MSA Safety vs WillScot
WillScot reported revenue of $2.3 billion in fiscal 2025, 1.2 times MSA Safety's $1.9 billion in fiscal 2025. MSA Safety's revenue grew 3.7% in its latest year, and WillScot's fell 4.8%. MSA Safety had an operating margin of 19.8%, against 8.0% at WillScot. Free cash flow was $295 million at MSA Safety and $738 million at WillScot.
Side by side
| MSA Safety | WillScot | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest fiscal year | FY2025, Dec 31, 2025 | FY2025, Dec 31, 2025 |
| Revenue | $1.9B | $2.3B |
| Revenue growth | 3.7% | −4.8% |
| Revenue growth a year, last 5 years | 6.8% | 12.4% |
| Gross margin | 46.5% | 51.0% |
| Operating margin | 19.8% | 8.0% |
| Net margin | 14.9% | −2.3% |
| Free cash flow | $295M | $738M |
| Free cash flow margin | 15.8% | 32.3% |
| Return on capital | 17.3% | 3.1% |
| Net debt to EBITDA | 0.9x | 12.9x |
| Dividends and buybacks | $172M | $151M |
| Change in diluted share count | −0.5% | −4.2% |
| Last close | $170.14 | $18.86 |
| P/E at the last close | 21.9× | — |
| Insider trades, last 12 months | bought $71,093, sold $4.2 million | sold $4.2 million |
| Piotroski F-score | 6 of 9 | 4 of 9 |
Amounts in each company's own currency, US$ unless marked (a foreign company may report in another), each company's latest fiscal year from its 10-K, or 20-F or 40-F for a foreign company. Growth rates compare with the year before; the five-year rate is the average a year. Free cash flow is cash from operations minus capital spending; return on capital is after-tax operating income over the money invested in the business; P/E is the last close over the latest earnings per share. Banks are measured differently (return on equity, efficiency ratio), so some rows apply to one company only.
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Source: the companies' Form 10-K filings, from SEC EDGAR, and the last close. For information only, not investment advice: the figures describe results, not which company is the better investment. The Filing Desk is not affiliated with either company. Full figures on the MSA Safety and WillScot pages.