MSA Safety Cash Flow Quality Index
MSA Safety cash flow quality index. MSA Safety (MSA) has a Cash Flow Quality Index of 1.11x as of June 2026. Operating cash flow of $95.38 Million exceeds net income of $86.19 Million, indicating high earnings quality where cash backs reported profits. See MSA free cash flow debt coverage to measure the company's free cash flow as a share of total liabilities.
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Cash Flow Quality Index of MSA Safety (1990–2025)
Cash flow quality index of MSA Safety from 1990 to 2025. Historical Cash Flow Quality Index for MSA Safety across 36 annual periods. Values consistently above 1.0x indicate high-quality earnings. Explore debt repayment capacity of MSA Safety to assess how comfortably operating cash covers total debt obligations.
MSA Safety Cash Flow Quality Index by Year (1990–2025)
MSA Safety cash flow quality index by year from 1990 to 2025. Year-by-year earnings quality comparison for MSA Safety. For the full cash flow conversion analysis, see MSA Safety (MSA) cash conversion ratio.
| Year | Quality Index | Operating CF (USD) | Net Income | YoY Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1.30x | $363.87 Million | $278.92 Million | ▲ +25.4% |
| 2024 | 1.04x | $296.43 Million | $284.97 Million | ▼ -34.4% |
| 2023 | 1.59x | $92.86 Million | $58.58 Million | ▲ +80.8% |
| 2022 | 0.88x | $157.46 Million | $179.63 Million | ▼ -90.4% |
| 2021 | 9.14x | $199.15 Million | $21.79 Million | ▲ +436.1% |
| 2020 | 1.70x | $206.56 Million | $121.16 Million | ▲ +42.3% |
| 2019 | 1.20x | $164.96 Million | $137.65 Million | ▼ -43.8% |
| 2018 | 2.13x | $266.81 Million | $125.11 Million | ▼ -75.0% |
| 2017 | 8.54x | $230.34 Million | $26.96 Million | ▲ +494.6% |
| 2016 | 1.44x | $134.89 Million | $93.86 Million | ▲ +76.7% |
| 2015 | 0.81x | $55.25 Million | $67.94 Million | ▼ -33.2% |
| 2014 | 1.22x | $107.03 Million | $87.93 Million | ▼ -3.3% |
| 2013 | 1.26x | $110.78 Million | $88.05 Million | ▼ -23.3% |
| 2012 | 1.64x | $150.48 Million | $91.76 Million | ▲ +34.7% |
| 2011 | 1.22x | $85.26 Million | $70.05 Million | ▲ +50.4% |
| 2010 | 0.81x | $31.61 Million | $39.06 Million | ▼ -71.0% |
| 2009 | 2.79x | $120.85 Million | $43.34 Million | ▲ +228.5% |
| 2008 | 0.85x | $59.78 Million | $70.42 Million | ▲ +38.8% |
| 2007 | 0.61x | $41.34 Million | $67.59 Million | ▼ -37.8% |
| 2006 | 0.98x | $62.84 Million | $63.92 Million | ▼ -6.5% |
| 2005 | 1.05x | $86.00 Million | $81.78 Million | ▲ +38.8% |
| 2004 | 0.76x | $53.84 Million | $71.05 Million | ▲ +22.0% |
| 2003 | 0.62x | $40.54 Million | $65.27 Million | ▼ -55.8% |
| 2002 | 1.41x | $49.33 Million | $35.08 Million | ▲ +44.3% |
| 2001 | 0.97x | $30.84 Million | $31.63 Million | ▼ -56.7% |
| 2000 | 2.25x | $52.27 Million | $23.24 Million | ▼ -13.8% |
| 1999 | 2.61x | $39.40 Million | $15.10 Million | ▲ +123.1% |
| 1998 | 1.17x | $21.40 Million | $18.30 Million | ▼ -17.1% |
| 1997 | 1.41x | $30.90 Million | $21.90 Million | ▼ -42.3% |
| 1996 | 2.45x | $56.50 Million | $23.10 Million | ▲ +29.9% |
| 1995 | 1.88x | $35.60 Million | $18.90 Million | ▼ -29.2% |
| 1994 | 2.66x | $40.70 Million | $15.30 Million | ▲ +14.6% |
| 1993 | 2.32x | $24.60 Million | $10.60 Million | ▼ -27.0% |
| 1992 | 3.18x | $36.90 Million | $11.60 Million | ▲ +178.0% |
| 1991 | 1.14x | $21.40 Million | $18.70 Million | ▼ -40.0% |
| 1990 | 1.91x | $55.70 Million | $29.20 Million | — |