Federal Signal (FSS) FCF Payout Ratio (2010 - 2026)
Federal Signal's (FSS) quarterly FCF Payout Ratio came in at 0.09 in Q2 2026, down 44.46% year-over-year from 0.16 in Q2 2025, and down 7.35% quarter-over-quarter from 0.1 in Q1 2026.
Analysis
Federal Signal (FSS) FCF Payout Ratio (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Federal Signal (FSS) has reported FCF Payout Ratio for 15 consecutive years, with 0.09 the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.
- On a quarterly basis, FCF Payout Ratio fell 44.46% year-over-year to 0.09 in Q2 2026; TTM through Jun 2026 was 0.11, a 24.17% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 0.15, down 2.27% from the prior year.
- FCF Payout Ratio was 0.09 for Q2 2026 at Federal Signal, down from 0.1 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 0.49 and a median of 0.17 in 2025 frame the typical range for FCF Payout Ratio.
- Across the five-year window, FCF Payout Ratio sank 181.27% in 2022 and surged 2527.27% in 2023, its largest moves.
- Over 5 years, FCF Payout Ratio stood at 0.17 in 2022, then sank 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, then declined by 5.13% to 0.09 in 2026.
- The last three FCF Payout Ratio figures came in at 0.09 (Q2 2026), 0.1 (Q1 2026), and 0.09 (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF Cover (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Caterpillar | 370.59 Bn | 363.87 Bn | 7.76 Bn | - |
| 2 | Cummins | 75.77 Bn | 71.10 Bn | 2.47 Bn | 0.22 |
| 3 | Paccar | 64.57 Bn | 55.91 Bn | 1.56 Bn | - |
| 4 | Borgwarner | 13.34 Bn | 10.89 Bn | 721.00 Mn | 0.07 |
| 5 | Allison Transmission Holdings | 10.59 Bn | 10.19 Bn | 515.00 Mn | 0.09 |
| 6 | Oshkosh | 9.21 Bn | 8.80 Bn | 480.30 Mn | 0.10 |
| 7 | Federal Signal | 6.90 Bn | 6.84 Bn | 203.80 Mn | 0.09 |
| 8 | Terex | 6.76 Bn | 6.35 Bn | 444.00 Mn | 0.21 |
| 9 | Dana | 3.31 Bn | 2.98 Bn | 210.00 Mn | - |
| 10 | Phinia | 2.45 Bn | 2.08 Bn | 216.00 Mn | 0.16 |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 0.09 |
| 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 |