MSA Safety MSA
NYSE MSA
$189.24 +0.80 (+0.42%)
As of: Aug 21, 2026 · 3:59 PM EDT

MSA Safety (MSA) FCF Payout Ratio (2009 - 2026)

MSA Safety (MSA) posted quarterly FCF Payout Ratio of 0.25 for Q2 2026, down 54.18% year-over-year from 0.55 in Q2 2025, and down 20.17% on a QoQ basis from 0.32 in Q1 2026.

MSA Safety (MSA) FCF Payout Ratio (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

MSA Safety has reported FCF Payout Ratio for 18 years, with the latest figure at 0.25 in Q2 2026.

  • FCF Payout Ratio for Q2 2026 came in at 0.25, down 54.18% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Jun 2026 was 0.23 (down 27.12% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 0.28, down 14.28% from the prior year.
  • FCF Payout Ratio slipped to 0.25 in Q2 2026, from 0.32 in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, FCF Payout Ratio peaked at 5.0 in Q2 2022 and troughed at 0.06 in Q1 2023.
  • A 5-year average of 0.59 and a median of 0.3 in 2024 frame the typical range for FCF Payout Ratio.
  • The widest annual swing landed in 2023, when FCF Payout Ratio tumbled 105.87%; it then soared 860.25% in 2024.
  • A 5-year view of FCF Payout Ratio shows it stood at 0.45 in 2022, then plunged by 72.32% to 0.13 in 2023, then jumped by 70.98% to 0.21 in 2024, then retreated by 9.1% to 0.2 in 2025, then gained by 29.1% to 0.25 in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant data, the three most recent FCF Payout Ratio figures were 0.25 in Q2 2026, 0.32 in Q1 2026, and 0.2 in Q4 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) FCF Cover (Qtr)
1 Allegion 13.92 Bn 13.60 Bn 517.50 Mn 0.26
2 MSA Safety 7.30 Bn 7.10 Bn 249.29 Mn 0.25
3 Adt 5.22 Bn 5.20 Bn 1.05 Bn 0.07
4 Brinks 4.63 Bn 2.97 Bn 366.10 Mn -
5 Brady 4.32 Bn 4.14 Bn 225.47 Mn 0.17
6 Geo 4.27 Bn 4.02 Bn - -
7 CoreCivic 3.36 Bn 3.25 Bn - -
8 Napco Security Technologies 1.36 Bn 1.24 Bn 29.49 Mn 0.31
9 Evolv Technologies Holdings 964.45 Mn 901.82 Mn 21.95 Mn -
10 Mistras 603.20 Mn 581.21 Mn 56.45 Mn -

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 0.25
Mar 31, 2026 0.32
Dec 31, 2025 0.20
Sep 30, 2025 0.21
Jun 30, 2025 0.55
Mar 31, 2025 0.39
Dec 31, 2024 0.21
Sep 30, 2024 0.29
Jun 30, 2024 0.52
Mar 31, 2024 0.47
Dec 31, 2023 0.13
Sep 30, 2023 0.16
Jun 30, 2023 0.22
Mar 31, 2023 -0.06
Dec 31, 2022 0.45
Sep 30, 2022 0.33
Jun 30, 2022 5.00
Mar 31, 2022 1.05
Dec 31, 2021 -0.68
Sep 30, 2021 0.49