FSS vs RY vs PCAR Stock Comparison

Federal Signal, Royal Bank Of Canada and Paccar 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
2 wins
RY Royal Bank Of Canada
$205.99 +3.1% 1M +40.4% 1Y
Market cap
$284.66B
P/E
17.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$51.37B
Div. yield
–
Money Center Banks Financial Services
8 wins
PCAR Paccar Inc
$102.29 -8.5% 1M +4.2% 1Y
Market cap
$53.75B
P/E
19.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$29.08B
Div. yield
–
Heavy Equipment Industrials
1 win

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Royal Bank Of Canada leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Royal Bank Of Canada 8, Federal Signal 2, Paccar 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionFSSRYPCARLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $6.82B $284.66B $53.75B RY
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 23.0x 17.3x 19.5x RY
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 23.4x 16.8x 16.4x PCAR
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +24.0% +11.2% -1.5% FSS
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 11.7% 31.9% 9.5% RY
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 16.0% 49.3% -50.7% RY
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.7x -3.0x -0.1x RY
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -11.2% +40.4% +4.2% RY
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +21.9%/yr +14.7%/yr +11.4%/yr FSS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 34.9% 16.4% 27.0% RY
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 77/100 79/100 46/100 RY

Percentile Scorecard

FSSRYPCAR

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

AxisFSSRYPCAR
Valuation 58 #85 of 203 79 #75 of 361 53 #96 of 203
Growth 92 #16 of 188 68 #49 of 153 19 #153 of 188
Profitability 92 #16 of 183 95 #7 of 128 31 #127 of 183
Financial Health 77 #50 of 216 66 #49 of 140 56 #95 of 216
Shareholder Returns 65 #54 of 152 88 #42 of 335 69 #48 of 152
Overall 77 79 46
  • FSS ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • RY ranked among 368 companies in Banking
  • PCAR ranked among 222 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodFSSRYPCARSPY
1 month +0.8%+3.1%-8.5% +0.7%
3 months -7.7%-2.0%-23.5% +3.7%
6 months -6.4%+14.5%-13.9% +7.1%
Year to date +6.1%+20.8%-6.6% +12.8%
1 year -11.2%+40.4%+4.2% +11.9%
3 years +98.4%+158.6%+22.3% +85.2%
3 years, per year +25.7%+37.3%+7.0% +22.8%
5 years +169.1%+98.0%+71.2% +67.6%
5 years, per year +21.9%+14.7%+11.4% +10.9%
10 years +849.1%+229.4%+177.0% +262.0%
10 years, per year +25.2%+12.7%+10.7% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureFSSRYPCARSPY
Volatility, 1Y 34.9%16.4%27.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 35.9%15.7%24.5% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.270.690.89 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.322.460.15 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -33.3%-34.2%-30.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -13.8%-5.5%-26.0% -1.2%
52-week high $133.73$217.87$138.21 $779.14
52-week low $104.77$145.41$94.15 $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.

MultipleFSSRYPCAR
P/E now vs peer median 23.7xmedian 25.8x 17.7xmedian 12.2x 19.5xmedian 25.8x
P/S now vs peer median 2.8xmedian 1.9x 5.6xmedian 3.4x 1.9xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 14.5xmedian 14.6x 1.0xmedian 5.3x -2.9xmedian 14.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 19.3xmedian 22.2x 5.0xmedian 10.8x 24.9xmedian 22.2x
P/B now vs peer median 4.5xmedian 2.2x 2.8xmedian 1.2x 2.6xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.89median 1.45 1.23median 1.34 -1.56median 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 monthsFSSRYPCAR
Revenue $2.55B $51.37B $29.08B
Gross profit $741.70M – $5.86B
Operating income $412.80M – -$20.02B
Net income $296.90M $16.43B $2.76B
Free cash flow $365.10M $57.35B $2.17B
R&D – – $438.50M
EPS (diluted) $4.83 $11.62 $5.23
Cash & equivalents $73.70M $45.78B $6.15B
Total debt $420.30M $9.69B $10.40B
Shares (diluted) 61.50M 1.41B 527.70M
Enterprise value $6.55B -$545.38B $16.61B

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
MetricFSSRYPCAR
P/E 23.7x 17.7x 19.5x
P/FCF 19.3x 5.0x 24.9x
P/Operating cash flow 17.5x 5.0x 14.7x
P/S 2.8x 5.6x 1.9x
P/B 4.5x 2.8x 2.6x
P/Tangible book 5.9x 2.9x 2.6x
EV/EBITDA 14.5x 1.0x -2.9x
EV/EBIT 17.9x 1.0x -2.7x
EV/Revenue 2.9x 1.4x 1.9x
EV/FCF 20.2x 1.3x 25.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 18.3x 1.3x 15.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.89 1.23 -1.56

Growth

14 metrics
MetricFSSRYPCAR
Revenue growth (1Y) 24.0% 11.2% -1.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 15.2% 10.3% -5.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 24.8% – -4.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 20.2% – -8.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) 26.0% – 1.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 25.7% – -10.2%
Net income growth (1Y) 25.9% 19.6% 2.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 26.8% 14.8% -12.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 25.7% 19.0% 2.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 26.7% 14.4% -12.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 62.4% -8.3% -22.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 45.6% 28.0% -4.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 66.2% -8.3% -32.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 53.2% 28.0% -10.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricFSSRYPCAR
Gross margin 29.1% – 20.1%
EBITDA margin 19.9% 140.4% -65.9%
Operating margin 16.2% – -68.8%
Pretax margin 15.2% 40.9% 12.2%
Net margin 11.7% 31.9% 9.5%
FCF margin 14.3% 111.6% 7.4%
Operating cash flow margin 15.8% 111.6% 12.6%
Return on equity 19.2% 15.9% 13.4%
Return on assets 12.1% 0.9% 6.2%
Return on invested capital 16.0% 49.3% -50.7%
Return on capital employed 19.2% – -51.1%
Asset turnover 1.0x 0.0x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.4x 3.5x 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue 0.6% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricFSSRYPCAR
Debt / assets 17.1% 0.5% 23.0%
Debt / equity 0.3x 0.1x 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.7x -3.0x -0.1x
Debt / FCF 1.2x 0.2x 4.8x
Liabilities / assets 35.7% 94.2% 53.6%
Equity / assets 64.3% 5.8% 46.4%
Interest coverage 17.9x 1.4x –
Current ratio 3.0x – 2.8x
Quick ratio 1.3x – 2.2x
Cash ratio 0.3x – 1.7x
Altman Z-score 7.56 – 1.41

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricFSSRYPCAR
Dividend yield 0.5% 3.3% 2.7%
Net buyback yield 0.0% 3.1% -0.1%
Shareholder yield 0.5% 6.4% 2.6%
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.

ConsensusFSSRYPCAR
Forward P/E 23.4xFY2026 16.8xFY2026 16.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $4.92FY2026 $12.27FY2026 $6.23FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +16.3%FY2026 +19.2%FY2026 +24.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +10.0% +6.9% +20.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.79BFY2026 $53.04BFY2026 $26.76BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +28.1%FY2026 +11.6%FY2026 +2.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -5.3% +0.5% +23.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersFSSRYPCAR
Held by institutions 100.0% 43.8% 73.8%
Institutions holding 475 985 1,096
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.9% +1.9% +5.8%
Institutions buying 250 446 504
Institutions selling 152 326 406
Buyers to sellers 1.64 1.37 1.24

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.

FSSRYPCAR
FSS 1.00 0.38 0.39
RY 0.38 1.00 0.41
PCAR 0.39 0.41 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, FSS, RY and PCAR?

Royal Bank Of Canada (RY) is the largest by market capitalisation: Federal Signal (FSS) $6.82B, Royal Bank Of Canada (RY) $284.66B, Paccar (PCAR) $53.75B.

Which stock is cheaper, FSS, RY and PCAR?

Royal Bank Of Canada (RY) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Federal Signal (FSS) 23.0x, Royal Bank Of Canada (RY) 17.3x, Paccar (PCAR) 19.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Paccar (PCAR) is cheapest (Federal Signal (FSS) 23.4x, Royal Bank Of Canada (RY) 16.8x, Paccar (PCAR) 16.4x). 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%, Royal Bank Of Canada (RY) +11.2%, Paccar (PCAR) -1.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Royal Bank Of Canada (RY) has the highest net margin (Federal Signal (FSS) 11.7%, Royal Bank Of Canada (RY) 31.9%, Paccar (PCAR) 9.5%). On return on invested capital, Royal Bank Of Canada (RY) leads (Federal Signal (FSS) 16.0%, Royal Bank Of Canada (RY) 49.3%, Paccar (PCAR) -50.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Royal Bank Of Canada (RY) returned the most: Federal Signal (FSS) -11.2%, Royal Bank Of Canada (RY) +40.4%, Paccar (PCAR) +4.2%. Over five years, Federal Signal (FSS) compounded fastest (Federal Signal (FSS) +21.9%/yr, Royal Bank Of Canada (RY) +14.7%/yr, Paccar (PCAR) +11.4%/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%, Royal Bank Of Canada (RY) 0.00%, Paccar (PCAR) 0.00%. Royal Bank Of Canada (RY) and Paccar (PCAR) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Royal Bank Of Canada (RY) has been the steadiest (Federal Signal (FSS) 34.9%, Royal Bank Of Canada (RY) 16.4%, Paccar (PCAR) 27.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, FSS, RY and PCAR?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Royal Bank Of Canada (RY) 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.