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FEDERAL SIGNAL CORP /DE/ FSS

NYSE · stock · Motor Vehicles & Passenger Car Bodies · website · IPO 1980-03-17

FEDERAL SIGNAL CORP /DE/ statistics & valuation

Market cap$7.6B
P / E31.0×
P / S3.5×
P / B5.5×
P / FCF33.7×
Dividend yield0.45%
Net margin11.3%
Return on equity17.8%
FCF margin10.4%
Return on capital16.2%
Graham number -64.4%$45.03

Market cap as of 2026-06-29. Multiples are price-derived and refreshed daily; everything else from the latest financial reports. The Graham number is Benjamin Graham's rough maximum fair value ($45.03); a green figure means the price is below it.

Profitability & efficiency

Net margin (%)
6.20% 6.90% 8.60% 8.90% 8.50% 8.30% 8.40% 9.10% 11.60% 11.30% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Gross margin (%)
25.90% 24.60% 25.90% 26.40% 26.00% 23.80% 24.00% 26.10% 28.60% 28.90% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Operating margin (%)
8.60% 8.20% 11.20% 12.00% 11.60% 10.80% 11.20% 13.00% 15.10% 15.60% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on equity (%)
11.10% 13.50% 17.70% 16.90% 13.70% 12.80% 14.00% 15.70% 18.20% 17.80% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Shares outstanding
61.2M 60.4M 61.2M 61.6M 61.7M 61.9M 61.2M 61.5M 61.7M 61.5M 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Net debt ($)
$239.5M $172.0M $188.3M $127.7M $240.2M $313.5M $236.4M $119.8M 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Share buybacks ($)
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on assets (%)
6.80% 6.20% 9.20% 9.30% 8.00% 7.40% 7.90% 9.70% 12.30% 10.30% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Free cash flow margin (%)
2.90% 7.30% 7.20% 5.60% 9.40% 5.30% 1.30% 9.50% 10.20% 10.40% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Debt / equity (×)
0.61× 0.40× 0.34× 0.30× 0.36× 0.42× 0.30× 0.18× 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
EPS ($)
$0.71 $1.02 $1.54 $1.76 $1.56 $1.63 $1.97 $2.56 $3.50 $4.01 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025

Margins and returns computed from annual filings. Falling shares outstanding = buybacks; rising = dilution. Net debt = debt − cash (negative = net cash).

P / E vs its own history

FEDERAL SIGNAL CORP /DE/ trades at about 31.5× earnings — above its 10-year norm (10-year range 14.3×–30.1×, median 23.9×).

14.3× 31.5×

Shaded band = 10-year range (14.3×–30.1×); dot = today's 31.5×.

Historical P/E = month-end price near each fiscal year-end ÷ that year's EPS. A read on whether the stock is cheap or dear relative to how it has typically been valued — not a forecast.

Key ratios (by fiscal year)

RatioFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019FY2018FY2017FY2016
Gross margin28.9%28.6%26.1%24.0%23.8%26.0%26.4%25.9%24.6%25.9%
Operating margin15.6%15.1%13.0%11.2%10.8%11.6%12.0%11.2%8.2%8.6%
Net margin11.3%11.6%9.1%8.4%8.3%8.5%8.9%8.6%6.9%6.2%
FCF margin10.4%10.2%9.5%1.3%5.3%9.4%5.6%7.2%7.3%2.9%
Return on assets10.3%12.3%9.7%7.9%7.4%8.0%9.3%9.2%6.2%6.8%
Return on equity17.8%18.2%15.7%14.0%12.8%13.7%16.9%17.7%13.5%11.1%
Debt / equity—0.18×0.30×0.42×0.36×0.30×0.34×0.40×0.61×—
Current ratio3.022.662.912.942.532.732.252.072.593.06

Computed from company filings · US · as of 2025-12-31. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.