MSA Safety (MSA) Q2 2026 earnings — TrendMatrix coverage
Reported
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Key numbers
- Reported EPS
- $2.40
- Estimate
- $2.14
- Surprise
- +12.4%
- Score at report (before → after)
- 6.1 → 6.4/10
Revenue for this quarter isn’t shown: the reported figure hasn’t cleared TrendMatrix’s freshness and sanity checks yet, and consensus revenue isn’t tracked. EPS above is the available figure.
How the report landed
MSA Safety (MSA) beat the $2.14 estimate with diluted EPS of $2.40 — a large 12.4% upside surprise. TrendMatrix's engine moved from Hold (6.1/10) to Buy (Wait) at 6.4/10 after the report.
Where TrendMatrix's rating stands now
TrendMatrix currently rates MSA Hold at 6.2/10.
4 of the last 4 quarters beat the estimate; this quarter's +12.4% surprise compares with a +7.7% four-quarter average. Next scheduled report: 2026-10-27.
What supports the rating
- V7 flight-to-quality bonus: +0.5 (Q=8.0 in RISK_OFF)
- Strong earnings beat streak (4/4)
What argues against it
- Analyst target reached - limited upside remaining
- Sector modifier (Industrials): -0.7
- Target reached (-3.1% upside)
This section and the ones below it reflect TrendMatrix’s latest engine read — they update after the report date and are not frozen to it.
The levels TrendMatrix's engine tracks
- Current price
- $187.78
- Price target
- $192.08
- Stop
- $180.90
- Upside to target
- +2.3%
The stock trades at 23.5× trailing but 18.7× forward earnings — consensus estimates already build in a substantial earnings recovery.
Model outputs from TrendMatrix’s engine as of 2026-09-04 — shown for context, not personalized investment advice.
MSA at TrendMatrix's latest read
Industrial quarters are order-book stories — backlog and book-to-bill color how the market reads the reported number.
- Industry
- Security & Protection Services
- Market cap
- $7.24B
- P/E (fwd)
- 18.7
- P/E (ttm)
- 23.5
- 52-week range
- $151.11–$208.92
- Off 52-week high
- 10.1%
- RSI (14)
- 46
- Volume vs avg
- 0.08×
- Score today
- 6.2/10