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

169.96 7.64 −4.30%
Market cap
$6.6B
P/E
21.8×
Fwd P/E
21.0×
Dividend yield
1.26%
F-score
5/9
Altman Z
5.51
Beneish M
−2.50
Dividend safety
82/100

MSA Safety Incorporporated (MSA) Return on equity

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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

Low 2.54% High 27.1%
Ten-year median 17.2%
Current reading's percentile 91

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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