Federal Signal FSS
NYSE FSS
$113.45 -4.00 (-3.41%)
As of: Sep 10, 2026 · 3:59 PM EDT

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

Historic Data

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DateValue
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