MSA Safety Inc Chief Accounting Officer Jonathan D. Buck reported two transactions in company common stock on August 4, 2026. He made a bona fide gift of 52 shares and separately sold 469 shares at $191.0000 per share in an open-market or private transaction.
MSA Safety Incorporated reported Q2 2026 net sales of $503.3 million, up 6.2% year over year, and six‑month sales of $967.0 million, up 8.0%. Net income rose to $86.2 million in Q2 and $157.5 million year‑to‑date, with diluted EPS of $2.23 and $4.05, respectively.
Gross margin expanded to 49.5% from 46.6%, supported by pricing, productivity and tariff refunds. Americas organic sales grew 4.5%, led by industrial PPE and detection, while International organic growth was modest as detection was affected by conflict in the Middle East. Adjusted EBITDA reached $136.4 million in Q2, a 29.7% margin.
Operating cash flow for the first half was $171.1 million, funding $23.3 million of capital expenditures, $41.4 million of dividends and $86.4 million of share repurchases. The company ended June with $200.1 million in cash and $599.7 million of debt and remained in compliance with all covenants. Subsequent to quarter‑end, it agreed to acquire Autronica Fire and Security for approximately $555 million in cash, financed with cash and its credit facility.
MSA Safety Incorporated reported solid second-quarter 2026 results, with net sales of $503.3 million, up 6% year-over-year and 3% on an organic basis. GAAP operating income rose to $112.0 million, a 22.2% margin, while adjusted operating income was $121.1 million, or 24.1% of sales. GAAP net income increased to $86.2 million, and diluted EPS grew to $2.23 from $1.59, a 40% increase. Adjusted earnings were $93.1 million with adjusted diluted EPS of $2.40, up 24%.
The company generated $82.7 million of free cash flow, up 118%, with 96% free cash flow conversion. MSA returned $47 million to shareholders via $26 million of share repurchases and $21 million of dividends and increased its annual dividend for the 56th consecutive year. It announced the approximately $555 million acquisition of Autronica Fire and Security, which closed in July, leaving a net leverage ratio of 0.8x at quarter end and pro forma net leverage of about 1.8x. Management’s full-year outlook calls for low-double-digit total revenue growth, driven by mid-single-digit organic growth, a similar contribution from acquisitions, and a low-single-digit foreign exchange tailwind.
MSA Safety Inc reports that Octavio Marquez has become a reporting person in his role as a director, as shown in an initial SEC Form 3. The Form 3 lists no equity transactions or derivative positions associated with Marquez.
MSA Safety Incorporated elected Octavio Marquez, president and chief executive officer of Diebold Nixdorf, to its Board of Directors on July 20, 2026 as part of regular succession plans. He has not yet been appointed to any Board committees and will receive standard non-employee director compensation described in the Proxy Statement dated March 26, 2026.
Company leadership highlighted Mr. Marquez’s experience in strategy development, capital allocation, business transformation and international markets. MSA Safety describes itself as a global leader in advanced industrial safety technology with 2025 revenues of $1.9 billion, a workforce of approximately 5,300 and more than 40 international locations.
MSA Safety Incorporated has completed the acquisition of Autronica Fire and Security and its affiliates in a transaction valued at approximately $555 million. Autronica, based in Trondheim, Norway, reported about $160 million in 2025 sales from fire and gas detection systems serving maritime, energy, infrastructure and industrial markets.
The deal supports MSA’s fixed detection growth strategy and expands access to an addressable market of more than $3 billion. MSA expects the acquisition to be accretive to its adjusted earnings per share in the first full year and financed it with cash on hand and borrowings under its existing credit facility.
MSA Safety Inc CEO Steven C. Sr. Blanco reported a tax-related share disposition. On June 12, 2026, 702 shares of common stock were withheld at $159.89 per share to cover tax obligations. Following this transaction, he directly holds 40,239 shares of MSA Safety common stock.
MSA Safety Inc Chief Financial Officer Julie A. Beck reported an open-market purchase of 448 shares of MSA Safety common stock at an average price of $158.6899 per share. After this transaction, she directly owns 3,825 shares of the company’s common stock.
MSA Safety Inc director Sandra L. Phillips received a grant of 11.973 shares of Common Stock on June 10, 2026. The shares were acquired at no stated price as a stock award, increasing her direct holdings to 8,949.270 shares. This reflects routine equity-based compensation rather than an open-market transaction.
MSA Safety Inc director Luca Savi received a stock grant of 18.3 shares of Common Stock on June 10, 2026. The shares were acquired at no stated price as a grant, not through an open-market purchase. After this award, Savi directly holds a total of 5,456.7105 MSA Safety shares.