MSA Safety (MSA) reported $468.45 million in revenue for the quarter ended September 2025, representing a year-over-year increase of 8.3%. EPS of $1.94 for the same period compares to $1.83 a year ago.
The reported revenue compares to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $466.97 million, representing a surprise of +0.32%. The company delivered an EPS surprise of +2.11%, with the consensus EPS estimate being $1.90.
While investors scrutinize revenue and earnings changes year-over-year and how they compare with Wall Street expectations to determine their next move, some key metrics always offer a more accurate picture of a company's financial health.
Since these metrics play a crucial role in driving the top- and bottom-line numbers, comparing them with the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated about them helps investors better project a stock's price performance.
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: $158.65 million versus $166.68 million estimated by two analysts on average.
- Net sales by Product Category- Industrial PPE and Other: $118.6 million compared to the $112.22 million average estimate based on two analysts.
- Net sales by Product Category- Detection: $191.19 million versus $189.7 million estimated by two analysts on average.
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Shares of MSA Safety have returned -9.5% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +2.1% 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.
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