MSA Safety (MNESP) Return on Capital Employed (2010 - 2026)

MSA Safety's (MNESP) quarterly Return on Capital Employed came in at 16.99% in Q1 2026, down 294.0% year-on-year from 8.76% in Q1 2025, and up 3.5% quarter-over-quarter from 16.42% in Q4 2025.

MSA Safety (MNESP) Return on Capital Employed (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

MSA Safety has disclosed Return on Capital Employed across 17 years of filings, most recently posting 16.99% for Q1 2026.

  • Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 came in at 16.99%, down 294.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 16.99% (down 294.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 17.78%, down 270.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed came in at 16.99% for Q1 2026 at MSA Safety, up from 16.42% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 20.27% in Q2 2024 to a low of 1.03% in Q1 2022.
  • The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 16.42% (2025), against an average of 13.26%.
  • Across the five-year window, Return on Capital Employed plunged 865 bps in 2022 and surged 1315 bps in 2024, its largest moves.
  • MSA Safety's Return on Capital Employed stood at 11.74% in 2022, then increased by 7 bps to 12.51% in 2023, then jumped by 61 bps to 20.1% in 2024, then fell by 18 bps to 16.42% in 2025, then increased by 4 bps to 16.99% in 2026.
  • The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 16.99% (Q1 2026), 16.42% (Q4 2025), and 16.61% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROCE (Qtr)
1 Allegion 11.57 Bn 11.26 Bn 454.50 Mn 18.98%
2 MSA Safety 6.23 Bn 6.05 Bn 219.58 Mn 16.99%
3 Adt 5.15 Bn 5.12 Bn 1.04 Bn 8.89%
4 Brinks 4.31 Bn 3.90 Bn 382.40 Mn 11.83%
5 Brady 3.92 Bn 3.74 Bn 225.47 Mn 17.62%
6 Geo 3.77 Bn 3.69 Bn - 2.88%
7 CoreCivic 2.66 Bn 2.45 Bn - 8.05%
8 Napco Security Technologies 1.33 Bn 1.20 Bn 29.49 Mn 22.02%
9 Evolv Technologies Holdings 1.08 Bn 1.02 Bn 23.60 Mn -23.81%
10 MSA Safety - - 219.58 Mn 16.99%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 16.99%
Dec 31, 2025 16.42%
Sep 30, 2025 16.61%
Jun 30, 2025 17.69%
Mar 31, 2025 19.94%
Dec 31, 2024 20.10%
Sep 30, 2024 19.38%
Jun 30, 2024 20.27%
Mar 31, 2024 20.02%
Dec 31, 2023 12.51%
Sep 30, 2023 10.67%
Jun 30, 2023 8.99%
Mar 31, 2023 6.87%
Dec 31, 2022 11.74%
Sep 30, 2022 3.89%
Jun 30, 2022 2.30%
Mar 31, 2022 1.03%
Dec 31, 2021 1.14%
Sep 30, 2021 7.62%
Jun 30, 2021 8.81%