EQPT vs FSS vs TT Stock Comparison

EquipmentShare.com, Federal Signal and Trane Technologies Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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FSS Federal Signal Corp /De/
$115.22 +0.8% 1M -11.2% 1Y
Market cap
$6.82B
P/E
23.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.55B
Div. yield
0.01%
Heavy Equipment Industrials
5 wins
TT Trane Technologies plc
$430.85 -5.4% 1M +0.8% 1Y
Market cap
$90.28B
P/E
28.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$23.23B
Div. yield
0.01%
HVAC Industrials
7 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Trane Technologies leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Trane Technologies 7, Federal Signal 5). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionEQPTFSSTTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $4.32B $6.82B $90.28B TT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 287.5x 23.0x 28.7x FSS
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 32.5x 23.4x 27.5x FSS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +24.0% +10.3% FSS
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 11.7% 13.6% TT
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 16.0% 25.7% TT
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 0.7x 0.7x TT
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.01% 0.01% TT
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months — -11.2% +0.8% TT
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — +21.9%/yr +19.0%/yr FSS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 83.1% 34.9% 29.6% TT
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — 77/100 60/100 FSS

Percentile Scorecard

EQPTFSSTT

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

AxisEQPTFSSTT
Valuation 9 #42 of 46 58 #85 of 203 15 #47 of 55
Growth – 92 #16 of 188 76 #13 of 51
Profitability – 92 #16 of 183 98 #2 of 49
Financial Health 26 #35 of 47 77 #50 of 216 59 #23 of 55
Shareholder Returns – 65 #54 of 152 51 #20 of 40
Overall – 77 60
  • EQPT ranked among 49 companies in Distribution and Rental
  • FSS ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • TT ranked among 59 companies in Construction Products

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodEQPTFSSTTSPY
1 month -1.7%+0.8%-5.4% +0.7%
3 months -3.3%-7.7%-2.1% +3.7%
6 months -13.4%-6.4%-12.5% +7.1%
Year to date —+6.1%+10.7% +12.8%
1 year —-11.2%+0.8% +11.9%
3 years —+98.4%+129.1% +85.2%
3 years, per year —+25.7%+31.8% +22.8%
5 years —+169.1%+138.1% +67.6%
5 years, per year —+21.9%+19.0% +10.9%
10 years —+849.1%+729.5% +262.0%
10 years, per year —+25.2%+23.6% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureEQPTFSSTTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 83.1%34.9%29.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 84.6%35.9%30.9% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.061.271.16 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y —-0.320.03 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -60.8%-33.3%-40.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -47.5%-13.8%-14.4% -1.2%
52-week high $34.63$133.73$503.46 $779.14
52-week low $13.59$104.77$376.43 $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.

MultipleEQPTFSSTT
P/E now vs peer median 287.5xmedian 26.2x 23.7xmedian 25.8x 30.1xmedian 20.3x
P/S now vs peer median 2.7xmedian 1.1x 2.8xmedian 1.9x 4.1xmedian 1.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 13.5x 14.5xmedian 14.6x 21.3xmedian 12.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 23.0x 19.3xmedian 22.2x 24.5xmedian 16.9x
P/B now vs peer median 3.2xmedian 2.6x 4.5xmedian 2.2x 10.3xmedian 3.0x
PEG now vs peer median —median 2.55 0.89median 1.45 1.60median 1.13

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 monthsEQPTFSSTT
Revenue – $2.55B $23.23B
Gross profit – $741.70M $8.13B
Operating income – $412.80M $4.16B
Net income – $296.90M $3.18B
Free cash flow – $365.10M $3.86B
EPS (diluted) – $4.83 $14.23
Cash & equivalents $443.00M $73.70M $1.23B
Total debt $3.64B $420.30M $4.22B
Shares (diluted) 260.00M 61.50M 221.40M
Enterprise value $4.32B $6.55B $84.89B

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
MetricEQPTFSSTT
P/E 287.5x 23.7x 30.1x
P/FCF – 19.3x 24.5x
P/Operating cash flow – 17.5x 22.3x
P/S 2.7x 2.8x 4.1x
P/B 3.2x 4.5x 10.3x
P/Tangible book 3.7x 5.9x 16.7x
EV/EBITDA – 14.5x 21.3x
EV/EBIT – 17.9x 23.4x
EV/Revenue – 2.9x 4.2x
EV/FCF – 20.2x 25.2x
EV/Operating cash flow – 18.3x 23.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 0.89 1.60

Growth

14 metrics
MetricEQPTFSSTT
Revenue growth (1Y) – 24.0% 10.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 15.2% 10.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 24.8% 6.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 20.2% 0.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) – 26.0% 5.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 25.7% 14.3%
Net income growth (1Y) – 25.9% 7.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 26.8% 17.1%
EPS growth (1Y) – 25.7% 8.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 26.7% 18.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 62.4% 42.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 45.6% 23.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 66.2% 50.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 53.2% 25.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricEQPTFSSTT
Gross margin – 29.1% 35.0%
EBITDA margin – 19.9% 19.7%
Operating margin – 16.2% 17.9%
Pretax margin – 15.2% 16.9%
Net margin – 11.7% 13.6%
FCF margin – 14.3% 16.6%
Operating cash flow margin – 15.8% 18.2%
Return on equity – 19.2% 35.7%
Return on assets – 12.1% 13.3%
Return on invested capital – 16.0% 25.7%
Return on capital employed – 19.2% 25.8%
Asset turnover – 1.0x 1.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 1.4x 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.6% 0.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricEQPTFSSTT
Debt / assets 51.1% 17.1% 17.7%
Debt / equity 3.0x 0.3x 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA – 0.7x 0.7x
Debt / FCF – 1.2x 1.1x
Liabilities / assets 83.0% 35.7% 61.8%
Equity / assets 17.0% 64.3% 38.2%
Interest coverage – 17.9x 19.2x
Current ratio 2.4x 3.0x 1.1x
Quick ratio 1.5x 1.3x 0.7x
Cash ratio 0.5x 0.3x 0.2x
Altman Z-score – 7.56 6.08

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricEQPTFSSTT
Dividend yield – 0.5% 0.9%
Net buyback yield – 0.0% 1.7%
Shareholder yield – 0.5% 2.6%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 12.1% 28.4%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 9.9% 23.4%
Dividend growth (1Y) – 9.4% 10.3%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 15.9% 10.6%

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.

ConsensusEQPTFSSTT
Forward P/E 32.5xFY2026 23.4xFY2026 27.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.56FY2026 $4.92FY2026 $15.64FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +5,500.0%FY2026 +16.3%FY2026 +19.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +30.4% +10.0% +10.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $5.53BFY2026 $2.79BFY2026 $25.40BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +26.3%FY2026 +28.1%FY2026 +19.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +26.0% -5.3% +7.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersEQPTFSSTT
Held by institutions 42.5% 100.0% 87.0%
Institutions holding 144 475 1,811
Change in shares held, QoQ +11.3% +3.9% +0.3%
Institutions buying 102 250 895
Institutions selling 23 152 579
Buyers to sellers 4.43 1.64 1.55

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.

EQPTFSSTT
EQPT 1.00 0.29 0.19
FSS 0.29 1.00 0.44
TT 0.19 0.44 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, EQPT, FSS and TT?

Trane Technologies (TT) is the largest by market capitalisation: EquipmentShare.com (EQPT) $4.32B, Federal Signal (FSS) $6.82B, Trane Technologies (TT) $90.28B.

Which stock is cheaper, EQPT, FSS and TT?

Federal Signal (FSS) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (EquipmentShare.com (EQPT) 287.5x, Federal Signal (FSS) 23.0x, Trane Technologies (TT) 28.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Federal Signal (FSS) is cheapest (EquipmentShare.com (EQPT) 32.5x, Federal Signal (FSS) 23.4x, Trane Technologies (TT) 27.5x). 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%, Trane Technologies (TT) +10.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Trane Technologies (TT) has the highest net margin (Federal Signal (FSS) 11.7%, Trane Technologies (TT) 13.6%). On return on invested capital, Trane Technologies (TT) leads (Federal Signal (FSS) 16.0%, Trane Technologies (TT) 25.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Trane Technologies (TT) returned the most: Federal Signal (FSS) -11.2%, Trane Technologies (TT) +0.8%. Over five years, Federal Signal (FSS) compounded fastest (Federal Signal (FSS) +21.9%/yr, Trane Technologies (TT) +19.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Trane Technologies (TT) has the highest dividend yield: EquipmentShare.com (EQPT) 0.00%, Federal Signal (FSS) 0.01%, Trane Technologies (TT) 0.01%. EquipmentShare.com (EQPT) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Trane Technologies (TT) has been the steadiest (EquipmentShare.com (EQPT) 83.1%, Federal Signal (FSS) 34.9%, Trane Technologies (TT) 29.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Trane Technologies (TT) leads on 7. 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.