MSA Safety Inc
MSA- Exchange
- NYSE
- Industry
- Orthopedic, Prosthetic & Surgical Appliances & Supplies
- SEC CIK
- 0000066570
No open-market purchases or sales by MSA Safety Inc insiders were filed in the last 90 days; 459 institutions reported holding it in 13F filings for Q2 2026, worth $6.13B in total; Giverny Capital is the only superinvestor holding it.
Other share classesMNESP
Key figures
- Market capClose on Nov 10, 2026
- $6.75B
- Insider buysOpen market, last 90 days
- 0
- Insider sellsOpen market, last 90 days
- 0
- 13F holdersQ2 2026, +9 vs. previous quarter
- 459
- 13F valueReported value at the end of Q2 2026
- $6.13B
- Superinvestors holdingAt the end of Q2 2026
- 1
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Financials
See financial statementsFrom SEC filings, in USD.
- Revenue, FY2025
- $1.87B
- +3.7% year over year
- Net income, FY2025
- $278.9M
- −2.1% year over year
- Free cash flow, FY2025
- $295.4M
- +22.0% year over year
- Revenue, Q3 FY2026
- $536.4M
- +14.5% year over year
Revenue flow, FY2025
Green is profit; orange is costs, expenses and taxes. Percentages are shares of revenue.
Short interest
See short dataFrom FINRA, settlement date Oct 30, 2026.
- Short interest
- 1.12M
- Shares sold short
- Change
- −17.5K
- −1.5% vs. previous
- Days to cover
- 4.98
- At average daily volume
Superinvestors holding MSA, Q2 2026
Go to the superinvestors tab1 superinvestor reports holding MSA Safety Inc on Form 13F. Percentages are the stock's share of each portfolio.
Latest insider trades
See all insider tradesOpen-market purchases and sales by MSA Safety Inc insiders from Form 4, newest first.
| Filed (ET) | Trade date | Filing delay | Insider | Transaction | Shares | Avg price | Value | Holding change | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 11, 2026 (view filing)9:53 AM ET | Aug 7 | 4 days | Vartanian Nishan J.Director, Other: Chairman | SSaleCommon Stock, no par value | −20.0K | $193.99 | −$3.88M | −28.4%50.3K after | |
| Aug 5, 2026 (view filing)1:40 PM ET | Aug 4 | 1 day | Buck Jonathan D.Chief Accounting Officer | SSaleCommon Stock, no par value | −469 | $191.00 | −$89.6K | −11.0%3.78K after | |
| Jun 12, 2026 (view filing) | Jun 11 | 1 day | Beck Julie AChief Financial Officer | PPurchaseCommon Stock, no par value | +448 | $158.69 | +$71.1K | +13.3%3.83K after | |
| Feb 18, 2026 (view filing) | Feb 17 | 1 day | Buck Jonathan D.Chief Accounting Officer | SSaleCommon Stock, no par value | −1.10K | $203.48 | −$223.8K | −25.4%3.23K after | |
| Nov 26, 2025 (view filing) | Nov 25 | 1 day | Buck Jonathan D.Chief Accounting Officer | SSaleCommon Stock, no par value | −333 | $161.00 | −$53.6K | −7.0%4.43K after | |
| Sep 16, 2025 (view filing) | Sep 11 | 5 days | Sciullo Stephanie LPresident | SSaleCommon Stock, no par value | −4.70K | $172.38 | −$810.2K | −29.1%11.4K after | Amended2 lots |
| Sep 15, 2025 (view filing) | Sep 12 | 3 days | Sciullo Stephanie LPresident | SSaleCommon Stock, no par value | −2.36K | $169.51 | −$400.2K | −20.6%9.08K after | |
| May 14, 2025 (view filing) | May 13 | 1 day | Vartanian Nishan J.Director, Other: Chairman | SSaleCommon Stock, no par value | −30.0K | $161.32 | −$4.84M | −45.9%35.4K after | |
| Feb 24, 2025 (view filing) | Feb 24 | Same day | Buck Jonathan D.Chief Accounting Officer | SSaleCommon Stock, no par value | −717 | $159.00 | −$114.0K | −16.3%3.67K after | |
| Aug 1, 2024 (view filing) | Jul 31 | 1 day | Vartanian Nishan J.CEO | SSaleCommon Stock, no par value | −3.94K | $189.00 | −$745.6K | −11.0%32.0K after |
Top 10 13F holders, Q2 2026
See all 459 holdersThe largest institutional positions in MSA Safety Inc at the end of Q2 2026; share changes are against Q1 2026.
| Institution | Shares | Value | % of portfolio | Change in shares | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BlackRock, Inc. | 3,331,741 | $581.7M | 0.01% | +80,024+2.5% | Added |
| Vanguard Portfolio Management LLC | 1,828,682 | $319.3M | 0.01% | −13,581−0.7% | Reduced |
| Ruane, Cunniff & Goldfarb L.P. | 1,721,415 | $300.5M | 4.68% | −54,867−3.1% | Reduced |
| Vanguard Capital Management LLC | 1,708,900 | $298.3M | 0.01% | +5,117+0.3% | Added |
| State Street Corp | 1,626,476 | $283.8M | 0.01% | +87,786+5.7% | Added |
| JPMorgan Chase & Co | 796,788 | $137.4M | 0.01% | +37,096+4.9% | Added |
| Dimensional Fund Advisors LP | 773,699 | $135.1M | 0.02% | +15,355+2.0% | Added |
| Cooke & Bieler LP | 725,229 | $126.6M | 1.46% | −120,259−14.2% | Reduced |
| Fiduciary Management Inc | 713,768 | $124.6M | 1.77% | +34,782+5.1% | Added |
| M&G Plc | 690,334 | $120.8M | 0.60% | −7,668−1.1% | Reduced |
Holders of 5% or more of MSA
See all 1 holders and filingsHolders whose latest Schedule 13D or 13G filing reports 5% or more of MSA Safety Inc.
| Holder | Latest form | Stake | Change | First filed | Latest filing | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard Capital Management LLC | 13G | 5.12%1.99M shares | New | Apr 30, 20261 filing | Apr 30, 2026 | SEC |