MSA Safety (MSA)
Industrials
MSA Safety is the global leader in advanced industrial safety products and solutions, protecting workers and facility infrastructure across diverse end-markets including fire service, energy, utilities, construction,…
What MSA Safety does
MSA Safety is the global leader in advanced industrial safety products and solutions, protecting workers and facility infrastructure across diverse end-markets including fire service, energy, utilities, construction, and industrial manufacturing. The company designs, manufactures, and sells a comprehensive line of safety products organized into three principal categories: detection (gas and flame detection systems and portable instruments), fire service (breathing apparatus, protective apparel, helmets), and industrial personal protective equipment (head protection, fall protection). MSA has deployed MSA+™, a Hardware-enabled Software-as-a-Service (HeSaaS) ecosystem integrating hardware with cloud-based software and support services to deliver recurring revenue, and leverages its proprietary MSA Business System to drive continuous improvement and profitable growth.
Themes: ["Industrial worker safety equipment","Fire service and firefighter protection","Gas detection and monitoring systems","Personal protective equipment (PPE)","HVAC-R refrigerant monitoring","Cloud-based safety software and services (HeSaaS)","Recurring revenue software/services ecosystem"]
Fundamentals
- Price$167.85 as of 2026-07-09 close
- Market cap$6.5B as of 2026-07-10
- 1-year return-3.2% as of 2026-07-09 close
- P/E22.36 as of 2026-07-10
- Net margin+15.2% as of 2026-07-10
- Gross margin+46.8% as of 2026-07-10
- ROE+22.0% as of 2026-07-10
- Debt / equity0.45 as of 2026-07-10
- Revenue growth (YoY)+5.6% as of 2026-07-10
- Revenue CAGR (3y)+7.1% SEC XBRL
- Beta0.95 as of 2026-07-10
Dividend: yield +1.3%; 5-year non-decreasing per-share dividend streak (SEC XBRL).
Key risks (from latest filing)
["Exposure to U.S. trade policy changes, trade agreements, and tariff increases, which could impact costs and competitiveness","Currency fluctuations affecting operating results and financial position, particularly given significant international operations","Dependence on highly regulated industries with rigorous safety standards that could limit product flexibility or increase compliance costs"]
Fundamentals: Finnhub, as of 2026-07-10. Filings: SEC EDGAR. Prices are delayed daily-close data.
Last updated 2026-07-09.
Informational only — NOT financial advice. All figures are delayed daily-close data from SEC EDGAR & Finnhub, shown with their as-of date.