Federal Signal FSS
NYSE FSS
$117.39 -0.86 (-0.73%)
As of: Sep 9, 2026 · 3:59 PM EDT

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

Historic Data

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DateValue
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