Federal Signal (FSS) Interest Coverage Ratio (2010 - 2026)
Federal Signal (FSS) reported Interest Coverage Ratio of 14.45 for Q1 2026, down 34.02% year-over-year from 21.9 in Q1 2025, and down 16.94% on a QoQ basis from 17.4 in Q4 2025.
Federal Signal (FSS) has 17 years of Interest Coverage Ratio data on file, last reported at 14.45 in Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Interest Coverage Ratio fell 34.02% year-over-year to 14.45 in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 20.83 (down 12.51% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 24.18, up 7.4% from the prior year.
- Interest Coverage Ratio declined to 14.45 in Q1 2026 per FSS's latest filing, from 17.4 in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Interest Coverage Ratio topped out at 33.57 in Q3 2025 and bottomed at 8.4 in Q1 2023.
- The 5-year median for Interest Coverage Ratio is 17.4 (2025), against an average of 18.99.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2023, when Interest Coverage Ratio plunged 61.66%; it then jumped 138.93% in 2024.
- Tracing FSS's Interest Coverage Ratio over 5 years: stood at 10.59 in 2022, then jumped by 38.56% to 14.67 in 2023, then surged by 54.1% to 22.61 in 2024, then fell by 23.07% to 17.4 in 2025, then fell by 16.94% to 14.45 in 2026.
- Per Business Quant, the three latest FSS Interest Coverage Ratio figures stand at 14.45 (Q1 2026), 17.4 (Q4 2025), and 33.57 (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Interest Cover (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Veralto | 20.72 Bn | 19.29 Bn | 854.00 Mn | 14.08 |
| 2 | Zurn Elkay Water Solutions | 7.83 Bn | 7.56 Bn | 205.80 Mn | 13.24 |
| 3 | Federal Signal | 6.47 Bn | 6.40 Bn | 179.40 Mn | 14.45 |
| 4 | Ceco Environmental | 2.82 Bn | 2.78 Bn | 63.92 Mn | 0.44 |
| 5 | PureCycle Technologies | 2.21 Bn | 2.11 Bn | - | -2.72 |
| 6 | Euro Tech Holdings | 1.36 Bn | 1.34 Bn | - | - |
| 7 | Energy Recovery | 421.81 Mn | 335.66 Mn | 2.70 Mn | - |
| 8 | CleanCore Solutions | 173.22 Mn | 156.17 Mn | -419,259.00 | 261.71 |
| 9 | Arq | 116.43 Mn | 111.76 Mn | 9.94 Mn | -1.39 |
| 10 | 374Water | 42.95 Mn | 42.95 Mn | -2.43 Mn | - |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 14.45 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 17.40 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 33.57 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 27.91 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 21.90 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 22.61 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 25.30 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 25.34 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 16.97 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 14.67 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 12.25 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 10.61 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 8.40 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 10.59 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 14.63 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 24.32 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 21.92 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 25.08 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 31.18 |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 35.00 |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 25.27 |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 28.17 |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 28.33 |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 17.39 |
| Mar 31, 2020 | 21.53 |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 20.22 |
| Sep 30, 2019 | 18.38 |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 23.15 |
| Mar 31, 2019 | 12.90 |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 15.90 |
| Sep 30, 2018 | 13.82 |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 15.24 |
| Mar 31, 2018 | 7.84 |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 7.81 |
| Sep 30, 2017 | 8.26 |
| Jun 30, 2017 | 14.46 |
| Mar 31, 2017 | 19.00 |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 33.80 |
| Sep 30, 2016 | 22.50 |
| Jun 30, 2016 | 35.75 |
| Mar 31, 2016 | 40.25 |
| Dec 31, 2015 | 48.60 |
| Sep 30, 2015 | 42.00 |
| Jun 30, 2015 | 48.67 |
| Mar 31, 2015 | 40.83 |
| Dec 31, 2014 | 33.88 |
| Sep 30, 2014 | 27.67 |
| Jun 30, 2014 | 26.56 |
| Mar 31, 2014 | 12.80 |
| Dec 31, 2013 | 10.42 |
| Sep 30, 2013 | 12.53 |
| Jun 30, 2013 | 1.75 |
| Mar 31, 2013 | 2.69 |
| Dec 31, 2012 | 2.28 |
| Sep 30, 2012 | 2.38 |
| Jun 30, 2012 | 2.93 |
| Mar 31, 2012 | 2.02 |
| Dec 31, 2011 | 2.56 |
| Sep 30, 2011 | 1.89 |
| Jun 30, 2011 | 2.65 |
| Mar 31, 2011 | -0.29 |
| Dec 31, 2010 | 3.88 |
| Sep 30, 2010 | 2.00 |
| Jun 30, 2010 | 0.78 |