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MSA Safety Incorporated (MSA)

Industrials | Security & Protection Services | Cranberry Township, United States | NYSE
181.79 USD +0.22 (0.121%) ⇧ (Oct. 15, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 181.79
Short-term:★★★☆☆Long-term:★★★★☆Dividends:★★★☆☆
Hot Take ↕ | Oct. 10, 2026, 8:03 a.m. EDT

MSA Safety offers a compelling long-term investment case driven by exceptional profitability and a resilient balance sheet. The company recently beat earnings and revenue estimates, validating its ability to generate cash and expand EPS at a rapid 40% pace, even as top-line growth moderates to 6%. While the stock currently trades below its 50-day moving average, creating short-term technical resistance, the nine-year price trajectory remains robust with nearly 200% cumulative gains. The dividend is a reliable feature with a low payout ratio, ensuring sustainability, though the yield itself is modest. Options traders are actively hedging downside risk while maintaining a bullish outlook for the 190 level. This makes MSA a solid core holding for quality-oriented investors willing to navigate near-term consolidation.
Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoETS ✓0.025497
MSTL0.025636
AutoARIMA0.027508
AutoTheta0.036383

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoETS

Forecast Reliability
Score 55%
H-stat 0.94
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.159
Excess Kurtosis -1.34
Attribute Value
Sector Industrials
Ex Dividend Date 2026-08-13
Last Dividend Date 2026-08-13
Debt to Equity Ratio 45.911
Revenue per Share 49.985
Market Cap 7,013,146,624
Trailing P/E 22.61
Forward P/E 18.24
Beta 0.91
Profit Margins 16.13%
Website https://www.msasafety.com

As of Oct. 10, 2026, 8:03 a.m. EDT: Market participants are exhibiting a defensive posture with significantly higher implied volatility on puts compared to calls, suggesting a preference for downside protection. Open interest for December expiration concentrates heavily on deep in-the-money strikes at 110 and 160, establishing a perceived floor well below current levels. Conversely, call interest targets the 190 strike, indicating a bullish bias for upside momentum despite the hedging activity.

Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.29% 1.20% 1.19% 1.23%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-08-14 0.540000 0.285518
2026-05-15 0.540000 0.315347
2026-02-13 0.530000 0.262454
2025-11-14 0.530000 0.339113
2025-08-15 0.530000 0.312482
2025-05-15 0.530000 0.334237
2025-02-14 0.510000 0.322275
2024-11-15 0.510000 0.296460
2024-08-15 0.510000 0.283554
2024-05-14 0.510000 0.269798
2024-02-14 0.470000 0.266319
2023-11-14 0.470000 0.283731
2023-08-15 0.470000 0.265837
2023-05-15 0.470000 0.328511
2023-02-13 0.460000 0.334060
2022-11-14 0.460000 0.334472
2022-08-15 0.460000 0.348696
2022-05-13 0.460000 0.380165
2022-02-11 0.440000 0.321309
2021-11-12 0.440000 0.288336
2021-08-13 0.440000 0.273547
2021-05-14 0.440000 0.260833
2021-02-18 0.430000 0.258771
2020-11-10 0.430000 0.299714
2020-08-14 0.430000 0.345077
2020-05-21 0.430000 0.363053
2020-02-11 0.420000 0.298232
2019-11-06 0.420000 0.340937
2019-08-19 0.420000 0.409197
2019-05-17 0.420000 0.400572
2019-02-15 0.380000 0.372512
2018-11-13 0.380000 0.350295
2018-08-17 0.380000 0.379279
2018-05-18 0.380000 0.417032
2018-02-13 0.350000 0.466232
2017-11-13 0.350000 0.446030
2017-08-14 0.350000 0.514252
2017-05-19 0.350000 0.452255
2017-02-10 0.330000 0.478677
2016-11-09 0.330000 0.564103
2016-08-16 0.330000 0.598477
2016-05-19 0.330000 0.701531
2016-02-11 0.320000 0.812389
2015-11-19 0.320000 0.719263
2015-08-17 0.320000 0.667780
2015-05-21 0.320000 0.702833
2015-02-10 0.310000 0.658454
2014-11-13 0.310000 0.537914
2014-08-15 0.310000 0.560680
2014-05-16 0.310000 0.597763
2014-02-12 0.300000 0.570342
2013-11-08 0.300000 0.615385
2013-08-15 0.300000 0.584454
2013-05-16 0.300000 0.605694
2013-02-13 0.280000 0.602151
2012-11-09 0.280000 0.761698
2012-08-10 0.280000 0.795907
2012-05-17 0.280000 0.668896
2012-02-10 0.260000 0.751880
2011-11-15 0.260000 0.762016
2011-08-16 0.260000 0.911641
2011-05-19 0.260000 0.685835
2011-02-11 0.250000 0.739864
2010-11-16 0.250000 0.875657
2010-08-16 0.250000 1.078516
2010-05-20 0.250000 0.897666
2010-02-11 0.240000 1.016088
2009-11-16 0.240000 0.894188
2009-08-14 0.240000 0.889548
2009-05-20 0.240000 1.080594
2009-02-11 0.240000 1.208459
2008-11-13 0.240000 0.943396
2008-08-13 0.240000 0.641883
2008-05-21 0.240000 0.595534
2008-02-13 0.220000 0.481506
2007-11-14 0.220000 0.451467
2007-08-15 0.220000 0.456337
2007-05-17 0.220000 0.521945
2007-02-14 0.180000 0.455466
2006-11-15 0.180000 0.469729
2006-08-16 0.180000 0.490063
2006-05-18 0.180000 0.446097
2006-02-15 0.140000 0.354251
2005-11-16 0.140000 0.367358
2005-08-17 0.140000 0.328022
2005-05-18 0.140000 0.303227
2005-02-16 0.100000 0.207082
2004-11-17 0.100000 0.209074
2004-08-18 0.100000 0.252525
2004-05-19 0.100000 0.387597
2004-02-18 0.070000 0.281577
2003-11-13 0.066667 0.327871
2003-11-12 1.460000 6.897637
2003-08-13 0.066667 0.431968
2003-05-19 0.066667 0.506332
2003-02-19 0.056667 0.494189
2002-11-20 0.056667 0.533755
2002-08-22 0.056667 0.443867
2002-05-15 0.056667 0.350517
2002-02-20 0.046667 0.362228
2001-11-20 0.046667 0.404627
2001-08-22 0.046667 0.428138
2001-05-10 0.046667 0.492961
2001-02-21 0.040000 0.496894
2000-11-15 0.040000 0.521739
2000-08-23 0.040000 0.625407
2000-05-24 0.013333 0.171119
2000-02-23 0.037778 0.540759
1999-11-17 0.037778 0.531253
1999-08-11 0.037778 0.507466
1999-05-26 0.037778 0.531253
1999-02-24 0.037778 0.545093
1998-11-18 0.037778 0.480568
1998-08-12 0.037778 0.466956
1998-05-20 0.037778 0.472225
1998-02-25 0.034444 0.517199
1997-11-12 0.034444 0.462681
1997-08-13 0.034444 0.488183
1997-05-14 0.034444 0.508190
1997-02-19 0.034444 0.532182
1996-11-13 0.031111 0.549018
1996-08-14 0.031111 0.589472
1996-05-15 0.030000 0.611898
1996-02-14 0.030000 0.545455
1995-11-15 0.030000 0.540338
1995-08-09 0.030000 0.500000
1995-05-08 0.030000 0.603352
1995-02-13 0.027778 0.563385
1994-11-14 0.027778 0.568186
1994-08-08 0.025556 0.516863
1994-05-09 0.025556 0.582289
1994-02-14 0.025556 0.531801
1993-12-13 0.025556 0.544388
1993-08-09 0.025556 0.554226
1993-05-10 0.025556 0.489370
1993-02-12 0.025556 0.511120
1992-11-16 0.025556 0.560985
1992-08-10 0.024444 0.487526
1992-05-11 0.024444 0.483508
1992-02-14 0.024444 0.468077
1991-11-08 0.024444 0.468077
1991-08-12 0.024444 0.444436
1991-05-13 0.024444 0.392850
1991-02-11 0.024444 0.412170
1990-11-09 0.024444 0.444436
1990-08-13 0.024444 0.399993
1990-05-14 0.021111 0.333332
Additional Data
dividendYield 1.19
exDividendDate 2026-08-14
trailingAnnualDividendRate 2.13
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.011731013
lastDividendValue 0.54
lastDividendDate 2026-08-14
dividendDate 2026-09-10

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change 0.101290345
Address1 1,000 Cranberry Woods Drive
All Time High 208.92
All Time Low 0.25
Ask 181.48
Ask Size 100
Audit Risk 2
Average Analyst Rating 2.4 - Buy
Average Daily Volume10 Day 231,480
Average Daily Volume3 Month 260,181
Average Volume 260,181
Average Volume10Days 231,480
Beta 0.914
Bid 115.0
Bid Size 200
Board Risk 2
Book Value 36.216
City Cranberry Township
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,767,139,200
Compensation Risk 2
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 181.79
Current Ratio 3.236
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,790,726,400
Day High 183.53
Day Low 180.36
Debt To Equity 45.911
Display Name MSA Safety
Dividend Date 1,788,998,400
Dividend Yield 1.19
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,785,506,400
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,785,506,400
Earnings Growth 0.403
Earnings Quarterly Growth 0.373
Earnings Timestamp 1,785,441,600
Earnings Timestamp End 1,793,131,200
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,793,131,200
Ebitda 518,643,008
Ebitda Margins 0.26647
Enterprise To Ebitda 14.384
Enterprise To Revenue 3.833
Enterprise Value 7,460,167,168
Eps Current Year 9.06836
Eps Forward 9.96542
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 8.04
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,786,665,600
Exchange NYQ
Exchange Data Delayed By 20
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 184.9872
Fifty Day Average Change -3.1972046
Fifty Day Average Change Percent -0.017283384
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 10.129034
Fifty Two Week High 208.92
Fifty Two Week High Change -27.130005
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.12985834
Fifty Two Week Low 151.11
Fifty Two Week Low Change 30.679993
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.20303085
Fifty Two Week Range 151.11 - 208.92
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 99,239,400,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 1.21
Float Shares 36,192,222
Forward Eps 9.96542
Forward P E 18.24208
Free Cashflow 316,457,248
Full Exchange Name NYSE
Full Time Employees 5,300
Fullday Change 0.21998596
Fullday Change Percent 0.12115765
Fullday Price 181.79
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Governance Epoch Date 1,790,812,800
Gross Margins 0.47571
Gross Profits 925,878,976
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.06058
Held Percent Institutions 0.95571
Implied Shares Outstanding 38,578,289
Industry Security & Protection Services
Industry Disp Security & Protection Services
Industry Key security-protection-services
Is Earnings Date Estimate 0
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,786,665,600
Last Dividend Value 0.54
Last Fiscal Year End 1,767,139,200
Last Split Date 1,075,334,400
Last Split Factor 3:1
Long Business Summary MSA Safety Incorporated develops, manufactures, and supplies safety products and technology solutions that protect workers 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 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.
Long Name MSA Safety Incorporated
Market us_market
Market Cap 7,013,146,624
Market State POSTPOST
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_288318
Most Recent Quarter 1,782,777,600
Net Income To Common 313,936,000
Next Fiscal Year End 1,798,675,200
Non Diluted Market Cap 7,053,654,360
Number Of Analyst Opinions 7
Open 182.41
Operating Cashflow 405,879,008
Operating Margins 0.24591999
Overall Risk 3
Payout Ratio 0.2649
Peg Ratio 0.99
Phone 724 776 8600
Post Market Change 0.0
Post Market Change Percent 0.0
Post Market Price 181.79
Post Market Time 1,792,094,418
Previous Close 181.57
Price Eps Current Year 20.046621
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 5.0196047
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 3.603291
Profit Margins 0.16133
Quick Ratio 1.897
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key buy
Recommendation Mean 2.42857
Region US
Regular Market Change 0.219986
Regular Market Change Percent 0.121158
Regular Market Day High 183.53
Regular Market Day Low 180.36
Regular Market Day Range 180.36 - 183.53
Regular Market Open 182.41
Regular Market Previous Close 181.57
Regular Market Price 181.79
Regular Market Time 1,792,094,402
Regular Market Volume 222,137
Return On Assets 0.11071999
Return On Equity 0.2366
Revenue Growth 0.062
Revenue Per Share 49.985
Sand P52 Week Change 0.16207206
Sector Industrials
Sector Disp Industrials
Sector Key industrials
Share Holder Rights Risk 7
Shares Outstanding 38,578,289
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.027
Shares Short 1,041,804
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,788,134,400
Shares Short Prior Month 808,949
Short Name MSA Safety Incorporated
Short Percent Of Float 0.0271
Short Ratio 4.23
Source Interval 15
State PA
Symbol MSA
Target High Price 223.0
Target Low Price 190.0
Target Mean Price 209.14285
Target Median Price 215.0
Total Cash 200,056,992
Total Cash Per Share 5.186
Total Debt 643,507,968
Total Revenue 1,946,317,056
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 2.13
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.011731013
Trailing Eps 8.04
Trailing P E 22.610695
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 177.41235
Two Hundred Day Average Change 4.37764
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.024674943
Type Disp Equity
Volume 222,137
Website https://www.msasafety.com
Zip 16,066-5207