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% quarter-over-quarter from $0.41 in Q4 2025.
Federal Signal (FSS) Debt to Equity (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Federal Signal (FSS) has 17 years of Debt to Equity data on file, last reported at $0.38 in Q1 2026.
- Debt to Equity for Q1 2026 came in at $0.38, up 66.91% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $0.38 (up 66.91% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $0.41, up 116.71% from the prior year.
- Debt to Equity slipped to $0.38 in Q1 2026 per FSS's latest filing, from $0.41 in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Debt to Equity peaked at $0.44 in Q2 2023 and troughed at $0.16 in Q3 2025.
- A 5-year average of $0.32 and a median of $0.38 in 2023 frame the typical range for Debt to Equity.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2024 and 2025: Debt to Equity slumped 47.58% in 2024, then jumped 116.71% in 2025.
- A 5-year view of Debt to Equity shows it stood at $0.42 in 2022, then fell by 29.22% to $0.3 in 2023, then plunged by 36.77% to $0.19 in 2024, then surged by 116.71% to $0.41 in 2025, then dropped by 5.96% to $0.38 in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows FSS's Debt to Equity at $0.38 in Q1 2026, $0.41 in Q4 2025, and $0.16 in Q3 2025.
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| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Debt/Equity (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aduro Clean Technologies | 808.91 Bn | 808.88 Bn | - | 33.32 |
| 2 | Veralto | 20.65 Bn | 19.22 Bn | 854.00 Mn | 0.89 |
| 3 | Zurn Elkay Water Solutions | 8.12 Bn | 7.85 Bn | 205.80 Mn | 0.31 |
| 4 | Federal Signal | 6.65 Bn | 6.58 Bn | 179.40 Mn | 0.38 |
| 5 | Ceco Environmental | 3.45 Bn | 3.41 Bn | 63.92 Mn | 0.81 |
| 6 | PureCycle Technologies | 1.61 Bn | 1.51 Bn | - | 36.77 |
| 7 | Energy Recovery | 438.13 Mn | 351.98 Mn | 2.70 Mn | - |
| 8 | CleanCore Solutions | 174.97 Mn | 157.92 Mn | -419,259.00 | 0.10 |
| 9 | Arq | 111.22 Mn | 106.54 Mn | 9.94 Mn | 0.17 |
| 10 | 374Water | 40.12 Mn | 40.12 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 |