Federal Signal Corporation
Rank #272Capital ReturnFSS · NYSE · Industrials
Federal Signal Corporation (FSS) — Rank #272 by gross profitability (GP/assets 0.26) · ROE 16.4% · Piotroski F-Score N/A.
As-of 2026-09-15 · CIK 0000277509 · all metrics point-in-time as of the filing date.
About
Federal Signal Corporation designs, manufactures, and supplies a suite of products and integrated solutions for municipal, governmental, industrial, and commercial customers in the United States, Canada, Europe, and internationally.
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It operates through two segments, Environmental Solutions Group, and Safety and Security Systems Group. The company offers street sweepers, sewer cleaners, industrial vacuum loaders, safe-digging trucks, dump truck bodies, and trailers, as well as waterblasting, road-marking, line-removal, metal extraction support equipment, and multi-purpose maintenance vehicles under the ELGIN, VACTOR, GUZZLER, TRUVAC, WESTECH, JETSTREAM, BLASTERS, MARK RITE LINES, HOG, NEW WAY, TRACKLESS, OX BODIES, CRYSTEEL, J-CRAFT, DURACLASS, RUGBY, TRAVIS, OSW, NTE, WTB, GROUND FORCE, TOWHAUL, BUCKS, AND SWITCH-N-GO brands; and provides refuse and recycling collection vehicles through a dealer network or direct sales to service customers. It is also involved in sale of parts, service and repair, equipment rentals, and training. The company also provides systems for community alerting, emergency vehicles, first responder interoperable communications, and industrial communications; public safety equipment, such as vehicle lightbars and sirens, industrial signaling equipment, public warning systems, and general alarm/public address systems under the Federal Signal, Federal Signal VAMA, and Victor brand names through wholesalers, distributors, independent manufacturer representatives, original equipment manufacturers, and direct sales force, as well as independent foreign distributors.
Federal Signal Corporation was founded in 1901 and is based in Downers Grove, Illinois.
- Industry
- Farm & Heavy Construction Machinery
- Sector
- Industrials
- State
- DE
- Filer Category
- Large accelerated filer
- Fiscal Year End
- December 31
- Website
- federalsignal.com
Financials
Each fiscal year is read as-of that year’s own 10-K filing, so nothing restated after the fact leaks backwards. Line items this filer never tagged are omitted. Hover or tap a badge for the diagnostic behind it.
| Fiscal year end | 2025-12-31filed 2026-02-25 | 2024-12-31filed 2025-02-26 | 2023-12-31filed 2024-02-27 | 2022-12-31filed 2023-03-01 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 2,180.5 | 1,861.5 | 1,722.7 | 1,434.8 |
| Revenue growth (YoY) | 17.1% | 8.1% | 20.1% | 18.3% |
| Cost of revenue | 1,549.3 | 1,328.5 | 1,272.5 | 1,089.9 |
| Gross profit | 631.2 | 533.0 | 450.2 | 344.9 |
| Gross margin | 28.9% | 28.6% | 26.1% | 24.0% |
| Selling, general & administrative | 255.9 | 234.0 | 210.1 | 171.7 |
| Operating income | 340.9 | 281.4 | 224.5 | 160.8 |
| Operating margin | 15.6% | 15.1% | 13.0% | 11.2% |
| Interest expense | 14.1 | 12.5 | 19.7 | 10.3 |
| Pre-tax income | 324.5 | 263.9 | 203.0 | 150.9 |
| Income tax expense | 77.9 | 47.6 | 45.6 | 30.5 |
| Net income | 246.6 | 216.3 | 157.4 | 120.4 |
| Net margin | 11.3% | 11.6% | 9.1% | 8.4% |
| EPS (basic) | $4.06 | $3.55 | $2.59 | $1.99 |
| EPS (diluted) | $4.01 | $3.50 | $2.56 | $1.97 |
Figures are as originally filed with the SEC (point-in-time), not restated, so they can differ slightly from sites that show later-restated numbers. Why point-in-time?