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FSS
Federal Signal Corporation
- Day's range
- $114.35 – $116.90
- Day's volume
- $1.8M
- 52-week range
- $104.51 – $133.70
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- Market cap
- $7.1B
- P/E
- 24.57
- P/B
- 4.65
- Dividend yield (12m)
- 0.51%
- Net debt/EBITDA
- -0.12
The 12-month dividend yield of FSS is 0.51%, below its 5-year average of 0.63%.
FSS price history
FSS risk and return
Monthly closes adjusted for splits and distributions.
| Metric | 12 months | 36 months | 60 months |
|---|---|---|---|
| Return | +1.17% | +69.18% | +179.32% |
| Volatility (annualized) | 33.66% | 35.59% | 34.47% |
| Largest drawdown | -13.67% | -26.10% | -26.10% |
| Positive months | 4/12 | 16/36 | 28/60 |
How much did investing in FSS return?
$1,000.00 invested on 11/01/2021 would be worth $2,793.17 today.
- Value today in FSS
- $2,793.17
- Return over the period
- +179.32%
- Return per year
- +23.16%
- In the S&P 500
- $1,702.28
With dividends reinvested, before taxes and costs, at month-end closes. Past returns do not guarantee future ones.
FSS fundamentals
Valuation
- P/E24.57
- P/B4.65
- EV/EBITDA14.51
- EV/EBIT17.83
- EV/Revenue2.88
- P/EBIT17.98
- P/S2.90
- P/OCF19.08
- P/FCF20.95
- Earnings yield5.61%
- PEG ratio—
- Earnings per share$4.68
- Book value per share$24.70
Debt
- Net debt-$57.8M
- Net debt/EBITDA-0.12
- Net debt/Equity-0.04
- Debt/Equity0.00
- Current ratio2.74
- Quick ratio1.21
- Cash ratio0.20
Efficiency
- Gross margin29.17%
- EBITDA margin19.84%
- Operating margin16.15%
- Net margin11.66%
- Asset turnover1.00
Profitability
- ROE18.93%
- ROA11.70%
- ROIC20.88%
- Payout12.62%
Growth
- Revenue CAGR (5 years)15.55%
- Earnings CAGR (5 years)22.54%
- Revenue growth (year)—
- Earnings growth (year)—
- Revenue growth (quarter)—
- Earnings growth (quarter)—
What is FSS's fair price?
Two classic value formulas, with today's numbers. The current price is $114.88.
- Graham's fair price
- $50.97
- 55.63% below the price
√(22.50 × $4.68 × $24.70)
Benjamin Graham paid no more than a P/E of 15 and a P/B of 1.5. Their product, 22.5, times earnings (EPS) and book value per share gives the fair price.
- Bazin's ceiling price
- $7.17
- 93.76% below the price
$0.43 (5-year average) ÷ 6%
Décio Bazin only bought stocks yielding at least 6% a year in distributions. The ceiling price is the average dividend per share of recent years over 6%.
Graham ignores growth and debt; Bazin assumes past distributions repeat. They are references to compare, not a buy recommendation.
FSS's indicators by year
Multiples at each year's closing price; margins and returns from that year's statements.
| Indicator | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P/E | 26.81 | 26.10 | 29.74 | 23.45 | 26.25 | 20.87 | 18.01 | 12.73 |
| P/B | 4.78 | 4.76 | 4.67 | 3.28 | 3.37 | 2.86 | 3.05 | 2.26 |
| EV/EBITDA | 15.54 | 16.04 | 16.23 | 12.88 | 14.36 | 12.12 | 11.36 | 8.67 |
| Dividend yield | 0.52% | 0.52% | 0.51% | 0.77% | 0.83% | 0.96% | 0.99% | 1.56% |
| Earnings per share | $4.05 | $3.54 | $2.58 | $1.98 | $1.65 | $1.59 | $1.79 | $1.56 |
| Book value per share | $22.70 | $19.41 | $16.43 | $14.17 | $12.87 | $11.60 | $10.59 | $8.81 |
| ROE | 17.84% | 18.24% | 15.71% | 13.99% | 12.83% | 13.70% | 16.91% | 17.73% |
| ROIC | 19.65% | 20.93% | 18.42% | 15.76% | 15.04% | 12.21% | 13.86% | 14.53% |
| Gross margin | 28.95% | 28.63% | 26.13% | 24.04% | 23.80% | 25.96% | 26.43% | 25.89% |
| EBITDA margin | 19.33% | 18.62% | 16.54% | 15.02% | 14.93% | 15.58% | 15.44% | 14.49% |
| Net margin | 11.31% | 11.62% | 9.14% | 8.39% | 8.29% | 8.51% | 8.88% | 8.63% |
| Net debt/EBITDA | -0.15 | -0.24 | -0.20 | -0.22 | -0.22 | 0.72 | 1.00 | 1.09 |
FSS's financial statements
| Line | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net revenue | $2.2B | $1.9B | $1.7B | $1.4B | $1.2B | $1.1B |
| Cost of revenue | -$1.5B | -$1.3B | -$1.3B | -$1.1B | -$924.5M | -$837.2M |
| Gross profit | $631.2M | $533M | $450.2M | $344.9M | $288.7M | $293.6M |
| EBITDA | $421.4M | $346.7M | $284.9M | $215.5M | $181.1M | $176.2M |
| EBIT | $340.9M | $281.4M | $224.5M | $160.8M | $130.7M | $131.4M |
| Financial result | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Income before tax | $324.5M | $263.9M | $203M | $150.9M | $117.6M | $124.6M |
| Income tax | -$77.9M | -$47.6M | -$45.6M | -$30.5M | -$17M | -$28.5M |
| Net income | $246.6M | $216.3M | $157.4M | $120.4M | $100.6M | $96.2M |
Figures the company filed with the CVM. Debt excludes leases; each quarter is that quarter alone.
Does FSS pay dividends?
Dividend yield per year
- 1.39%2017
- 1.56%2018
- 0.99%2019
- 0.96%2020
- 0.83%2021
- 0.77%2022
- 0.51%2023
- 0.52%2024
- 0.52%2025
- 0.39%2026
| Type | Last day to own | Payment | Per share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend | 08/13/2026 | 08/27/2026 | $0.15 |
| Dividend | 05/14/2026 | 05/29/2026 | $0.15 |
| Dividend | 03/12/2026 | 03/26/2026 | $0.15 |
| Dividend | 11/13/2025 | 12/02/2025 | $0.14 |
| Dividend | 08/14/2025 | 08/28/2025 | $0.14 |
| Dividend | 05/15/2025 | 05/30/2025 | $0.14 |
| Dividend | 03/13/2025 | 03/27/2025 | $0.14 |
| Dividend | 11/14/2024 | 12/02/2024 | $0.12 |
| Dividend | 08/15/2024 | 08/30/2024 | $0.12 |
| Dividend | 05/15/2024 | 05/31/2024 | $0.12 |
| Dividend | 03/13/2024 | 03/28/2024 | $0.12 |
| Dividend | 11/15/2023 | 12/01/2023 | $0.10 |
See all 40 distributions
| Type | Last day to own | Payment | Per share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend | 08/16/2023 | 09/01/2023 | $0.10 |
| Dividend | 05/17/2023 | 06/02/2023 | $0.10 |
| Dividend | 03/15/2023 | 03/31/2023 | $0.09 |
| Dividend | 11/16/2022 | 12/02/2022 | $0.09 |
| Dividend | 08/17/2022 | 09/02/2022 | $0.09 |
| Dividend | 05/18/2022 | 06/03/2022 | $0.09 |
| Dividend | 03/16/2022 | 04/01/2022 | $0.09 |
| Dividend | 11/17/2021 | 12/01/2021 | $0.09 |
| Dividend | 08/18/2021 | 09/01/2021 | $0.09 |
| Dividend | 05/19/2021 | 06/02/2021 | $0.09 |
| Dividend | 03/17/2021 | 03/31/2021 | $0.09 |
| Dividend | 11/17/2020 | 12/01/2020 | $0.08 |
| Dividend | 08/19/2020 | 09/04/2020 | $0.08 |
| Dividend | 05/13/2020 | 06/02/2020 | $0.08 |
| Dividend | 03/16/2020 | 03/31/2020 | $0.08 |
| Dividend | 11/11/2019 | 11/26/2019 | $0.08 |
| Dividend | 08/12/2019 | 08/28/2019 | $0.08 |
| Dividend | 05/13/2019 | 05/30/2019 | $0.08 |
| Dividend | 03/14/2019 | 03/29/2019 | $0.08 |
| Dividend | 11/08/2018 | 11/27/2018 | $0.08 |
| Dividend | 08/10/2018 | 08/28/2018 | $0.08 |
| Dividend | 05/11/2018 | 05/29/2018 | $0.08 |
| Dividend | 03/01/2018 | 03/19/2018 | $0.07 |
| Dividend | 11/10/2017 | 12/05/2017 | $0.07 |
| Dividend | 08/10/2017 | 09/06/2017 | $0.07 |
| Dividend | 05/09/2017 | 06/02/2017 | $0.07 |
| Dividend | 03/07/2017 | 03/31/2017 | $0.07 |
| Dividend | 11/09/2016 | 12/06/2016 | $0.07 |
About Federal Signal
- Sector
- Manufacturing
Questions about FSS
How much is FSS today?
FSS is at $114.88 (-2.76% on the day), last traded on 10/07/2026.
How much did FSS pay in dividends in 2025?
FSS paid $0.56 per share in 2025, a dividend yield of 0.52%.
What are the P/E and P/B of FSS?
FSS trades at a P/E of 24.57 and a P/B of 4.65.
How much did FSS return in 12 months?
FSS returned 1.17% in 12 months, with annualized volatility of 33.66% and a largest drawdown of -13.67%.