Stock Evaluator: Federal Signal Corporation (FSS)

Federal Signal Corporation FSS

$122.63 0.65 0.53%
August 19, 2026 4:00:03 PM EST November 10, 2021 Volume: 354,114
After Hours: $120.37   0.15  |  0.12% November 10, 2021 7:59 PM EST Volume: 72,713
USD NYSE | DELAYED PRICE
SECTOR INDUSTRY
Industrials Machinery

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COMPANY SUMMARY
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. 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.

Commentary & Analysis


Financial Summary

Share Statistics FSS Industry
Median
Percentile
(All Stocks)
Market Cap (Mil) $7,446.5 $3,708.8 73%
Shares Out (Mil) 61.5 45.7 52%
Institutional Ownership 97.6% 73.2% 75%
Float (Mil) 59.5 58.1 51%
Beta na 1.12 na
Avg Daily Volume (000s) 341 211 52%
Price Change
(52-week)
(2.7%) 77.2% 43%
Growth FSS Industry
Median
Percentile
(All Stocks)
Sales (5yr) 14.0% 5.5% 70%
Net Income (5yr) 20.7% 9.3% 74%
EPS (5yr) 20.8% 11.1% 69
Dividends (5yr) 11.8% 1.2% 71%
Cash Flow (5yr) (20.5%) (16.1%) 32%
Estimates Qtrly Current
Fiscal
Year
Next
Fiscal
Year
# of Estimates 8 8 8
Current EPS $1.315 $5.231 $5.779
Month Ago EPS $1.268 $4.960 $5.549
# Rev Up 2 2 1
# Rev Down 0 0 0
Three Months Ago EPS $1.265 $4.958 $5.543
Year/Year Chg (6.1%) 30.4% 62.2%
Financials FSS Industry
Median
Percentile
(All Stocks)
Sales (TTM) (Mil) $2,448 $2,138 63%
Net Income (TTM) (Mil) $285 $144 72%
EPS (TTM) $4.694 $1.300 85%
Operating Cash Flow (TTM) (Mil) $373 $218 67%
Net Cash Flow (TTM) (Mil) ($2) $4 38%
Long-Term Debt (Q1) (Mil) $472 $451 58%
Enterprise Value (Q1) (Mil) na $4,296 na
Valuation FSS Industry
Median
Percentile
(All Stocks)
P/B 4.94 2.37 78%
P/E 26.3 27.1 64%
Dividend Yield 0.5% 0.3% 62%
PEG (5yr hist) 1.3 1.4 53%
Ratios FSS Industry
Median
Percentile
(All Stocks)
Gross Margin 29.2% 31.8% 34%
Net Margin 11.7% 7.1% 67%
ROA 13.1% 4.6% 92%
ROE 20.6% 10.1% 80%
Liabilities to Assets 38.2% 49.8% 29%
F-Score 7 5 82%

Passing Stock Screens

As of 8/20/2026, from a list of 60 stock screening strategies, FSS meetings the criteria of 2 screen:

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