What is MSA's five-year median P/E?

26.0x. Half of MSA's weekly readings over the last five years were higher and half were lower. This page has 809 weekly readings, from Apr 25, 2011 to Oct 19, 2026.

Does a low historical rank mean a stock is a buy?

No. The rank compares MSA only with its own past. Slower growth or more risk can justify a lower multiple than before. P/E uses earnings and P/S uses revenue from the last twelve months.

MSA Safety Inc (MSA) P/E ratio history

Industrials

$182.26

Latest weekly close · Market cap $7.1B

Below its usual range

As of Oct 24, 2026

MSA's P/E of 22.7x is lower than 86% of its weekly readings over the last five years.

Weekly P/E with its 5-year range

P/E each weekMiddle half of the last 5 years5-year median 26.0×

5-year median: 26.0×
10-year median: 35.1×
5-year low to high: 18.6×–264.6×
Versus 5-year median: -13%

P/E

14thpercentile

of its weekly readings over the last five years

Below its usual range

Growth, last 12 months vs the year before

Revenue: +6%accelerating
EPS: +15%

Price vs revenue and EPS, indexed to 100

Each line starts at 100 at its first positive reading over the last five years. Revenue and EPS change at fiscal quarter ends.

PriceRevenue, last 12 monthsEPS, last 12 months100 = first reading

P/E at each year-end

The last weekly reading of each year, and its percentile against the five years before it.

MSA P/E at each year-end
Year-end	P/E	5-year percentile
Dec 29, 2025	22.9×	12
Dec 30, 2024	23.8×	1
Dec 25, 2023	n/a	Too little history
Dec 26, 2022	85.8×	80
Dec 27, 2021	64.2×	88
Dec 28, 2020	42.3×	79
Dec 30, 2019	38.8×	78
Dec 31, 2018	57.4×	84
Dec 25, 2017	35.7×	93
Dec 26, 2016	30.0×	99

Industrials peers on P/E

Each percentile compares a stock with its own last five years.

Compare MSA with peers

Industrials peers of MSA on P/E
Stock	P/E	Versus its own history	5-year percentile
AALAmerican Airlines Group Inc	n/a	Not ranked	n/a, not ranked
AAONAAON Inc	36.1×	Below its usual range	12
ADPAutomatic Data Processing	28.2×	Within its usual range	33
AGCOAGCO Corp	14.7×	Above its usual range	73
ALLEAllegion	22.0×	Above its usual range	73

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About this history

What is MSA's current P/E?: MSA's P/E of 22.7x is lower than 86% of its weekly readings over the last five years.
What is MSA's five-year median P/E?: 26.0x. Half of MSA's weekly readings over the last five years were higher and half were lower. This page has 809 weekly readings, from Apr 25, 2011 to Oct 19, 2026.
Does a low historical rank mean a stock is a buy?: No. The rank compares MSA only with its own past. Slower growth or more risk can justify a lower multiple than before. P/E uses earnings and P/S uses revenue from the last twelve months.