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    Federal Signal Corporation (FSS)

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    INDUSTRIALS • POLLUTION & TREATMENT CONTROLS • NYSE

    $113.58
    +0.57 (+0.51%)

    Market Cap: $6.86B

    Last updated: Oct 16, 2026 at 5:00 PM ET

    Earnings

    Performance (10Y)

    Beat Rate
    97%(38/39)
    Avg Surprise
    +12.83%
    Streak
    6 Q

    Upcoming Estimates

    Period ending Sep 30, 2026
    EPS Consensus$1.32
    Range$1.30 - $1.34
    8 analysts
    EPS Revisions
    1
    0
    7d
    6
    0
    30d
    EPS Estimate DriftChange to current
    90d ago$1.26+4.0%
    60d ago$1.27+3.7%
    30d ago$1.31+0.3%
    7d ago$1.320.0%
    Current$1.32
    Revenue Consensus
    $662M
    Range$651M - $672M
    8 analysts
    Period ending Dec 31, 2026
    EPS Consensus$1.74
    Range$1.71 - $1.77
    8 analysts
    Revenue Consensus
    $729M
    Range$709M - $748M
    8 analysts
    PeriodReportedEst.SurpriseB/MYoY
    Dec 26EST
    		-$1.74---
    Sep 26EST
    		-$1.32---
    Jun 26
    Reported Jul 30
    		$1.42$1.28+10.94%Beat+21.4%
    Mar 26
    Reported Apr 29
    		$1.18$0.88+34.09%Beat+55.3%
    Dec 25
    Reported Feb 25
    		$1.16$1.07+8.41%Beat+33.3%
    Sep 25
    Reported Oct 30
    		$1.14$1.08+5.56%Beat+29.5%
    Jun 25
    Reported Jul 30
    		$1.17$1.06+10.38%Beat+23.2%
    Mar 25
    Reported Apr 30
    		$0.76$0.73+4.11%Beat+18.8%
    Dec 24
    Reported Feb 26
    		$0.87$0.87-0.16%Miss+17.6%
    Sep 24
    Reported Oct 31
    		$0.88$0.84+4.76%Beat+23.9%
    Jun 24
    Reported Jul 25
    		$0.95$0.84+13.10%Beat+41.8%
    Mar 24
    Reported Apr 30
    		$0.64$0.57+12.28%Beat+39.1%
    Dec 23
    Reported Feb 27
    		$0.74$0.66+12.12%Beat+29.8%
    Sep 23
    Reported Nov 2
    		$0.71$0.66+7.58%Beat+34.0%
    Jun 23
    Reported Jul 27
    		$0.67$0.62+8.06%Beat+26.4%
    Mar 23
    Reported May 2
    		$0.46$0.40+15.00%Beat+35.3%
    Dec 22
    Reported Mar 1
    		$0.57$0.56+1.79%Beat+42.5%
    Sep 22
    Reported Nov 3
    		$0.53$0.53+0.00%Beat+10.4%
    Jun 22
    Reported Jul 27
    		$0.53$0.47+12.77%Beat+6.0%
    Mar 22
    Reported May 2
    		$0.34$0.27+25.93%Beat-10.5%
    Dec 21
    Reported Mar 1
    		$0.40$0.38+5.26%Beat-9.1%
    Sep 21
    Reported Nov 9
    		$0.48$0.46+4.35%Beat+14.3%
    Jun 21
    Reported Jul 29
    		$0.50$0.45+11.11%Beat+19.0%
    Mar 21
    Reported May 4
    		$0.38$0.33+15.15%Beat-2.6%
    Dec 20
    Reported Feb 25
    		$0.44$0.41+7.32%Beat-8.3%
    Sep 20
    Reported Oct 29
    		$0.42$0.38+10.53%Beat-10.6%
    Jun 20
    Reported Jul 29
    		$0.42$0.31+35.48%Beat-23.6%
    Mar 20
    Reported Apr 29
    		$0.39$0.33+18.18%Beat+30.0%
    Dec 19
    Reported Feb 27
    		$0.48$0.42+14.29%Beat+23.1%
    Sep 19
    Reported Oct 31
    		$0.47$0.42+11.90%Beat+30.6%
    Jun 19
    Reported Jul 31
    		$0.55$0.46+19.57%Beat+22.2%
    Mar 19
    Reported May 2
    		$0.30$0.26+15.38%Beat+30.4%
    Dec 18
    Reported Feb 28
    		$0.39$0.31+25.81%Beat+62.5%
    Sep 18
    Reported Nov 6
    		$0.36$0.32+12.50%Beat+50.0%
    Jun 18
    Reported Aug 7
    		$0.45$0.33+36.36%Beat+95.7%
    Mar 18
    Reported May 8
    		$0.23$0.20+15.00%Beat+64.3%
    Dec 17
    Reported Feb 28
    		$0.24$0.20+20.00%Beat+50.0%
    Sep 17
    Reported Nov 2
    		$0.24$0.21+14.29%Beat-
    Jun 17
    Reported Aug 8
    		$0.23$0.22+4.55%Beat-
    Mar 17
    Reported Apr 27
    		$0.14$0.12+16.67%Beat-
    Dec 16
    Reported Feb 28
    		$0.16$0.16+0.00%Beat-

    Dividends

    Dividend Metrics

    Forward Yield0.53%
    Forward Annual Dividend$0.60
    Payout Ratio9.65%
    FrequencyQuarterly
    Pay MonthsMar, May, Aug, Dec

    Growth

    3Y CAGR+15.87%
    5Y CAGR+11.84%
    FSS dividend history and ex-dividend datesRun FSS in the free DRIP calculator

    Key Metrics

    Valuation
    P/E Ratio23.18EV/EBITDA15.09x
    Price/FCF20.39xFCF Yield4.90%
    Profitability
    Profit Margin11.70%Operating Margin17.60%
    ROE20.60%ROIC15.35%
    Financial Health
    Debt/Equity0.30xInterest Coverage19.18x
    Current Ratio2.74xQuick Ratio1.21x
    Trading Statistics
    Beta1.23Avg Volume492.66K
    52-Week High$134.3552-Week Low$101.07

    Technical Indicators Dashboard

    Moving Averages

    SMA 10$114.71
    SMA 20$114.24
    SMA 50$117.74
    SMA 200$115.54
    EMA 10$114.06
    EMA 20$114.55
    EMA 50$116.23
    EMA 200$115.18

    MACD

    Line: -0.81Signal: -0.93Hist: 0.12

    ADX

    ADX: 22.7+DI: 12.4-DI: 22.0

    Aroon & PSAR

    Aroon Up68.0
    Aroon Down60.0
    PSAR$119.03

    Bollinger Bands

    Upper Band$117.58
    Lower Band$110.90
    %B Position585%(Upper)
    Band Width0.40

    RSI (14-Day)

    Neutral
    46.3

    Momentum Oscillators

    Stoch %K43.4
    Stoch %D46.8
    Williams %R-56.9
    ROC (10d)1.3%
    Momentum1.41
    CCI (20d)-77.9
    MFI (14d)48.8

    Volatility Measures

    ATR (14d)$3.64(3.2%)
    StdDev (20d)1.67
    Hist Vol26.4%(Moderate)

    Volume Flow

    VWAP$113.10
    OBV5.7M
    AD Line-23.8M
    CMF (20d)-0.092

    Volume Metrics

    Avg Vol (20d)487.1K
    Vol Ratio1.4x
    VWMA (20d)$114.18

    Pivot Points

    R3$119.08
    R2$117.50
    R1$115.25
    Pivot Point$113.67
    S1$111.42
    S2$109.84
    S3$107.59

    Advanced Oscillators

    TSI-7.32
    Ultimate Osc47.7
    KST-20.93

    Financial Data

    QuarterJun 2026Mar 2026Dec 2025Sep 2025Jun 2025Mar 2025Dec 2024Sep 2024Jun 2024Mar 2024Dec 2023Sep 2023
    Total Revenue$670.20M$625.60M$597.10M$555.00M$564.60M$463.80M$472.00M$474.20M$490.40M$424.90M$448.40M$446.40M
    Cost of Revenue$466.40M$446.20M$427.80M$393.50M$395.00M$333.00M$339.40M$333.80M$346.40M$308.90M$329.00M$328.70M
    Gross Profit$203.80M$179.40M$169.30M$161.50M$169.60M$130.80M$132.60M$140.40M$144.00M$116.00M$119.40M$117.70M
    Operating Expenses$85.60M$79.70M$85.80M$67.50M$71.90M$65.10M$62.50M$64.50M$62.90M$61.70M$56.30M$55.20M
    R&D$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0
    SG&A$78.30M$72.00M$67.40M$61.40M$66.90M$60.20M$58.40M$60.10M$58.30M$57.20M$54.10M$50.60M
    Operating Income$118.20M$99.70M$83.50M$94.00M$97.70M$65.70M$70.10M$75.90M$81.10M$54.30M$63.10M$62.50M
    Interest Income$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0
    Interest Expense$6.00M$6.90M$4.80M$2.80M$3.50M$3.00M$3.10M$3.00M$3.20M$3.20M$4.30M$5.10M
    Income Before Tax$111.40M$92.20M$78.60M$90.50M$93.40M$62.00M$62.90M$72.60M$77.50M$50.90M$58.50M$57.10M
    Income Tax Expense$25.30M$21.80M$17.80M$22.40M$22.00M$15.70M$12.90M$18.70M$16.70M$-700,000$12.10M$13.80M
    Net Income$86.10M$70.40M$60.80M$68.10M$71.40M$46.30M$50.00M$53.90M$60.80M$51.60M$46.40M$43.30M
    EBITDA$142.00M$122.90M$105.70M$113.60M$116.80M$83.70M$84.10M$91.90M$95.90M$68.90M$78.00M$76.90M
    EBIT$117.40M$99.10M$83.40M$93.30M$96.90M$65.00M$66.00M$75.60M$80.70M$54.10M$62.80M$62.20M
    * Some calculated fields are derived from available data when not provided by source

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    Government Contracts

    Gov Obligations (TTM)
    $316640
    Gov Obligations / Revenue
    0.0%
    Obligations YoY
    N/A
    Active Awards
    10
    New Awards (TTM)
    8
    Avg Remaining Term
    11.9 mo

    Top agency: Department of Defense at 100.0% of trailing twelve month obligations across 1 agencies

    Recent Awards

    Award IDAgencyObligatedStart
    FA850126F0015Department of DefenseDepartment of the Air Force$138600Aug 1, 2026
    N3904026P1021Department of DefenseDepartment of the Navy$49567Mar 9, 2026
    FA520526P0030Department of DefenseDepartment of the Air Force$46915Apr 2, 2026
    N6449825P0027Department of DefenseDepartment of the Navy$26466Aug 28, 2025
    FA461025P0103Department of DefenseDepartment of the Air Force$19882Sep 19, 2025
    SPMYM226P5918Department of DefenseDefense Logistics Agency$17495Apr 17, 2026
    FA500025P0080Department of DefenseDepartment of the Air Force$16047Sep 4, 2025
    SPMYM126P0004Department of DefenseDefense Logistics Agency$1668Mar 20, 2026

    Federal contract obligations are bookings recorded by the awarding agency, not recognized revenue. They can exceed 100% of revenue and can be negative when contracts are de-obligated. Source: USAspending.gov prime awards, data through Jul 31, 2026.

    FSS Valuation and Fair Value

    P/E
    23.2x
    Forward P/E
    19.8x
    EV/EBITDA
    15.1x
    P/FCF
    20.4x
    PEG
    1.4x
    P/B
    4.6x
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    FSS Profitability: Margins, ROIC and FCF

    Gross margin
    29.2%
    Operating margin
    17.6%
    Net margin
    11.7%
    ROIC
    15.4%
    ROE
    20.6%
    FCF margin
    13.9%
    FCF yield
    4.9%

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    Sector: Industrials

    FSS Analyst Ratings

    Consensus
    Buy
    Analysts
    7
    Strong Buy
    2
    Buy
    4
    Hold
    1
    Sell
    0
    Strong Sell
    0

    FSS Bull Case vs Bear Case

    Bull case

    • FSS earns a 15.4% return on invested capital.
    • FSS beat EPS estimates in 87.5% of its last 8 reported quarters.
    • FSS grew quarterly revenue 18.7% year over year.

    FSS Earnings: Beat Rate and Next Report

    Beat rate
    7 of 8 quarters (87.5%)
    Average surprise
    9.8%
    EPS estimate (fiscal period ending Sep 30, 2026)
    $1.32
    Estimate revisions (30 days, fiscal period ending Sep 30, 2026)
    6 up, 0 down

    FSS Dividend

    Forward yield
    0.5%
    Payout ratio
    9.6%
    3Y DPS growth
    15.9%
    5Y DPS growth
    11.8%
    Pay months
    Mar, May, Aug, Dec
    FSS dividend history

    Frequently Asked Questions About FSS

    What is FSS's current dividend yield?

    Federal Signal Corporation (FSS) has a forward dividend yield of 0.53%.

    Does FSS pay dividends?

    Yes, Federal Signal Corporation pays dividends with a forward dividend yield of 0.53%.

    What is FSS's P/E ratio?

    Federal Signal Corporation has a price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 23.18.

    What is FSS's market cap?

    Federal Signal Corporation (FSS) has a market capitalization of $6.86B with a current stock price of $113.58.

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