Growth Metrics

Federal Signal (FSS) Other Working Capital Changes (2010 - 2026)

Federal Signal (FSS) reported Other Working Capital Changes of -$5.4 million for Q1 2026, down 117.2% year-over-year from $31.4 million in Q1 2025, and up 95.0% on a QoQ basis from -$108.1 million in Q4 2025.

Federal Signal (FSS) has 17 years of Other Working Capital Changes data on file, last reported at -$5.4 million in Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Other Working Capital Changes fell 117.2% year-over-year to -$5.4 million in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was -$37.2 million (down 195.24% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at -$400000.0, up 89.19% from the prior year.
  • Other Working Capital Changes grew to -$5.4 million in Q1 2026 per FSS's latest filing, from -$108.1 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Other Working Capital Changes topped out at $41.4 million in Q2 2024 and bottomed at -$108.1 million in Q4 2025.
  • The 5-year median for Other Working Capital Changes is $29.6 million (2022), against an average of -$429411.8.
  • The widest annual swing landed in 2025, when Other Working Capital Changes surged 509.23%; it then sank 117.2% in 2026.
  • Tracing FSS's Other Working Capital Changes over 5 years: stood at -$101.4 million in 2022, then rose by 28.7% to -$72.3 million in 2023, then decreased by 27.11% to -$91.9 million in 2024, then dropped by 17.63% to -$108.1 million in 2025, then jumped by 95.0% to -$5.4 million in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest FSS Other Working Capital Changes figures stand at -$5.4 million (Q1 2026), -$108.1 million (Q4 2025), and $39.6 million (Q3 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr)
1 Veralto 20.72 Bn 19.29 Bn 854.00 Mn
2 Zurn Elkay Water Solutions 7.83 Bn 7.56 Bn 205.80 Mn
3 Federal Signal 6.47 Bn 6.40 Bn 179.40 Mn
4 Ceco Environmental 2.82 Bn 2.78 Bn 63.92 Mn
5 PureCycle Technologies 2.21 Bn 2.11 Bn -
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
9 Arq 116.43 Mn 111.76 Mn 9.94 Mn
10 374Water 42.95 Mn 42.95 Mn -2.43 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 -5.40 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 -5.40 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 -108.10 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 -108.10 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 39.60 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 39.60 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 36.70 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 36.70 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 31.40 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 31.40 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -91.90 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -91.90 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 6.50 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 6.50 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 41.40 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 41.40 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 40.30 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 40.30 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 -72.30 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 -72.30 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 12.90 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 12.90 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 25.60 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 25.60 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 35.50 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 35.50 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 -101.40 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 -101.40 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 34.60 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 34.60 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 37.70 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 37.70 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 29.60 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 29.60 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 -54.40 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 -54.40 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 19.80 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 19.80 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 31.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 31.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2021 10.20 Mn
Mar 31, 2021 10.20 Mn
Dec 31, 2020 -35.70 Mn
Dec 31, 2020 -35.70 Mn
Sep 30, 2020 25.80 Mn
Sep 30, 2020 25.80 Mn
Jun 30, 2020 -21.20 Mn
Jun 30, 2020 -21.20 Mn
Mar 31, 2020 32.80 Mn
Mar 31, 2020 32.80 Mn
Dec 31, 2019 -66.70 Mn
Dec 31, 2019 -66.70 Mn
Sep 30, 2019 9.60 Mn
Sep 30, 2019 9.60 Mn
Jun 30, 2019 13.30 Mn
Jun 30, 2019 13.30 Mn
Mar 31, 2019 38.70 Mn
Mar 31, 2019 38.70 Mn
Dec 31, 2018 -15.40 Mn
Dec 31, 2018 -15.40 Mn
Sep 30, 2018 -5.90 Mn
Sep 30, 2018 -5.90 Mn
Jun 30, 2018 10.70 Mn
Jun 30, 2018 10.70 Mn
Mar 31, 2018 11.60 Mn
Mar 31, 2018 11.60 Mn
Dec 31, 2017 -1.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2017 -1.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2017 14.90 Mn
Sep 30, 2017 14.90 Mn
Jun 30, 2017 -14.80 Mn
Jun 30, 2017 -14.80 Mn
Mar 31, 2017 2.40 Mn
Mar 31, 2017 2.40 Mn
Dec 31, 2016 -33.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2016 -33.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2016 1.70 Mn
Sep 30, 2016 1.70 Mn
Jun 30, 2016 4.40 Mn
Jun 30, 2016 4.40 Mn
Mar 31, 2016 25.30 Mn
Mar 31, 2016 25.30 Mn
Dec 31, 2015 -19.20 Mn
Dec 31, 2015 -19.20 Mn
Sep 30, 2015 -4.80 Mn
Sep 30, 2015 -4.80 Mn
Jun 30, 2015 -2.10 Mn
Jun 30, 2015 -2.10 Mn
Mar 31, 2015 24.50 Mn
Mar 31, 2015 24.50 Mn
Dec 31, 2014 -18.30 Mn
Dec 31, 2014 -18.30 Mn
Sep 30, 2014 -1.50 Mn
Sep 30, 2014 -1.50 Mn
Jun 30, 2014 -2.50 Mn
Jun 30, 2014 -2.50 Mn
Mar 31, 2014 22.40 Mn
Mar 31, 2014 22.40 Mn
Dec 31, 2013 -23.70 Mn
Dec 31, 2013 -23.70 Mn
Sep 30, 2013 -3.40 Mn
Sep 30, 2013 -3.40 Mn
Jun 30, 2013 2.60 Mn
Jun 30, 2013 2.60 Mn
Mar 31, 2013 20.80 Mn
Mar 31, 2013 20.80 Mn
Dec 31, 2012 -8.90 Mn
Dec 31, 2012 -8.90 Mn
Sep 30, 2012 300,000.00
Sep 30, 2012 300,000.00
Jun 30, 2012 17.70 Mn
Jun 30, 2012 17.70 Mn
Mar 31, 2012 -7.70 Mn
Mar 31, 2012 -7.70 Mn
Dec 31, 2011 -4.40 Mn
Dec 31, 2011 -4.40 Mn
Sep 30, 2011 400,000.00
Sep 30, 2011 400,000.00
Jun 30, 2011 -8.40 Mn
Jun 30, 2011 -8.40 Mn
Mar 31, 2011 17.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2011 17.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2010 700,000.00
Dec 31, 2010 700,000.00
Sep 30, 2010 -12.50 Mn
Sep 30, 2010 -12.50 Mn