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% on a QoQ basis from 0.09 in Q4 2025.
Federal Signal (FSS) has 15 years of FCF Payout Ratio data on file, last reported at 0.1 in Q1 2026.
- Quarterly FCF Payout Ratio fell 64.83% year-over-year to 0.1 in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 0.12 (down 20.82% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 0.15, down 2.27% from the prior year.
- FCF Payout Ratio grew to 0.1 in Q1 2026 per FSS's latest filing, from 0.09 in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, FCF Payout Ratio topped out at 5.0 in Q1 2023 and bottomed at 0.21 in Q1 2022.
- The 5-year median for FCF Payout Ratio is 0.17 (2022), against an average of 0.51.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2022, when FCF Payout Ratio slumped 181.27%; it then jumped 2527.27% in 2023.
- Tracing FSS's FCF Payout Ratio over 5 years: stood at 0.17 in 2022, then sank by 61.75% to 0.06 in 2023, then jumped by 37.75% to 0.09 in 2024, then grew by 6.81% to 0.09 in 2025, then rose by 2.4% to 0.1 in 2026.
- Per Business Quant, the three latest FSS FCF Payout Ratio figures stand at 0.1 (Q1 2026), 0.09 (Q4 2025), and 0.17 (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF Cover (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Veralto | 20.72 Bn | 19.29 Bn | 854.00 Mn | 0.19 |
| 2 | Zurn Elkay Water Solutions | 7.83 Bn | 7.56 Bn | 205.80 Mn | 0.43 |
| 3 | Federal Signal | 6.47 Bn | 6.40 Bn | 179.40 Mn | 0.10 |
| 4 | Ceco Environmental | 2.82 Bn | 2.78 Bn | 63.92 Mn | -0.05 |
| 5 | PureCycle Technologies | 2.21 Bn | 2.11 Bn | - | - |
| 6 | Euro Tech Holdings | 1.36 Bn | 1.34 Bn | - | - |
| 7 | Energy Recovery | 421.81 Mn | 335.66 Mn | 2.70 Mn | - |
| 8 | CleanCore Solutions | 173.22 Mn | 156.17 Mn | -419,259.00 | - |
| 9 | Arq | 116.43 Mn | 111.76 Mn | 9.94 Mn | - |
| 10 | 374Water | 42.95 Mn | 42.95 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 |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 0.25 |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 0.10 |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 0.73 |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 0.09 |
| Mar 31, 2020 | -1.12 |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 0.16 |
| Sep 30, 2019 | 0.23 |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 0.16 |
| Mar 31, 2019 | -0.36 |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 0.29 |
| Sep 30, 2018 | 0.16 |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 0.20 |
| Mar 31, 2018 | 0.58 |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 0.22 |
| Sep 30, 2017 | 1.05 |
| Jun 30, 2017 | 0.14 |
| Mar 31, 2017 | 0.33 |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 0.65 |
| Sep 30, 2016 | 0.39 |
| Jun 30, 2016 | 0.48 |
| Mar 31, 2016 | -0.58 |
| Dec 31, 2015 | 0.15 |
| Sep 30, 2015 | 0.10 |
| Jun 30, 2015 | 0.17 |
| Mar 31, 2015 | 6.33 |
| Dec 31, 2014 | 0.07 |
| Jun 30, 2014 | 0.07 |
| Jun 30, 2011 | -0.01 |
| Mar 31, 2011 | -0.17 |
| Dec 31, 2010 | 0.20 |
| Sep 30, 2010 | 0.20 |