TTM
46.8%
YoY change
−1.12pp
Trough year (1991)
34.7%
Peak year (2023)
47.7%
Latest annual
46.5%
Gross Margin history chart for MSA Safety (MSA) from 1985 to 2025
Latest: 46.5%
Gross Margin change chart for MSA Safety (MSA) from 1985 to 2025
Latest: −1.12pp
Gross Margin history table for MSA Safety (MSA) from 1985 to 2025
| 2025 | 46.5% | -1.12pp | ||
| 2024 | 47.6% | -0.08pp | ||
| 2023 | 47.7% | +3.57pp | ||
| 2022 | 44.1% | +0.15pp | ||
| 2021 | 43.9% | -0.22pp | ||
| 2020 | 44.2% | -1.38pp | ||
| 2019 | 45.6% | +0.50pp | ||
| 2018 | 45.1% | +0.03pp | ||
| 2017 | 45.0% | -0.40pp | ||
| 2016 | 45.4% | +1.12pp | ||
| 2015 | 44.3% | -1.14pp | ||
| 2014 | 45.4% | +0.77pp | ||
| 2013 | 44.7% | +0.59pp | ||
| 2012 | 44.1% | +2.90pp | ||
| 2011 | 41.2% | +3.29pp | ||
| 2010 | 37.9% | +0.49pp | ||
| 2009 | 37.4% | -1.01pp | ||
| 2008 | 38.4% | -0.43pp | ||
| 2007 | 38.8% | +0.69pp | ||
| 2006 | 38.2% | -0.56pp | ||
| 2005 | 38.7% | -1.57pp | ||
| 2004 | 40.3% | +0.76pp | ||
| 2003 | 39.5% | +1.81pp | ||
| 2002 | 37.7% | -1.54pp | ||
| 2001 | 39.2% | +2.02pp | ||
| 2000 | 37.2% | +1.10pp | ||
| 1999 | 36.1% | -0.73pp | ||
| 1998 | 36.9% | -2.59pp | ||
| 1997 | 39.5% | +0.75pp | ||
| 1996 | 38.7% | -0.44pp | ||
| 1995 | 39.1% | +1.52pp | ||
| 1994 | 37.6% | +1.32pp | ||
| 1993 | 36.3% | +1.51pp | ||
| 1992 | 34.8% | +0.12pp | ||
| 1991 | 34.7% | -4.48pp | ||
| 1990 | 39.1% | -0.56pp | ||
| 1989 | 39.7% | -0.37pp | ||
| 1988 | 40.1% | +3.70pp | ||
| 1987 | 36.4% | -1.26pp | ||
| 1986 | 37.6% | +1.86pp | ||
| 1985 | 35.8% | — |
- 202546.5%-1.12pp
- 202447.6%-0.08pp
- 202347.7%+3.57pp
- 202244.1%+0.15pp
- 202143.9%-0.22pp
- 202044.2%-1.38pp
- 201945.6%+0.50pp
- 201845.1%+0.03pp
- 201745.0%-0.40pp
- 201645.4%+1.12pp
- 201544.3%-1.14pp
- 201445.4%+0.77pp
- 201344.7%+0.59pp
- 201244.1%+2.90pp
- 201141.2%+3.29pp
- 201037.9%+0.49pp
- 200937.4%-1.01pp
- 200838.4%-0.43pp
- 200738.8%+0.69pp
- 200638.2%-0.56pp
- 200538.7%-1.57pp
- 200440.3%+0.76pp
- 200339.5%+1.81pp
- 200237.7%-1.54pp
- 200139.2%+2.02pp
- 200037.2%+1.10pp
- 199936.1%-0.73pp
- 199836.9%-2.59pp
- 199739.5%+0.75pp
- 199638.7%-0.44pp
- 199539.1%+1.52pp
- 199437.6%+1.32pp
- 199336.3%+1.51pp
- 199234.8%+0.12pp
- 199134.7%-4.48pp
- 199039.1%-0.56pp
- 198939.7%-0.37pp
- 198840.1%+3.70pp
- 198736.4%-1.26pp
- 198637.6%+1.86pp
- 198535.8%—
Gross Margin values are taken from MSA Safety's reported income statements (quarterly 10-Q and annual 10-K filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission). Each row shows the period end date and the filing date. YoY compares each figure to the same period one year earlier. Amounts are in USD as filed.
About Gross Margin at MSA Safety (MSA)
According to MSA Safety's latest reported financial statements, the company's latest reported gross margin is 46.8%. Gross margin is gross profit divided by revenue, expressed as a percentage. It shows how much of each sales dollar survives the direct cost of goods sold — before operating expenses, interest, and taxes. A higher gross margin generally signals pricing power and production efficiency. Margins are most meaningful compared against sector peers and a company's own history.
Headline figure above is from the reporting period ending (reported ). Chart and table below cover the full reported history back to .
As of the 2025 fiscal year, MSA Safety (MSA) reported gross margin of 46.46% – contracted 1.1 percentage points year-over-year.
The record annual gross margin stands at 47.67%, reached in 2023; the historical low of 34.67% was recorded in 1991.
MSA Safety Gross Margin by Year
MSA Safety Gross Margin 2025: 46.5%
2025's gross margin for MSA Safety came in at 46.46%, contracted 1.1 percentage points from 2024.
MSA Safety Gross Margin 2024: 47.6%
MSA Safety posted gross margin of 47.59% in 2024, contracted 0.1 percentage points from 2023.
MSA Safety Gross Margin 2023: 47.7%
In 2023, MSA Safety reported gross margin of 47.67%, expanded 3.6 percentage points from 2022. This figure represents the highest annual value in the available history.
MSA Safety Gross Margin 2022: 44.1%
MSA Safety gross margin in 2022 was 44.10%, expanded 0.2 percentage points from 2021.
MSA Safety Gross Margin 2021: 43.9%
MSA Safety gross margin in 2021 was 43.95%.
See more financial history for MSA Safety (MSA).
Sector peers by Gross Margin
Industrials peers of MSA Safety (MSA), ranked by their latest gross margin
| 45.7% | |
| 36.9% | |
| 36.9% | |
| 35.1% | |
| 34.8% | |
| 32.5% | |
| 20.2% | |
| 4.8% |
- 45.7%
- 35.1%
- 34.8%
- 32.5%
- 20.2%
- 4.8%
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