FSS
Federal Signal Corporation
Industrials · Pollution & Treatment Controls · NYQ
$106.49
Data: 2026-05-28
✓ ETHICAL PASS

Unknown MOAT
HIGH
Data Confidence: 100.0%
Key Metrics

How this company measures up on the fundamentals that matter

Market Cap
$7.1B
Total market value of the company
Trailing P/E
26.44
Premium valuation
Forward P/E
20.99
Based on estimated future earnings — lower means cheaper
Rev Growth
+34.9%
Year-over-year revenue change
Profit Margin
11.6%
How much profit the company keeps from each dollar of revenue
ROE
20.5%
Return on equity — how efficiently it uses shareholder money
Analyst Target
$140.00
+31% from current price — median analyst estimate
Recommendation
NONE
Consensus view from 7 analysts covering this stock
About Federal Signal Corporation

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.

https://www.federalsignal.com

Country: United States Employees: 5,800 Industry: Pollution & Treatment Controls
Ethical Screening

Five compliance checks based on AAOIFI standards — all must pass for ethical clearance

Business Activity
PASS
Core business does not involve prohibited activities
Debt Ratio
0.0% N/A
Debt must be below 33% of total assets
Cash Ratio
0.0% N/A
Interest-bearing cash below 33% of assets
Receivables
0.0% N/A
Receivables below 49% of assets
Revenue Purity
0.0% PASS
Non-compliant revenue below 5% — any excess requires purification
Quantitative Intelligence

Statistical analysis of price behaviour, risk, and market regime — independent of fundamental data

Regime
MARKUP
Price trending up with increasing momentum
Sharpe Ratio
0.590
Good returns relative to risk taken
Kelly Fraction
0.0503
Suggested allocation is meaningful — the edge justifies a position
Calmar Ratio
0.500
Acceptable balance between returns and drawdown risk
Annual Return
15.8%
Historical annualised return based on price data
Max Drawdown
-31.5%
Largest peak-to-trough decline — the worst it has been
HMM State
BEAR
Statistical model detects bearish conditions
Days in State
20
How long the current regime has persisted — longer means more stable
Market Data

Trading characteristics and market positioning

Beta
1.32
Moves slightly more than the broader market
52W High
$132.89
20% below the year high
52W Low
$92.55
15% above the year low
Avg Volume
480,429
Average daily shares traded — higher means easier to buy and sell
Short Ratio
7.9
Days it would take all short sellers to cover — higher means more crowded
Short % Float
8.4%
Moderate short interest
Div Yield
52.0%
Annual dividend as a percentage of the share price
EPS (TTM)
$4.40
Earnings per share over the last 12 months
Financial Health

Balance sheet strength and cash generation — the foundation of long-term value

Debt/Equity
40.63
Heavy leverage — higher financial risk if revenues decline
Current Ratio
2.85
Strong balance sheet — comfortably covers short-term obligations
Quick Ratio
1.24
Like current ratio but excludes inventory — stricter test
Gross Margin
29.0%
Revenue left after cost of goods — higher means pricing power
Operating Margin
16.0%
Profit from core operations before interest and tax
Free Cash Flow
$142M
Positive — the business generates more cash than it spends
Revenue (TTM)
$2.3B
Total revenue over the last 12 months
Net Income
$271M
Profitable — the bottom line is positive
Analyst Coverage
Analysts
7
Target High
$155.00
Target Median
$140.00
Target Low
$132.00
Political Trading Activity

Congressional trading disclosures involving this instrument

Date Politician Party Type Amount
7 Feb2025 Tim Walberg Republican buy 1K–15K
1 Jun2026 Tim Walberg Republican sell 15K–50K
Source: Congressional disclosure filings. View all political trades at
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