MSA Safety (MSA) Price to Earnings (2010 - 2026)
MSA Safety's (MSA) Price to Earnings came in at 21.46 for Q2 2026, down 9.3% from 23.68 a year earlier and down 1.8% from the prior quarter.
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MSA Safety (MSA) Price to Earnings (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, MSA Safety's Price to Earnings stood at 22.34, down 2.2% from FY2024.
- In prior years, MSA Safety's Price to Earnings was 22.84 in FY2024 (-79.8%), 113.31 in FY2023 (+260.0%), 31.48 in FY2022 (-88.7%) and 277.84 in FY2021 (+490.7%).
- The Q2 2026 figure stands as the lowest quarterly Price to Earnings since Q1 2025.
- On a year-over-year basis, Price to Earnings increased in 1 of the last eight quarters, with an average decline of 27.1%.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Price to Earnings in the past five years was Q4 2021, with growth of 490.7%; the weakest was Q2 2024, with a decline of 94.7%.
- According to Business Quant data, Price to Earnings for the three prior quarters was 21.85 (Q1 2026), 22.34 (Q4 2025) and 24.07 (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Caterpillar | 379.87 Bn | 351.57 Bn | 7.76 Bn |
| 2 | Amphenol | 211.41 Bn | 206.11 Bn | 3.55 Bn |
| 3 | Deere | 179.93 Bn | 188.69 Bn | 4.66 Bn |
| 4 | Eaton | 169.93 Bn | 167.16 Bn | 2.86 Bn |
| 5 | Parker-Hannifin | 121.78 Bn | 119.91 Bn | 2.25 Bn |
| 6 | Vertiv Holdings | 94.75 Bn | 85.37 Bn | 1.23 Bn |
| 7 | Emerson Electric | 88.42 Bn | 81.17 Bn | 2.66 Bn |
| 8 | 3M | 84.08 Bn | 65.54 Bn | 2.68 Bn |
| 9 | Illinois Tool Works | 74.29 Bn | 70.85 Bn | 1.90 Bn |
| 10 | MSA Safety | 6.92 Bn | 6.20 Bn | 249.29 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 21.46 |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 21.85 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 22.34 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 24.07 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 23.68 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 20.13 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 22.84 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 25.50 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 27.15 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 28.57 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 113.31 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 184.11 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 513.58 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 31.48 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 64.26 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 110.32 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 255.48 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 277.84 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 58.53 |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 61.34 |
API Access
MSA Safety Price to Earnings 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=price-to-earnings&ticker=MSA&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "price-to-earnings", "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=price-to-earnings&ticker=MSA&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();