secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     MSA Safety Inc (MSA)
CIK:        0000066570
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-02-11T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0000066570-26-000002
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.70
Item codes: 2.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

MSA Safety Q4 2025 adj EPS $2.38 (+6% YoY); organic sales -3% on fire service delays
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- Q4 net sales $511M (+2% GAAP, -3% organic); FY sales $1.875B (+4% GAAP, +1% organic).
- Q4 GAAP net income $87M ($2.21 diluted EPS); adjusted EPS $2.38; adjusted operating margin 23.9%.
- FY free cash flow $295M (106% conversion); returned $162M via dividends ($82M) and buybacks ($80M).
- M&C TechGroup acquired for $189M in FY 2025; net debt $416M, net leverage 0.9x.
- 2026 outlook: mid-single digit organic sales growth; headwinds include tariffs and macro uncertainty.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/66570/000006657026000002/0000066570-26-000002-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/66570/000006657026000002/msa-20260211.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000066570-26-000002

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