FSS
Neutral signalScored 2026-08-07 Drivers: Congress, fundamentals. Moteurs : Congrès, fondamentaux.
Research, not advice.
À propos
Federal Signal Corporation
- Nom
- Federal Signal Corporation
- Secteur
- Industrials
- Industrie
- Agricultural - Machinery
- Bourse
- NYSE
- Capitalisation
- $6.9B
- Employés
- 5,800
- PDG
- Jennifer L. Sherman
- Site web
- https://www.federalsignal.com
- Marché
- ASTECTOSOSKTEX
Federal Signal Corporation, operating through its various subsidiaries, specializes in the development, production, and distribution of an extensive range of products and integrated solutions. The company serves a diverse client base, including municipal, governmental, industrial, and commercial entities across the United States, Canada, Europe, and other global regions. Its operations are structured into two primary divisions: the Environmental Solutions Group and the Safety and Security Systems Group. The Environmental Solutions Group offers a wide spectrum of specialized vehicles and equipment. This includes street cleaning machinery, non-destructive excavation vehicles, sewer cleaning apparatus, heavy-duty industrial vacuum loaders, and trucks designed for vacuum and hydro-excavation. It also provides equipment for road line marking, paint removal, and high-pressure waterblasting, alongside various truck bodies for hauling, trailers, and support machinery used in metal extraction. These products are marketed under numerous prominent brands such as Elgin, Vactor, Guzzler, TRUVAC, Westech, Jetstream, Mark Rite Lines, Ox Bodies, Crysteel, J-Craft, Duraclass, Rugby, Travis, OSW, NTE, WTB, Ground Force, Bucks, and Switch-N-Go. Furthermore, this segment delivers vehicles for waste collection and recycling, advanced camera systems, ice resurfacing equipment, snow-removal solutions, and certain safety and security systems. Beyond product sales, it provides comprehensive after-market services, including parts, maintenance and repair, equipment leasing, and specialized training programs. The Safety and Security Systems Group focuses on delivering systems and products crucial for public alerting, emergency service vehicles, communication interoperability for first responders, and industrial communication needs. Its portfolio features vehicle-mounted lightbars and sirens, industrial signaling devices, public warning infrastructure, general alarm mechanisms, and public address systems. These offerings are available under the Federal Signal, Federal Signal VAMA, and Victor brand names. Federal Signal distributes its products through a variety of channels, including wholesalers, distributors, independent manufacturer representatives, original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), its direct sales teams, and independent international distributors. Established in 1901, Federal Signal Corporation maintains its corporate headquarters in Oak Brook, Illinois.
Price (1 year)
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VENTE TOTALE: 6 070 titres (~795 272,58 $ US)
- Insiders
- REICHELDERFER BRENDA
- Total bought
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Avg buy (VWAP, 90d window) —
- Total sold
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$1,375,905
Avg sell (VWAP, 90d window) $130.07 vs last close —
Total sold sums Form 4 code S in this window. Codes F, M, A and G are left out.
- Last activity
- 2026-08-04
- Last synced
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Insider holdings as a share of total assets aren't available for this company.
Avg buy and avg sell are volume-weighted prices (sum of shares × price, divided by shares) for Form 4 rows in this 90-day window that report both figures. A comparison with last close is market context for that average, not advice.
Recent Form 4
Filings in the 90-day window for this company. Value is shares × price from the filing. Research, not advice.
| Date | Person | Side | Shares | Price | Value | Form 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-04 | REICHELDERFER BRENDA | Sell · S | 6,070 | $131.02 | $795,273 | Form 4 |
| 2026-08-04 | Bonina Diane | Sell · S | 100 | $131.05 | $13,105 | Form 4 |
| 2026-08-03 | Bonina Diane | Sell · S | 4,408 | $128.75 | $567,528 | Form 4 |
Congressional trades
STOCK Act disclosures (90-day window)
Amounts are STOCK Act brackets as disclosed. Quorum does not turn a bracket into an exact price or a midpoint.
| Date | Member | Side | Amount range | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-21 | Gilbert Cisneros | Buy | $1,001 - $15,000 | Filing |
Recent trades
| Date | Representative | Type | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-09 | Gilbert Cisneros | Purchase | $1,001 - $15,000 |
| 2026-03-02 | Gilbert Cisneros | Purchase | $1,001 - $15,000 |
| 2026-02-26 | Josh Gottheimer | Purchase | $1,001 - $15,000 |
Signal
Neutral signalScored 2026-08-07 Drivers: Congress, fundamentals. Moteurs : Congrès, fondamentaux.
FSS exhibits genuinely strong fundamentals — healthy ROE/ROIC, conservative leverage, and consistent margin expansion — but the event-driven thesis is entirely absent: the Q2 earnings beat is already priced in, no M&A…
The first sentence of the analysis written for FSS on 2026-08-07 - a real excerpt, not a sample. The rest of it, the 0-100 score and the rating it produced are part of Plus. See plans.
Factor checklist — research, not advice
A check leans with a bullish reading. A cross leans against it. A dash is unavailable or mixed.
- Insider Pulls against a bullish reading. Selling cluster — sale value, no purchase value
- Congress Supports a bullish reading. 3 purchase disclosures year to date
- Narrative Unavailable or mixed. Stored narrative reading is in the neutral band
- Timing Unavailable or mixed. No stored price series
- Financial indicators Supports a bullish reading. Current ratio 3.02 · operating margin 16%
Market snapshot
Financial ratios
| Metric | Trend | 2025-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2021-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 28.9% | 28.6% | 26.1% | 24.0% | 23.8% | |
| Ebit Margin | 15.5% | 14.8% | 12.9% | 11.2% | 10.1% | |
| Ebitda Margin | 19.2% | 18.4% | 16.4% | 15.0% | 14.2% | |
| Operating Profit Margin | 16.4% | 15.1% | 13.0% | 11.2% | 10.8% | |
| Pretax Profit Margin | 14.9% | 14.2% | 11.8% | 10.5% | 9.7% | |
| Continuous Operations Profit Margin | 11.3% | 11.6% | 9.1% | 8.4% | 8.3% | |
| Net Profit Margin | 11.3% | 11.6% | 9.1% | 8.4% | 8.3% | |
| Bottom Line Profit Margin | 11.3% | 11.6% | 9.1% | 8.4% | 8.3% | |
| Current Ratio | 3.023 | 2.657 | 2.912 | 2.944 | 2.529 | |
| Quick Ratio | 1.353 | 1.288 | 1.363 | 1.322 | 1.185 | |
| Solvency Ratio | 0.324 | 0.486 | 0.352 | 0.264 | 0.259 | |
| Cash Ratio | 0.226 | 0.377 | 0.312 | 0.263 | 0.238 | |
| Price To Earnings Ratio | 26.746 | 26.025 | 29.629 | 23.352 | 26.267 | |
| Price To Earnings Growth Ratio | 1.862 | 0.702 | 0.983 | 1.133 | 6.961 | |
| Forward Price To Earnings Growth Ratio | 1.862 | 0.702 | 0.983 | 1.133 | 6.961 | |
| Price To Earnings Diluted Ratio | 27.080 | 26.397 | 29.977 | 23.589 | 26.589 | |
| Price To Earnings Diluted Growth Ratio | 1.858 | 0.719 | 1.001 | 1.131 | 5.926 | |
| Price To Book Ratio | 4.777 | 4.744 | 4.649 | 3.266 | 3.361 | |
| Price To Sales Ratio | 3.028 | 3.023 | 2.704 | 1.959 | 2.172 | |
| Price To Free Cash Flow Ratio | 29.072 | 29.505 | 28.386 | 149.544 | 40.917 | |
| Price To Operating Cash Flow Ratio | 25.922 | 24.326 | 23.962 | 39.156 | 25.885 | |
| Debt To Assets Ratio | 0.249 | 0.143 | 0.198 | 0.255 | 0.230 | |
| Debt To Equity Ratio | 0.430 | 0.213 | 0.320 | 0.451 | 0.400 | |
| Debt To Capital Ratio | 0.301 | 0.175 | 0.242 | 0.311 | 0.286 | |
| Long Term Debt To Capital Ratio | 0.289 | 0.147 | 0.227 | 0.295 | 0.264 | |
| Financial Leverage Ratio | 1.731 | 1.488 | 1.617 | 1.771 | 1.742 | |
| Working Capital Turnover Ratio | 4.486 | 4.803 | 4.750 | 4.693 | 4.687 | |
| Operating Cash Flow Ratio | 0.902 | 0.957 | 0.993 | 0.398 | 0.597 | |
| Operating Cash Flow Sales Ratio | 0.117 | 0.124 | 0.113 | 0.050 | 0.084 | |
| Free Cash Flow Operating Cash Flow Ratio | 0.892 | 0.824 | 0.844 | 0.262 | 0.633 | |
| Debt Service Coverage Ratio | 24.199 | 15.082 | 10.064 | 16.703 | 34.556 | |
| Interest Coverage Ratio | 25.312 | 22.512 | 11.396 | 15.612 | 29.044 | |
| Short Term Operating Cash Flow Coverage Ratio | 0.000 | 33.043 | 49.846 | 89.750 | 0.000 | |
| Operating Cash Flow Coverage Ratio | 0.428 | 0.916 | 0.606 | 0.185 | 0.325 | |
| Capital Expenditure Coverage Ratio | 9.228 | 5.697 | 6.416 | 1.355 | 2.722 | |
| Dividend Paid And Capex Coverage Ratio | 4.128 | 3.309 | 3.593 | 0.960 | 1.714 | |
| Dividend Payout Ratio | 0.138 | 0.135 | 0.151 | 0.181 | 0.219 | |
| Enterprise Value Multiple | 17.020 | 16.938 | 17.371 | 14.601 | 16.860 |
Sparkline shows each ratio oldest → newest (left → right).
How the latest year compares
For each ratio: its most recent value, the change versus one year earlier, and versus its 5-year average. ▲ higher ▼ lower
| Metric | Current | vs 1Y ago | vs 5Y avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 28.9% | ▲0.3% | ▲2.6% |
| Ebit Margin | 15.5% | ▲0.7% | ▲2.6% |
| Ebitda Margin | 19.2% | ▲0.9% | ▲2.6% |
| Operating Profit Margin | 16.4% | ▲1.2% | ▲3.1% |
| Pretax Profit Margin | 14.9% | ▲0.7% | ▲2.7% |
| Continuous Operations Profit Margin | 11.3% | ▼-0.3% | ▲1.6% |
| Net Profit Margin | 11.3% | ▼-0.3% | ▲1.6% |
| Bottom Line Profit Margin | 11.3% | ▼-0.3% | ▲1.6% |
| Current Ratio | 3.023 | ▲0.366 | ▲0.210 |
| Quick Ratio | 1.353 | ▲0.065 | ▲0.051 |
| Solvency Ratio | 0.324 | ▼-0.163 | ▼-0.013 |
| Cash Ratio | 0.226 | ▼-0.151 | ▼-0.057 |
| Price To Earnings Ratio | 26.746 | ▲0.721 | ▲0.342 |
| Price To Earnings Growth Ratio | 1.862 | ▲1.160 | ▼-0.466 |
| Forward Price To Earnings Growth Ratio | 1.862 | ▲1.160 | ▼-0.466 |
| Price To Earnings Diluted Ratio | 27.080 | ▲0.683 | ▲0.353 |
| Price To Earnings Diluted Growth Ratio | 1.858 | ▲1.139 | ▼-0.269 |
| Price To Book Ratio | 4.777 | ▲0.034 | ▲0.618 |
| Price To Sales Ratio | 3.028 | ▲0.005 | ▲0.451 |
| Price To Free Cash Flow Ratio | 29.072 | ▼-0.433 | ▼-26.413 |
| Price To Operating Cash Flow Ratio | 25.922 | ▲1.596 | ▼-1.928 |
| Debt To Assets Ratio | 0.248 | ▲0.105 | ▲0.034 |
| Debt To Equity Ratio | 0.430 | ▲0.217 | ▲0.067 |
| Debt To Capital Ratio | 0.301 | ▲0.125 | ▲0.038 |
| Long Term Debt To Capital Ratio | 0.289 | ▲0.143 | ▲0.045 |
| Financial Leverage Ratio | 1.731 | ▲0.243 | ▲0.061 |
| Working Capital Turnover Ratio | 4.486 | ▼-0.317 | ▼-0.198 |
| Operating Cash Flow Ratio | 0.902 | ▼-0.055 | ▲0.133 |
| Operating Cash Flow Sales Ratio | 0.117 | ▼-0.007 | ▲0.019 |
| Free Cash Flow Operating Cash Flow Ratio | 0.892 | ▲0.067 | ▲0.201 |
| Debt Service Coverage Ratio | 24.199 | ▲9.117 | ▲4.078 |
| Interest Coverage Ratio | 25.312 | ▲2.800 | ▲4.537 |
| Short Term Operating Cash Flow Coverage Ratio | 0.000 | ▼-33.043 | ▼-34.528 |
| Operating Cash Flow Coverage Ratio | 0.428 | ▼-0.488 | ▼-0.064 |
| Capital Expenditure Coverage Ratio | 9.228 | ▲3.531 | ▲4.145 |
| Dividend Paid And Capex Coverage Ratio | 4.128 | ▲0.819 | ▲1.387 |
| Dividend Payout Ratio | 0.138 | ▲0.003 | ▼-0.027 |
| Enterprise Value Multiple | 17.020 | ▲0.082 | ▲0.462 |
Key metrics
| Metric | Trend | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Market cap | $6.60B | $5.63B | $4.66B | $2.81B | $2.64B | |
| Enterprise value | $7.13B | $5.79B | $4.92B | $3.15B | $2.91B | |
| EV / Sales | 3.27x | 3.11x | 2.85x | 2.20x | 2.40x | |
| EV / Op. cash flow | 28.01x | 25.02x | 25.30x | 43.90x | 28.57x | |
| EV / Free cash flow | 31.41x | 30.35x | 29.97x | 167.68x | 45.16x | |
| EV / EBITDA | 17.02x | 16.94x | 17.37x | 14.60x | 16.86x | |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 1.27x | 0.47x | 0.92x | 1.58x | 1.58x | |
| Current ratio | 3.02x | 2.66x | 2.91x | 2.94x | 2.53x | |
| Income quality | 1.03x | 1.07x | 1.24x | 0.60x | 1.01x | |
| Graham number | $46 | $39 | $31 | $25 | $22 | |
| Graham net-net | -$8 | -$3 | -$4 | -$6 | -$5 | |
| Tax burden | 76.0% | 82.0% | 77.5% | 79.8% | 85.5% | |
| Interest burden | 95.8% | 95.5% | 91.2% | 93.6% | 96.3% | |
| Working capital | $571.4M | $400.7M | $374.4M | $350.9M | $260.6M | |
| Invested capital | $1.88B | $1.50B | $1.40B | $1.33B | $1.18B | |
| Return on assets | 10.3% | 12.3% | 9.7% | 7.9% | 7.4% | |
| Operating ROA | 17.2% | 16.6% | 14.3% | 11.1% | 10.2% | |
| Return on tangible assets | 17.7% | 19.9% | 16.7% | 14.0% | 13.8% | |
| Return on equity | 17.8% | 18.2% | 15.7% | 14.0% | 12.8% | |
| Return on invested capital | 12.8% | 14.9% | 12.1% | 9.5% | 9.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | 16.9% | 18.5% | 15.8% | 12.0% | 10.9% | |
| Earnings yield | 3.7% | 3.8% | 3.4% | 4.3% | 3.8% | |
| Free cash flow yield | 3.4% | 3.4% | 3.5% | 0.7% | 2.4% | |
| Capex / Op. cash flow | 10.8% | 17.6% | 15.6% | 73.8% | 36.7% | |
| Capex / Depreciation | 34.3% | 62.2% | 50.2% | 96.9% | 74.2% | |
| Capex / Sales | 1.3% | 2.2% | 1.8% | 3.7% | 3.1% | |
| SG&A / Sales | 11.7% | 12.8% | 12.2% | 12.0% | 13.1% | |
| R&D / Sales | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | |
| Stock comp / Sales | 0.7% | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.7% | 0.6% | |
| Intangibles / Total assets | 41.9% | 38.4% | 42.0% | 43.4% | 46.7% | |
| Days sales outstanding | 49d | 39d | 39d | 44d | 41d | |
| Days payables outstanding | 23d | 22d | 19d | 24d | 26d | |
| Operating cycle | 160d | 129d | 126d | 142d | 131d | |
| Cash conversion cycle | 137d | 108d | 107d | 118d | 106d |
Change by theme
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Recent news
- 2026-08-07 Is Federal Signal (FSS) Outperforming Other Auto-Tires-Trucks Stocks This Year? Here is how Federal Signal (FSS) and Gentex (GNTX) have performed compared to their sector so far this year.
- 2026-08-06 Should You Sell Federal Signal Stock After Its Board Chair Offloaded 13,720 Shares? Brenda Reichelderfer disposed of 13,720 shares with an estimated value of ~$1.8 million based on transaction-date pricing. The disposition reduced the director''s total direct equity holdings in the company by 23%.
- 2026-08-03 Looking for a Growth Stock? 3 Reasons Why Federal Signal (FSS) is a Solid Choice Federal Signal (FSS) possesses solid growth attributes, which could help it handily outperform the market.
- 2026-07-31 Federal Signal Q2 Earnings Call Highlights Federal Signal NYSE: FSS reported record second-quarter results for 2026, with higher sales, earnings, orders and cash flow, as growth in its Environmental Solutions Group and Safety and Security Systems Group supported an increase in its full-year adjusted earnings outlook.
- 2026-07-30 Federal Signal Corporation (FSS) Q2 2026 Earnings Call Transcript Federal Signal Corporation (FSS) Q2 2026 Earnings Call Transcript
- 2026-07-30 Federal Signal (FSS) Q2 Earnings and Revenues Surpass Estimates Federal Signal (FSS) came out with quarterly earnings of $1.42 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.28 per share. This compares to earnings of $1.17 per share a year ago.
- 2026-07-30 Federal Signal Reports Record Second Quarter Results Including 19% Net Sales Growth, 21% Operating Income Improvement, Strong Cash Generation, and 18% Increase in Orders; Raises Full-Year Outlook DOWNERS GROVE, Ill., July 30, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Federal Signal Corporation (NYSE: FSS) (the "Company"), a leader in environmental and safety solutions, today reported financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2026.
- 2026-07-28 GM or FSS: Which Is the Better Value Stock Right Now? Investors interested in stocks from the Automotive - Domestic sector have probably already heard of General Motors (GM) and Federal Signal (FSS). But which of these two stocks is more attractive to value investors?
- 2026-07-28 Federal Signal Corporation Declares Dividend of $0.15 per share DOWNERS GROVE, Ill., July 28, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Federal Signal Corporation (NYSE:FSS) today announced that its Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of fifteen cents ($0.15) per share on its common stock.
- 2026-07-25 Bank of New York Mellon Corp Cuts Position in Federal Signal Corporation $FSS Bank of New York Mellon Corp lowered its stake in shares of Federal Signal Corporation (NYSE: FSS) by 3.5% during the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 405,333 shares of the conglomerate''s stock after selling 14,599 shares during