Federal Signal (FSS) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2026)

Federal Signal (FSS) has 16 years of Return on Capital Employed data on file, last reported at 17.72% in Q1 2026.

• Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 came in at 17.72%, down 124.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 17.72% (down 124.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 18.98%, down 42.0% from the prior year.
• Return on Capital Employed fell to 17.72% in Q1 2026 per FSS's latest filing, from 18.1% in the prior quarter.
• Over five years, Return on Capital Employed peaked at 19.78% in Q3 2025 and troughed at 10.82% in Q1 2022.
• A 5-year average of 15.67% and a median of 16.79% in 2024 frame the typical range for Return on Capital Employed.
• The sharpest annual moves came in 2024 and 2026: Return on Capital Employed surged 489 bps in 2024, then tumbled 124 bps in 2026.
• A 5-year view of Return on Capital Employed shows it stood at 12.24% in 2022, then advanced by 27 bps to 15.57% in 2023, then rose by 20 bps to 18.67% in 2024, then slipped by 3 bps to 18.1% in 2025, then decreased by 2 bps to 17.72% in 2026.
• Business Quant data shows FSS's Return on Capital Employed at 17.72% in Q1 2026, 18.1% in Q4 2025, and 19.78% in Q3 2025.