MSA Safety slightly beats Q4 revenue expectations

MSA Safety

11/02/2026 21:54

Overview

Safety equipment provider's Q4 revenue slightly beat analyst expectations, adjusted EPS beat estimates

Company returned $61 mln to shareholders via share repurchases and dividends

Q4 net sales rose 2% yr/yr despite a 3% organic decrease

Outlook

MSA Safety expects mid-single digit organic sales growth in 2026

Company sees demand driven by increasing global safety standards

MSA Safety anticipates macroeconomic and geopolitical uncertainty as headwinds

Result Drivers

FIRE SERVICE DELAYS - Timing delays in the fire service impacted organic sales negatively, contributing to a 3% organic decrease in Q4 net sales

DETECTION SEGMENT GROWTH - Detection segment sales grew significantly, aided by the acquisition of M&C TechGroup

STRONG BALANCE SHEET - MSA maintained a strong balance sheet and liquidity, supporting its growth strategy

Key Details

Metric
Beat/Miss
Actual
Consensus Estimate
Q4 Sales
Slight Beat*
$511 mln
$508.12 mln (7 Analysts)
Q4 Adjusted EPS
Beat
$2.38
$2.26 (7 Analysts)
Q4 EPS
$2.21
Q4 Adjusted Net Income
Beat
$93 mln
$87.47 mln (6 Analysts)
Q4 Net Income
$87 mln
Q4 Adjusted Operating Income
Beat
$122 mln
$117.94 mln (7 Analysts)
Q4 Operating Income
$114 mln


*Applies to a deviation of less than 1%; not applicable for per-share numbers.

Analyst Coverage

The current average analyst rating on the shares is "buy" and the breakdown of recommendations is 3 "strong buy" or "buy", 4 "hold" and no "sell" or "strong sell"

The average consensus recommendation for the business support supplies peer group is "buy"

Wall Street's median 12-month price target for MSA Safety Inc is $186.00, about 5.5% below its February 11 closing price of $196.76

The stock recently traded at 23 times the next 12-month earnings vs. a P/E of 18 three months ago

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