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TürkçeMSA Safety (MSA) Reports Q4 Earnings: What Key Metrics Have to Say
For the quarter ended December 2025, MSA Safety (MSA) reported revenue of $510.91 million, up 2.2% over the same period last year. EPS came in at $2.38, compared to $2.25 in the year-ago quarter.
The reported revenue compares to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $509.41 million, representing a surprise of +0.3%. The company delivered an EPS surprise of +5.4%, with the consensus EPS estimate being $2.26.
While investors closely watch year-over-year changes in headline numbers -- revenue and earnings -- and how they compare to Wall Street expectations to determine their next course of action, some key metrics always provide a better insight into a company's underlying performance.
As these metrics influence top- and bottom-line performance, comparing them to the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated helps investors project a stock's price performance more accurately.
Here is how MSA Safety performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts: Net sales by Product Category- Fire Service: $174.9 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $191.89 million. Net sales by Product Category- Industrial PPE and Other: $118.72 million compared to the $123.18 million average estimate based on two analysts. Net sales by Product Category- Detection: $217.3 million versus $195.87 million estimated by two analysts on average.View all Key Company Metrics for MSA Safety here>>>
Shares of MSA Safety have returned +10.2% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's -0.3% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold), indicating that it could perform in line with the broader market in the near term.Zacks' Research Chief Picks Stock Most Likely to "At Least Double"
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