Every material Form 8-K MSA Safety filed with the SEC in 2026, 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
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