Federal Signal (FSS) Return on Invested Capital (2011 - 2026)
Federal Signal (FSS) posted quarterly Return on Invested Capital of 0.1% for Q2 2026, up 5.0% year-over-year from 0.1% in Q2 2025, and up 35.6% quarter-over-quarter from 0.08% in Q1 2026.
Federal Signal (FSS) Return on Invested Capital (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Federal Signal (FSS) has reported Return on Invested Capital for 16 consecutive years, with 0.1% the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.
- In Q2 2026, Return on Invested Capital rose 5.0% year-over-year to 0.1%; the TTM figure through Jun 2026 stood at 0.1% (up 5.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 0.01%, down 18.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Invested Capital advanced to 0.1% in Q2 2026 per FSS's latest filing, from 0.08% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Return on Invested Capital topped out at 0.49% in Q2 2022 and bottomed at 0.05% in Q4 2025.
- Historically, Return on Invested Capital has averaged 0.2% across 5 years, with a median of 0.12% in 2024.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Return on Invested Capital climbed 9 bps — and 2023, when it plunged 31 bps.
- Federal Signal's Return on Invested Capital stood at 0.43% in 2022, then plunged by 68 bps to 0.14% in 2023, then sank by 49 bps to 0.07% in 2024, then slumped by 36 bps to 0.05% in 2025, then surged by 121 bps to 0.1% in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows FSS's Return on Invested Capital at 0.1% in Q2 2026, 0.08% in Q1 2026, and 0.05% in Q4 2025.
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Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROIC (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Veralto | 24.28 Bn | 22.16 Bn | 902.00 Mn | 0.00% |
| 2 | Zurn Elkay Water Solutions | 8.20 Bn | 7.84 Bn | 288.30 Mn | 0.66% |
| 3 | Federal Signal | 7.46 Bn | 7.39 Bn | 203.80 Mn | 0.13% |
| 4 | Ceco Environmental | 3.10 Bn | 3.04 Bn | 86.47 Mn | 0.00% |
| 5 | PureCycle Technologies | 1.26 Bn | 1.26 Bn | - | - |
| 6 | Aduro Clean Technologies | 528.77 Mn | 500.10 Mn | - | - |
| 7 | Energy Recovery | 406.56 Mn | 313.50 Mn | 8.96 Mn | - |
| 8 | Arq | 96.62 Mn | 95.72 Mn | 11.51 Mn | - |
| 9 | Fuel Tech | 43.03 Mn | 23.42 Mn | 2.68 Mn | - |
| 10 | CleanCore Solutions | 33.72 Mn | 16.67 Mn | -419,259.00 | - |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 0.10% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 0.16% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 0.11% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 0.05% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 0.05% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 0.05% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 0.07% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 0.10% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 0.11% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 0.13% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 0.14% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 0.18% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 0.23% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 0.32% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 0.43% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 0.48% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 0.49% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 0.47% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 0.47% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 0.45% |