FSS vs CYD vs ALSN Stock Comparison

Federal Signal, China Yuchai International and Allison Transmission Holdings 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
$6.93B
P/E
23.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.55B
Div. yield
0.01%
Heavy Equipment Industrials
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Allison Transmission Holdings leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Allison Transmission Holdings 6, China Yuchai International 3, Federal Signal 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionFSSCYDALSNLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $6.93B $874.67M $9.07B ALSN
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 23.3x 11.2x 17.1x CYD
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 23.4x 7.0x 14.4x CYD
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +24.0% — +37.6% ALSN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 11.7% — 12.0% ALSN
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 16.0% — 10.7% FSS
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.7x — 3.4x FSS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -11.2% -40.3% +34.9% ALSN
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +21.9%/yr +12.0%/yr +27.0%/yr ALSN
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 34.9% 55.0% 31.3% ALSN
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 77/100 81/100 58/100 CYD

Percentile Scorecard

FSSCYDALSN

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

AxisFSSCYDALSN
Valuation 58 #85 of 203 100 #2 of 203 75 #52 of 203
Growth 92 #16 of 188 – 43 #108 of 188
Profitability 92 #16 of 183 – 89 #21 of 183
Financial Health 77 #50 of 216 48 #113 of 216 15 #183 of 216
Shareholder Returns 65 #54 of 152 95 #9 of 152 70 #47 of 152
Overall 77 81 58
  • FSS ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • CYD ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • ALSN ranked among 222 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodFSSCYDALSNSPY
1 month +0.8%-28.7%-2.6% +0.7%
3 months -7.7%-52.0%-4.6% +3.7%
6 months -6.4%-43.6%-18.1% +7.1%
Year to date +6.1%-34.6%+12.4% +12.8%
1 year -11.2%-40.3%+34.9% +11.9%
3 years +98.4%+181.9%+115.7% +85.2%
3 years, per year +25.7%+41.3%+29.2% +22.8%
5 years +169.1%+76.3%+229.9% +67.6%
5 years, per year +21.9%+12.0%+27.0% +10.9%
10 years +849.1%+108.9%+275.4% +262.0%
10 years, per year +25.2%+7.6%+14.1% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureFSSCYDALSNSPY
Volatility, 1Y 34.9%55.0%31.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 35.9%61.5%30.4% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.271.531.05 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.32-0.731.11 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -33.3%-61.1%-34.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -13.8%-61.1%-19.1% -1.2%
52-week high $133.73$59.71$136.00 $779.14
52-week low $104.77$23.23$79.27 $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.

MultipleFSSCYDALSN
P/E now vs peer median 23.7xmedian 25.8x 11.2xmedian 25.8x 17.3xmedian 25.8x
P/S now vs peer median 2.8xmedian 1.9x 0.2xmedian 1.9x 2.1xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 14.5xmedian 14.6x —median 14.6x 11.6xmedian 14.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 19.3xmedian 22.2x 2.7xmedian 22.2x 12.3xmedian 22.2x
P/B now vs peer median 4.5xmedian 2.2x 0.5xmedian 2.2x 4.6xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.89median 1.45 —median 1.45 -6.06median 1.45

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 monthsFSSCYDALSN
Revenue $2.55B – $4.40B
Gross profit $741.70M – $1.60B
Operating income $412.80M – $861.00M
Net income $296.90M – $529.00M
Free cash flow $365.10M – $737.00M
R&D – – $197.00M
EPS (diluted) $4.83 – $6.30
Cash & equivalents $73.70M $1.08B $399.00M
Total debt $420.30M $288.74M $4.14B
Shares (diluted) 61.50M 37.52M 84.00M
Enterprise value $6.66B -$2.48B $5.96B

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
MetricFSSCYDALSN
P/E 23.7x 11.2x 17.3x
P/FCF 19.3x 2.7x 12.3x
P/Operating cash flow 17.5x – 9.7x
P/S 2.8x 0.2x 2.1x
P/B 4.5x 0.5x 4.6x
P/Tangible book 5.9x 0.5x 24.4x
EV/EBITDA 14.5x – 11.6x
EV/EBIT 17.9x – 14.9x
EV/Revenue 2.9x – 2.9x
EV/FCF 20.2x – 17.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 18.3x – 13.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.89 – -6.06

Growth

14 metrics
MetricFSSCYDALSN
Revenue growth (1Y) 24.0% – 37.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 15.2% – 14.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 24.8% – 3.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 20.2% – 4.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) 26.0% – -13.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 25.7% – -0.2%
Net income growth (1Y) 25.9% – -30.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 26.8% – -5.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 25.7% – -29.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 26.7% – -2.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 62.4% – 14.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 45.6% – 7.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 66.2% – 12.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 53.2% – 6.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricFSSCYDALSN
Gross margin 29.1% – 36.4%
EBITDA margin 19.9% – 25.1%
Operating margin 16.2% – 19.6%
Pretax margin 15.2% – 15.7%
Net margin 11.7% – 12.0%
FCF margin 14.3% – 16.7%
Operating cash flow margin 15.8% – 21.3%
Return on equity 19.2% – 27.3%
Return on assets 12.1% – 6.1%
Return on invested capital 16.0% – 10.7%
Return on capital employed 19.2% – 11.7%
Asset turnover 1.0x – 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.4x – 1.8x
Stock comp / revenue 0.6% – 0.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricFSSCYDALSN
Debt / assets 17.1% 6.3% 47.5%
Debt / equity 0.3x 0.2x 2.1x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.7x – 3.4x
Debt / FCF 1.2x – 5.6x
Liabilities / assets 35.7% 59.6% 77.3%
Equity / assets 64.3% 40.4% 22.7%
Interest coverage 17.9x – –
Current ratio 3.0x 1.4x 1.8x
Quick ratio 1.3x 1.1x 1.0x
Cash ratio 0.3x 0.4x 0.3x
Altman Z-score 7.56 – 1.81

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricFSSCYDALSN
Dividend yield 0.5% 3.7% 1.0%
Net buyback yield 0.0% – 1.4%
Shareholder yield 0.5% 3.7% 2.4%
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.

ConsensusFSSCYDALSN
Forward P/E 23.4xFY2026 7.0xFY2026 14.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $4.92FY2026 $3.34FY2026 $7.67FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +16.3%FY2026 +62.9%FY2026 +4.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +10.0% +14.4% +45.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.79BFY2026 $4.43BFY2026 $6.32BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +28.1%FY2026 +25.5%FY2026 +109.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -5.3% -4.0% +1.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersFSSCYDALSN
Held by institutions 100.0% 22.4% 100.0%
Institutions holding 475 122 567
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.9% +4.4% +1.1%
Institutions buying 250 65 258
Institutions selling 152 34 230
Buyers to sellers 1.64 1.91 1.12

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.

FSSCYDALSN
FSS 1.00 0.21 0.47
CYD 0.21 1.00 0.21
ALSN 0.47 0.21 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, FSS, CYD and ALSN?

Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) is the largest by market capitalisation: Federal Signal (FSS) $6.93B, China Yuchai International (CYD) $874.67M, Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) $9.07B.

Which stock is cheaper, FSS, CYD and ALSN?

China Yuchai International (CYD) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Federal Signal (FSS) 23.3x, China Yuchai International (CYD) 11.2x, Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) 17.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, China Yuchai International (CYD) is cheapest (Federal Signal (FSS) 23.4x, China Yuchai International (CYD) 7.0x, Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) 14.4x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Federal Signal (FSS) +24.0%, Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) +37.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) has the highest net margin (Federal Signal (FSS) 11.7%, Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) 12.0%). On return on invested capital, Federal Signal (FSS) leads (Federal Signal (FSS) 16.0%, Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) 10.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) returned the most: Federal Signal (FSS) -11.2%, China Yuchai International (CYD) -40.3%, Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) +34.9%. Over five years, Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) compounded fastest (Federal Signal (FSS) +21.9%/yr, China Yuchai International (CYD) +12.0%/yr, Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) +27.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Federal Signal (FSS) 0.01%, China Yuchai International (CYD) 0.00%, Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) 0.00%. China Yuchai International (CYD) and Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) has been the steadiest (Federal Signal (FSS) 34.9%, China Yuchai International (CYD) 55.0%, Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) 31.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, FSS, CYD and ALSN?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) leads on 6. 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.