Latest period
39M
YoY change
-0.5%
5Y CAGR
+0.0%
Peak year (FY1985)
59.8M
Latest annual
39.3M
Shares Outstanding history chart for MSA Safety (MSA) from 2016 to 2025
Latest: 39.3M
Shares Outstanding growth chart for MSA Safety (MSA) from 2016 to 2025
Latest: -0.5%
Shares Outstanding history table for MSA Safety (MSA) from 1985 to 2025
| FY2025 | 39.3M | -0.5% | -189K | ||
| FY2024 | 39.5M | +0.2% | +62K | ||
| FY2023 | 39.5M | +0.2% | +66K | ||
| FY2022 | 39.4M | -0.1% | -42K | ||
| FY2021 | 39.4M | +0.4% | +163K | ||
| FY2020 | 39.3M | +0.2% | +97K | ||
| FY2019 | 39.2M | +0.6% | +228K | ||
| FY2018 | 39M | +0.7% | +264K | ||
| FY2017 | 38.7M | +1.9% | +711K | ||
| FY2016 | 38M | +0.7% | +276K | ||
| FY2015 | 37.7M | -0.0% | -18K | ||
| FY2014 | 37.7M | +0.7% | +278K | ||
| FY2013 | 37.5M | +1.1% | +408K | ||
| FY2012 | 37M | +0.6% | +211K | ||
| FY2011 | 36.8M | +1.1% | +409K | ||
| FY2010 | 36.4M | +1.5% | +543K | ||
| FY2009 | 35.9M | -0.2% | -70K | ||
| FY2008 | 35.9M | -0.8% | -291K | ||
| FY2007 | 36.2M | -1.8% | -683K | ||
| FY2006 | 36.9M | +1.0% | +363K | ||
| FY2005 | 36.6M | -1.5% | -551K | ||
| FY2004 | 37.1M | -0.0% | -5.09K | ||
| FY2003 | 37.1M | +1.6% | +567K | ||
| FY2002 | 36.5M | +0.7% | +247K | ||
| FY2001 | 36.3M | -2.2% | -803K | ||
| FY2000 | 37.1M | -4.7% | -1.82M | ||
| FY1999 | 38.9M | -2.8% | -1.14M | ||
| FY1998 | 40.1M | -2.5% | -1.04M | ||
| FY1997 | 41.1M | -6.4% | -2.8M | ||
| FY1996 | 43.9M | -16.3% | -8.56M | ||
| FY1995 | 52.5M | -2.8% | -1.49M | ||
| FY1994 | 54M | -0.8% | -412K | ||
| FY1993 | 54.4M | -2.5% | -1.41M | ||
| FY1992 | 55.8M | -3.1% | -1.81M | ||
| FY1991 | 57.6M | -1.2% | -675K | ||
| FY1990 | 58.3M | -0.9% | -515K | ||
| FY1989 | 58.8M | -1.3% | -795K | ||
| FY1988 | 59.6M | -0.1% | -63.3K | ||
| FY1987 | 59.6M | +0.2% | +138K | ||
| FY1986 | 59.5M | -0.6% | -332K | ||
| FY1985 | 59.8M | — | — |
- FY202539.3M-0.5%
- FY202439.5M+0.2%
- FY202339.5M+0.2%
- FY202239.4M-0.1%
- FY202139.4M+0.4%
- FY202039.3M+0.2%
- FY201939.2M+0.6%
- FY201839M+0.7%
- FY201738.7M+1.9%
- FY201638M+0.7%
- FY201537.7M-0.0%
- FY201437.7M+0.7%
- FY201337.5M+1.1%
- FY201237M+0.6%
- FY201136.8M+1.1%
- FY201036.4M+1.5%
- FY200935.9M-0.2%
- FY200835.9M-0.8%
- FY200736.2M-1.8%
- FY200636.9M+1.0%
- FY200536.6M-1.5%
- FY200437.1M-0.0%
- FY200337.1M+1.6%
- FY200236.5M+0.7%
- FY200136.3M-2.2%
- FY200037.1M-4.7%
- FY199938.9M-2.8%
- FY199840.1M-2.5%
- FY199741.1M-6.4%
- FY199643.9M-16.3%
- FY199552.5M-2.8%
- FY199454M-0.8%
- FY199354.4M-2.5%
- FY199255.8M-3.1%
- FY199157.6M-1.2%
- FY199058.3M-0.9%
- FY198958.8M-1.3%
- FY198859.6M-0.1%
- FY198759.6M+0.2%
- FY198659.5M-0.6%
- FY198559.8M—
Shares Outstanding 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 Shares Outstanding at MSA Safety (MSA)
According to MSA Safety's latest reported financial statements, the company's latest reported diluted shares outstanding is 39M. Diluted weighted-average shares outstanding is the share count used to compute per-share metrics like EPS. Buybacks lower it; new issuance, stock-based compensation, and convertible securities raise it. Multiply by the stock price for market capitalization.
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 diluted shares outstanding of 39.3M – edged down 0.5% year-over-year.
Through 2020–2025 (5 years), MSA Safety diluted shares outstanding delivered a +0.0% annualised rate; with mixed annual results across the window.
Between 1985 and 2025, MSA Safety diluted shares outstanding plunged 34.2%, falling from 59.8M to 39.3M.
Across the available history, diluted shares outstanding reached its high of 59.8M in 1985 and its low of 35.9M in 2009.
MSA Safety Shares Outstanding by Year
MSA Safety Shares Outstanding 2025: 39.3M
In 2025, MSA Safety reported diluted shares outstanding of 39.3M, edged down 0.5% below 2024.
MSA Safety Shares Outstanding 2024: 39.5M
MSA Safety diluted shares outstanding in 2024 was 39.5M, edged up 0.2% from 2023.
MSA Safety Shares Outstanding 2023: 39.5M
2023's diluted shares outstanding for MSA Safety came in at 39.5M, edged up 0.2% from 2022.
MSA Safety Shares Outstanding 2022: 39.4M
MSA Safety posted diluted shares outstanding of 39.4M in 2022, edged down 0.1% below 2021.
MSA Safety Shares Outstanding 2021: 39.4M
MSA Safety diluted shares outstanding in 2021 was 39.4M.
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