 2027 (Reuters).
Share repurchases are set to slow in H2 2026 as debt repayment takes priority following the Autronica acquisition, potentially reducing future buyback activity (Reuters).
Baker Hughes forecasts modest declines in global oil and gas producer spending in 2026, suggesting potential demand pressure for MSA’s detection and protective equipment in the energy sector (Reuters).
Data summarised monthly by Lightyear AI. Last updated on 5 Sept 2026.
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Funds containing MSA
AllEURGBPUSD
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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