When will MSA Safety Inc (MSA) announce its next dividend?
Next announcement expected the week of October 26, 2026
High quality
Our predicted date is Friday, October 30. This is when we
expect MSA Safety Inc to declare its next dividend, not when the stock goes
ex-dividend — we publish this estimate as early as about three months before the board is
expected to meet.
MSA Safety Inc pays dividends quarterly. We hold 147 payments for it, going back to May 1990 — the full record is below, with what it has paid and when. We don't publish a predicted next ex-dividend date for MSA. As soon as the company declares one it will appear at the top of this page; until then the record below is what we hold.
MSA dividend at a glance
| Most recent payment | $0.54 per share, August 14, 2026 |
|---|---|
| Indicated annual dividend | $2.16 per share, at the current rate and cadence |
| Payment frequency | Quarterly |
| Change over the past year | Raised 1.9%, from $0.53 to $0.54 |
| 5-year growth rate | 4.2% a year, compounded ($0.44 → $0.54) |
| Consecutive years of increases | 17, in the record we hold |
| Typical time to payment | Paid about 26 days after the ex-date |
| History on file | 147 payments since May 1990 |
MSA Safety Inc's dividend schedule
MSA Safety Inc has paid quarterly across the 36 years of records we hold, with the most recent ex-date on August 14, 2026. Its ex-dates usually land in the middle of the month.
Payment follows the ex-date by about 26 days, based on the announcements we hold for MSA.
Increases have a season: of the 32 raises in our record, most take effect with the May payment, so that is the ex-date to watch for a change in the amount. The most recent was 1.9%, effective with the May 2026 ex-date.
MSA dividend history
The last 16 payments on record, of 147 going back to May 1990.
| Ex-date | Amount |
|---|---|
| Aug 14, 2026 | $0.54 |
| May 15, 2026 | $0.54 |
| Feb 13, 2026 | $0.53 |
| Nov 14, 2025 | $0.53 |
| Aug 15, 2025 | $0.53 |
| May 15, 2025 | $0.53 |
| Feb 14, 2025 | $0.51 |
| Nov 15, 2024 | $0.51 |
| Aug 15, 2024 | $0.51 |
| May 14, 2024 | $0.51 |
| Feb 14, 2024 | $0.47 |
| Nov 14, 2023 | $0.47 |
| Aug 15, 2023 | $0.47 |
| May 15, 2023 | $0.47 |
| Feb 13, 2023 | $0.46 |
| Nov 14, 2022 | $0.46 |
Amounts are per share as reported on each ex-date, and are not restated for later share splits — a split shows up here as a step down in the per-share amount. Shown for schedule context, not as a yield.
Special dividends
Payments well outside MSA's regular rate. These are one-offs — they are excluded from the growth figures above, and they are not assumed to recur, so they do not feed the predicted dates.
| Ex-date | Amount |
|---|---|
| Nov 12, 2003 | $4.38 |
Frequently asked questions
- When will MSA announce its next dividend?
- We expect MSA Safety Inc to declare its next dividend around October 30, 2026 (the week of October 26, 2026), a high-quality forecast. This is when the board is expected to declare the dividend, not when the stock goes ex-dividend.
- Do I need to own MSA before the ex-dividend date?
- Yes. You must already hold the shares when trading opens on the ex-dividend date to receive the payment. Buying on the ex-date itself is too late — the seller keeps that dividend. See ex-date vs record date vs payment date for how the dates fit together.
- How often does MSA pay a dividend?
- MSA Safety Inc has historically paid quarterly, across 147 payments since May 1990.
- How much does MSA pay per share?
- The most recent payment was $0.54 per share, with an ex-date of August 14, 2026. At that rate and frequency the indicated annual dividend is $2.16 a share. This is the cash amount, not a yield — a yield depends on the share price you pay.