Federal Signal Corporation
FSS Industrials Farm & Heavy Construction Machinery
Federal Signal Corporation’s revenue for fiscal 2025 (year ended December 2025) was $2.2 billion, up 17.1% from fiscal 2024.
- Revenue
- +18.1%
- EPS
- +16.5%
- Free cash flow
- +47.9%
- Total debt
- +97.1%
Quarter to September 2026, against a year earlier
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Federal Signal Corporation (FSS) Return on assets
Federal Signal Corporation's return on assets over the twelve months to 30 September 2026 was 13.5%, up 1.7 percentage points from fiscal 2025 (11.9%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from 6.69% (fiscal 2016) to 12.8% (fiscal 2024); the current reading is higher than 91% of that period. That is above the Farm & Heavy Construction Machinery industry median of 1.31% and above the Industrials sector median of 1.20%.
Return on assets, annual
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Annual newest first
| Period | Return on assets | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 11.9% | (0.92) |
| FY2024 | 12.8% | 2.77 |
| FY2023 | 10.0% | 1.68 |
| FY2022 | 8.33% | 0.52 |
| FY2021 | 7.81% | (0.29) |
| FY2020 | 8.10% | (1.81) |
| FY2019 | 9.91% | 0.59 |
| FY2018 | 9.32% | 1.79 |
| FY2017 | 7.53% | 0.84 |
| FY2016 | 6.69% | (2.89) |
Against its own ten years
Return on assets against peers
| Company | Return on assets |
|---|---|
| BLBD Blue Bird Corporation compare | 32.4% |
| FSS Federal Signal Corporation | 13.5% |
| LNN Lindsay Corporation compare | 6.72% |
| PCAR PACCAR Inc. compare | 6.18% |
| OSK Oshkosh Corporation compare | 4.96% |
| ALG Alamo Group, Inc. compare | 4.71% |
| TEX Terex Corporation compare | 2.41% |
| AGCO AGCO Corporation compare | 2.31% |
| CNH CNH Industrial N.V. compare | 0.72% |
| Farm & Heavy Construction Machinery industry median | 1.31% |
| Industrials sector median | 1.20% |
| Market median | 0.00% |
What Return on assets is
ROA tells an investor how much profit a company earns for shareholders from the assets it uses to run its business.
Annual: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Assets; TTM: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Assets (latest quarter)
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