Growth Metrics

Federal Signal (FSS) Gross Margin (2016 - 2025)

Federal Signal (FSS) has disclosed Gross Margin for 16 consecutive years, with 7.93% as the latest value for Q4 2025.

  • Quarterly Gross Margin fell 2016.0% to 7.93% in Q4 2025 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was 16.98% through Dec 2025, down 1165.0% year-over-year, with the annual reading at 28.95% for FY2025, 31.0% up from the prior year.
  • Gross Margin for Q4 2025 was 7.93% at Federal Signal, down from 29.1% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Gross Margin was 30.04% in Q2 2025, with the low at 7.93% in Q4 2025.
  • Average Gross Margin over 5 years is 25.26%, with a median of 25.61% recorded in 2023.
  • The sharpest move saw Gross Margin surged 324bps in 2024, then crashed -2016bps in 2025.
  • Over 5 years, Gross Margin stood at 22.36% in 2021, then grew by 10bps to 24.67% in 2022, then grew by 8bps to 26.63% in 2023, then rose by 6bps to 28.09% in 2024, then plummeted by -72bps to 7.93% in 2025.
  • According to Business Quant data, Gross Margin over the past three periods came in at 7.93%, 29.1%, and 30.04% for Q4 2025, Q3 2025, and Q2 2025 respectively.