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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. In the quarter to June 2026, revenue grew 18.7%, EPS grew 19.5%, free cash flow grew 92.8% and total debt rose 68.6%, each against the same quarter a year earlier. Dividend growth for ten consecutive years, revenue growth for five, operating cash flow growth for three; insiders bought in the last twelve months.
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Free accountTen years at a glance Fiscal years to December
| Group | Line | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Trend | 2026e | 2027e | 2028e |
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| Price, $ | |||||||||||||||
| Price, $ | Low | 11.16 | 13.07 | 18.37 | 19.38 | 23.32 | 31.83 | 31.86 | 45.86 | 71.29 | 66.47 |
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| High | 16.65 | 23.64 | 28.32 | 35.75 | 34.87 | 48.88 | 50.56 | 78.54 | 102.18 | 132.89 | |||||
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| People | Employees | 2,200 | 3,100 | 3,300 | 3,600 | 3,500 | 3,900 | 4,100 | 4,500 | 4,700 | 5,800 | ||||
| Revenue/emp, $m | 0.32 | 0.29 | 0.33 | 0.34 | 0.32 | 0.31 | 0.35 | 0.38 | 0.40 | 0.38 | |||||
| Income, $m | |||||||||||||||
| Income, $m | Revenue | 708 | 899 | 1,090 | 1,221 | 1,131 | 1,213 | 1,435 | 1,723 | 1,862 | 2,181 | ||||
| Gross margin, % | 25.91 | 24.62 | 25.89 | 26.43 | 25.96 | 23.80 | 24.04 | 26.13 | 28.63 | 28.95 | |||||
| EBT | 57 | 61 | 112 | 139 | 125 | 118 | 151 | 203 | 264 | 325 | |||||
| EBT margin, % | 8.02 | 6.79 | 10.24 | 11.35 | 11.02 | 9.69 | 10.52 | 11.78 | 14.18 | 14.88 | |||||
| Net income | 44 | 62 | 94 | 109 | 96 | 101 | 120 | 157 | 216 | 247 | |||||
| Depreciation | 20 | 30 | 37 | 42 | 45 | 50 | 55 | 58 | 64 | 81 | |||||
| Per share, $ | |||||||||||||||
| Per share, $ | Revenue | 11.72 | 15.05 | 18.19 | 20.29 | 18.75 | 19.95 | 23.72 | 28.38 | 30.57 | 35.86 | ||||
| Earnings | 0.72 | 1.03 | 1.57 | 1.80 | 1.59 | 1.65 | 1.99 | 2.59 | 3.55 | 4.06 | |||||
| Cash flow | 0.41 | 1.22 | 1.55 | 1.71 | 2.26 | 1.67 | 1.19 | 3.20 | 3.80 | 4.19 | |||||
| Capex | (0.10) | (0.13) | (0.24) | (0.59) | (0.49) | (0.62) | (0.88) | (0.50) | (0.67) | (0.45) | |||||
| Free cash flow | 0.31 | 1.09 | 1.31 | 1.12 | 1.77 | 1.06 | 0.31 | 2.70 | 3.13 | 3.74 | |||||
| Book value | 6.52 | 7.66 | 8.85 | 10.66 | 11.64 | 12.89 | 14.23 | 16.51 | 19.48 | 22.73 | |||||
| Shares, m | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 61 | |||||
| Valuation, × | |||||||||||||||
| Valuation, × | P/E | 22.04 | 19.34 | 12.68 | 17.92 | 20.73 | 26.11 | 23.37 | 29.18 | 26.03 | 26.75 | ||||
| P/S | 1.35 | 1.32 | 1.09 | 1.59 | 1.77 | 2.17 | 1.96 | 2.65 | 3.02 | 3.03 | |||||
| P/B | 2.43 | 2.60 | 2.25 | 3.03 | 2.85 | 3.36 | 3.27 | 4.56 | 4.74 | 4.78 | |||||
| EV/Sales | 1.37 | 1.59 | 1.25 | 1.74 | 1.88 | 2.37 | 2.18 | 2.79 | 3.09 | 3.26 | |||||
| EV/FCF | 52.25 | 22.06 | 17.34 | 31.47 | 19.99 | 44.68 | 166.42 | 29.30 | 30.20 | 31.28 | |||||
| Cash, $m | |||||||||||||||
| Cash, $m | Operating cash flow | 25 | 73 | 93 | 103 | 136 | 102 | 72 | 194 | 231 | 255 | ||||
| Capex | (6) | (8) | (14) | (35) | (30) | (37) | (53) | (30) | (41) | (28) | |||||
| Free cash flow | 19 | 65 | 79 | 68 | 107 | 64 | 19 | 164 | 191 | 227 | |||||
| Balance, $m | |||||||||||||||
| Balance, $m | Working capital | 175 | 187 | 170 | 201 | 257 | 261 | 351 | 374 | 401 | 571 | ||||
| Total debt | 64 | 278 | 210 | 221 | 210 | 283 | 363 | 299 | 224 | 565 | |||||
| Net debt | 13 | 240 | 173 | 189 | 128 | 242 | 316 | 238 | 133 | 501 | |||||
| Shareholders’ equity | 394 | 457 | 530 | 642 | 702 | 784 | 861 | 1,002 | 1,186 | 1,382 | |||||
| Returns, % | |||||||||||||||
| Returns, % | ROA | 6.69 | 7.53 | 9.32 | 9.91 | 8.10 | 7.81 | 8.33 | 10.01 | 12.78 | 11.86 | ||||
| ROIC | 9.33 | 6.59 | 10.80 | 11.07 | 9.89 | 7.96 | 8.54 | 11.32 | 13.34 | 11.31 | |||||
| ROE | 10.95 | 14.47 | 19.04 | 18.52 | 14.32 | 13.54 | 14.64 | 16.90 | 19.77 | 19.20 | |||||
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Fiscal years to Dec 2025 · latest quarter Jun 2026
Charts ten years each
Federal Signal Corporation vs peers in Farm & Heavy Construction Machinery (Q) = latest quarter vs a year earlier
| Company | Market cap | P/E | Fwd P/E | Revenue growth (Q) | EPS growth (Q) | FCF growth (Q) | Gross margin (Q) | EBIT margin (Q) | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CNH CNH Industrial N.V. | $14.8B | 46.6× | 27.5× | +1.95% (above 0%: growing) | −35.29% (below 0%: shrinking) | −124.62% (below 0%: shrinking) | 29.29% | 13.66% | Compare |
| OSK Oshkosh Corporation | $8.0B | 14.5× | 12.2× | +6.70% (above 0%: growing) | −7.57% (below 0%: shrinking) | +814.92% (above 0%: growing) | 16.48% | 8.34% | Compare |
| AGCO AGCO Corporation | $7.4B | 14.3× | 20.4× | −0.96% (below 0%: shrinking) | −74.41% (below 0%: shrinking) | −66.49% (below 0%: shrinking) | 24.75% | 5.39% | Compare |
| FSS Federal Signal Corporation | $6.9B | 24.0× | 21.5× | +18.70% (above 0%: growing) | +19.49% (above 0%: growing) | +92.75% (above 0%: growing) | 30.41% | 17.64% | |
| TEX Terex Corporation | $6.0B | 25.6× | 17.6× | +50.50% (above 0%: growing) | −11.82% (below 0%: shrinking) | +21.79% (above 0%: growing) | 19.84% | 8.36% | Compare |
| ALG Alamo Group, Inc. | $1.9B | 18.0× | 14.3× | +7.55% (above 0%: growing) | −0.77% (below 0%: shrinking) | +147.74% (above 0%: growing) | 24.59% | 10.15% | Compare |
| BLBD Blue Bird Corporation | $1.8B | 6.8× | 14.9× | +29.94% (above 0%: growing) | +366.38% (above 0%: growing) | −58.60% (below 0%: shrinking) | 19.99% | 12.12% | Compare |
| LNN Lindsay Corporation | $1.1B | 20.5× | 22.2× | −5.13% (below 0%: shrinking) | −14.44% (below 0%: shrinking) | −105.43% (below 0%: shrinking) | 29.75% | 11.52% | Compare |
| ASTE Astec Industries, Inc. | $896.2M | 44.4× | 21.3× | +23.55% (above 0%: growing) | −36.99% (below 0%: shrinking) | −44.57% (below 0%: shrinking) | 26.17% | 5.00% | Compare |
| Median of peers | $3.9B | 19.2× | 19.0× | +7.13% | −13.13% | −51.58% | 24.67% | 9.26% |
Federal Signal Corporation (FSS) key facts
- Strength: Federal Signal Corporation’s revenue for fiscal 2025 (year ended December 2025) was $2.2 billion, up 17.1% from fiscal 2024.
- Strength: Net income was $246.6 million, or $4.06 per share (basic), a net margin of 11.3%.
- Federal Signal Corporation (FSS) is a Farm & Heavy Construction Machinery company in the Industrials sector, listed on the New York Stock Exchange.
- As of October 16, 2026, FSS traded at $112.39, a market capitalization of $6.9 billion.
- At that price the stock trades at 24.0× trailing-twelve-month earnings and 2.8× sales; its P/E is higher than 53% of its own readings over the past ten years.
- Federal Signal Corporation pays an annual dividend of $0.59 per share, a yield of 0.52%, with a payout ratio of 12.7%.
- Return on equity was 19.2% and debt-to-equity 0.30.
- Its Piotroski F-score is 6 out of 9 and its Altman Z-score is 6.36 (safe zone) for fiscal 2025.
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