MSA Safety Announces Second Quarter 2026 Results

MSA Safety, Inc.

MSA Safety, Inc.

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Second Quarter 2026 Highlights

  • Achieved quarterly net sales of $503 million, a 6% GAAP increase and a 3% organic increase year-over-year
  • Generated GAAP operating income of $112 million, or 22.2% of sales, and adjusted operating income of $121 million, or 24.1% of sales
  • Recorded GAAP net income of $86 million, or $2.23 per diluted share, an increase of 40% year-over-year, and adjusted earnings of $93 million, or $2.40 per diluted share, an increase of 24% year-over-year
  • Generated free cash flow of $83 million and returned $47 million of capital to shareholders via share repurchases and dividend payments 
  • Announced the acquisition of Autronica Fire and Security for ~$555 million, which closed in July, and raised annual dividend for 56th consecutive year

PITTSBURGH, July 30, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Global provider of advanced industrial safety products and solutions that protect people and facility infrastructures, MSA Safety Incorporated (NYSE: MSA) today reported financial results for the second quarter of 2026.

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"I want to thank the MSA team for their disciplined execution across our business in the second quarter," said Steve Blanco, President and Chief Executive Officer of MSA Safety. "We delivered strong operating performance through the continued advancement of our Accelerate strategy. We also announced the acquisition of Autronica Fire and Security, which closed in early July and adds a highly complementary business that builds on the strength of our existing fixed detection platform while expanding our addressable market opportunity."

Financial Highlights

























Three Months Ended June 30,



Six Months Ended June 30,

(In millions, except per share

data and percentages)

2026



2025



% Change (a)



2026



2025



% Change (a)

Net Sales

$ 503.3



$ 474.1



6 %



$ 967.0



$ 895.5



8 %

GAAP























Operating income

112.0



85.9



30 %



205.0



163.6



25 %

% of Net sales

22.2 %



18.1 %



410 bps



21.2 %



18.3 %



290 bps

Net income

86.2



62.8



37 %



157.5



122.4



29 %

Diluted EPS

2.23



1.59



40 %



4.05



3.10



31 %

Non-GAAP























Adjusted EBITDA

$ 136.4



$ 116.5



17 %



$ 252.7



$ 218.0



16 %

% of Net sales

27.1 %



24.6 %



250 bps



26.1 %



24.3 %



180 bps

Adjusted operating income

121.1



101.4



19 %



222.2



188.9



18 %

% of Net sales

24.1 %



21.4 %



270 bps



23.0 %



21.1 %



190 bps

Adjusted earnings

93.1



75.9



23 %



170.5



142.4



20 %

Adjusted diluted EPS

2.40



1.93



24 %



4.39



3.61



22 %

Free cash flow

82.7



37.9



118 %



147.8



88.9



66 %

Free cash flow conversion

96 %



60 %







94 %



73 %





Americas Segment























Net sales

$ 341.5



$ 320.1



7 %



$ 666.7



$ 613.3



9 %

GAAP operating income

106.2



91.3



16 %



202.0



167.8



20 %

% of Net sales

31.1 %



28.5 %



260 bps



30.3 %



27.4 %



290 bps

Adjusted operating income

109.1



93.3



17 %



207.2



172.0



20 %

% of Net sales

32.0 %



29.1 %



290 bps



31.1 %



28.0 %



310 bps

International Segment























Net sales

$ 161.9



$ 154.0



5 %



$ 300.3



$ 282.2



6 %

GAAP operating income

22.9



12.2



87 %



35.4



29.5



20 %

% of Net sales

14.2 %



8.0 %



620 bps



11.8 %



10.5 %



130 bps

Adjusted operating income

25.1



20.2



24 %



39.6



38.9



2 %

% of Net sales

15.5 %



13.1 %



240 bps



13.2 %



13.8 %



(60) bps

(a) Percentage change may not calculate exactly due to rounding.

"Our adjusted earnings per share increased by 24%, driven by 6% reported sales growth and robust margin expansion. We also generated strong free cash flow and returned capital to shareholders," stated Julie Beck, MSA Safety's Chief Financial Officer. "Margin expansion was primarily driven by our ongoing execution of the principles of the MSA Business System and benefited from tariff refunds. Our full-year sales outlook includes low-double-digit total revenue growth, supported by mid-single-digit organic growth, a mid-single-digit contribution from acquisitions and a low-single-digit tailwind from foreign exchange," Ms. Beck added.

The company increased its annual dividend for a 56th consecutive year and returned a total of $47 million to shareholders through $26 million of share repurchases and dividends of $21 million, while investing $13 million in capital expenditures. The company's net leverage ratio was 0.8x at quarter end. Including the debt for the acquisition of Autronica Fire and Security, pro forma net leverage is ~1.8x.

Conference Call

MSA Safety will host a conference call on Friday, July 31, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time to discuss its second quarter 2026 results. The call and an accompanying slide presentation will be webcast at http://investors.msasafety.com/ under the "News and Events" tab, subheading "Events & Presentations." Investors and interested parties can also dial into the call at 1-844-854-4415 (toll-free) or 1-412-902-6599 (international). When prompted, please instruct the operator to be joined into the MSA Safety Incorporated conference call. A replay of the conference call will be available at http://investors.msasafety.com/ shortly after the conclusion of the presentation and will be available for the next 90 days.

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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income (Unaudited)

(In thousands, except per share amounts)





Three Months Ended June 30,



Six Months Ended June 30,



2026



2025



2026



2025

















Net sales

$      503,327



$      474,116



$     966,959



$     895,456

Cost of products sold

254,036



253,406



498,088



481,351

Gross profit

249,291



220,710



468,871



414,105

















Selling, general and administrative

114,073



112,078



221,756



206,042

Research and development

19,154



16,996



35,509



32,665

Restructuring charges

2,209



488



4,538



2,412

Currency exchange losses, net

1,896



5,286



2,095



9,363

Operating income

111,959



85,862



204,973



163,623

















Interest expense

7,951



8,116



15,654



14,951

Other income, net

(7,379)



(5,000)



(15,060)



(12,022)

Total other expense, net

572



3,116



594



2,929

















Income before income taxes

111,387



82,746



204,379



160,694

Provision for income taxes

25,193



19,973



46,916



38,316

Net income

$        86,194



$       62,773



$     157,463



$     122,378

















Earnings per share attributable to common

shareholders:















Basic

$           2.23



$           1.60



$          4.06



$          3.11

Diluted

$           2.23



$           1.59



$          4.05



$          3.10

















Basic shares outstanding

38,623



39,258



38,740



39,296

Diluted shares outstanding

38,697



39,359



38,841



39,430

 

MSA Safety Incorporated

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited)

(In thousands)





June 30, 2026



December 31, 2025









Assets







Cash and cash equivalents

$                200,057



$               165,067

Trade receivables, net

347,877



306,452

Inventories

350,119



343,035

Other current assets

36,787



54,738

  Total current assets

934,840



869,292









Property, plant and equipment, net

276,691



283,063

Prepaid pension cost

291,214



279,450

Goodwill

726,055



731,592

Intangible assets, net

285,721



299,127

Other noncurrent assets

86,990



91,850

  Total assets

$             2,601,511



$            2,554,374









Liabilities and shareholders' equity







Notes payable and current portion of long-term debt, net

$                   8,096



$                  8,225

Accounts payable

123,632



110,775

Other current liabilities

157,171



170,211

  Total current liabilities

288,899



289,211









Long-term debt, net

591,648



572,709

Pensions and other employee benefits

140,535



143,834

Deferred tax liabilities

126,747



127,540

Other noncurrent liabilities

52,025



54,068

Total shareholders' equity

1,401,657



1,367,012

  Total liabilities and shareholders' equity

$             2,601,511



$            2,554,374

 

MSA Safety Incorporated

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited)

(In thousands)





Three Months Ended June 30,



Six Months Ended June 30,



2026



2025



2026



2025

















Net income

$        86,194



$       62,773



$     157,463



$     122,378

Depreciation and amortization

19,322



18,099



37,674



34,350

Change in working capital and other

operating

(10,140)



(13,654)



(24,074)



(27,677)

Cash flow from operating activities

95,376



67,218



171,063



129,051

















Capital expenditures

(12,673)



(29,334)



(23,260)



(40,118)

Acquisitions, net of cash acquired



(187,774)





(187,774)

Property disposals and other investing

2



1



36



19

Cash flow used in investing activities

(12,671)



(217,107)



(23,224)



(227,873)

















Change in debt

(13,000)



172,686



20,760



165,220

Cash dividends paid

(20,853)



(20,848)



(41,414)



(40,881)

Company stock purchases under repurchase

program

(25,679)



(29,998)



(76,126)



(39,995)

Other financing

807



(2,249)



(9,168)



(10,365)

Cash flow (used in) from financing

activities

(58,725)



119,591



(105,948)



73,979

















Effect of exchange rate changes on cash,

cash equivalents and restricted cash

(4,009)



6,949



(6,577)



7,692

















Increase (decrease) in cash, cash

equivalents and restricted cash

$        19,971



$      (23,349)



$      35,314



$     (17,151)

 

MSA Safety Incorporated

Sales by Product Group (Unaudited)

(In thousands, except percentages)



Three Months Ended June 30, 2026



Consolidated



Americas



International





Dollars



Percent



Dollars



Percent



Dollars



Percent

Detection(a)



$  201,376



40 %



$ 138,628



41 %



$  62,748



39 %

Fire Service(b)



161,892



32 %



108,243



32 %



53,649



33 %

Industrial PPE and Other(c)



140,059



28 %



94,580



27 %



45,479



28 %

Total



$  503,327



100 %



$ 341,451



100 %



$ 161,876



100 %



























Three Months Ended June 30, 2025



Consolidated



Americas



International





Dollars



Percent



Dollars



Percent



Dollars



Percent

Detection(a)



$  193,835



41 %



$ 127,174



40 %



$  66,661



43 %

Fire Service(b)



163,306



34 %



110,815



35 %



52,491



34 %

Industrial PPE and Other(c)



116,975



25 %



82,150



25 %



34,825



23 %

Total



$  474,116



100 %



$ 320,139



100 %



$ 153,977



100 %

(a) Detection includes Fixed Gas and Flame Detection and Portable Gas detection.  Detection includes sales from M&C TechGroup Germany GmbH and its affiliated companies ("M&C"), acquired by the Company, from May 6th, 2025, onward (Americas and International).

(b) Fire Service includes Breathing Apparatus and Firefighter Helmets and Protective Apparel.

(c) Industrial PPE and Other includes Industrial Head Protection, Fall Protection and Non-Core.

 

Six Months Ended June 30, 2026



Consolidated



Americas



International





Dollars



Percent



Dollars



Percent



Dollars



Percent

Detection(a)



$  382,218



40 %



$ 262,602



39 %



$ 119,616



40 %

Fire Service(b)



321,164



33 %



224,335



34 %



96,829



32 %

Industrial PPE and Other(c)



263,577



27 %



179,752



27 %



83,825



28 %

Total



$  966,959



100 %



$ 666,689



100 %



$ 300,270



100 %



























Six Months Ended June 30, 2025



Consolidated



Americas



International





Dollars



Percent



Dollars



Percent



Dollars



Percent

Detection(a)



$  354,906



40 %



$ 237,065



39 %



$ 117,841



42 %

Fire Service(b)



313,922



35 %



216,722



35 %



97,200



34 %

Industrial PPE and Other(c)



226,628



25 %



159,512



26 %



67,116



24 %

Total



$  895,456



100 %



$ 613,299



100 %



$ 282,157



100 %

(a) Detection includes Fixed Gas and Flame Detection and Portable Gas detection.  Detection includes sales from M&C TechGroup Germany GmbH and its affiliated companies ("M&C"), acquired by the Company, from May 6th, 2025, onward (Americas and International).

(b) Fire Service includes Breathing Apparatus and Firefighter Helmets and Protective Apparel.

(c) Industrial PPE and Other includes Industrial Head Protection, Fall Protection and Non-Core.

 

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Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures

Organic sales change (Unaudited)



Consolidated





Three Months Ended June 30, 2026



Detection(a)

Fire

Service(b)

Industrial PPE

and Other(c)



Net Sales

GAAP reported sales change

4 %

(1) %

20 %



6 %

Currency translation effects

(1) %

(1) %

(4) %



(2) %

Less: Acquisitions

(3) %

— %

— %



(1) %

Organic sales change

— %

(2) %

16 %



3 %















Six Months Ended June 30, 2026



Detection(a)

Fire

Service(b)

Industrial PPE

and Other(c)



Net Sales

GAAP reported sales change

8 %

2 %

16 %



8 %

Currency translation effects

(2) %

(2) %

(5) %



(3) %

Less: Acquisitions

(6) %

— %

— %



(2) %

Organic sales change

— %

— %

11 %



3 %

 

Americas Segment





Three Months Ended June 30, 2026



Detection(a)

Fire

Service(b)

Industrial PPE

and Other(c)



Net Sales

GAAP reported sales change

9 %

(2) %

15 %



7 %

Currency translation effects

(1) %

(1) %

(4) %



(2) %

Less: Acquisitions

(1) %

— %

— %



— %

Organic sales change

7 %

(3) %

11 %



5 %



Six months ended June 30, 2026



Detection(a)

Fire

Service(b)

Industrial PPE

and Other(c)



Net Sales

GAAP reported sales change

11 %

4 %

13 %



9 %

Currency translation effects

(1) %

(1) %

(5) %



(2) %

Less: Acquisitions

(3) %

— %

— %



(1) %

Organic sales change

7 %

3 %

8 %



6 %

 

International Segment





Three Months Ended June 30, 2026



Detection(a)

Fire

Service(b)

Industrial PPE

and Other(c)



Net Sales

GAAP reported sales change

(6) %

2 %

30 %



5 %

Currency translation effects

(2) %

(2) %

(3) %



(2) %

Less: Acquisitions

(5) %

— %

— %



(3) %

Organic sales change

(13) %

— %

27 %



— %



Six months ended June 30, 2026



Detection(a)

Fire

Service(b)

Industrial PPE

and Other(c)



Net Sales

GAAP reported sales change

2 %

— %

25 %



6 %

Currency translation effects

(4) %

(5) %

(6) %



(5) %

Less: Acquisitions

(11) %

— %

— %



(4) %

Organic sales change

(13) %

(5) %

19 %



(3) %

(a) Detection includes Fixed Gas and Flame Detection and Portable Gas Detection. Detection includes sales from M&C, acquired by the Company, from May 6th, 2025, onward (Americas and International).

(b) Fire Service includes Breathing Apparatus and Firefighter Helmets and Protective Apparel.

(c) Industrial PPE and Other includes Industrial Head Protection, Fall Protection and Non-Core.

Management believes that organic sales change is a useful metric for investors, as foreign currency translation, acquisitions and divestitures can have a material impact on sales change trends. Organic sales change highlights ongoing business performance excluding the impact of fluctuating foreign currencies, acquisitions and divestitures. There can be no assurances that MSA's definition of organic sales change is consistent with that of other companies. As such, management believes that it is appropriate to consider sales change determined on a GAAP basis in addition to this non-GAAP financial measure.

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Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures

Adjusted operating income (Unaudited)

Adjusted EBITDA (Unaudited)

(In thousands)





Three Months Ended June 30,



Six months ended June 30,



2026



2025



2026



2025

















Adjusted EBITDA from reportable segments

$ 149,441



$ 128,027



$ 277,281



$ 239,166

Less:















    Depreciation and amortization

15,285



14,549



30,468



28,286

Adjusted operating income from reportable

segments

134,156



113,478



246,813



210,880

Less:















    Corporate expenses

13,038



12,044



24,574



21,944

Adjusted operating income

121,118



101,434



222,239



188,936

Less:















    Currency exchange losses, net

1,896



5,286



2,095



9,363

    Restructuring charges

2,209



488



4,538



2,412

    Acquisition-related amortization

3,377



3,153



6,769



5,439

    Transaction costs (a)

1,677



6,645



3,864



8,099

GAAP operating income

111,959



85,862



204,973



163,623

Less:















    Interest expense

7,951



8,116



15,654



14,951

    Other income, net

(7,379)



(5,000)



(15,060)



(12,022)

Income before income taxes

111,387



82,746



204,379



160,694

Provision for income taxes

25,193



19,973



46,916



38,316

Net income

$   86,194



$   62,773



$ 157,463



$ 122,378

(a) Transaction costs include advisory, legal, accounting, valuation, and other professional or consulting fees incurred during our evaluation of or in connection with acquisitions and divestitures. These costs are included in selling, general and administrative expense in the unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income. 

Adjusted operating income, adjusted operating margin, adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) and adjusted EBITDA margin are non-GAAP financial measures and operating ratios derived from non-GAAP measures. Adjusted operating income is defined as operating income excluding currency exchange gains / losses, restructuring charges, acquisition-related amortization, and transaction costs. Adjusted operating margin is defined as adjusted operating income divided by net sales to external customers. Adjusted EBITDA is defined as adjusted operating income plus depreciation and amortization, and adjusted EBITDA margin is defined as adjusted EBITDA divided by net sales to external customers. These metrics are consistent with how management evaluates segment results and makes strategic decisions about the business. Additionally, these non-GAAP financial measures provide information useful to investors in understanding our operating performance and trends, and to facilitate comparisons with the performance of our peers. Adjusted operating income, adjusted operating margin, adjusted EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA margin are not recognized terms under GAAP, and therefore do not purport to be alternatives to operating income or operating margin as a measure of operating performance. The company's definition of adjusted operating income, adjusted operating margin, adjusted EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA margin may not be comparable to similarly titled measures of other companies. As such, management believes that it is appropriate to consider operating income and net income determined on a GAAP basis in addition to these non-GAAP measures.

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Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures

Adjusted earnings (Unaudited)

Adjusted diluted earnings per share (Unaudited)

(In thousands, except per share amounts and percentages)





Three Months Ended

June 30,







Six Months Ended

June 30,







2026



2025



%

Change



2026



2025



%

Change

























Net income

$ 86,194



$ 62,773



37 %



$            157,463



$            122,378



29 %

























Currency exchange losses, net

1,896



5,286







2,095



9,363





Restructuring charges

2,209



488







4,538



2,412





Acquisition-related amortization

3,377



3,153







6,769



5,439





Transaction costs (a)

1,677



6,645







3,864



8,099





Asset related losses

228



884







388



892





Pension settlement



721









721





Income tax expense on adjustments

(2,524)



(4,021)







(4,607)



(6,937)





Adjusted earnings

$ 93,057



$ 75,929



23 %



$            170,510



$            142,367



20 %

























Adjusted diluted earnings per share

$     2.40



$     1.93



24 %



$     4.39



$     3.61



22 %

























Diluted shares outstanding

38,697



39,359







38,841



39,430





(a) Transaction costs include advisory, legal, accounting, valuation, and other professional or consulting fees incurred during our evaluation of or in connection with acquisitions and divestitures. These costs are included in Selling, general and administrative expense in the unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income. 

Management believes that adjusted earnings and adjusted diluted earnings per share are useful measures for investors, as management uses these measures to internally assess the company's performance and ongoing operating trends. There can be no assurances that additional special items will not occur in future periods, nor that MSA's definition of adjusted earnings is consistent with that of other companies. As such, management believes that it is appropriate to consider both net income determined on a GAAP basis as well as adjusted earnings.

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Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures

Debt to adjusted EBITDA / Net debt to adjusted EBITDA (Unaudited)

(In thousands)







Twelve Months Ended

June 30,





2026

Operating income



$                     413,168

Depreciation and amortization



59,738

Currency exchange losses, net



8,533

Restructuring charges



6,023

Acquisition-related amortization



13,945

Transaction costs (a)



6,232

Adjusted EBITDA



$                     507,639







Total end-of-period debt



599,744







Debt to adjusted EBITDA



1.2







Total end-of-period debt



$                     599,744

Total end-of-period cash and cash equivalents



200,057

Net debt



$                     399,687







Net debt to adjusted EBITDA



0.8

(a) Transaction costs include advisory, legal, accounting, valuation, and other professional or consulting fees incurred during our evaluation of or in connection with acquisitions and divestitures. These costs are included in Selling, general and administrative expense in the unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income. 

Management believes that Debt to adjusted EBITDA and Net debt to adjusted EBITDA are useful measures for investors, as management uses these measures to internally assess the company's liquidity and balance sheet strength. There can be no assurances that MSA's definition of Debt to adjusted EBITDA and Net debt to adjusted EBITDA is consistent with that of other companies.

About MSA Safety:        

MSA Safety Incorporated (NYSE: MSA) is the global leader in advanced industrial safety technology products and solutions. Driven by its singular mission of safety, the company has been at the forefront of safety innovation since 1914, protecting workers and facility infrastructure around the world across a broad range of diverse end markets while creating sustainable value for shareholders. With 2025 revenues of $1.9 billion, MSA Safety is headquartered in Cranberry Township, Pennsylvania and employs a team of approximately 5,300 associates across its more than 40 international locations. For more information, please visit www.MSASafety.com.

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