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% on a QoQ basis from 0.24 in Q4 2025.
Federal Signal (FSS) has 17 years of Debt Ratio data on file, last reported at 0.22 in Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Debt Ratio rose 52.48% year-over-year to 0.22 in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 0.22 (up 52.48% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 0.24, up 86.29% from the prior year.
- Debt Ratio retreated to 0.22 in Q1 2026 per FSS's latest filing, from 0.24 in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Debt Ratio topped out at 0.25 in Q2 2023 and bottomed at 0.11 in Q3 2025.
- The 5-year median for Debt Ratio is 0.22 (2023), against an average of 0.19.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2024, when Debt Ratio plunged 39.64%; it then soared 86.29% in 2025.
- Tracing FSS's Debt Ratio over 5 years: stood at 0.24 in 2022, then slipped by 22.52% to 0.18 in 2023, then plunged by 31.29% to 0.13 in 2024, then soared by 86.29% to 0.24 in 2025, then decreased by 4.85% to 0.22 in 2026.
- Per Business Quant, the three latest FSS Debt Ratio figures stand at 0.22 (Q1 2026), 0.24 (Q4 2025), and 0.11 (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Debt Ratio (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Veralto | 20.72 Bn | 19.29 Bn | 854.00 Mn | 0.35 |
| 2 | Zurn Elkay Water Solutions | 7.83 Bn | 7.56 Bn | 205.80 Mn | 0.19 |
| 3 | Federal Signal | 6.47 Bn | 6.40 Bn | 179.40 Mn | 0.22 |
| 4 | Ceco Environmental | 2.82 Bn | 2.78 Bn | 63.92 Mn | 0.25 |
| 5 | PureCycle Technologies | 2.21 Bn | 2.11 Bn | - | 0.31 |
| 6 | Euro Tech Holdings | 1.36 Bn | 1.34 Bn | - | 0.03 |
| 7 | Energy Recovery | 421.81 Mn | 335.66 Mn | 2.70 Mn | - |
| 8 | CleanCore Solutions | 173.22 Mn | 156.17 Mn | -419,259.00 | 0.09 |
| 9 | Arq | 116.43 Mn | 111.76 Mn | 9.94 Mn | 0.13 |
| 10 | 374Water | 42.95 Mn | 42.95 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 |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 0.18 |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 0.17 |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 0.20 |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 0.20 |
| Mar 31, 2020 | 0.23 |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 0.19 |
| Sep 30, 2019 | 0.21 |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 0.19 |
| Mar 31, 2019 | 0.20 |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 0.21 |
| Sep 30, 2018 | 0.22 |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 0.24 |
| Mar 31, 2018 | 0.27 |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 0.28 |
| Sep 30, 2017 | 0.28 |
| Jun 30, 2017 | 0.29 |
| Mar 31, 2017 | 0.10 |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 0.10 |
| Sep 30, 2016 | 0.10 |
| Jun 30, 2016 | 0.10 |
| Mar 31, 2016 | 0.00 |
| Dec 31, 2015 | 0.07 |
| Sep 30, 2015 | 0.07 |
| Jun 30, 2015 | 0.07 |
| Mar 31, 2015 | 0.07 |
| Dec 31, 2014 | 0.08 |
| Sep 30, 2014 | 0.11 |
| Jun 30, 2014 | 0.11 |
| Mar 31, 2014 | 0.12 |
| Dec 31, 2013 | 0.14 |
| Sep 30, 2013 | 0.19 |
| Jun 30, 2013 | 0.22 |
| Mar 31, 2013 | 0.27 |
| Dec 31, 2012 | 0.25 |
| Sep 30, 2012 | 0.26 |
| Jun 30, 2012 | 0.32 |
| Mar 31, 2012 | 0.31 |
| Dec 31, 2011 | 0.30 |
| Sep 30, 2011 | 0.06 |
| Jun 30, 2011 | 0.06 |
| Dec 31, 2010 | 0.34 |