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MSA Safety (MSA) Research & Development (2016 - 2025)

MSA Safety's Research & Development history spans 17 years, with the latest figure at $16.2 million for Q4 2025.

  • For Q4 2025, Research & Development fell 4.0% year-over-year to $16.2 million; the TTM value through Dec 2025 reached $65.3 million, down 1.78%, while the annual FY2025 figure was $65.3 million, 1.78% down from the prior year.
  • Research & Development for Q4 2025 was $16.2 million at MSA Safety, down from $16.5 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Research & Development topped out at $19.1 million in Q4 2023 and bottomed at $13.2 million in Q1 2021.
  • The 5-year median for Research & Development is $15.8 million (2024), against an average of $15.7 million.
  • The largest annual shift saw Research & Development soared 36.35% in 2023 before it fell 11.8% in 2024.
  • A 5-year view of Research & Development shows it stood at $15.6 million in 2021, then fell by 10.54% to $14.0 million in 2022, then skyrocketed by 36.35% to $19.1 million in 2023, then fell by 11.8% to $16.8 million in 2024, then fell by 4.0% to $16.2 million in 2025.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for MSA's Research & Development are $16.2 million (Q4 2025), $16.5 million (Q3 2025), and $17.0 million (Q2 2025).