---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000066570-26-000010"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "MSA"
cik: "0000066570"
company_name: "MSA Safety Inc"
filed_at: "2026-05-04T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-15T00:08:35.323027+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# MSA Safety Q1 net sales $464M (+10%), adj. EPS $1.99 (+18%); maintains 2026 growth outlook

## Summary
- Net sales $463.6M (+10% GAAP, +3% organic YoY); adj. diluted EPS $1.99 vs $1.68 prior year.
- Americas segment sales +11%, adj. operating margin 30.2% (+340 bps). International segment operating income -28% YoY.
- Returned $71M to shareholders ($50M buybacks, $21M dividends); new $500M buyback authorization.
- Free cash flow $65.1M (91% FCF conversion); net leverage 0.9x; liquidity $1.2B.
- Maintained mid-single-digit organic sales growth outlook for 2026, citing geopolitical uncertainty.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000066570-26-000010
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: MSA
- cik: 0000066570
- company_name: MSA Safety Inc
- filed_at: 2026-05-04T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.75
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/66570/000006657026000010/0000066570-26-000010-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/66570/000006657026000010/msa-20260504.htm

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## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  MSA Safety Inc reported first quarter of 2026 results: revenue $464 million, net income $71 million, or $1.83 per diluted share, EPS $1.99 per diluted share.
  - Period: first quarter of 2026
  - Revenue: $464 million
  - Net income: $71 million, or $1.83 per diluted share
  - EPS: $1.99 per diluted share
  - Result: reported results
  source text: Investor Relations Contact: Larry De Maria (917) 245-7463 MSA Safety Announces First Quarter 2026 Results First Quarter 2026 Highlights • Achieved quarterly net sales of $464 million, a 10% GAAP increase and a 3% organic increase year-over-year • Generated GAAP operating income of $93 million, or 20.1% of sales, and adjusted operating income of $101 million,
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/66570/000006657026000010/0000066570-26-000010-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.