Buyback yield (TTM)
2.04%
Shareholder yield (TTM)
3.34%
5Y share count change
0.2%
Buyback spend (TTM)
$129.86M
Cumulative buybacks
$571.66M
Key takeaways
- MSA Safety (MSA) repurchased about $129.86M of stock over the trailing twelve months.
- Diluted share count is roughly flat (0.2%) over the last ~5 fiscal years — buybacks are offsetting dilution but not shrinking the float.
- TTM buyback ÷ stock-based-comp ratio of 7.93× — repurchases more than cover SBC dilution.
- Cash buyback spend has compounded at +25.3% per year over the latest 5-year window.
- TTM repurchases used about 57% of free cash flow remaining after dividends.
Dividend & buyback yield over time for MSA Safety (MSA)
Stacked annual yields — buyback yield (TTM cash repurchases ÷ market cap) plus dividend yield from the same fiscal-year-end key-metrics period — show how total cash return per dollar of equity has evolved.
Diluted vs basic shares (annual) for MSA Safety (MSA)
Diluted weighted-average shares are the EPS denominator — a falling count means buybacks are outpacing SBC dilution.
Year-over-year change in diluted shares for MSA Safety (MSA)
Green is fewer shares vs the prior fiscal year (net repurchase); red is growth (dilution). The earliest year shown has no prior year to compare.
Cash buyback spend over time for MSA Safety (MSA)
Latest: $89.96M
Overview
2025's annual buyback spend for MSA Safety (MSA) came in at $89.96M – surged 140.9% year-over-year.
MSA Safety buyback spend compound annual growth for the 2020–2025 (5 years) window is +25.3%, sustaining 2 straight years of year-over-year growth.
The record annual buyback spend stands at $89.96M, reached in 2025; the historical low of $206.00K was recorded in 2009.
MSA Safety Buyback Spend 2025: $89.96M
MSA Safety buyback spend in 2025 was $89.96M, surged 140.9% from 2024. This figure represents the highest annual value in the available history.
MSA Safety Buyback Spend 2024: $37.34M
2024's buyback spend for MSA Safety came in at $37.34M, surged 842.7% from 2023.
MSA Safety Buyback Spend 2023: $3.96M
MSA Safety posted buyback spend of $3.96M in 2023, plunged 88.5% below 2022.
MSA Safety Buyback Spend 2022: $34.39M
In 2022, MSA Safety reported buyback spend of $34.39M, surged 457.3% from 2021.
MSA Safety Buyback Spend 2021: $6.17M
MSA Safety buyback spend in 2021 was $6.17M.
See more financial history for MSA Safety (MSA).
Buyback, SBC & dilution history
Buyback spend, SBC, net dilution effect, and share count.
| 2025 | $89.96M | $15.20M | $74.77M | 1.44% | 0.04B | -0.5% | |
| 2024 | $37.34M | $18.18M | $19.16M | 0.57% | 0.04B | +0.2% | |
| 2023 | $3.96M | $30.02M | −$26.06M | 0.06% | 0.04B | +0.2% | |
| 2022 | $34.39M | $19.65M | $14.74M | 0.61% | 0.04B | -0.1% | |
| 2021 | $6.17M | $18.91M | −$12.74M | 0.10% | 0.04B | +0.4% | |
| 2020 | $29.14M | $6.92M | $22.22M | 0.50% | 0.04B | +0.2% | |
| 2019 | $12.65M | $13.76M | −$1.11M | 0.26% | 0.04B | +0.6% | |
| 2018 | $4.82M | $12.24M | −$7.42M | 0.13% | 0.04B | +0.7% | |
| 2017 | $17.51M | $11.76M | $5.75M | 0.59% | 0.04B | +1.9% | |
| 2016 | $1.88M | $9.21M | −$7.33M | 0.07% | 0.04B | +0.7% | |
| 2015 | $9.88M | $7.60M | $2.29M | 0.61% | 0.04B | -0.0% | |
| 2014 | $5.65M | $9.05M | −$3.40M | 0.29% | 0.04B | +0.7% | |
| 2013 | $11.79M | $10.34M | $1.45M | 0.62% | 0.04B | +1.1% | |
| 2012 | $3.51M | $10.01M | −$6.50M | 0.22% | 0.04B | +0.6% | |
| 2011 | $624.00K | $7.73M | −$7.11M | 0.05% | 0.04B | +1.1% | |
| 2010 | $7.57M | $7.33M | $237.00K | 0.67% | 0.04B | +1.5% | |
| 2009 | $206.00K | $5.86M | −$5.65M | 0.02% | 0.04B | -0.2% | |
| 2008 | $983.00K | $5.46M | −$4.47M | 0.12% | 0.04B | -0.8% | |
| 2007 | $25.55M | $0.00 | $25.55M | 1.40% | 0.04B | -1.8% | |
| 2006 | $29.89M | $0.00 | $29.89M | 2.29% | 0.04B | +1.0% | |
| 2005 | $58.01M | $0.00 | $58.01M | 4.38% | 0.04B | -1.5% | |
| 2004 | $6.12M | $0.00 | $6.12M | 0.33% | 0.04B | -0.0% | |
| 2003 | $2.31M | $0.00 | $2.31M | 0.24% | 0.04B | +1.6% | |
| 2002 | $846.00K | $0.00 | $846.00K | 0.21% | 0.04B | +0.7% | |
| 2001 | $3.23M | $0.00 | $3.23M | 0.67% | 0.04B | -2.2% | |
| 2000 | $54.95M | $0.00 | $54.95M | — | 0.04B | -4.7% | |
| 1999 | $5.50M | $0.00 | $5.50M | — | 0.04B | -2.8% | |
| 1998 | $7.00M | $0.00 | $7.00M | — | 0.04B | -2.5% | |
| 1997 | $9.90M | $0.00 | $9.90M | — | 0.04B | -6.4% | |
| 1996 | $28.30M | $0.00 | $28.30M | — | 0.04B | — | |
| 1995 | $28.00M | $0.00 | $28.00M | — | — | — | |
| 1994 | $8.50M | $0.00 | $8.50M | — | — | — | |
| 1993 | $4.10M | $0.00 | $4.10M | — | — | — | |
| 1992 | $8.40M | $0.00 | $8.40M | — | — | — | |
| 1991 | $5.80M | $0.00 | $5.80M | — | — | — | |
| 1990 | $7.20M | $0.00 | $7.20M | — | — | — |
- 2025$89.96M
- 2024$37.34M
- 2023$3.96M
- 2022$34.39M
- 2021$6.17M
- 2020$29.14M
- 2019$12.65M
- 2018$4.82M
- 2017$17.51M
- 2016$1.88M
- 2015$9.88M
- 2014$5.65M
- 2013$11.79M
- 2012$3.51M
- 2011$624.00K
- 2010$7.57M
- 2009$206.00K
- 2008$983.00K
- 2007$25.55M
- 2006$29.89M
- 2005$58.01M
- 2004$6.12M
- 2003$2.31M
- 2002$846.00K
- 2001$3.23M
- 2000$54.95M
- 1999$5.50M
- 1998$7.00M
- 1997$9.90M
- 1996$28.30M
- 1995$28.00M
- 1994$8.50M
- 1993$4.10M
- 1992$8.40M
- 1991$5.80M
- 1990$7.20M
Buybacks vs stock-based compensation for MSA Safety (MSA)
Annual cash repurchases set against stock-based compensation. Coverage above 1× means buybacks fully offset the equity dilution from SBC. TTM coverage: 7.93×.
Buybacks vs dividends (share of cash returned) for MSA Safety (MSA)
How MSA Safety splits cash returned to shareholders between dividends and buybacks.
Sector peers by buyback spend
Companies in the same sector as MSA Safety, ranked by their latest buyback spend.
| $7.55B | |
| $5.19B | |
| $2.68B | |
| $1.86B | |
| $1.14B | |
| $1.13B | |
| $50.00M | |
| $0.00 |
- $7.55B
- $5.19B
- $2.68B
- $1.86B
- $1.14B
- $1.13B
- $50.00M
- $0.00
Buyback capacity (TTM)
Free cash flow minus dividends paid versus actual TTM repurchases — the headroom bar shows how much of post-dividend FCF is still being deployed elsewhere.
Headroom $226.61M (TTM FCF − TTM dividends, clamped at zero).
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