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About Federal Signal
Federal Signal Corp designs and manufactures products and integrated solutions for municipal, governmental, industrial, and airport customers. It operates in the segments of Environmental Solutions Group and the Safety and Security Systems Group. The Environmental Solutions group manufactures and supplies street sweeper vehicles, sewer cleaner and vacuum loader trucks, hydro-excavation trucks, high-performance water blasting equipment, dump truck bodies, and trailers. The Safety and Security Systems Group offers comprehensive systems and products such as campus and community alerting, emergency vehicles, first responder interoperable communications, and others. The company generates a majority of its revenue from the Environmental Solutions Group segment.
Ticker
$FSS
Sector
Primary listing
NYSE
Employees
4,700
Headquarters
Website
Federal Signal Metrics
BasicAdvanced
$7.3B
33.56
$3.59
1.28
$0.54
0.46%
Price and volume
Market cap
$7.3B
Beta
1.28
52-week high
$130.30
52-week low
$66.47
Average daily volume
451K
Dividend rate
$0.54
Financial strength
Current ratio
2.601
Quick ratio
1.152
Long term debt to equity
22.073
Total debt to equity
23.475
Dividend payout ratio (TTM)
14.31%
Interest coverage (TTM)
24.57%
Profitability
EBITDA (TTM)
381.9
Gross margin (TTM)
29.04%
Net profit margin (TTM)
11.22%
Operating margin (TTM)
15.68%
Effective tax rate (TTM)
23.82%
Revenue per employee (TTM)
$420,000
Management effectiveness
Return on assets (TTM)
10.71%
Return on equity (TTM)
18.77%
Valuation
Price to earnings (TTM)
33.562
Price to revenue (TTM)
3.713
Price to book
5.8
Price to tangible book (TTM)
14.03
Price to free cash flow (TTM)
32.367
Free cash flow yield (TTM)
3.09%
Free cash flow per share (TTM)
3.722
Dividend yield (TTM)
0.45%
Forward dividend yield
0.46%
Growth
Revenue change (TTM)
9.09%
Earnings per share change (TTM)
9.46%
3-year revenue growth (CAGR)
15.05%
10-year revenue growth (CAGR)
10.22%
3-year earnings per share growth (CAGR)
29.07%
10-year earnings per share growth (CAGR)
12.21%
3-year dividend per share growth (CAGR)
13.04%
10-year dividend per share growth (CAGR)
11.19%
What the Analysts think about Federal Signal
Analyst ratings (Buy, Hold, Sell) for Federal Signal stock.
Bulls say / Bears say
Federal Signal delivered a 15% year-over-year increase in net sales to $565 million, a 20% rise in operating income, and a 23% jump in adjusted EPS to $1.17 in Q2 2025, leading management to raise full-year revenue guidance to $2.07–$2.13 billion and the adjusted EPS outlook to $3.92–$4.10.
The Environmental Solutions Group achieved 18% sales growth to $481 million and a 26% increase in adjusted EBITDA, with margins expanding to 23.1%, underscoring strong demand in Federal Signal’s core business.
Federal Signal signed a definitive agreement to acquire New Way Trucks for an initial $396 million, plus $30 million for real estate and a contingent earn-out up to $54 million, advancing its specialty vehicle portfolio into the economically resilient refuse collection market.
The Safety and Security Systems Group reported just 3% revenue growth to $84 million in Q2 2025, highlighting slower expansion in Federal Signal’s secondary segment.
Federal Signal’s dividend yield remains low at 0.76% with a payout ratio around 16%, which may not appeal to investors focused on income.
The consolidated backlog at the end of Q2 2025 reached $1.08 billion, up only 0.4% year-over-year, indicating potential stagnation in near-term order growth.
Data summarised monthly by Lightyear AI. Last updated on 29 Sept 2025.
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FAQs
What’s the current market cap for Federal Signal stock?
Federal Signal (FSS) has a market cap of $7.3B as of October 18, 2025.
What is the P/E ratio for Federal Signal stock?
The price to earnings (P/E) ratio for Federal Signal (FSS) stock is 33.56 as of October 18, 2025.
Does Federal Signal stock pay dividends?
Yes, the Federal Signal (FSS) stock pays dividends to shareholders. As of October 18, 2025, the dividend rate is $0.54 and the yield is 0.46%. Federal Signal has a payout ratio of 14.31% on a trailing twelve-month basis.
When is the next Federal Signal dividend payment date?
The next Federal Signal (FSS) dividend payment date is unconfirmed.
What is the beta indicator for Federal Signal?
Federal Signal (FSS) has a beta rating of 1.28. This means that it is more volatile than the market, on average. A beta of 1 would indicate the stock moves in-line with the market, while a beta of 2 would indicate the stock moves twice as much as the market.