Federal Signal (FSS) Debt to Equity (2010 - 2026)
Federal Signal (FSS) reported Debt to Equity of $0.38 for Q1 2026, up 66.91% year-over-year from $0.23 in Q1 2025, and down 5.96% on a QoQ basis from $0.41 in Q4 2025.
Federal Signal (FSS) has 17 years of Debt to Equity data on file, last reported at $0.38 in Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Debt to Equity rose 66.91% year-over-year to $0.38 in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $0.38 (up 66.91% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $0.41, up 116.71% from the prior year.
- Debt to Equity eased to $0.38 in Q1 2026 per FSS's latest filing, from $0.41 in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Debt to Equity topped out at $0.44 in Q2 2023 and bottomed at $0.16 in Q3 2025.
- The 5-year median for Debt to Equity is $0.38 (2023), against an average of $0.32.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2024, when Debt to Equity plunged 47.58%; it then surged 116.71% in 2025.
- Tracing FSS's Debt to Equity over 5 years: stood at $0.42 in 2022, then dropped by 29.22% to $0.3 in 2023, then slumped by 36.77% to $0.19 in 2024, then soared by 116.71% to $0.41 in 2025, then decreased by 5.96% to $0.38 in 2026.
- Per Business Quant, the three latest FSS Debt to Equity figures stand at $0.38 (Q1 2026), $0.41 (Q4 2025), and $0.16 (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Debt/Equity (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Veralto | 20.72 Bn | 19.29 Bn | 854.00 Mn | 0.89 |
| 2 | Zurn Elkay Water Solutions | 7.83 Bn | 7.56 Bn | 205.80 Mn | 0.31 |
| 3 | Federal Signal | 6.47 Bn | 6.40 Bn | 179.40 Mn | 0.38 |
| 4 | Ceco Environmental | 2.82 Bn | 2.78 Bn | 63.92 Mn | 0.81 |
| 5 | PureCycle Technologies | 2.21 Bn | 2.11 Bn | - | 36.77 |
| 6 | Euro Tech Holdings | 1.36 Bn | 1.34 Bn | - | 0.42 |
| 7 | Energy Recovery | 421.81 Mn | 335.66 Mn | 2.70 Mn | - |
| 8 | CleanCore Solutions | 173.22 Mn | 156.17 Mn | -419,259.00 | 0.10 |
| 9 | Arq | 116.43 Mn | 111.76 Mn | 9.94 Mn | 0.17 |
| 10 | 374Water | 42.95 Mn | 42.95 Mn | -2.43 Mn | 0.10 |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 0.38 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 0.41 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 0.16 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 0.21 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 0.23 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 0.19 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 0.20 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 0.23 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 0.26 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 0.30 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 0.38 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 0.44 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 0.43 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 0.42 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 0.40 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 0.40 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 0.42 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 0.36 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 0.33 |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 0.30 |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 0.31 |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 0.30 |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 0.35 |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 0.37 |
| Mar 31, 2020 | 0.44 |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 0.34 |
| Sep 30, 2019 | 0.41 |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 0.36 |
| Mar 31, 2019 | 0.40 |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 0.40 |
| Sep 30, 2018 | 0.43 |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 0.50 |
| Mar 31, 2018 | 0.57 |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 0.61 |
| Sep 30, 2017 | 0.67 |
| Jun 30, 2017 | 0.70 |
| Mar 31, 2017 | 0.16 |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 0.16 |
| Sep 30, 2016 | 0.16 |
| Jun 30, 2016 | 0.17 |
| Mar 31, 2016 | 0.00 |
| Dec 31, 2015 | 0.11 |
| Sep 30, 2015 | 0.12 |
| Jun 30, 2015 | 486.00 |
| Mar 31, 2015 | 467.00 |
| Dec 31, 2014 | 0.14 |
| Sep 30, 2014 | 0.18 |
| Jun 30, 2014 | 0.19 |
| Mar 31, 2014 | 0.22 |
| Dec 31, 2013 | 0.26 |
| Sep 30, 2013 | 0.44 |
| Jun 30, 2013 | 0.54 |
| Mar 31, 2013 | 1.12 |
| Dec 31, 2012 | 1.04 |
| Sep 30, 2012 | 1.00 |
| Jun 30, 2012 | 1.38 |
| Mar 31, 2012 | 1.27 |
| Dec 31, 2011 | 1.22 |
| Sep 30, 2011 | 0.18 |
| Jun 30, 2011 | 0.19 |
| Dec 31, 2010 | 1.18 |