Federal Signal (FSS) Tax Rate (2010 - 2026)
Federal Signal (FSS) reported Tax Rate of 23.64% for Q1 2026, down 168.0% year-over-year from 34.77% in Q1 2025, and up 4.41% on a QoQ basis from 22.65% in Q4 2025.
Federal Signal (FSS) has 17 years of Tax Rate data on file, last reported at 23.64% in Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Tax Rate fell 168.0% year-over-year to 23.64% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 23.68% (up 41.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 24.01%, up 597.0% from the prior year.
- Tax Rate rose to 23.64% in Q1 2026 per FSS's latest filing, from 22.65% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Tax Rate topped out at 25.76% in Q3 2024 and bottomed at 1.38% in Q1 2024.
- The 5-year median for Tax Rate is 23.53% (2023), against an average of 21.02%.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2024, when Tax Rate plunged 2241 bps; it then jumped 2670 bps in 2025.
- Tracing FSS's Tax Rate over 5 years: stood at 17.62% in 2022, then rose by 17 bps to 20.68% in 2023, then retreated by 1 bps to 20.51% in 2024, then rose by 10 bps to 22.65% in 2025, then gained by 4 bps to 23.64% in 2026.
- Per Business Quant, the three latest FSS Tax Rate figures stand at 23.64% (Q1 2026), 22.65% (Q4 2025), and 24.75% (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Tax Rate (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Veralto | 20.72 Bn | 19.29 Bn | 854.00 Mn | 20.87 |
| 2 | Zurn Elkay Water Solutions | 7.83 Bn | 7.56 Bn | 205.80 Mn | 23.41 |
| 3 | Federal Signal | 6.47 Bn | 6.40 Bn | 179.40 Mn | 23.64 |
| 4 | Ceco Environmental | 2.82 Bn | 2.78 Bn | 63.92 Mn | 93.38 |
| 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 | 12.66 |
| 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
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 23.64 |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 23.64 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 22.65 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 22.65 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 24.75 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 24.75 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 23.55 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 23.55 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 25.32 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 25.32 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 20.51 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 20.51 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 25.76 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 25.76 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 21.55 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 21.55 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -1.38 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -1.38 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 20.68 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 20.68 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 24.17 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 24.17 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 23.53 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 23.53 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 21.04 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 21.04 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 17.62 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 17.62 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 13.35 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 13.35 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 24.89 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 24.89 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 25.72 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 25.72 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -1.56 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -1.56 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 12.84 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 12.84 |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 21.22 |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 21.22 |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 18.38 |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 18.38 |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 22.62 |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 22.62 |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 23.10 |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 23.10 |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 22.18 |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 22.18 |
| Mar 31, 2020 | 23.53 |
| Mar 31, 2020 | 23.53 |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 13.91 |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 13.91 |
| Sep 30, 2019 | 21.76 |
| Sep 30, 2019 | 21.76 |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 26.13 |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 26.13 |
| Mar 31, 2019 | 25.21 |
| Mar 31, 2019 | 25.21 |
| Dec 31, 2018 | -3.21 |
| Dec 31, 2018 | -3.21 |
| Sep 30, 2018 | 23.05 |
| Sep 30, 2018 | 23.05 |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 23.58 |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 23.58 |
| Mar 31, 2018 | 24.12 |
| Mar 31, 2018 | 24.12 |
| Dec 31, 2017 | -136.29 |
| Dec 31, 2017 | -136.29 |
| Sep 30, 2017 | 37.50 |
| Sep 30, 2017 | 37.50 |
| Jun 30, 2017 | 34.66 |
| Jun 30, 2017 | 34.66 |
| Mar 31, 2017 | 34.55 |
| Mar 31, 2017 | 34.55 |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 9.02 |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 9.02 |
| Sep 30, 2016 | 43.18 |
| Sep 30, 2016 | 43.18 |
| Jun 30, 2016 | 33.80 |
| Jun 30, 2016 | 33.80 |
| Mar 31, 2016 | 35.40 |
| Mar 31, 2016 | 35.40 |
| Dec 31, 2015 | -5.76 |
| Dec 31, 2015 | -5.76 |
| Sep 30, 2015 | 34.98 |
| Sep 30, 2015 | 34.98 |
| Jun 30, 2015 | 36.36 |
| Jun 30, 2015 | 36.36 |
| Mar 31, 2015 | 36.56 |
| Mar 31, 2015 | 36.56 |
| Dec 31, 2014 | -13.89 |
| Dec 31, 2014 | -13.89 |
| Sep 30, 2014 | 35.86 |
| Sep 30, 2014 | 35.86 |
| Jun 30, 2014 | 25.11 |
| Jun 30, 2014 | 25.11 |
| Mar 31, 2014 | 35.59 |
| Mar 31, 2014 | 35.59 |
| Dec 31, 2013 | -71.17 |
| Dec 31, 2013 | -71.17 |
| Sep 30, 2013 | 2.89 |
| Sep 30, 2013 | 2.89 |
| Jun 30, 2013 | -618.29 |
| Jun 30, 2013 | -618.29 |
| Mar 31, 2013 | -22.22 |
| Mar 31, 2013 | -22.22 |
| Dec 31, 2012 | 29.41 |
| Dec 31, 2012 | 29.41 |
| Sep 30, 2012 | 18.52 |
| Sep 30, 2012 | 18.52 |
| Jun 30, 2012 | 3.03 |
| Jun 30, 2012 | 3.03 |
| Mar 31, 2012 | 18.42 |
| Mar 31, 2012 | 18.42 |
| Dec 31, 2011 | 9.72 |
| Dec 31, 2011 | 9.72 |
| Sep 30, 2011 | 5.71 |
| Sep 30, 2011 | 5.71 |
| Jun 30, 2011 | 16.18 |
| Jun 30, 2011 | 16.18 |
| Mar 31, 2011 | -15.22 |
| Mar 31, 2011 | -15.22 |
| Dec 31, 2010 | -747.06 |
| Dec 31, 2010 | -747.06 |
| Sep 30, 2010 | 29.03 |
| Sep 30, 2010 | 29.03 |
| Jun 30, 2010 | 58.33 |
| Jun 30, 2010 | 58.33 |