MSA · MSA Safety Inc · Metrics
$182.21
+3.47 (+1.94%)
At close · Oct 20
Return incl. dividend (before tax)
Market Cap
$7.03B
Shares
38.58M
Volume · Oct 20
199.94K
Avg daily vol (3M)
259.34K
MSA metrics
119 of 122 screener metrics currently available.
Market overview
2 metricsShare price
$182.21
Market cap
$7.03B
Price action
20 metricsPrice change (1W)
+0.2%
Price change (30D)
+2.8%
Price change (3M)
+7.2%
Price change (6M)
+6.1%
Price change (YTD)
+13.8%
Price change (1Y)
+9.6%
Trailing year
Price change (5Y)
+18.0%
52-week high
$203.08
52-week low
$152.94
Change from 52-week high
-10.3%
Change from 52-week low
+19.1%
Annualized volatility
25.6%
Annualized volatility (3M)
24.1%
Beta
0.8
RSI (14D)
52.0
Price vs SMA 50
-1.1%
Price vs SMA 200
+2.5%
Avg volume (3M)
259,341
Relative volume
0.8
Average dollar volume
$47.82M
Company
3 metricsSector
Industrials
Industry
Security & Protection Services
Shares outstanding
38.58M
Valuation
12 metricsP / E (TTM)
22.7
Trailing earnings · reciprocal yield 4.4%
PEG ratio
0.6
EV / revenue
3.7×
reciprocal yield 26.7%
EV / EBITDA
14.9×
reciprocal yield 6.7%
EV / EBIT
17.7×
reciprocal yield 5.7%
P / sales
3.5×
reciprocal yield 28.2%
P / book
4.9
reciprocal yield 20.3%
FCF yield
5.1%
TTM · current market cap
Buyback yield
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P / FCF
19.5
reciprocal yield 5.1%
P / operating cash flow
17.0
reciprocal yield 5.9%
Earnings yield
4.6%
Historical valuation
8 metricsP / E historical average (3Y)
86.4×
reciprocal yield 1.2%
P / E historical average (5Y)
102.0×
reciprocal yield 1.0%
EV / revenue historical average (3Y)
4.0×
reciprocal yield 24.8%
EV / revenue historical average (5Y)
4.0×
reciprocal yield 24.9%
EV / EBIT historical average (3Y)
23.4×
reciprocal yield 4.3%
EV / EBIT historical average (5Y)
55.5×
reciprocal yield 1.8%
EV / EBITDA historical average (3Y)
19.3×
reciprocal yield 5.2%
EV / EBITDA historical average (5Y)
28.3×
reciprocal yield 3.5%
Dividends & buybacks
7 metricsDividend yield
1.2%
Trailing 12 months
Payout ratio
26.4%
Shareholder yield
1.2%
Dividend / share (TTM)
$2.14
Dividend growth YoY
+2.9%
Dividend growth streak
5+
Stored dividend history starts 2020
Last ex-dividend
2026-08-14
Earnings calendar
2 metricsNext earnings
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Last earnings
2026-07-31
Profitability
9 metricsGross margin
47.6%
Operating margin
21.2%
Trailing 12 months
Net margin
16.1%
Gross profit (TTM)
$925.88M
Operating profit (TTM)
$413.17M
Net income (TTM)
$314.01M
Trailing 12 months
Diluted EPS (TTM)
$8.04
FCF margin
18.2%
Effective tax rate
23.4%
Growth
11 metricsRevenue growth YoY
+6.2%
Year over year
Net income growth YoY
+37.3%
Revenue (TTM)
$1.95B
Trailing 12 months
EPS growth YoY
+40.3%
Shares change YoY
-1.7%
Year over year · fewer shares
Revenue CAGR (3Y)
+7.1%
Revenue CAGR (5Y)
+6.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y)
+15.8%
EPS CAGR (5Y)
+17.6%
FCF CAGR (3Y)
+37.0%
FCF CAGR (5Y)
+13.4%
Quality
14 metricsReturn on equity
22.4%
Return on assets
12.1%
Debt / equity
0.4
Current ratio
3.2
EBITDA (TTM)
$488.08M
Free cash flow (TTM)
$354.30M
Quick ratio
2.0
Interest coverage
12.7
Net debt / EBITDA
0.8
Return on invested capital
17.6%
Trailing 12 months
Net cash
−$399.69M
Latest balance sheet
Cash & equivalents
$200.06M
Total assets
$2.60B
Total debt
$599.74M
Cash flow & spend
7 metricsOperating cash flow (TTM)
$405.88M
Capital expenditures (TTM)
$51.58M
R&D (TTM)
$68.19M
SG&A (TTM)
$429.97M
Stock compensation (TTM)
$18.82M
R&D / revenue
3.5%
Stock compensation / revenue
1.0%
Ownership (13F)
9 metrics13F filers
461
13F filer change QoQ
+9
Institutional ownership
91.3%
Conviction holders (share of 13F filers)
1.5%
Crowding (high-turnover and private-fund holders)
15.6%
Private-fund adviser ownership
15.1%
Active holders' share change QoQ
+1.8%
Holder tenure
14.0
Price vs estimated holder cost
+4.5%
Ownership (registered funds)
1 metricsIndex-fund ownership
23.2%
Short interest
3 metricsShort interest
2.7%
Latest settlement · 3.7 days to cover
Days to cover
3.7d
Short-squeeze score
62 / 100
Insider activity
2 metricsNet insider buying (90D)
−$3.97M
Insider-sentiment score
22 / 100
Risk flags
1 metricsGoing concern
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