Federal Signal (FSS) Interest Coverage Ratio (2010 - 2026)
Federal Signal's (FSS) quarterly Interest Coverage Ratio came in at 19.7 in Q2 2026, down 29.43% year-over-year from 27.91 in Q2 2025, and up 36.34% quarter-over-quarter from 14.45 in Q1 2026.
Analysis
Federal Signal (FSS) Interest Coverage Ratio (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Federal Signal (FSS) has reported Interest Coverage Ratio for 17 consecutive years, with 19.7 the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.
- On a quarterly basis, Interest Coverage Ratio fell 29.43% year-over-year to 19.7 in Q2 2026; TTM through Jun 2026 was 19.29, a 21.45% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 24.18, up 7.4% from the prior year.
- Interest Coverage Ratio was 19.7 for Q2 2026 at Federal Signal, up from 14.45 in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Interest Coverage Ratio peaked at 33.57 in Q3 2025 and troughed at 8.4 in Q1 2023.
- A 5-year average of 19.03 and a median of 18.55 in 2025 frame the typical range for Interest Coverage Ratio.
- Across the five-year window, Interest Coverage Ratio tumbled 61.66% in 2023 and surged 138.93% in 2024, its largest moves.
- Over 5 years, Interest Coverage Ratio stood at 10.59 in 2022, then surged by 38.56% to 14.67 in 2023, then soared by 54.1% to 22.61 in 2024, then retreated by 23.07% to 17.4 in 2025, then increased by 13.25% to 19.7 in 2026.
- The last three Interest Coverage Ratio figures came in at 19.7 (Q2 2026), 14.45 (Q1 2026), and 17.4 (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Interest Cover (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Caterpillar | 374.13 Bn | 367.42 Bn | 7.76 Bn | 11.86 |
| 2 | Cummins | 77.17 Bn | 73.56 Bn | 2.47 Bn | 15.99 |
| 3 | Paccar | 65.64 Bn | 56.97 Bn | 1.56 Bn | - |
| 4 | Borgwarner | 13.75 Bn | 11.48 Bn | 721.00 Mn | - |
| 5 | Allison Transmission Holdings | 10.84 Bn | 10.44 Bn | 515.00 Mn | - |
| 6 | Oshkosh | 9.71 Bn | 9.31 Bn | 480.30 Mn | 7.92 |
| 7 | Federal Signal | 7.29 Bn | 7.22 Bn | 203.80 Mn | 19.70 |
| 8 | Terex | 7.23 Bn | 6.82 Bn | 444.00 Mn | 3.74 |
| 9 | Dana | 3.45 Bn | 3.18 Bn | 210.00 Mn | 3.62 |
| 10 | Phinia | 2.53 Bn | 2.16 Bn | 216.00 Mn | 3.81 |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 19.70 |
| 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 |