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MSA Safety profit margin MSA

Gross, operating and net profit as a share of revenue over the last twelve months, from 2010.

Net margin, 12 months
16.1%
Operating margin, 12 months
21.2%
Net margin on a year earlier
+1.0 pts
Peer median
11.0%

Over the twelve months to Jun 30, 2026, MSA Safety kept 16.1% of its revenue as net profit, with an operating margin of 21.2% and a gross margin of 47.6%.

Five years earlier its net margin was 7.9%.

The median for 10 medical instruments and supplies stocks of a similar size is 11.0%.

Profit margin over time

GrossOperatingNet

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Fiscal year by fiscal year

Fiscal yearNet marginOperating marginGross margin
FY202514.9%19.8%46.5%
FY202415.8%21.5%47.6%
FY20233.3%12.9%47.7%
FY202211.8%15.7%44.1%
FY20211.5%1.6%43.9%
FY20209.2%12.4%44.2%
FY20199.7%13.3%45.4%
FY20189.1%12.8%45.1%
FY20172.2%3.3%45.0%
FY20168.0%14.3%45.6%
FY20156.3%10.7%44.3%
FY20147.8%12.2%45.6%
FY20137.9%12.3%44.7%
FY20127.7%12.6%43.5%
FY20115.9%10.3%40.4%

Quarter by quarter

QuarterEndedNet margin, 12 monthsChange on a yearOperating margin
Q2 FY2616.1%+1.0 pts21.2%
Q1 FY2615.2%−0.6 pts20.2%
Q4 FY2514.9%−0.9 pts19.8%
Q3 FY2515.0%−0.1 pts20.2%
Q2 FY2515.2%+0.2 pts20.4%
Q1 FY2515.8%+1.0 pts21.3%
Q4 FY2415.8%+12.5 pts21.5%
Q3 FY2415.2%+13.2 pts20.7%
Q2 FY2415.0%+14.2 pts20.7%
Q1 FY2414.8%+15.2 pts20.6%
Q4 FY233.3%−8.5 pts12.9%
Q3 FY231.9%−2.5 pts11.5%

Against its peers

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Where MSA Safety ranks

What the profit margin tells you

Profit as a share of revenue at three levels: gross (after making the product), operating (after running the business) and net (after everything, including tax and interest).

Compare within an industry. 10% is superb for a retailer and poor for a software company.

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