Federal Signal (FSS) Tax Rate (2010 - 2026)
Federal Signal's Tax Rate was 22.71% in Q2 2026, down 0.84 percentage points from 23.55% a year earlier and down 0.93 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Federal Signal (FSS) Tax Rate (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, Federal Signal's Tax Rate was 23.42% through Jun 30, 2026, down 0.40 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at 24.01%, up 5.97 percentage points from FY2024.
- Tax Rate shows a five-year change of +1.13 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Tax Rate was 18.04% in FY2024 (-4.43 pp), 22.46% in FY2023 (+2.25 pp), 20.21% in FY2022 (+5.76 pp) and 14.46% in FY2021 (-8.42 pp).
- Quarterly Tax Rate has moved between -1.56% (Q4 2021) and 25.76% (Q3 2024) over five years.
- Compared with a year earlier, Tax Rate was higher in four of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +3.59 percentage points.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Tax Rate over five years was Q1 2025 (a gain of 26.70 percentage points); the worst was Q4 2021 (a drop of 24.18 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, FSS's Tax Rate in the three quarters before Q2 2026 was 23.64% (Q1 2026), 22.65% (Q4 2025) and 24.75% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Tax Rate (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Caterpillar | 372.79 Bn | 344.49 Bn | 7.76 Bn | 23.15% |
| 2 | Amphenol | 207.98 Bn | 202.68 Bn | 3.55 Bn | 25.30% |
| 3 | Deere | 181.02 Bn | 189.78 Bn | 4.66 Bn | 28.11% |
| 4 | Eaton | 166.86 Bn | 164.09 Bn | 2.86 Bn | 28.06% |
| 5 | Parker-Hannifin | 120.45 Bn | 118.58 Bn | 2.25 Bn | 18.51% |
| 6 | Vertiv Holdings | 92.94 Bn | 83.56 Bn | 1.23 Bn | 19.71% |
| 7 | Emerson Electric | 86.56 Bn | 79.32 Bn | 2.66 Bn | 21.62% |
| 8 | 3M | 84.72 Bn | 66.18 Bn | 2.68 Bn | 16.34% |
| 9 | Illinois Tool Works | 73.32 Bn | 69.88 Bn | 1.90 Bn | 24.54% |
| 10 | Federal Signal | 6.77 Bn | 6.51 Bn | 203.80 Mn | 22.71% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 22.71% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 23.64% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 22.65% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 24.75% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 23.55% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 25.32% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 20.51% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 25.76% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 21.55% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 20.68% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 24.17% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 23.53% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 21.04% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 17.62% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 13.35% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 24.89% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 25.72% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 12.84% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 21.22% |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 18.38% |
API Access
Federal Signal Tax Rate 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=tax-rate&ticker=FSS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "tax-rate", "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=tax-rate&ticker=FSS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();