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Compared to Estimates, MSA Safety (MSA) Q1 Earnings: A Look at Key Metrics

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MSA Safety (MSA - Free Report) reported $463.63 million in revenue for the quarter ended March 2026, representing a year-over-year increase of 10%. EPS of $1.99 for the same period compares to $1.68 a year ago.

The reported revenue represents a surprise of +2.83% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $450.86 million. With the consensus EPS estimate being $1.85, the EPS surprise was +7.8%.

While investors closely watch year-over-year changes in headline numbers -- revenue and earnings -- and how they compare to Wall Street expectations to determine their next course of action, some key metrics always provide a better insight into a company's underlying performance.

As these metrics influence top- and bottom-line performance, comparing them to the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated helps investors project a stock's price performance more accurately.

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:
  • Geographic Revenue- International: $138.4 million versus $140.54 million estimated by two analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +8% change.
  • Geographic Revenue- Americas: $325.2 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $309.37 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +10.9%.
  • Net sales by Product Category- Fire Service: $159.27 million versus $158.89 million estimated by three analysts on average.
  • Net sales by Product Category- Industrial PPE and Other: $123.52 million versus the three-analyst average estimate of $112.24 million.
  • Net sales by Product Category- Detection: $180.84 million compared to the $180.49 million average estimate based on three analysts.

View all Key Company Metrics for MSA Safety here>>>

Shares of MSA Safety have returned +0.4% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +10% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #4 (Sell), indicating that it could underperform the broader market in the near term.

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