Growth Metrics

MSA Safety (MSA) Change in Inventory (2009 - 2026)

MSA Safety recorded quarterly Change in Inventory of $8.7 million in Q1 2026, up 168.86% quarter-over-quarter from -$12.6 million in Q4 2025, and up 96.49% year-over-year from $4.4 million in Q1 2025.

MSA Safety's Change in Inventory history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $8.7 million for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Change in Inventory rose 96.49% year-over-year to $8.7 million; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at $14.7 million (up 255.05% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $10.5 million, down 28.69% from the prior year.
  • Change in Inventory came in at $8.7 million for Q1 2026 at MSA Safety, up from -$12.6 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Change in Inventory ranged from a high of $40.8 million in Q1 2022 to a low of -$44.9 million in Q4 2024.
  • A 5-year average of $2.9 million and a median of $7.4 million in 2023 frame the typical range for Change in Inventory.
  • Across the five-year window, Change in Inventory slumped 156.24% in 2023 and surged 381.7% in 2024, its largest moves.
  • MSA Safety's Change in Inventory stood at -$19.2 million in 2022, then slumped by 88.21% to -$36.2 million in 2023, then slipped by 23.92% to -$44.9 million in 2024, then jumped by 71.87% to -$12.6 million in 2025, then soared by 168.86% to $8.7 million in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Change in Inventory over the past three periods registered $8.7 million, -$12.6 million, and $11.9 million for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Change in Inventory (Qtr)
1 Allegion 11.20 Bn 10.89 Bn 454.50 Mn -
2 MSA Safety 6.44 Bn 6.26 Bn 219.58 Mn 8.69 Mn
3 Adt 5.10 Bn 5.07 Bn 1.04 Bn -
4 Brinks 4.39 Bn 3.98 Bn 382.40 Mn -
5 Brady 4.08 Bn 3.90 Bn 225.47 Mn -3.78 Mn
6 Geo 3.01 Bn 2.92 Bn - -
7 CoreCivic 2.08 Bn 1.87 Bn - -
8 Napco Security Technologies 1.34 Bn 1.21 Bn 29.49 Mn -164,000.00
9 Evolv Technologies Holdings 1.14 Bn 1.08 Bn 23.60 Mn -1.66 Mn
10 Mistras 555.86 Mn 531.24 Mn 44.73 Mn 1.31 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 8.69 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 8.69 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 -12.62 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 -12.62 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 11.94 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 11.94 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 6.73 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 6.73 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 4.42 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 4.42 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -44.86 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -44.86 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 26.73 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 26.73 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 17.85 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 17.85 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 14.95 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 14.95 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 -36.20 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 -36.20 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 -9.49 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 -9.49 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 -13.30 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 -13.30 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 7.40 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 7.40 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 -19.23 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 -19.23 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 16.87 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 16.87 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 28.91 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 28.91 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 40.82 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 40.82 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 -18.51 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 -18.51 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 14.78 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 14.78 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 10.74 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 10.74 Mn
Mar 31, 2021 10.83 Mn
Mar 31, 2021 10.83 Mn
Dec 31, 2020 -56.50 Mn
Dec 31, 2020 -56.50 Mn
Sep 30, 2020 23.26 Mn
Sep 30, 2020 23.26 Mn
Jun 30, 2020 27.90 Mn
Jun 30, 2020 27.90 Mn
Mar 31, 2020 18.99 Mn
Mar 31, 2020 18.99 Mn
Dec 31, 2019 -8.73 Mn
Dec 31, 2019 -8.73 Mn
Sep 30, 2019 8.58 Mn
Sep 30, 2019 8.58 Mn
Jun 30, 2019 9.29 Mn
Jun 30, 2019 9.29 Mn
Mar 31, 2019 16.13 Mn
Mar 31, 2019 16.13 Mn
Dec 31, 2018 -25.35 Mn
Dec 31, 2018 -25.35 Mn
Sep 30, 2018 7.21 Mn
Sep 30, 2018 7.21 Mn
Jun 30, 2018 14.74 Mn
Jun 30, 2018 14.74 Mn
Mar 31, 2018 14.51 Mn
Mar 31, 2018 14.51 Mn
Dec 31, 2017 -6.53 Mn
Dec 31, 2017 -6.53 Mn
Sep 30, 2017 14.61 Mn
Sep 30, 2017 14.61 Mn
Jun 30, 2017 9.74 Mn
Jun 30, 2017 9.74 Mn
Mar 31, 2017 12.54 Mn
Mar 31, 2017 12.54 Mn
Dec 31, 2016 -24.36 Mn
Dec 31, 2016 -24.36 Mn
Sep 30, 2016 -1.57 Mn
Sep 30, 2016 -1.57 Mn
Jun 30, 2016 7.22 Mn
Jun 30, 2016 7.22 Mn
Mar 31, 2016 4.32 Mn
Mar 31, 2016 4.32 Mn
Dec 31, 2015 -30.39 Mn
Dec 31, 2015 -30.39 Mn
Sep 30, 2015 6.07 Mn
Sep 30, 2015 6.07 Mn
Jun 30, 2015 11.50 Mn
Jun 30, 2015 11.50 Mn
Mar 31, 2015 22.23 Mn
Mar 31, 2015 22.23 Mn
Dec 31, 2014 -15.59 Mn
Dec 31, 2014 -15.59 Mn
Sep 30, 2014 1.14 Mn
Sep 30, 2014 1.14 Mn
Jun 30, 2014 4.64 Mn
Jun 30, 2014 4.64 Mn
Mar 31, 2014 10.41 Mn
Mar 31, 2014 10.41 Mn
Dec 31, 2013 -6.03 Mn
Dec 31, 2013 -6.03 Mn
Sep 30, 2013 8.33 Mn
Sep 30, 2013 8.33 Mn
Jun 30, 2013 2.11 Mn
Jun 30, 2013 2.11 Mn
Mar 31, 2013 1.87 Mn
Mar 31, 2013 1.87 Mn
Dec 31, 2012 -7.32 Mn
Dec 31, 2012 -7.32 Mn
Sep 30, 2012 -2.27 Mn
Sep 30, 2012 -2.27 Mn
Jun 30, 2012 1.42 Mn
Jun 30, 2012 1.42 Mn
Mar 31, 2012 5.49 Mn
Mar 31, 2012 5.49 Mn
Dec 31, 2011 -11.87 Mn
Dec 31, 2011 -11.87 Mn
Sep 30, 2011 3.24 Mn
Sep 30, 2011 3.24 Mn
Jun 30, 2011 12.64 Mn
Jun 30, 2011 12.64 Mn
Mar 31, 2011 -2.78 Mn
Mar 31, 2011 -2.78 Mn
Dec 31, 2010 -7.10 Mn
Dec 31, 2010 -7.10 Mn
Sep 30, 2010 2.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2010 2.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2010 8.92 Mn
Jun 30, 2010 8.92 Mn
Mar 31, 2010 6.93 Mn
Mar 31, 2010 6.93 Mn
Dec 31, 2009 77.78 Mn
Dec 31, 2009 77.78 Mn
Sep 30, 2009 -9.53 Mn
Sep 30, 2009 -9.53 Mn