FSS vs Peers Stock Comparison

Federal Signal Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group

Percentile Scorecard

FSS

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

AxisFSS
Valuation 52 #99 of 203
Growth 94 #13 of 187
Profitability 89 #22 of 185
Financial Health 75 #55 of 219
Shareholder Returns 65 #54 of 153
Overall 75
  • FSS ranked among 222 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodFSSSPY
1 month -0.3% -0.8%
3 months -3.5% +3.5%
6 months -1.2% +7.0%
Year to date +5.2% +12.2%
1 year -8.8% +13.0%
3 years +99.6% +86.3%
3 years, per year +25.9% +23.1%
5 years +173.9% +68.6%
5 years, per year +22.3% +11.0%
10 years +835.3% +258.0%
10 years, per year +25.1% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureFSSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 35.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 35.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.28 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.25 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -33.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -14.5% -1.8%
52-week high $133.73 $779.14
52-week low $104.77 $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.

MultipleFSS
P/E now vs peer median 24.4xmedian 26.0x
P/S now vs peer median 2.8xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 15.2xmedian 14.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 20.6xmedian 21.4x
P/B now vs peer median 4.6xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.85median 1.26

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 monthsFSS
Revenue $2.45B
Gross profit $714.00M
Operating income $395.40M
Net income $285.40M
Free cash flow $339.20M
EPS (diluted) $4.64
Cash & equivalents $62.80M
Total debt $453.60M
Shares (diluted) 61.50M
Enterprise value $6.76B

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
MetricFSS
P/E 24.4x
P/FCF 20.6x
P/Operating cash flow 18.7x
P/S 2.8x
P/B 4.6x
P/Tangible book 6.2x
EV/EBITDA 15.2x
EV/EBIT 18.6x
EV/Revenue 3.0x
EV/FCF 21.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 19.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.85

Growth

14 metrics
MetricFSS
Revenue growth (1Y) 24.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 16.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 24.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 22.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) 27.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 28.8%
Net income growth (1Y) 28.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 28.6%
EPS growth (1Y) 28.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 28.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 45.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 59.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 49.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 73.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricFSS
Gross margin 29.2%
EBITDA margin 19.8%
Operating margin 16.2%
Pretax margin 15.2%
Net margin 11.7%
FCF margin 13.9%
Operating cash flow margin 15.2%
Return on equity 19.4%
Return on assets 11.7%
Return on invested capital 15.3%
Return on capital employed 18.5%
Asset turnover 1.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue 0.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricFSS
Debt / assets 18.6%
Debt / equity 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.8x
Debt / FCF 1.3x
Liabilities / assets 38.2%
Equity / assets 61.8%
Interest coverage 19.3x
Current ratio 2.7x
Quick ratio 1.1x
Cash ratio 0.2x
Altman Z-score 7.13

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricFSS
Dividend yield 0.5%
Net buyback yield 0.0%
Shareholder yield 0.5%
Payout ratio (earnings) 12.6%
Payout ratio (FCF) 10.6%
Dividend growth (1Y) 13.6%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 17.0%

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.

ConsensusFSS
Forward P/E 23.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $4.92FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +16.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +10.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.79BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +28.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -5.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersFSS
Held by institutions 100.0%
Institutions holding 474
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.9%
Institutions buying 249
Institutions selling 152
Buyers to sellers 1.64

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Federal Signal (FSS) 0.01%.

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.