Federal Signal (FSS) Gross Margin (2010 - 2026)
Federal Signal (FSS) reported Gross Margin of 1520.34% for Q1 2026, up 149214.0% year-over-year from N/an in Q1 2025, and up 5262.05% quarter-over-quarter from 28.35% in Q4 2025.
Federal Signal (FSS) Gross Margin (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Federal Signal (FSS) has 17 years of Gross Margin data on file, last reported at 1520.34% in Q1 2026.
- Gross Margin for Q1 2026 came in at 1520.34%, up 149214.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 39.33% (up 1050.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 28.95%, up 31.0% from the prior year.
- Gross Margin rose to 1520.34% in Q1 2026 per FSS's latest filing, from 28.35% in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Gross Margin peaked at 1520.34% in Q1 2026 and troughed at 22.93% in Q1 2022.
- A 5-year average of 114.75% and a median of 27.3% in 2024 frame the typical range for Gross Margin.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2026: Gross Margin tumbled 175 bps in 2022, then surged 149214 bps in 2026.
- A 5-year view of Gross Margin shows it stood at 24.67% in 2022, then increased by 8 bps to 26.63% in 2023, then gained by 6 bps to 28.09% in 2024, then climbed by 1 bps to 28.35% in 2025, then surged by 5262 bps to 1520.34% in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows FSS's Gross Margin at 1520.34% in Q1 2026, 28.35% in Q4 2025, and 29.1% in Q3 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Gross Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aduro Clean Technologies | 856.39 Bn | 856.36 Bn | - | - |
| 2 | Veralto | 20.76 Bn | 19.33 Bn | 854.00 Mn | 60.06% |
| 3 | Zurn Elkay Water Solutions | 8.35 Bn | 8.08 Bn | 205.80 Mn | 47.53% |
| 4 | Federal Signal | 7.20 Bn | 7.13 Bn | 179.40 Mn | 1,520.34% |
| 5 | Ceco Environmental | 3.52 Bn | 3.48 Bn | 63.92 Mn | 31.04% |
| 6 | PureCycle Technologies | 1.57 Bn | 1.47 Bn | - | - |
| 7 | Energy Recovery | 497.64 Mn | 411.49 Mn | 2.70 Mn | 27.84% |
| 8 | CleanCore Solutions | 210.18 Mn | 193.13 Mn | -419,259.00 | -77.11% |
| 9 | Arq | 118.94 Mn | 114.26 Mn | 9.94 Mn | 34.21% |
| 10 | 374Water | 38.06 Mn | 38.06 Mn | -2.43 Mn | 144.11% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 1,520.34% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 28.35% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 29.10% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 30.04% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 28.20% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 28.09% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 29.61% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 29.36% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 27.30% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 26.63% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 26.37% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 26.51% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 24.85% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 24.67% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 23.90% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 24.49% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 22.93% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 22.36% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 23.77% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 24.38% |