Every material Form 8-K MSA Safety has filed with the SEC since July 24, 2024, read and summarized by AI: what happened, the key figures, whether it reads positive or negative for shareholders, and how big a deal it is (impact 1-5). Newest first; each brief links to its own page and to the filing on SEC.gov.
MSA Safety reported third quarter 2026 results, with net sales up 15% to $536 million, including acquisitions, and 6% organic growth. GAAP diluted EPS fell 15% to $1.51 due to Autronica acquisition costs, while adjusted diluted EPS rose 8% to $2.09. The company kept its full-year sales outlook of low-double-digit reported growth, which matters to shareholders because it shows the Autronica deal has not changed that target.
Net sales were $536 million, up 15% from a year earlier, with 6% organic growth.
GAAP net income was $58 million, or $1.51 per diluted share, versus $1.77 a year earlier; adjusted diluted EPS was $2.09, up 8%.
Autronica Fire and Security was acquired for $563 million, net of cash acquired; the full-year sales outlook of low-double-digit reported growth was maintained.
Free cash flow was $68 million, down 32% from $100 million a year earlier.
MSA Safety reported second-quarter 2026 results for the quarter ended June 30, 2026. Net sales rose 6% to $503 million, and GAAP diluted EPS rose 40% to $2.23, while adjusted diluted EPS rose 24% to $2.40. The company said its full-year sales outlook includes low-double-digit total revenue growth, and it noted that the Autronica Fire and Security acquisition closed in July.
Net sales of $503.3 million, up 6% from $474.1 million a year earlier; organic sales rose 3%
GAAP net income of $86.2 million, or $2.23 per diluted share, up 40%; adjusted diluted EPS of $2.40, up 24%
Free cash flow of $82.7 million, versus $37.9 million in the second quarter of 2025
Full-year outlook includes low-double-digit total revenue growth; net leverage was 0.8x at quarter end
MSA Safety's board elected Octavio Marquez, president and CEO of Diebold Nixdorf, as a director on July 20, 2026, as part of its regular succession planning. The filing states he has not been appointed to any board committees and will receive standard non-employee director pay.
Board elected Octavio Marquez on July 20, 2026, announced in a July 21, 2026 press release (Exhibit 99.1)
Marquez is president and CEO of Diebold Nixdorf and joined that company in 2014
No board committee appointments have been made; he will receive non-employee director compensation described in the March 26, 2026 proxy statement
MSA Safety agreed on May 5, 2026, to acquire Autronica, a Norway-based maker of fire and gas detection and alarm systems, for approximately $555 million in cash. The company says the deal adds a fire and gas systems business and is expected to be accretive to adjusted EPS in the first full year of ownership, but closing depends on Norwegian and Danish regulatory conditions and is expected in the third quarter of 2026.
Purchase price is approximately $555 million in cash, funded by cash on hand and borrowings under MSA's existing credit facility
Autronica recorded approximately $160 million in 2025 sales with an adjusted EBITDA margin of approximately 20%
Closing is expected in the third quarter of 2026, subject to Norwegian National Security Act and Danish foreign direct investment conditions
Autronica employs approximately 500 people globally and was founded in 1957
MSA Safety reported first quarter 2026 results on May 4, 2026, with net sales of $464 million, up 10% from a year earlier, and GAAP diluted EPS of $1.83 versus $1.51. Adjusted diluted EPS rose 18% to $1.99, and the company maintained its mid-single-digit 2026 organic sales growth outlook. For shareholders, profit grew and $71 million was returned through $50 million of buybacks and $21 million of dividends, though International segment operating income fell 28%.
Net sales $464 million, up 10% GAAP and 3% organic; Americas sales up 11%, International up 8%
GAAP operating income $93 million (20.1% of sales), up from $77.8 million; International operating income fell 28% to $12.5 million
GAAP net income $71 million; diluted EPS $1.83 vs. $1.51; adjusted diluted EPS $1.99 vs. $1.68
Returned $71 million to shareholders; a $500 million share repurchase program was authorized
MSA Safety reported fourth-quarter 2025 net sales of $511 million, up 2% on a GAAP basis but down 3% organically, with GAAP diluted EPS of $2.21 versus $2.22 a year earlier. For full-year 2025, net sales rose 4% to $1.9 billion while GAAP diluted EPS fell 2% to $7.09, though adjusted diluted EPS rose 3% to $7.93. The company expects mid-single digit full-year organic sales growth in 2026.
Q4 2025 net sales $511 million, up 2% GAAP and down 3% organic, primarily due to fire service timing delays
Q4 2025 GAAP diluted EPS $2.21 (flat year over year); adjusted diluted EPS $2.38, up 6%
Full-year 2025 net sales $1.9 billion, up 4%; GAAP operating income $372 million, down 4%
2026 outlook: mid-single digit full-year organic sales growth; headwinds include tariff and geopolitical uncertainty
MSA Safety said Senior Vice President and MSA International President David J. Howells intends to retire on June 30, 2026. The company does not plan to replace him; senior personnel in the segment will take over his duties and report directly to the CEO.
David J. Howells, SVP and President of MSA International, intends to retire June 30, 2026
No replacement planned; duties move to senior personnel in the MSA International segment
Segment personnel will report directly to the Chief Executive Officer
MSA Safety reported third-quarter 2025 results with GAAP net sales of $468 million, up 8% from a year earlier, and 3% organic growth. GAAP diluted EPS rose 5% to $1.77, and the company reaffirmed its low-single-digit organic sales growth outlook for 2025, which matters to shareholders because the quarter improved while nine-month net income and EPS declined.
Q3 GAAP net sales $468 million, up 8%; organic sales up 3%
Q3 GAAP operating income $94 million (20.1% of sales) vs. $91 million a year earlier
Q3 GAAP diluted EPS $1.77 vs. $1.69; adjusted diluted EPS $1.94 vs. $1.83
Reaffirmed 2025 low-single-digit organic sales growth outlook; company expects to repurchase shares in Q4
MSA Safety Incorporated appointed Julie A. Beck as Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, effective August 18, 2025, succeeding interim CFO Elyse Brody, who will return to her role as Executive Director of Financial Planning and Analysis and Strategy. Beck was previously CFO of Terex Corporation from November 2021 to February 2025. The filing discloses a restricted stock unit award with a $250,000 grant date value but no financial results.
Julie A. Beck, 63, becomes SVP, CFO and Treasurer effective August 18, 2025
Beck was CFO of Terex Corporation from November 2021 to February 2025 and CFO of Nova Chemicals from February 2016 to September 2021
Beck receives restricted stock units with a $250,000 grant date value, vesting one-third per year over three years
Elyse L. Brody ends her interim CFO role and remains Executive Director of Financial Planning and Analysis and Strategy
MSA Safety reported second quarter 2025 results on August 4, 2025. Net sales rose 3% to $474 million but were flat on an organic basis, while GAAP net income fell 13% to $63 million and diluted EPS fell to $1.59 from $1.83. The company maintained its low-single-digit full-year organic sales growth outlook for 2025, citing macroeconomic risk and the timing of NFPA approval for its next-generation SCBA.
Q2 net sales $474 million, up 3% GAAP and flat organic, versus $462 million a year earlier
GAAP operating income $86 million (18.1% of sales) versus $100 million; GAAP diluted EPS $1.59 versus $1.83
Adjusted diluted EPS $1.93 versus $2.01; 2025 organic sales growth outlook maintained at low single digits
Acquired M&C TechGroup in a transaction valued at $188 million, net of cash acquired
MSA Safety reported first quarter 2025 results for the period ended March 31, 2025, with net sales of $421 million, up 2% on a GAAP basis and 4% on an organic basis. GAAP diluted earnings per share rose to $1.51 from $1.47, and the company kept its low-single-digit full-year 2025 organic sales growth outlook while citing tariff and macroeconomic risks.
Net sales of $421 million, up 2% GAAP and 4% organic, from $413 million a year earlier
GAAP net income of $60 million, or $1.51 per diluted share, versus $1.47 a year earlier; adjusted diluted EPS of $1.68 versus $1.61
Full-year 2025 low-single-digit organic sales growth outlook maintained; company flagged increased risk from macroeconomic factors including tariffs
Conference call scheduled for Wednesday, April 30, 2025, at 10:00 a.m. Eastern time
On April 1, 2025, MSA Safety entered a Fifth Amended and Restated Credit Agreement with PNC Bank as administrative agent, replacing its prior 2021 credit agreement. The unsecured revolving facility allows borrowing up to $1.3 billion and runs through April 1, 2030, and the company also amended two note purchase agreements to match the new covenants. For shareholders, the filing shows a refreshed borrowing facility with covenants and a change-of-control default, but it does not disclose any amount drawn.
Maximum outstanding borrowings of $1.3 billion, with up to an additional $500 million available through lender increases subject to board and lender approval
Facility term expires April 1, 2030, replacing the Fourth Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated May 24, 2021
Financial covenants require a fixed charges coverage ratio of at least 1.50 to 1.00 and a net leverage ratio of no more than 3.50 to 1.00 (4.00 to 1.00 during certain acquisition periods)
Amendments to the Prudential and NYL note agreements, dated April 1, 2025, conform their covenants to the new credit agreement
MSA Safety said Chief Financial Officer Lee McChesney will resign effective March 21, 2025, to pursue another business opportunity, and that the departure does not involve any disagreement or accounting issues. Executive Director of Financial Planning and Analysis and Strategy Elyse Brody will serve as interim CFO while the company searches for a permanent replacement, which matters to shareholders because the company is changing its finance leadership during the search.
Lee B. McChesney resigns as SVP and CFO effective March 21, 2025; the filing says the departure is not due to any disagreement with the company or its board on operations, policies, practices or accounting.
Elyse L. Brody, 37, becomes interim CFO effective March 21, 2025, while keeping her current role; she joined the company in 2011.
The company has started a comprehensive search for a permanent CFO; the filing does not give a timeline, and Brody's pay changes are not quantified.
MSA Safety reported fourth quarter and full year 2024 results. Fourth quarter net sales rose 1% to $500 million, and GAAP diluted EPS rose 15% to $2.22 from $1.93. Full year net sales were $1.8 billion, up 1%, and full year GAAP diluted EPS was $7.21 versus $1.48 in 2023, a figure that included a $129 million divestiture loss in 2023. Full year free cash flow fell 39% to $242 million, and the company expects low-single-digit full-year organic sales growth in 2025.
Q4 2024 net sales $500 million, up 1% GAAP and 2% organic; adjusted diluted EPS $2.25 versus $2.06
Full year 2024 net sales $1.8 billion, up 1%; adjusted diluted EPS $7.70 versus $7.03
Full year 2024 free cash flow $242 million versus $397 million in 2023
2025 outlook: low-single-digit full-year organic sales growth; conference call February 13, 2025 at 10:00 a.m. Eastern
MSA Safety reported third-quarter 2024 results with net sales of $433 million, down 3% from a year earlier, while GAAP diluted EPS rose 2% to $1.69 and adjusted diluted EPS rose 3% to $1.83. The company expects mid-single-digit sales growth in the fourth quarter, which it says would produce low-single-digit sales growth for the full year. Shareholders get a mixed picture: earnings per share grew on a lower sales base, and management's outlook points to a sales rebound in the final quarter.
Q3 net sales were $433 million, down 3% year over year; GAAP operating income was $91 million, down from $94 million.
GAAP net income was $67 million, or $1.69 per diluted share, versus $1.65 a year earlier; adjusted diluted EPS was $1.83 versus $1.78.
Management attributed the sales decline to the timing of self-contained breathing apparatus shipments and specific customer order delays.
The company expects mid-single-digit sales growth in Q4 2024, resulting in low-single-digit full-year growth; it will hold a conference call on October 24, 2024.
MSA Safety reported second-quarter 2024 results with net sales of $462 million, up 3% from a year earlier, and GAAP diluted EPS of $1.83 versus $1.70. Adjusted diluted EPS rose to $2.01 from $1.83, and the company maintained its mid-single-digit full-year sales growth outlook. For shareholders, the quarter shows higher sales and profit, with guidance unchanged.
Q2 2024 net sales were $462 million, up 3% reported and 4% organic constant currency
GAAP net income was $72 million, or $1.83 per diluted share, versus $67 million, or $1.70, a year earlier
Adjusted earnings were $80 million, or $2.01 per diluted share, up 10% year over year
The company is maintaining its mid-single-digit full-year sales growth outlook
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