Growth Metrics

Federal Signal (FSS) FCF Payout Ratio (2016 - 2025)

Federal Signal (FSS) has disclosed FCF Payout Ratio for 14 consecutive years, with 0.09 as the latest value for Q4 2025.

  • Quarterly FCF Payout Ratio rose 6.81% to 0.09 in Q4 2025 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was 0.15 through Dec 2025, down 2.27% year-over-year, with the annual reading at 0.15 for FY2025, 2.27% down from the prior year.
  • FCF Payout Ratio for Q4 2025 was 0.09 at Federal Signal, down from 0.16 in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for FCF Payout Ratio was 5.0 in Q1 2023, with the low at 0.21 in Q1 2022.
  • Average FCF Payout Ratio over 5 years is 0.51, with a median of 0.24 recorded in 2021.
  • The sharpest move saw FCF Payout Ratio tumbled 181.27% in 2022, then skyrocketed 2527.27% in 2023.
  • Over 5 years, FCF Payout Ratio stood at 0.25 in 2021, then tumbled by 33.11% to 0.17 in 2022, then tumbled by 61.75% to 0.06 in 2023, then surged by 37.75% to 0.09 in 2024, then increased by 6.81% to 0.09 in 2025.
  • According to Business Quant data, FCF Payout Ratio over the past three periods came in at 0.09, 0.16, and 0.16 for Q4 2025, Q3 2025, and Q2 2025 respectively.