Federal Signal (FSS) FCF Payout Ratio (2010 - 2026)
Federal Signal (FSS) reported FCF Payout Ratio of 0.1 for Q1 2026, down 64.83% year-over-year from 0.28 in Q1 2025, and up 2.4% quarter-over-quarter from 0.09 in Q4 2025.
Federal Signal (FSS) FCF Payout Ratio (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Federal Signal (FSS) has 15 years of FCF Payout Ratio data on file, last reported at 0.1 in Q1 2026.
- FCF Payout Ratio for Q1 2026 came in at 0.1, down 64.83% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 0.12 (down 20.82% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 0.15, down 2.27% from the prior year.
- FCF Payout Ratio rose to 0.1 in Q1 2026 per FSS's latest filing, from 0.09 in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, FCF Payout Ratio peaked at 5.0 in Q1 2023 and troughed at 0.21 in Q1 2022.
- A 5-year average of 0.51 and a median of 0.17 in 2022 frame the typical range for FCF Payout Ratio.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: FCF Payout Ratio plunged 181.27% in 2022, then soared 2527.27% in 2023.
- A 5-year view of FCF Payout Ratio shows it stood at 0.17 in 2022, then tumbled by 61.75% to 0.06 in 2023, then soared by 37.75% to 0.09 in 2024, then rose by 6.81% to 0.09 in 2025, then advanced by 2.4% to 0.1 in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows FSS's FCF Payout Ratio at 0.1 in Q1 2026, 0.09 in Q4 2025, and 0.17 in Q3 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF Cover (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aduro Clean Technologies | 856.39 Bn | 856.36 Bn | - | - |
| 2 | Veralto | 20.76 Bn | 19.33 Bn | 854.00 Mn | 0.19 |
| 3 | Zurn Elkay Water Solutions | 8.35 Bn | 8.08 Bn | 205.80 Mn | 0.43 |
| 4 | Federal Signal | 7.20 Bn | 7.13 Bn | 179.40 Mn | 0.10 |
| 5 | Ceco Environmental | 3.52 Bn | 3.48 Bn | 63.92 Mn | -0.05 |
| 6 | PureCycle Technologies | 1.57 Bn | 1.47 Bn | - | - |
| 7 | Energy Recovery | 497.64 Mn | 411.49 Mn | 2.70 Mn | - |
| 8 | CleanCore Solutions | 210.18 Mn | 193.13 Mn | -419,259.00 | - |
| 9 | Arq | 118.94 Mn | 114.26 Mn | 9.94 Mn | - |
| 10 | 374Water | 38.06 Mn | 38.06 Mn | -2.43 Mn | - |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 0.10 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 0.09 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 0.17 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 0.16 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 0.28 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 0.09 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 0.12 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 0.30 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 0.32 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 0.06 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 0.14 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 0.23 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 5.00 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 0.17 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 0.93 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 0.71 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -0.21 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 0.25 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 0.44 |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 0.66 |