Federal Signal (FSS) Debt Ratio (2010 - 2026)
Federal Signal's (FSS) quarterly Debt Ratio came in at 0.19 in Q2 2026, up 27.8% year-over-year from 0.15 in Q2 2025, and down 17.28% quarter-over-quarter from 0.22 in Q1 2026.
Analysis
Federal Signal (FSS) Debt Ratio (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Federal Signal (FSS) has reported Debt Ratio for 17 consecutive years, with 0.19 the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.
- On a quarterly basis, Debt Ratio rose 27.8% year-over-year to 0.19 in Q2 2026; TTM through Jun 2026 was 0.19, a 27.8% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 0.24, up 86.29% from the prior year.
- Debt Ratio was 0.19 for Q2 2026 at Federal Signal, down from 0.22 in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Debt Ratio peaked at 0.25 in Q2 2023 and troughed at 0.12 in Q3 2025.
- A 5-year average of 0.19 and a median of 0.2 in 2026 frame the typical range for Debt Ratio.
- Across the five-year window, Debt Ratio tumbled 38.34% in 2024 and jumped 86.29% in 2025, its largest moves.
- Over 5 years, Debt Ratio stood at 0.24 in 2022, then dropped by 22.52% to 0.18 in 2023, then tumbled by 31.29% to 0.13 in 2024, then jumped by 86.29% to 0.24 in 2025, then dropped by 21.29% to 0.19 in 2026.
- The last three Debt Ratio figures came in at 0.19 (Q2 2026), 0.22 (Q1 2026), and 0.24 (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Debt Ratio (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Caterpillar | 374.13 Bn | 367.42 Bn | 7.76 Bn | 0.34 |
| 2 | Cummins | 77.17 Bn | 73.56 Bn | 2.47 Bn | 0.21 |
| 3 | Paccar | 65.64 Bn | 56.97 Bn | 1.56 Bn | 0.23 |
| 4 | Borgwarner | 13.75 Bn | 11.48 Bn | 721.00 Mn | 0.28 |
| 5 | Allison Transmission Holdings | 10.84 Bn | 10.44 Bn | 515.00 Mn | 0.47 |
| 6 | Oshkosh | 9.71 Bn | 9.31 Bn | 480.30 Mn | 0.11 |
| 7 | Federal Signal | 7.29 Bn | 7.22 Bn | 203.80 Mn | 0.19 |
| 8 | Terex | 7.23 Bn | 6.82 Bn | 444.00 Mn | 0.26 |
| 9 | Dana | 3.45 Bn | 3.18 Bn | 210.00 Mn | 0.22 |
| 10 | Phinia | 2.53 Bn | 2.16 Bn | 216.00 Mn | 0.28 |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 0.19 |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 0.22 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 0.24 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 0.12 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 0.15 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 0.15 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 0.13 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 0.14 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 0.15 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 0.17 |
| 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 |