MSA Safety Inc(MSA)— Stock Profile, AI Score & Financials
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MSA Safety Inc (MSA) stock profile, AI quality score, and SEC EDGAR financial data, a Healthcare sector company. 13F Pro's AI-powered ranking engine scores MSA at 63.4/100 on a 32-signal composite quality model, placing it at rank #618 of 2,960 stocks — the top 25% of the AI-ranked universe. MSA scores in the top quartile across balance sheet strength (89.2), profitability (75.5). Areas of concern include revenue growth (36.3), which score below median versus the broader universe. Based on the latest XBRL financial filings (Q2 2026), MSA Safety Inc reports quarterly revenue of $503.3M, net income of $86.2M, an operating margin of 22.2%. Top institutional holders of MSA by reported 13-F value include BlackRock, VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT, Ruane, Cunniff & Goldfarb L.P., based on the most recent SEC filings. MSA trades on the NYSE exchange and files with the SEC under CIK 66570. 13F Pro's AI research platform runs 10 specialized AI analysts — value, growth, momentum, macro, and activist specialists — that debate MSA daily and publish AI-generated analysis with cited SEC sources. The platform aggregates historical XBRL financial facts, 10-Q and 10-K filings, insider Form 4 transactions, and institutional 13-F holdings for MSA Safety Inc directly from SEC EDGAR.
AI Quality Score
63.4/100
AI Rank
#618
Revenue
$503.3M
Net Income
$86.2M
Free Cash Flow
$82.7M
Operating Margin
22.2%
MSA key financials by period
MSA Safety Inc reported revenue, net income and margins by fiscal period, from SEC filings.
Period
Form
Revenue
Net income
Operating margin
FY 2025
10-K
$1.9B
$278.9M
19.8%
FY 2024
10-K
$1.8B
$285.0M
21.5%
FY 2023
10-K
$1.8B
$58.6M
12.9%
FY 2022
10-K
$1.5B
$179.6M
15.7%
FY 2021
10-K
$1.4B
$21.3M
1.6%
FY 2020
10-K
$1.3B
$124.1M
12.8%
Institutions holding MSA
Institutional investors reporting a position in MSA Safety Inc on SEC Form 13F.
AI-extracted from the 10-Q filed 2026-07-31 — Q2 FY2026 (quarter ended June 30, 2026). Every figure is machine-verified against the filing text on SEC EDGAR.
MSA Safety grew Q2 revenue 6.2% YoY to $503.3M while operating income jumped 30% and gross margin expanded to 49.5% from 46.6% on price realization and productivity gains.
Biggest Revenue Drivers
Americas$341.4M+6.7% YoY
Organic sales up 4.5% driven by double-digit industrial PPE growth and high-single-digit detection growth, partially offset by fire service decline from delayed AFG funding.
International$161.9M+5.1% YoY
Organic sales up only 0.3% as double-digit industrial PPE growth (ballistic helmets in Europe) was mostly offset by a detection decline tied to the Middle East conflict.
Biggest Revenue Drivers
Total revenue: $503.3M+6.2% YoY
Americas$341.4M+6.7% YoY
Organic sales up 4.5% driven by double-digit industrial PPE growth and high-single-digit detection growth, partially offset by fire service decline from delayed AFG funding.
International$161.9M+5.1% YoY
Organic sales up only 0.3% as double-digit industrial PPE growth (ballistic helmets in Europe) was mostly offset by a detection decline tied to the Middle East conflict.
Largest Expense Items
Cost of products sold$254.0M
Rose slightly as inflation was largely offset by price realization, productivity, and tariff refunds, lifting gross margin to 49.5%.
Selling, general and administrative$114.1M+1.8% YoY
Includes $2.0M added M&C costs and $1.7M strategic transaction costs; organic SG&A up 3.2% on higher variable compensation and inflation.
Research and development$19.2M
Increased $2.2M as MSA continues investing in software development to expand its HeSaaS connected-ecosystem offerings.
Restructuring charges$2.2Mup from $0.5M YoY
Primarily related to right-sizing the organization in response to macroeconomic conditions and footprint optimization.
Margins: Gross margin expanded to 49.5% from 46.6% on price realization, productivity, value-added engineering, favorable transactional FX and tariff refunds, partially offset by inflation. Adjusted operating margin rose in both segments (Americas 32.0% vs 29.1%; International 15.5% vs 13.1%).
Watch Items from the Filing
As of July 27, 2026, subsidiary Globe was named in 1,222 PFAS-related lawsuits covering 21,372 claims tied to firefighter turnout gear.
Subsequent to quarter-end, MSA closed the ~$555M cash acquisition of Autronica on July 9, 2026, funded by cash and revolver borrowings, with higher Q3 corporate development and variable compensation costs anticipated.
International organic sales grew just 0.3% in the quarter as Middle East conflict and European economic conditions weighed on detection sales.
Fire service orders remain pressured by delayed 2025 AFG funding, but overall order backlog grew double-digit YoY with strong second-half demand, particularly in U.S. fire service.
A hypothetical 10% USD move would swing quarterly reported sales by about $21.8M (4.3%) and net income by about $3.0M (3.5%), reflecting meaningful foreign currency exposure.
AI-extracted and verified against SEC EDGAR filing text. Not investment advice.
