Federal Signal (FSS) Debt Ratio (2010 - 2026)
Federal Signal's (FSS) Debt Ratio came in at 0.19 for Q2 2026, up 32.4% from 0.14 a year earlier but down 17.3% from the prior quarter.
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Federal Signal (FSS) Debt Ratio (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Federal Signal's Debt Ratio stood at 0.24, up 86.3% from FY2024.
- In prior years, Federal Signal's Debt Ratio was 0.13 in FY2024 (-31.3%), 0.18 in FY2023 (-22.5%), 0.24 in FY2022 (+15.0%) and 0.21 in FY2021 (+19.2%).
- Quarterly Debt Ratio has run from a low of 0.11 in Q3 2025 to a high of 0.25 in Q2 2023 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Debt Ratio has increased in each of the last three quarters, with growth averaging 8.1% over the last eight quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Debt Ratio in the past five years was Q4 2025, with growth of 86.3%; the weakest was Q3 2024, with a decline of 39.6%.
- According to Business Quant data, Debt Ratio for the three prior quarters was 0.22 (Q1 2026), 0.24 (Q4 2025) and 0.11 (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Debt Ratio (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Caterpillar | 372.79 Bn | 344.49 Bn | 7.76 Bn | 0.44 |
| 2 | Amphenol | 207.98 Bn | 202.68 Bn | 3.55 Bn | 0.42 |
| 3 | Deere | 181.02 Bn | 189.78 Bn | 4.66 Bn | 0.22 |
| 4 | Eaton | 166.86 Bn | 164.09 Bn | 2.86 Bn | 0.37 |
| 5 | Parker-Hannifin | 120.45 Bn | 118.58 Bn | 2.25 Bn | 0.28 |
| 6 | Vertiv Holdings | 92.94 Bn | 83.56 Bn | 1.23 Bn | 0.18 |
| 7 | Emerson Electric | 86.56 Bn | 79.32 Bn | 2.66 Bn | 0.31 |
| 8 | 3M | 84.72 Bn | 66.18 Bn | 2.68 Bn | 0.36 |
| 9 | Illinois Tool Works | 73.32 Bn | 69.88 Bn | 1.90 Bn | 0.59 |
| 10 | Federal Signal | 6.77 Bn | 6.51 Bn | 203.80 Mn | 0.19 |
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 | 0.11 |
| 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 |
API Access
Federal Signal Debt Ratio API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=debt-ratio&ticker=FSS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "debt-ratio", "ticker": "FSS", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=debt-ratio&ticker=FSS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();