Federal Signal (FSS) Return on Assets [ROA] (2011 - 2026)
Federal Signal (FSS) reported Return on Assets [ROA] of 11.66% for Q2 2026, down 0.01 percentage points from 11.68% a year earlier but up 0.49 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Federal Signal (FSS) Return on Assets [ROA] (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Federal Signal posted Return on Assets [ROA] of 11.86%, down 0.92 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Assets [ROA] has a five-year change of +3.76 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Return on Assets [ROA] came in at 12.78% in FY2024 (+2.77 pp), 10.01% in FY2023 (+1.68 pp), 8.33% in FY2022 (+0.52 pp) and 7.81% in FY2021 (-0.29 pp).
- Five-year quarterly Return on Assets [ROA] spans a low of 7.09% in Q1 2022 and a high of 12.42% in Q3 2024.
- Year over year, Return on Assets [ROA] has now declined in each of the last five quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +0.61 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Return on Assets [ROA] in five years was Q2 2024 (a gain of 3.83 percentage points); the low point was Q3 2022 (a drop of 0.99 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q2 2026 came in at 11.17% (Q1 2026), 11.39% (Q4 2025) and 12.24% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROA (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Caterpillar | 372.79 Bn | 344.49 Bn | 7.76 Bn | 10.94% |
| 2 | Amphenol | 207.98 Bn | 202.68 Bn | 3.55 Bn | 11.93% |
| 3 | Deere | 181.02 Bn | 189.78 Bn | 4.66 Bn | 4.54% |
| 4 | Eaton | 166.86 Bn | 164.09 Bn | 2.86 Bn | 6.89% |
| 5 | Parker-Hannifin | 120.45 Bn | 118.58 Bn | 2.25 Bn | 11.86% |
| 6 | Vertiv Holdings | 92.94 Bn | 83.56 Bn | 1.23 Bn | 11.82% |
| 7 | Emerson Electric | 86.56 Bn | 79.32 Bn | 2.66 Bn | 6.12% |
| 8 | 3M | 84.72 Bn | 66.18 Bn | 2.68 Bn | 8.56% |
| 9 | Illinois Tool Works | 73.32 Bn | 69.88 Bn | 1.90 Bn | 19.50% |
| 10 | Federal Signal | 6.77 Bn | 6.51 Bn | 203.80 Mn | 11.66% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 11.66% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 11.17% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 11.39% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 12.24% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 11.68% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 11.58% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 12.36% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 12.42% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 12.09% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 11.10% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 9.61% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 8.78% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 8.27% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 8.19% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 8.06% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 7.24% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 7.16% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 7.09% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 7.51% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 8.23% |
API Access
Federal Signal Return on Assets [ROA] API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=FSS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-assets-[roa]", "ticker": "FSS", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=FSS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();