Federal Signal Corp (FSS) stock
FSSNYSEMotor Vehicles & Passenger Car BodiesFiscal year ends December 31
Financials through Q3 FY2026, quarter ended Sep 30, 2026Last filing: 10-Q on Oct 29, 2026Score 23/3025% above fair value
$115.06−1.48 (-1.27%)
Close on Nov 12, 2026Market cap $7.02BP/E 23.9Yield 0.49%
Federal Signal profit margin
Profit margin (net margin) is net income as a percentage of revenue.
Federal Signal's profit margin for the twelve months ending Sep 30, 2026 was 11.7%. For fiscal 2025 it was 11.3%, against 11.6% the year before. The highest annual figure on record is 22.4% in fiscal 2013.
Annual profit margin
| Period | Period end | Value | Change (pts) |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Dec 31, 2025 | 11.3% | −0.3 |
| FY2024 | Dec 31, 2024 | 11.6% | +2.5 |
| FY2023 | Dec 31, 2023 | 9.1% | +0.7 |
| FY2022 | Dec 31, 2022 | 8.4% | +0.1 |
| FY2021 | Dec 31, 2021 | 8.3% | −0.2 |
| FY2020 | Dec 31, 2020 | 8.5% | −0.4 |
| FY2019 | Dec 31, 2019 | 8.9% | +0.3 |
| FY2018 | Dec 31, 2018 | 8.6% | +1.8 |
| FY2017 | Dec 31, 2017 | 6.9% | +0.7 |
| FY2016 | Dec 31, 2016 | 6.2% | −2.1 |
| FY2015 | Dec 31, 2015 | 8.3% | +0.1 |
| FY2014 | Dec 31, 2014 | 8.2% | −14.3 |
| FY2013 | Dec 31, 2013 | 22.4% | +25.9 |
| FY2012 | Dec 31, 2012 | -3.4% | −1.4 |
| FY2011 | Dec 31, 2011 | -2.1% | +25.7 |
| FY2010 | Dec 31, 2010 | -27.8% | −30.8 |
| FY2009 | Dec 31, 2009 | 3.1% | – |
Quarterly profit margin
Change is against the same quarter a year earlier.
| Period | Period end | Value | Change (pts) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 FY2026 | Sep 30, 2026 | 12.1% | −0.1 |
| Q2 FY2026 | Jun 30, 2026 | 12.8% | +0.2 |
| Q1 FY2026 | Mar 31, 2026 | 11.3% | +1.3 |
| Q4 FY2025 | Dec 31, 2025 | 10.2% | −0.4 |
| Q3 FY2025 | Sep 30, 2025 | 12.3% | +0.9 |
| Q2 FY2025 | Jun 30, 2025 | 12.6% | +0.2 |
| Q1 FY2025 | Mar 31, 2025 | 10.0% | −2.2 |
| Q4 FY2024 | Dec 31, 2024 | 10.6% | +0.2 |
| Q3 FY2024 | Sep 30, 2024 | 11.4% | +1.7 |
| Q2 FY2024 | Jun 30, 2024 | 12.4% | +3.3 |
| Q1 FY2024 | Mar 31, 2024 | 12.1% | +5.0 |
| Q4 FY2023 | Dec 31, 2023 | 10.3% | +1.5 |
| Q3 FY2023 | Sep 30, 2023 | 9.7% | +0.5 |
| Q2 FY2023 | Jun 30, 2023 | 9.1% | −0.0 |
| Q1 FY2023 | Mar 31, 2023 | 7.1% | +0.9 |
| Q4 FY2022 | Dec 31, 2022 | 8.8% | +2.4 |
| Q3 FY2022 | Sep 30, 2022 | 9.2% | −0.6 |
| Q2 FY2022 | Jun 30, 2022 | 9.1% | +0.3 |
| Q1 FY2022 | Mar 31, 2022 | 6.2% | −1.8 |
| Q4 FY2021 | Dec 31, 2021 | 6.5% | −2.4 |
| Q3 FY2021 | Sep 30, 2021 | 9.8% | +0.7 |
| Q2 FY2021 | Jun 30, 2021 | 8.9% | +1.0 |
| Q1 FY2021 | Mar 31, 2021 | 8.0% | −0.2 |
| Q4 FY2020 | Dec 31, 2020 | 8.9% | −0.6 |
| Q3 FY2020 | Sep 30, 2020 | 9.0% | −0.2 |
| Q2 FY2020 | Jun 30, 2020 | 7.9% | −2.2 |
| Q1 FY2020 | Mar 31, 2020 | 8.2% | +1.8 |
| Q4 FY2019 | Dec 31, 2019 | 9.5% | −2.2 |
| Q3 FY2019 | Sep 30, 2019 | 9.2% | +1.1 |
| Q2 FY2019 | Jun 30, 2019 | 10.1% | +0.9 |
| Q1 FY2019 | Mar 31, 2019 | 6.4% | +1.2 |
| Q4 FY2018 | Dec 31, 2018 | 11.6% | −0.6 |
| Q3 FY2018 | Sep 30, 2018 | 8.1% | +3.0 |
| Q2 FY2018 | Jun 30, 2018 | 9.2% | +4.2 |
| Q1 FY2018 | Mar 31, 2018 | 5.2% | +1.1 |
| Q4 FY2017 | Dec 31, 2017 | 12.3% | +5.1 |
| Q3 FY2017 | Sep 30, 2017 | 5.0% | – |
| Q2 FY2017 | Jun 30, 2017 | 5.1% | – |
| Q1 FY2017 | Mar 31, 2017 | 4.1% | – |
| Q4 FY2016 | Dec 31, 2016 | 7.2% | – |
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