Last 47 quarters of trend data · Industrials · Security & Protection Services
Quarterly valuation ratios — annualised for comparability. YoY Δ shows same-quarter-prior-year change.
| Metric | TTM | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q1 '22 | Q4 '21 | Q3 '21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P/E Ratio → | 25.56 | — | 22.40 | 18.12 | 24.30 | 26.34 | 24.29 | 18.67 | 26.23 | 25.64 | 32.92 | 21.87 | 23.89 | 25.58 | — | 27.52 | 23.96 | 25.01 | 36.86 | — | 75.89 |
| — | — | -7.8% | -3.0% | -7.4% | +2.7% | -26.2% | -14.6% | +9.8% | +0.2% | — | -20.5% | -0.3% | +2.3% | — | — | -68.4% | -61.3% | -9.6% | — | +60.6% | |
| P/S Ratio | 3.73 | 3.38 | 3.45 | 3.08 | 3.61 | 3.48 | 3.44 | 3.28 | 4.05 | 4.01 | 4.63 | 3.37 | 3.48 | 3.83 | 3.29 | 3.20 | 2.81 | 3.20 | 3.96 | 3.61 | 4.22 |
| — | -2.8% | +0.2% | -6.1% | -10.7% | -13.3% | -25.8% | -2.8% | +16.3% | +4.7% | +40.9% | +5.2% | +23.7% | +19.6% | -17.1% | -11.3% | -33.4% | -33.0% | -17.3% | -4.6% | -2.4% | |
| P/B Ratio | 5.22 | 4.86 | 4.72 | 4.60 | 5.20 | 5.26 | 4.87 | 5.73 | 6.39 | 7.18 | 7.70 | 6.90 | 7.16 | 8.25 | 6.80 | 6.15 | 5.10 | 5.69 | 6.09 | 7.10 | 6.97 |
| — | -7.8% | -3.1% | -19.7% | -18.7% | -26.7% | -36.8% | -17.1% | -10.7% | -13.0% | +13.2% | +12.3% | +40.4% | +44.8% | +11.7% | -13.4% | -26.9% | -25.9% | -15.2% | +2.3% | +3.2% | |
| P/FCF | 23.68 | — | 24.55 | 14.82 | 16.85 | 43.51 | 28.38 | 17.51 | 24.99 | 47.62 | 48.26 | 11.34 | 13.87 | 20.13 | — | 37.05 | 19.53 | 329.24 | 79.24 | 26.40 | 47.49 |
| — | — | -13.5% | -15.3% | -32.6% | -8.6% | -41.2% | +54.3% | +80.2% | +136.6% | — | -69.4% | -29.0% | -93.9% | — | +40.3% | -58.9% | +456.7% | +93.1% | +44.1% | -48.5% | |
| EV / EBITDA | 15.75 | 13.14 | 14.80 | 10.37 | 16.11 | 17.25 | 16.41 | 12.90 | 17.34 | 17.04 | 21.29 | 15.19 | 15.59 | 17.19 | — | 18.00 | 15.28 | 17.56 | 25.23 | — | 33.71 |
| — | -23.8% | -9.8% | -19.6% | -7.1% | +1.2% | -22.9% | -15.1% | +11.2% | -0.9% | — | -15.6% | +2.0% | -2.1% | — | — | -54.7% | -51.4% | -10.4% | — | +24.6% | |
| EV / EBIT | 18.55 | 15.30 | 17.06 | 13.44 | 18.03 | 19.74 | 18.20 | 13.97 | 19.15 | 18.99 | 23.59 | 16.48 | 17.07 | 18.77 | — | 20.00 | 17.91 | 19.50 | 29.26 | — | 45.29 |
| — | -22.5% | -6.3% | -3.8% | -5.8% | +3.9% | -22.9% | -15.2% | +12.2% | +1.2% | — | -17.6% | -4.7% | -3.7% | — | — | -60.5% | -56.7% | -8.1% | — | +38.7% |
Quarterly margins and returns. Watch for margin compression across consecutive quarters.
| Metric | TTM | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q1 '22 | Q4 '21 | Q3 '21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Margin | 46.5% | 49.5% | 47.4% | 46.9% | 46.5% | 46.6% | 45.9% | 46.9% | 47.9% | 48.2% | 47.3% | 48.1% | 49.0% | 47.8% | 45.5% | 44.5% | 44.4% | 44.2% | 43.2% | 44.3% | 43.9% |
| — | +6.4% | +3.2% | -0.1% | -3.1% | -3.5% | -3.0% | -2.4% | -2.1% | +0.9% | +3.9% | +8.0% | +10.3% | +8.2% | +5.5% | +0.5% | +1.0% | -1.5% | -1.2% | +8.0% | +1.1% | |
| Operating Margin | 21.4% | 23.4% | 21.1% | 28.2% | 20.1% | 18.1% | 18.5% | 23.5% | 21.1% | 21.6% | 19.4% | 20.6% | 21.1% | 21.2% | -15.1% | 15.9% | 16.8% | 16.5% | 12.9% | -20.8% | 9.5% |
| — | +29.2% | +14.2% | +19.8% | -4.8% | -16.2% | -4.8% | +14.1% | +0.3% | +1.7% | +228.5% | +29.6% | +25.0% | +28.5% | -216.9% | +176.7% | +76.9% | +60.5% | -9.7% | -533.0% | -29.5% | |
| Net Margin | 14.9% | 17.1% | 15.4% | 17.0% | 14.9% | 13.2% | 14.1% | 17.6% | 15.4% | 15.6% | 14.1% | 15.4% | 14.6% | 15.0% | -37.7% | 11.6% | 11.8% | 12.8% | 10.7% | -14.4% | 6.2% |
| — | +29.3% | +8.7% | -3.3% | -3.5% | -15.2% | +0.6% | +14.1% | +5.4% | +4.1% | +137.3% | +32.8% | +24.2% | +17.1% | -450.8% | +180.7% | +89.0% | +73.6% | -9.1% | -552.7% | -32.4% |
| Metric | TTM | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q1 '22 | Q4 '21 | Q3 '21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROE | 22.2% | 6.3% | 5.2% | 6.5% | 5.4% | 5.1% | 5.1% | 7.9% | 6.3% | 7.1% | 5.9% | 8.3% | 7.7% | 8.4% | -17.7% | 5.8% | 5.3% | 5.6% | 4.2% | -7.1% | 2.5% |
| — | +21.7% | +2.5% | -17.1% | -13.0% | -27.8% | -13.8% | -5.6% | -18.5% | -15.0% | +133.4% | +42.8% | +43.7% | +49.3% | -523.0% | +181.9% | +111.1% | +86.3% | -3.9% | -569.3% | -31.0% | |
| ROA | 11.7% | 3.3% | 2.8% | 3.4% | 2.7% | 2.6% | 2.7% | 4.0% | 3.0% | 3.3% | 2.7% | 3.5% | 3.0% | 3.1% | -6.6% | 2.2% | 1.9% | 2.0% | 1.5% | -2.5% | 1.0% |
| — | +27.2% | +3.8% | -13.9% | -8.2% | -19.8% | +0.3% | +12.9% | +0.0% | +6.7% | +140.6% | +62.0% | +58.6% | +55.0% | -546.2% | +185.3% | +86.7% | +53.3% | -21.7% | -481.4% | -36.6% | |
| ROIC | 17.9% | 4.9% | 4.0% | 5.9% | 3.9% | 3.8% | 3.8% | 5.7% | 4.5% | 5.0% | 4.1% | 5.2% | 4.7% | 4.6% | -3.1% | 3.9% | 3.6% | 3.4% | 2.4% | -4.8% | 2.0% |
| — | +28.2% | +6.4% | +3.7% | -13.2% | -24.0% | -7.6% | +10.4% | -4.2% | +7.4% | +231.1% | +31.9% | +30.3% | +36.8% | -230.2% | +182.8% | +79.3% | +37.0% | -24.4% | -451.9% | -34.6% |
Quarterly solvency trend — watch for debt spikes or covenant pressure.
| Metric | TTM | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q1 '22 | Q4 '21 | Q3 '21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debt / Equity | 0.46 | 0.43 | 0.49 | 0.46 | 0.52 | 0.58 | 0.46 | 0.48 | 0.55 | 0.61 | 0.64 | 0.67 | 0.90 | 1.02 | 1.17 | 0.66 | 0.76 | 0.79 | 0.74 | 0.77 | 0.79 |
| — | -26.2% | +5.5% | -5.3% | -6.1% | -5.6% | -28.6% | -27.5% | -38.8% | -39.8% | -45.1% | +1.5% | +18.6% | +29.4% | +58.1% | -13.9% | -4.2% | +70.1% | +45.7% | +84.2% | +60.5% | |
| Debt / EBITDA | 1.32 | 4.38 | 5.67 | 3.85 | 5.97 | 6.98 | 5.83 | 4.12 | 5.62 | 5.47 | 6.70 | 5.47 | 7.14 | 7.72 | — | 7.15 | 8.19 | 8.76 | 11.25 | — | 14.03 |
| — | -37.3% | -2.7% | -6.5% | +6.2% | +27.6% | -13.1% | -24.7% | -21.3% | -29.1% | — | -23.5% | -12.8% | -11.9% | — | — | -41.6% | +4.0% | +46.4% | — | +85.7% | |
| Current Ratio | 3.01 | 3.24 | 3.17 | 3.01 | 3.08 | 3.11 | 2.94 | 2.79 | 2.68 | 2.45 | 2.51 | 2.36 | 2.62 | 2.84 | 2.84 | 2.54 | 2.47 | 2.51 | 2.47 | 2.40 | 2.15 |
| — | +4.1% | +8.0% | +7.8% | +15.0% | +26.9% | +17.2% | +18.0% | +2.4% | -13.6% | -11.8% | -7.2% | +6.0% | +12.9% | +14.9% | +6.1% | +14.7% | +3.7% | -0.8% | -7.1% | -17.6% | |
| Quick Ratio | 1.82 | 2.02 | 1.92 | 1.82 | 1.86 | 1.90 | 1.84 | 1.76 | 1.56 | 1.54 | 1.54 | 1.48 | 1.62 | 1.71 | 1.65 | 1.57 | 1.47 | 1.50 | 1.51 | 1.55 | 1.41 |
| — | +6.3% | +4.1% | +3.6% | +19.0% | +23.9% | +19.6% | +18.5% | -3.8% | -10.0% | -6.5% | -5.3% | +10.5% | +14.2% | +9.0% | +1.1% | +3.9% | -11.5% | -14.9% | -13.5% | -18.1% | |
| Interest Coverage | 12.52 | 14.81 | 13.07 | 14.88 | 11.98 | 11.20 | 12.40 | 16.93 | 10.63 | 10.77 | 8.04 | 11.36 | 8.01 | 7.64 | -4.90 | 10.20 | 11.18 | 14.84 | 13.55 | -28.33 | 9.21 |
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MSA Safety Incorporated's current P/E is 25.6x. The average P/E over the last 3 quarters is 21.6x. Quarterly P/E ratios can vary due to seasonal revenue patterns and one-time charges.
MSA Safety Incorporated's current operating margin is 21.4%. Margins have been expanding over recent quarters. Quarterly margins are particularly useful for identifying trend inflections that annual data smooths over.
Quarterly financial ratios reveal short-term trend shifts — margin compression, debt spikes, or valuation re-ratings — that annual figures smooth over. They're essential for active investors tracking MSA Safety Incorporated's business trajectory between earnings reports.