Growth Metrics

Federal Signal (FSS) Capital Expenditures (2010 - 2026)

Federal Signal (FSS) reported Capital Expenditures of $6.7 million for Q1 2026, up 19.64% year-over-year from $5.6 million in Q1 2025, and down 12.99% on a QoQ basis from $7.7 million in Q4 2025.

Federal Signal (FSS) has 17 years of Capital Expenditures data on file, last reported at $6.7 million in Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Capital Expenditures rose 19.64% year-over-year to $6.7 million in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $28.7 million (down 24.07% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $27.6 million, down 32.02% from the prior year.
  • Capital Expenditures eased to $6.7 million in Q1 2026 per FSS's latest filing, from $7.7 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Capital Expenditures topped out at $33.7 million in Q1 2022 and bottomed at $4.1 million in Q3 2022.
  • The 5-year median for Capital Expenditures is $7.7 million (2025), against an average of $9.3 million.
  • The widest annual swing landed in 2022, when Capital Expenditures soared 683.72%; it then plunged 82.2% in 2023.
  • Tracing FSS's Capital Expenditures over 5 years: stood at $7.4 million in 2022, then advanced by 20.27% to $8.9 million in 2023, then dropped by 4.49% to $8.5 million in 2024, then retreated by 9.41% to $7.7 million in 2025, then fell by 12.99% to $6.7 million in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest FSS Capital Expenditures figures stand at $6.7 million (Q1 2026), $7.7 million (Q4 2025), and $7.0 million (Q3 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Capital Expenditures (Qtr)
1 Veralto 20.72 Bn 19.29 Bn 854.00 Mn 12.00 Mn
2 Zurn Elkay Water Solutions 7.83 Bn 7.56 Bn 205.80 Mn 3.40 Mn
3 Federal Signal 6.47 Bn 6.40 Bn 179.40 Mn 6.70 Mn
4 Ceco Environmental 2.82 Bn 2.78 Bn 63.92 Mn 2.59 Mn
5 PureCycle Technologies 2.21 Bn 2.11 Bn - 3.43 Mn
6 Euro Tech Holdings 1.36 Bn 1.34 Bn - -
7 Energy Recovery 421.81 Mn 335.66 Mn 2.70 Mn 814,000.00
8 CleanCore Solutions 173.22 Mn 156.17 Mn -419,259.00 130.22 Mn
9 Arq 116.43 Mn 111.76 Mn 9.94 Mn 740,000.00
10 374Water 42.95 Mn 42.95 Mn -2.43 Mn 1.13 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 6.70 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 6.70 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 7.70 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 7.70 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 7.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 7.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 7.30 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 7.30 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 5.60 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 5.60 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 8.50 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 8.50 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 7.90 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 7.90 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 15.80 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 15.80 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 8.40 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 8.40 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 8.90 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 8.90 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 5.70 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 5.70 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 9.70 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 9.70 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 6.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 6.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 7.40 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 7.40 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 4.10 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 4.10 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 7.80 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 7.80 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 33.70 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 33.70 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 24.90 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 24.90 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 3.20 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 3.20 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 5.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 5.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2021 4.30 Mn
Mar 31, 2021 4.30 Mn
Dec 31, 2020 5.40 Mn
Dec 31, 2020 5.40 Mn
Sep 30, 2020 8.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2020 8.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2020 6.80 Mn
Jun 30, 2020 6.80 Mn
Mar 31, 2020 9.50 Mn
Mar 31, 2020 9.50 Mn
Dec 31, 2019 14.20 Mn
Dec 31, 2019 14.20 Mn
Sep 30, 2019 11.80 Mn
Sep 30, 2019 11.80 Mn
Jun 30, 2019 4.90 Mn
Jun 30, 2019 4.90 Mn
Mar 31, 2019 4.50 Mn
Mar 31, 2019 4.50 Mn
Dec 31, 2018 4.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2018 4.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2018 3.10 Mn
Sep 30, 2018 3.10 Mn
Jun 30, 2018 4.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2018 4.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2018 3.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2018 3.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2017 2.70 Mn
Dec 31, 2017 2.70 Mn
Sep 30, 2017 2.60 Mn
Sep 30, 2017 2.60 Mn
Jun 30, 2017 1.60 Mn
Jun 30, 2017 1.60 Mn
Mar 31, 2017 1.10 Mn
Mar 31, 2017 1.10 Mn
Dec 31, 2016 1.30 Mn
Dec 31, 2016 1.30 Mn
Sep 30, 2016 1.20 Mn
Sep 30, 2016 1.20 Mn
Jun 30, 2016 1.60 Mn
Jun 30, 2016 1.60 Mn
Mar 31, 2016 2.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2016 2.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2015 900,000.00
Dec 31, 2015 900,000.00
Sep 30, 2015 3.10 Mn
Sep 30, 2015 3.10 Mn
Jun 30, 2015 2.90 Mn
Jun 30, 2015 2.90 Mn
Mar 31, 2015 2.70 Mn
Mar 31, 2015 2.70 Mn
Dec 31, 2014 400,000.00
Dec 31, 2014 400,000.00
Sep 30, 2014 3.90 Mn
Sep 30, 2014 3.90 Mn
Jun 30, 2014 5.20 Mn
Jun 30, 2014 5.20 Mn
Mar 31, 2014 4.20 Mn
Mar 31, 2014 4.20 Mn
Dec 31, 2013 -2.10 Mn
Dec 31, 2013 -2.10 Mn
Sep 30, 2013 4.20 Mn
Sep 30, 2013 4.20 Mn
Jun 30, 2013 5.10 Mn
Jun 30, 2013 5.10 Mn
Mar 31, 2013 4.40 Mn
Mar 31, 2013 4.40 Mn
Dec 31, 2012 3.80 Mn
Dec 31, 2012 3.80 Mn
Sep 30, 2012 3.70 Mn
Sep 30, 2012 3.70 Mn
Jun 30, 2012 2.10 Mn
Jun 30, 2012 2.10 Mn
Mar 31, 2012 3.40 Mn
Mar 31, 2012 3.40 Mn
Dec 31, 2011 2.90 Mn
Dec 31, 2011 2.90 Mn
Sep 30, 2011 4.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2011 4.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2011 2.30 Mn
Jun 30, 2011 2.30 Mn
Mar 31, 2011 4.30 Mn
Mar 31, 2011 4.30 Mn
Dec 31, 2010 900,000.00
Dec 31, 2010 900,000.00
Sep 30, 2010 3.90 Mn
Sep 30, 2010 3.90 Mn