Federal Signal (FSS) Debt Ratio (2010 - 2026)
Federal Signal (FSS) reported Debt Ratio of 0.22 for Q1 2026, up 52.48% year-over-year from 0.15 in Q1 2025, and down 4.85% quarter-over-quarter from 0.24 in Q4 2025.
Federal Signal (FSS) Debt Ratio (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Federal Signal (FSS) has 17 years of Debt Ratio data on file, last reported at 0.22 in Q1 2026.
- Debt Ratio for Q1 2026 came in at 0.22, up 52.48% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 0.22 (up 52.48% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 0.24, up 86.29% from the prior year.
- Debt Ratio fell to 0.22 in Q1 2026 per FSS's latest filing, from 0.24 in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Debt Ratio peaked at 0.25 in Q2 2023 and troughed at 0.11 in Q3 2025.
- A 5-year average of 0.19 and a median of 0.22 in 2023 frame the typical range for Debt Ratio.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2024 and 2025: Debt Ratio slumped 39.64% in 2024, then surged 86.29% in 2025.
- A 5-year view of Debt Ratio shows it stood at 0.24 in 2022, then declined by 22.52% to 0.18 in 2023, then slumped by 31.29% to 0.13 in 2024, then surged by 86.29% to 0.24 in 2025, then dropped by 4.85% to 0.22 in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows FSS's Debt Ratio at 0.22 in Q1 2026, 0.24 in Q4 2025, and 0.11 in Q3 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Debt Ratio (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aduro Clean Technologies | 856.39 Bn | 856.36 Bn | - | 0.16 |
| 2 | Veralto | 20.76 Bn | 19.33 Bn | 854.00 Mn | 0.35 |
| 3 | Zurn Elkay Water Solutions | 8.35 Bn | 8.08 Bn | 205.80 Mn | 0.19 |
| 4 | Federal Signal | 7.20 Bn | 7.13 Bn | 179.40 Mn | 0.22 |
| 5 | Ceco Environmental | 3.52 Bn | 3.48 Bn | 63.92 Mn | 0.25 |
| 6 | PureCycle Technologies | 1.57 Bn | 1.47 Bn | - | 0.31 |
| 7 | Energy Recovery | 497.64 Mn | 411.49 Mn | 2.70 Mn | - |
| 8 | CleanCore Solutions | 210.18 Mn | 193.13 Mn | -419,259.00 | 0.09 |
| 9 | Arq | 118.94 Mn | 114.26 Mn | 9.94 Mn | 0.13 |
| 10 | 374Water | 38.06 Mn | 38.06 Mn | -2.43 Mn | 0.06 |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 0.22 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 0.24 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 0.11 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 0.14 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 0.15 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 0.13 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 0.13 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 0.15 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 0.16 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 0.18 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 0.22 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 0.25 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 0.24 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 0.24 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 0.23 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 0.23 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 0.23 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 0.21 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 0.19 |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 0.17 |