FSS vs HD vs SUNB Stock Comparison

Federal Signal, Home Depot and Sunbelt Rentals Holdings Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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FSS Federal Signal Corp /De/
$115.92 +1.1% 1M -7.5% 1Y
Market cap
$7.08B
P/E
24.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.45B
Div. yield
0.51%
Heavy Equipment Industrials
4 wins
HD Home Depot, Inc.
$318.56 +8.7% 1M -17.3% 1Y
Market cap
$317.92B
P/E
22.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$169.18B
Div. yield
2.92%
Home Improvement Retail Consumer Discretionary
4 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Home Depot leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Home Depot 4, Sunbelt Rentals Holdings 4, Federal Signal 4). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionFSSHDSUNBLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $7.08B $317.92B $33.54B HD
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 24.7x 22.3x 21.8x SUNB
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 23.6x 22.8x 20.2x SUNB
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +24.0% +2.5% — FSS
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 11.7% 8.4% 13.3% SUNB
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 15.3% 23.3% 11.8% HD
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.8x 2.0x 1.8x FSS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.51% 2.92% 1.28% HD
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -7.5% -17.3% +16.1% SUNB
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +22.1%/yr -3.0%/yr -0.5%/yr FSS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 35.0% 26.9% 44.9% HD
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 75/100 41/100 65/100 FSS

Percentile Scorecard

FSSHDSUNB

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

AxisFSSHDSUNB
Valuation 51 #101 of 203 23 #80 of 104 67 #16 of 46
Growth 94 #13 of 188 29 #71 of 99 –
Profitability 90 #20 of 183 90 #11 of 98 90 #5 of 39
Financial Health 75 #55 of 217 31 #78 of 112 22 #37 of 47
Shareholder Returns 65 #54 of 153 32 #49 of 72 81 #7 of 32
Overall 75 41 65
  • FSS ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • HD ranked among 115 companies in Retail
  • SUNB ranked among 49 companies in Distribution and Rental

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodFSSHDSUNBSPY
1 month +1.1%+8.7%+9.0% -0.2%
3 months -1.6%-7.6%+8.5% +3.9%
6 months +3.7%-3.2%+7.7% +8.2%
Year to date +6.8%-7.4%+19.9% +12.9%
1 year -7.5%-17.3%+16.1% +12.3%
3 years +102.4%+15.2%+42.8% +87.4%
3 years, per year +26.5%+4.8%+12.6% +23.3%
5 years +171.6%-14.3%-2.3% +67.9%
5 years, per year +22.1%-3.0%-0.5% +10.9%
10 years +848.6%+160.6%+428.3% +261.1%
10 years, per year +25.2%+10.1%+18.1% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureFSSHDSUNBSPY
Volatility, 1Y 35.0%26.9%44.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 35.9%26.1%43.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.280.691.35 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.21-0.640.36 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -33.3%-35.9%-54.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -13.3%-18.5%-4.9% -1.2%
52-week high $133.73$391.05$86.06 $779.14
52-week low $104.77$281.12$60.42 $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.

MultipleFSSHDSUNB
P/E now vs peer median 24.7xmedian 25.2x 22.3xmedian 16.7x 21.8xmedian 25.3x
P/S now vs peer median 2.9xmedian 1.9x 1.9xmedian 0.5x 2.9xmedian 1.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 15.4xmedian 14.0x 14.6xmedian 9.0x 8.9xmedian 13.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 20.9xmedian 21.7x 21.1xmedian 16.5x 21.8xmedian 21.9x
P/B now vs peer median 4.7xmedian 2.3x 19.1xmedian 1.7x 4.5xmedian 2.6x
PEG now vs peer median 0.87median 1.32 -5.46median 0.72 —median 2.38

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 monthsFSSHDSUNB
Revenue $2.45B $169.18B $11.52B
Gross profit $714.00M $56.18B $4.56B
Operating income $395.40M $21.02B $2.46B
Net income $285.40M $14.23B $1.54B
Free cash flow $339.20M $15.10B $1.54B
EPS (diluted) $4.64 $14.28 $3.74
Cash & equivalents $62.80M $2.09B $32.00M
Total debt $453.60M $214.74B $8.56B
Shares (diluted) 61.50M 996.00M 411.31M
Enterprise value $6.82B $311.16B $33.42B

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
MetricFSSHDSUNB
P/E 24.7x 22.3x 21.8x
P/FCF 20.9x 21.1x 21.8x
P/Operating cash flow 19.0x 16.9x 9.2x
P/S 2.9x 1.9x 2.9x
P/B 4.7x 19.1x 4.5x
P/Tangible book 6.3x 51.8x 4.7x
EV/EBITDA 15.4x 14.6x 8.9x
EV/EBIT 18.9x 17.5x 17.1x
EV/Revenue 3.1x 2.2x 3.7x
EV/FCF 22.0x 24.4x 27.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 20.0x 19.6x 11.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.87 -5.46 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricFSSHDSUNB
Revenue growth (1Y) 24.0% 2.5% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 16.1% 3.0% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 24.5% 2.1% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 22.1% 2.7% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 27.8% -2.7% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 28.8% -3.0% –
Net income growth (1Y) 28.8% -2.7% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) 28.6% -4.3% –
EPS growth (1Y) 28.4% -2.9% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) 28.6% -4.1% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 45.6% 5.1% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 59.2% -1.5% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 49.8% 6.1% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 73.3% -2.5% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricFSSHDSUNB
Gross margin 29.2% 33.2% 39.6%
EBITDA margin 19.8% 15.0% 41.1%
Operating margin 16.2% 12.4% 21.4%
Pretax margin 15.2% 11.1% 18.0%
Net margin 11.7% 8.4% 13.3%
FCF margin 13.9% 8.9% 13.4%
Operating cash flow margin 15.2% 11.1% 31.7%
Return on equity 19.4% 93.3% 20.7%
Return on assets 11.7% 13.1% 6.7%
Return on invested capital 15.3% 23.3% 11.8%
Return on capital employed 18.5% 28.5% 12.2%
Asset turnover 1.0x 1.6x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x 1.3x 2.4x
Stock comp / revenue 0.6% 0.3% 0.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricFSSHDSUNB
Debt / assets 18.6% 48.4% 36.2%
Debt / equity 0.3x 3.2x 1.1x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.8x 2.0x 1.8x
Debt / FCF 1.3x 3.5x 5.5x
Liabilities / assets 38.2% 84.8% 68.5%
Equity / assets 61.8% 15.2% 31.5%
Interest coverage 19.3x 8.7x –
Current ratio 2.7x 1.1x 0.9x
Quick ratio 1.1x 0.3x 0.8x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.1x 0.0x
Altman Z-score 7.19 5.52 2.53

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricFSSHDSUNB
Dividend yield 0.5% 2.9% 1.3%
Net buyback yield 0.0% -0.1% 3.0%
Shareholder yield 0.5% 2.8% 4.3%
Payout ratio (earnings) 12.6% 64.8% –
Payout ratio (FCF) 10.6% 61.1% –
Dividend growth (1Y) 13.6% 2.0% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 17.0% 4.4% –

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.

ConsensusFSSHDSUNB
Forward P/E 23.6xFY2026 22.8xFY2026 20.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $4.92FY2026 $13.98FY2026 $4.05FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +16.3%FY2026 -4.8%FY2026 +8.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +10.0% +10.4% +25.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.79BFY2026 $163.25BFY2026 $12.64BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +28.1%FY2026 -0.9%FY2026 +13.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -5.3% +14.1% +9.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersFSSHDSUNB
Held by institutions 100.0% 75.0% 78.3%
Institutions holding 474 4,109 496
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.9% +3.1% +9.2%
Institutions buying 249 1,918 315
Institutions selling 152 1,767 136
Buyers to sellers 1.64 1.09 2.32

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.

FSSHDSUNB
FSS 1.00 0.31 0.33
HD 0.31 1.00 0.28
SUNB 0.33 0.28 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, FSS, HD and SUNB?

Home Depot (HD) is the largest by market capitalisation: Federal Signal (FSS) $7.08B, Home Depot (HD) $317.92B, Sunbelt Rentals Holdings (SUNB) $33.54B.

Which stock is cheaper, FSS, HD and SUNB?

Sunbelt Rentals Holdings (SUNB) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Federal Signal (FSS) 24.7x, Home Depot (HD) 22.3x, Sunbelt Rentals Holdings (SUNB) 21.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Sunbelt Rentals Holdings (SUNB) is cheapest (Federal Signal (FSS) 23.6x, Home Depot (HD) 22.8x, Sunbelt Rentals Holdings (SUNB) 20.2x). 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%, Home Depot (HD) +2.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Sunbelt Rentals Holdings (SUNB) has the highest net margin (Federal Signal (FSS) 11.7%, Home Depot (HD) 8.4%, Sunbelt Rentals Holdings (SUNB) 13.3%). On return on invested capital, Home Depot (HD) leads (Federal Signal (FSS) 15.3%, Home Depot (HD) 23.3%, Sunbelt Rentals Holdings (SUNB) 11.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Sunbelt Rentals Holdings (SUNB) returned the most: Federal Signal (FSS) -7.5%, Home Depot (HD) -17.3%, Sunbelt Rentals Holdings (SUNB) +16.1%. Over five years, Federal Signal (FSS) compounded fastest (Federal Signal (FSS) +22.1%/yr, Home Depot (HD) -3.0%/yr, Sunbelt Rentals Holdings (SUNB) -0.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Home Depot (HD) has the highest dividend yield: Federal Signal (FSS) 0.51%, Home Depot (HD) 2.92%, Sunbelt Rentals Holdings (SUNB) 1.28%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Home Depot (HD) has been the steadiest (Federal Signal (FSS) 35.0%, Home Depot (HD) 26.9%, Sunbelt Rentals Holdings (SUNB) 44.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, FSS, HD and SUNB?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Home Depot (HD) leads on 4. 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.