MSA Dividend History & Yield Analysis

MSA has 60+ recorded dividend payments. Below is the full payout history with ex-dividend dates, pay dates, annual dividend totals and the current trailing and forward yield.

Yield & Payout Metrics

Dividend yield (TTM)
1.13%
Forward yield
1.14%
Dividend per share (TTM)
$2.14
Annualized rate
$2.16
Payout frequency
Quarterly
Last payment
$0.5400
5-year dividend CAGR
4.19%
Consecutive growth years
21

Yields calculated against a market price of $189.14.

Annual Dividend History

  • 2026$1.61
  • 2025$2.10
  • 2024$2.00
  • 2023$1.87
  • 2022$1.82
  • 2021$1.75
  • 2020$1.71
  • 2019$1.64
  • 2018$1.49
  • 2017$1.38
  • 2016$1.31
  • 2015$1.27
  • 2014$1.23
  • 2013$1.18
  • 2012$1.10
  • 2011$1.03
  • 2010$0.9900
  • 2009$0.9600
  • 2008$0.9400
  • 2007$0.8400
  • 2006$0.6800
  • 2005$0.5200
  • 2004$0.3700
  • 2003$1.72
  • 2002$0.2168

MSA Payout History & Ex-Dividend Dates

MSA dividend payments with ex-dividend date, pay date and amount per share
Ex-dividend datePay dateAmount / share
2026-08-012026-08-14$0.5400
2026-05-012026-05-15$0.5400
2026-02-012026-02-13$0.5300
2025-11-012025-11-14$0.5300
2025-08-012025-08-15$0.5300
2025-05-012025-05-15$0.5300
2025-02-012025-02-14$0.5100
2024-11-012024-11-15$0.5100
2024-08-012024-08-15$0.5100
2024-05-012024-05-14$0.5100
2024-02-012024-02-14$0.4700
2023-11-012023-11-14$0.4700
2023-08-012023-08-15$0.4700
2023-05-012023-05-15$0.4700
2023-02-012023-02-13$0.4600
2022-11-012022-11-14$0.4600
2022-08-012022-08-15$0.4600
2022-05-012022-05-13$0.4600
2022-02-012022-02-11$0.4400
2021-11-012021-11-12$0.4400
2021-08-012021-08-13$0.4400
2021-05-012021-05-14$0.4400
2021-02-012021-02-18$0.4300
2020-11-012020-11-10$0.4300
2020-08-012020-08-14$0.4300
2020-05-012020-05-21$0.4300
2020-02-012020-02-11$0.4200
2019-11-012019-11-06$0.4200
2019-08-012019-08-19$0.4200
2019-05-012019-05-17$0.4200
2019-02-012019-02-15$0.3800
2018-11-012018-11-13$0.3800
2018-08-012018-08-17$0.3800
2018-05-012018-05-18$0.3800
2018-02-012018-02-13$0.3500
2017-11-012017-11-13$0.3500
2017-08-012017-08-14$0.3500
2017-05-012017-05-19$0.3500
2017-02-012017-02-10$0.3300
2016-11-012016-11-09$0.3300
2016-08-012016-08-16$0.3300
2016-05-012016-05-19$0.3300
2016-02-012016-02-11$0.3200
2015-11-012015-11-19$0.3200
2015-08-012015-08-17$0.3200
2015-05-012015-05-21$0.3200
2015-02-012015-02-10$0.3100
2014-11-012014-11-13$0.3100
2014-08-012014-08-15$0.3100
2014-05-012014-05-16$0.3100
2014-02-012014-02-12$0.3000
2013-11-012013-11-08$0.3000
2013-08-012013-08-15$0.3000
2013-05-012013-05-16$0.3000
2013-02-012013-02-13$0.2800
2012-11-012012-11-09$0.2800
2012-08-012012-08-10$0.2800
2012-05-012012-05-17$0.2800
2012-02-012012-02-10$0.2600
2011-11-012011-11-15$0.2600

Does MSA pay dividends?

Yes. MSA pays on a quarterly schedule, most recently $0.5400 per share with an ex-dividend date of 2026-08-01. To receive a payout you must own the shares before the ex-dividend date; buying on or after it means the previous holder collects that payment.

How the MSA yield is calculated

The trailing yield divides the last twelve months of dividends per share ($2.14) by the latest market price. The forward yield annualizes the most recent payment across 4 payments per year, which reacts faster after a dividend raise or cut. A rising yield is only good news when it comes from a growing payout rather than a falling share price — check the annual history above and the MSA DCF fair value page for the cash flow behind it.