MSA Safety Incorporporated
MSA Industrials Security & Protection Services
MSA Safety Incorporporated’s revenue for fiscal 2025 (year ended December 2025) was $1.9 billion, up 3.69% from fiscal 2024.
- Revenue
- +14.5%
- EPS
- −14.9%
- Free cash flow
- −32.1%
- Total debt
- +75.4%
Quarter to September 2026, against a year earlier
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MSA Safety Incorporporated (MSA) Return on equity
MSA Safety Incorporporated's return on equity over the twelve months to 30 September 2026 was 22.2%, down 0.1 percentage points from fiscal 2025 (22.3%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from 2.54% (fiscal 2021) to 27.1% (fiscal 2024); the current reading is higher than 91% of that period. That is above the Security & Protection Services industry median of 8.74% and above the Industrials sector median of 3.71%.
Return on equity, annual
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Annual newest first
| Period | Return on equity | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 22.3% | (4.82) |
| FY2024 | 27.1% | 20.89 |
| FY2023 | 6.21% | (14.30) |
| FY2022 | 20.5% | 17.97 |
| FY2021 | 2.54% | (13.22) |
| FY2020 | 15.8% | (4.43) |
| FY2019 | 20.2% | 0.11 |
| FY2018 | 20.1% | 15.58 |
| FY2017 | 4.50% | (12.67) |
| FY2016 | 17.2% | 3.67 |
Against its own ten years
Return on equity against peers
| Company | Return on equity |
|---|---|
| CXW CoreCivic, Inc. compare | 77.1% |
| BCO Brink's Company (The) compare | 40.8% |
| ALLE Allegion PLC compare | 33.6% |
| NSSC NAPCO Security Technologies, Inc. compare | 23.4% |
| MSA MSA Safety Incorporporated | 22.2% |
| GEO Geo Group Inc (The) compare | 20.1% |
| ADT ADT Inc. compare | 16.9% |
| BRC Brady Corporation compare | 16.1% |
| EVLV Evolv Technologies Holdings, Inc. compare | −4.94% |
| Security & Protection Services industry median | 8.74% |
| Industrials sector median | 3.71% |
| Market median | 0.51% |
What Return on equity is
ROE shows how much profit a company earns for its shareholders on the equity they have in the business.
Annual: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Common Equity; TTM: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Common Equity (latest quarter)
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