Federal Signal Corp (FSS) stock
Close on Nov 13, 2026Market cap $7.04BP/E 23.9Yield 0.49%
Federal Signal Corp grew revenue 24.0% to $2.55B over the twelve months to Sep 30, 2026. Operating income rose 26.0% to $412.80M, moving the operating margin from 15.9% to 16.2%. Free cash flow was $365.10M, up 66.2% from a year earlier. At the latest close the market valued the company at $7.04B, 23.9 times its earnings.
Key statistics
Valuation at the latest close; fundamentals over the trailing twelve months, balances at Sep 30, 2026
Valuation
- Market cap
- $7.04B
- P/E ratio
- 23.9
- Price to sales
- 2.76
- Price to book
- 4.46
- Dividend yield
- 0.49%
- Free cash flow yield
- 5.19%
Fundamentals
- Revenue
- $2.55B
- Net income
- $296.90M
- EPS, diluted
- $4.82
- Free cash flow
- $365.10M
- Book value per share
- $25.67
- Diluted shares
- 62M
Trading
- Previous close
- $115.06
- Open
- $116.00
- Day's range
- $113.65 – $116.00
- Volume
- 274,571
- Average volume (20 days)
- 476,783
- Index membership
- S&P SmallCap 600, Russell 2000, Russell 3000
- Beta (5 years)
- 0.94
- 52-week range
- $101.19 – $134.51
- RSI (14 days)
- 50.5
- Volatility (1 year)
- 33.7%
- Relative volume
- 0.61×
- WACC
- 9.5%
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Index membership is inferred from the holdings of funds that track each index (SPSM, IJR, IWM, IWV), as reported to the SEC for Jun 30, 2026. Join dates come from quarterly fund reports since 2019, so they are accurate to the quarter.
Market cap history
Month-end market cap since 2011, using shares outstanding reported at the time
Total return vs. the S&P 500
Price change plus reinvested dividends, to the close on Nov 13, 2026. The S&P 500 is measured by the SPY fund.
| Period | FSS | S&P 500 | Difference | FSS per year | S&P 500 per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 month | +1.0% | -3.0% | +4.0 pts | ||
| 3 months | -6.1% | -2.8% | −3.4 pts | ||
| Year to date | +6.7% | +11.5% | −4.8 pts | ||
| 1 year | +5.3% | +13.5% | −8.2 pts | ||
| 3 years | +79.3% | +77.7% | +1.6 pts | +21.5% | +21.1% |
| 5 years | +148.0% | +72.6% | +75.4 pts | +19.9% | +11.5% |
| 10 years | +746.3% | +308.2% | +438.1 pts | +23.8% | +15.1% |
Fifteen years at a glance
Fiscal years 2011 to 2025 and trailing twelve months, USD
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Press releases
Releases Federal Signal filed with the SEC as exhibits to Form 8-K or 6-K
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About Federal Signal
Motor Vehicles & Passenger Car Bodies
Federal Signal Corporation creates, produces, and supplies specialized vehicles, infrastructure maintenance equipment, and public safety systems. Its operations are organized into two primary reportable segments: the Environmental Solutions Group and the Safety and Security Systems Group. The Environmental Solutions Group delivers street sweepers, sewer cleaners, vacuum- and hydro-excavation trucks, industrial vacuum loaders, waterblasting systems, refuse collection vehicles, road-marking tools, and dump truck bodies, accompanied by aftermarket replacement parts, rentals, maintenance, and training. The Safety and Security Systems Group provides emergency vehicle warning lights and sirens, public alerting infrastructure, industrial signaling equipment, and interoperable communications networks. The company caters to municipal, governmental, industrial, and commercial customers.
Company profile, executives and historyFederal Signal stock: common questions
What is Federal Signal's stock price?
FSS closed at $115.36 on Nov 13, 2026, up 0.26% on the day. Over the past 52 weeks it traded between $101.19 and $134.51.
What is Federal Signal's market cap?
Federal Signal was worth $7.04B at the close on Nov 13, 2026: the share price times the diluted shares outstanding.
What is FSS's P/E ratio?
FSS trades at 23.9 times earnings, based on diluted earnings per share of $4.82 over the twelve months to Sep 30, 2026.
How much revenue does Federal Signal make?
Federal Signal reported revenue of $2.55B for the twelve months to Sep 30, 2026, up 24.0% from a year earlier.
Does Federal Signal pay a dividend?
Yes. Federal Signal paid $0.56 per share over the last twelve months, a yield of 0.49% at the latest price, and has raised its annual dividend 3 years in a row.
How has FSS stock performed over the past year?
Including dividends, FSS returned +5.3% over the past year, against +13.5% for the S&P 500.
How many FSS shares are sold short?
4M shares were sold short at the latest FINRA report, 7.09% of the float, or 8.0 days of average trading volume.
Who are Federal Signal's competitors?
Companies most similar to Federal Signal by business, industry and size include OSK, CPS, PSNY, ATMU, GNTX.
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