MSA Safety (MSA) Debt Ratio (2009 - 2026)
MSA Safety's (MSA) Debt Ratio came in at 0.23 for Q2 2026, down 13.5% from 0.27 a year earlier and down 3.6% from the prior quarter.
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MSA Safety (MSA) Debt Ratio (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Since Q4 2009, MSA Safety has reported Debt Ratio for 66 quarters.
- In prior years, MSA Safety's Debt Ratio was 0.23 in FY2024 (-16.9%), 0.28 in FY2023 (+15.0%), 0.24 in FY2022 (-3.4%) and 0.25 in FY2021 (+55.9%).
- Quarterly Debt Ratio has run from a low of 0.22 in Q1 2025 to a high of 0.40 in Q1 2023 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Debt Ratio increased in two of the last eight quarters, with an average decline of 8.6%.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Debt Ratio in the past five years was Q1 2023, with growth of 60.8%; the weakest was Q1 2024, with a decline of 31.3%.
- According to Business Quant data, Debt Ratio for the three prior quarters was 0.24 (Q1 2026), 0.23 (Q4 2025) and 0.25 (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Debt Ratio (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Caterpillar | 376.87 Bn | 348.57 Bn | 7.76 Bn | 0.44 |
| 2 | Amphenol | 208.65 Bn | 203.35 Bn | 3.55 Bn | 0.42 |
| 3 | Deere | 185.97 Bn | 194.73 Bn | 4.66 Bn | 0.22 |
| 4 | Eaton | 167.50 Bn | 164.73 Bn | 2.86 Bn | 0.37 |
| 5 | Parker-Hannifin | 122.25 Bn | 120.39 Bn | 2.25 Bn | 0.28 |
| 6 | Vertiv Holdings | 93.95 Bn | 84.57 Bn | 1.23 Bn | 0.18 |
| 7 | Emerson Electric | 88.90 Bn | 81.65 Bn | 2.66 Bn | 0.31 |
| 8 | 3M | 87.39 Bn | 68.85 Bn | 2.68 Bn | 0.36 |
| 9 | Illinois Tool Works | 78.00 Bn | 74.56 Bn | 1.90 Bn | 0.59 |
| 10 | MSA Safety | 7.04 Bn | 6.33 Bn | 249.29 Mn | 0.23 |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 0.23 |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 0.24 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 0.23 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 0.25 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 0.27 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 0.22 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 0.23 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 0.25 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 0.26 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 0.27 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 0.28 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 0.34 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 0.37 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 0.40 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 0.24 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 0.25 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 0.26 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 0.25 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 0.25 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 0.27 |
API Access
MSA Safety Debt Ratio API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=debt-ratio&ticker=MSA&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "debt-ratio", "ticker": "MSA", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=debt-ratio&ticker=MSA&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();