EQPT vs FSS vs LYFT Stock Comparison

EquipmentShare.com, Federal Signal and Lyft Prices as of Nov 2, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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FSS Federal Signal Corp /De/
$117.06 +0.6% 1M -0.8% 1Y
Market cap
$7.22B
P/E
24.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.55B
Div. yield
0.00%
Heavy Equipment Industrials
8 wins
LYFT Lyft, Inc.
$16.62 +7.5% 1M -18.8% 1Y
Market cap
$7.13B
P/E
2.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.77B
Div. yield
–
Ride-Hailing and Delivery Technology
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Federal Signal leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Federal Signal 8, Lyft 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionEQPTFSSLYFTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $3.84B $7.22B $7.13B FSS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -53.3x 24.3x 2.5x LYFT
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 28.4x 23.8x 29.2x FSS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +24.0% +10.8% FSS
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 11.7% 42.3% LYFT
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 16.0% 0.0% FSS
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 0.7x -25.9x LYFT
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months — -0.8% -18.8% FSS
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — +21.8%/yr -19.5%/yr FSS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 83.2% 33.3% 47.9% FSS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — 78/100 70/100 FSS

Percentile Scorecard

EQPTFSSLYFT

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisEQPTFSSLYFT
Valuation 18 #38 of 46 60 #82 of 203 82 #31 of 165
Growth – 94 #13 of 189 88 #19 of 153
Profitability – 90 #20 of 187 56 #68 of 153
Financial Health 29 #35 of 49 78 #50 of 221 46 #98 of 179
Shareholder Returns – 68 #50 of 152 79 #21 of 94
Overall – 78 70
  • EQPT ranked among 49 companies in Distribution and Rental
  • FSS ranked among 223 companies in Machinery
  • LYFT ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodEQPTFSSLYFTSPY
1 month -13.3%+0.6%+7.5% -2.3%
3 months -21.8%-9.4%+1.5% -0.7%
6 months -12.8%-0.4%+18.2% +4.8%
Year to date —+7.8%-14.2% +10.3%
1 year —-0.8%-18.8% +10.3%
3 years —+81.9%+55.9% +73.0%
3 years, per year —+22.1%+16.0% +20.1%
5 years —+168.1%-66.1% +61.9%
5 years, per year —+21.8%-19.5% +10.1%
10 years —+856.4%— +258.6%
10 years, per year —+25.3%— +13.6%

Risk

MeasureEQPTFSSLYFTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 83.2%33.3%47.9% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 84.9%32.2%53.9% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.101.191.35 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y —-0.02-0.39 0.80
Max drawdown, 5Y -60.8%-33.3%-85.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -53.7%-12.5%-32.4% -3.5%
52-week high $34.63$133.73$24.57 $779.14
52-week low $13.59$104.77$12.65 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleEQPTFSSLYFT
P/E now vs peer median 253.6xmedian 25.8x 24.1xmedian 25.6x 2.2xmedian 17.3x
P/S now vs peer median 2.4xmedian 1.1x 2.8xmedian 1.9x 0.9xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 13.6x 14.7xmedian 14.4x 176.9xmedian 14.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 22.8x 19.6xmedian 22.5x 5.7xmedian 10.8x
P/B now vs peer median 2.8xmedian 2.5x 4.5xmedian 2.2x 2.1xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median —median 2.52 0.90median 1.36 0.04median 0.40

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsEQPTFSSLYFT
Revenue $4.30B $2.55B $6.77B
Gross profit $1.19B $741.70M $3.08B
Operating income $149.00M $412.80M -$119.72M
Net income -$42.00M $296.90M $2.87B
Free cash flow -$2.09B $365.10M $1.11B
R&D – – $472.97M
EPS (diluted) $-0.28 $4.83 $7.42
Cash & equivalents $443.00M $73.70M $1.14B
Total debt $3.64B $420.30M $990.56M
Shares (diluted) 260.00M 61.50M 386.33M
Enterprise value $2.74B $6.95B -$214.90M

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricEQPTFSSLYFT
P/E 253.6x 24.1x 2.2x
P/FCF – 19.6x 5.7x
P/Operating cash flow – 17.7x 5.3x
P/S 2.4x 2.8x 0.9x
P/B 2.8x 4.5x 2.1x
P/Tangible book 3.2x 6.0x 2.2x
EV/EBITDA – 14.7x 176.9x
EV/EBIT – 18.1x -45.8x
EV/Revenue – 2.9x 0.8x
EV/FCF – 20.5x 4.9x
EV/Operating cash flow – 18.6x 4.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 0.90 0.04

Growth

14 metrics
MetricEQPTFSSLYFT
Revenue growth (1Y) – 24.0% 10.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 15.2% 16.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 24.8% 20.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 20.2% 20.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) – 26.0% -117.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 25.7% 54.4%
Net income growth (1Y) – 25.9% 3,009%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 26.8% 61.1%
EPS growth (1Y) – 25.7% 3,303%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 26.7% 60.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 62.4% 14.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 45.6% 98.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 66.2% 12.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 53.2% 72.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricEQPTFSSLYFT
Gross margin – 29.1% 45.5%
EBITDA margin – 19.9% 0.5%
Operating margin – 16.2% -1.8%
Pretax margin – 15.2% -0.1%
Net margin – 11.7% 42.3%
FCF margin – 14.3% 16.4%
Operating cash flow margin – 15.8% 17.6%
Return on equity – 19.2% 94.7%
Return on assets – 12.1% 31.8%
Return on invested capital – 16.0% 0.0%
Return on capital employed – 19.2% -2.9%
Asset turnover – 1.0x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 1.4x 0.4x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.6% 4.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricEQPTFSSLYFT
Debt / assets 51.1% 17.1% 10.9%
Debt / equity 3.0x 0.3x 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA – 0.7x -25.9x
Debt / FCF – 1.2x 0.9x
Liabilities / assets 83.0% 35.7% 66.8%
Equity / assets 17.0% 64.3% 33.2%
Interest coverage – 17.9x -5.9x
Current ratio 2.4x 3.0x 0.6x
Quick ratio 1.5x 1.3x 0.4x
Cash ratio 0.5x 0.3x 0.4x
Altman Z-score – 7.64 -0.08

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricEQPTFSSLYFT
Dividend yield – 0.5% –
Net buyback yield – 0.0% 11.0%
Shareholder yield – 0.5% 11.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 12.1% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 9.9% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 9.4% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 15.9% –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusEQPTFSSLYFT
Forward P/E 28.4xFY2026 23.8xFY2026 29.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.56FY2026 $4.92FY2026 $0.57FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +5,500.0%FY2026 +16.3%FY2026 -91.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +30.4% +10.0% +80.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $5.53BFY2026 $2.79BFY2026 $6.97BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +26.3%FY2026 +28.1%FY2026 +10.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +26.0% -5.3% +11.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersEQPTFSSLYFT
Held by institutions 42.5% 100.0% 100.0%
Institutions holding 144 476 530
Change in shares held, QoQ +11.3% +3.9% +5.2%
Institutions buying 102 251 261
Institutions selling 23 152 175
Buyers to sellers 4.43 1.65 1.49

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

EQPTFSSLYFT
EQPT 1.00 0.28 0.04
FSS 0.28 1.00 0.11
LYFT 0.04 0.11 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, EQPT, FSS and LYFT?

Federal Signal (FSS) is the largest by market capitalisation: EquipmentShare.com (EQPT) $3.84B, Federal Signal (FSS) $7.22B, Lyft (LYFT) $7.13B.

Which stock is cheaper, EQPT, FSS and LYFT?

Lyft (LYFT) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (EquipmentShare.com (EQPT) -53.3x, Federal Signal (FSS) 24.3x, Lyft (LYFT) 2.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Federal Signal (FSS) is cheapest (EquipmentShare.com (EQPT) 28.4x, Federal Signal (FSS) 23.8x, Lyft (LYFT) 29.2x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Federal Signal (FSS) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Federal Signal (FSS) +24.0%, Lyft (LYFT) +10.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Lyft (LYFT) has the highest net margin (Federal Signal (FSS) 11.7%, Lyft (LYFT) 42.3%). On return on invested capital, Federal Signal (FSS) leads (Federal Signal (FSS) 16.0%, Lyft (LYFT) 0.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Federal Signal (FSS) returned the most: Federal Signal (FSS) -0.8%, Lyft (LYFT) -18.8%. Over five years, Federal Signal (FSS) compounded fastest (Federal Signal (FSS) +21.8%/yr, Lyft (LYFT) -19.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: EquipmentShare.com (EQPT) 0.00%, Federal Signal (FSS) 0.00%, Lyft (LYFT) 0.00%. EquipmentShare.com (EQPT) and Lyft (LYFT) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Federal Signal (FSS) has been the steadiest (EquipmentShare.com (EQPT) 83.2%, Federal Signal (FSS) 33.3%, Lyft (LYFT) 47.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, EQPT, FSS and LYFT?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Federal Signal (FSS) leads on 8. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.