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Federal Signal Corporation (FSS)

Industrials | Farm & Heavy Construction Machinery | Downers Grove, United States | NYSE
116.94 USD +1.71 (1.484%) ⇧ (July 13, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
Short-term:★★★☆☆Long-term:★★★★⯪Dividends:★★⯪☆☆
Hot Take ↕ | July 11, 2026, 2:53 a.m. EDT

Federal Signal presents a compelling long-term investment case driven by robust fundamentals and a superior multi-year price trajectory. The company has delivered exceptional revenue growth of nearly 35% and earnings expansion of over 50%, supported by a 20.5% return on equity and a fortress-like balance sheet with strong liquidity. The nine-year cumulative gain of over 700% underscores the market's recognition of its business quality, with no recent consecutive years of decline to dampen the outlook. However, the short-term picture is more nuanced. Following a sharp 13% pullback from recent highs, the stock is trading below its 50-day moving average, creating a technical headwind despite the analyst consensus pointing to roughly 24% upside. The dividend yield of 0.5% is modest and below inflation, though the payout ratio remains comfortably low at 13%, ensuring sustainability. Options activity reflects this tension, with significant put interest at current levels suggesting defensive positioning, while call volume at higher strikes indicates speculative bets on a recovery. Investors should view the current dip as a potential entry point for a long-term hold rather than a short-term trade.
Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoTheta ✓0.044477
AutoARIMA0.044602
MSTL0.044957
AutoETS0.045155

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta

Forecast Reliability
Score 44%
H-stat 2.40
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.381
Excess Kurtosis -0.77
Attribute Value
Sector Industrials
Ex Dividend Date 2026-05-14
Last Dividend Date 2026-05-14
Debt to Equity Ratio 40.627
Revenue per Share 38.556
Market Cap 7,133,603,840
Trailing P/E 26.16
Forward P/E 21.08
Beta 1.23
Profit Margins 11.56%
Website https://www.federalsignal.com

As of July 11, 2026, 2:53 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning for continued volatility with a slight bullish bias on the upside (call OI at 125/130) but significant hedging at current levels (put OI at 110). Implied volatility is elevated, indicating uncertainty around the recent price correction.

Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.13% 0.52% 0.57% 0.69%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-05-15 0.150000 0.134735
2026-03-13 0.150000 0.142288
2025-11-14 0.140000 0.127574
2025-08-15 0.140000 0.112504
2025-05-16 0.140000 0.146812
2025-03-14 0.140000 0.181394
2024-11-15 0.120000 0.134363
2024-08-16 0.120000 0.126077
2024-05-16 0.120000 0.138937
2024-03-14 0.120000 0.154222
2023-11-16 0.100000 0.145858
2023-08-17 0.100000 0.166667
2023-05-18 0.100000 0.183857
2023-03-16 0.090000 0.174622
2022-11-17 0.090000 0.182408
2022-08-18 0.090000 0.210872
2022-05-19 0.090000 0.268657
2022-03-17 0.090000 0.266036
2021-11-18 0.090000 0.195482
2021-08-19 0.090000 0.233463
2021-05-20 0.090000 0.217077
2021-03-18 0.090000 0.232078
2020-11-18 0.080000 0.248370
2020-08-20 0.080000 0.246078
2020-05-14 0.080000 0.308880
2020-03-17 0.080000 0.286841
2019-11-12 0.080000 0.239521
2019-08-13 0.080000 0.259656
2019-05-14 0.080000 0.314713
2019-03-15 0.080000 0.317334
2018-11-09 0.080000 0.351031
2018-08-13 0.080000 0.316331
2018-05-14 0.080000 0.345722
2018-03-02 0.070000 0.322581
2017-11-13 0.070000 0.334608
2017-08-11 0.070000 0.382723
2017-05-10 0.070000 0.411281
2017-03-08 0.070000 0.492264
2016-11-10 0.070000 0.492958
2016-08-12 0.070000 0.553797
2016-05-13 0.070000 0.541377
2016-02-26 0.070000 0.462963
2015-11-13 0.070000 0.426829
2015-08-04 0.060000 0.418118
2015-05-15 0.060000 0.393959
2015-03-05 0.060000 0.396040
2014-11-07 0.030000 0.192061
2014-08-08 0.030000 0.203528
2014-05-09 0.030000 0.215517
2010-12-07 0.060000 0.899550
2010-09-10 0.060000 1.067616
2010-06-15 0.060000 0.900901
2010-03-09 0.060000 0.679502
2009-12-09 0.060000 1.043478
2009-09-11 0.060000 0.825309
2009-06-10 0.060000 0.727273
2009-03-10 0.060000 1.530612
2008-12-10 0.060000 0.789474
2008-09-10 0.060000 0.395257
2008-06-11 0.060000 0.450789
2008-03-12 0.060000 0.484261
2007-12-12 0.060000 0.521286
2007-09-12 0.060000 0.420168
2007-06-13 0.060000 0.383632
2007-03-13 0.060000 0.400802
2006-12-12 0.060000 0.379747
2006-09-12 0.060000 0.371517
2006-06-13 0.060000 0.408998
2006-03-13 0.060000 0.342661
2005-12-13 0.060000 0.379747
2005-09-13 0.060000 0.344432
2005-06-13 0.060000 0.375940
2005-03-11 0.060000 0.385604
2004-12-13 0.100000 0.582072
2004-09-13 0.100000 0.539374
2004-06-14 0.100000 0.565291
2004-03-11 0.100000 0.532481
2003-12-10 0.100000 0.630915
2003-09-09 0.200000 1.002506
2003-06-10 0.200000 1.067806
2003-03-11 0.200000 1.426533
2002-12-11 0.200000 1.092896
2002-09-10 0.200000 0.987167
2002-06-11 0.200000 0.784929
2002-03-12 0.200000 0.784314
2001-12-12 0.195000 0.911215
2001-06-12 0.195000 0.875617
2001-03-13 0.195000 0.812839
2000-12-13 0.190000 0.912913
2000-08-15 0.190000 0.894118
2000-05-09 0.190000 0.971246
2000-02-16 0.190000 1.235772
1999-12-10 0.185000 1.179283
1999-08-16 0.185000 0.862974
1999-05-11 0.185000 0.720195
1999-02-16 0.185000 0.795699
1998-12-10 0.178000 0.739740
1998-08-14 0.178000 0.786740
1998-05-11 0.178000 0.818391
1998-02-17 0.178000 0.778142
1997-12-11 0.168000 0.817021
1997-08-18 0.168000 0.655610
1997-05-12 0.168000 0.655610
1997-02-18 0.168000 0.646154
1996-12-12 0.145000 0.582915
1996-08-19 0.145000 0.604167
1996-05-10 0.145000 0.555024
1996-02-15 0.145000 0.549763
1995-12-06 0.125000 0.537634
1995-08-09 0.125000 0.549451
1995-05-01 0.125000 0.558659
1995-02-08 0.125000 0.617284
1994-12-05 0.105000 0.500000
1994-08-08 0.105000 0.556291
1994-05-02 0.105000 0.538462
1994-02-08 0.105000 0.513761
1993-12-06 0.090000 0.442396
1993-08-06 0.090000 0.487310
1993-04-30 0.090000 0.524590
1993-02-08 0.090000 0.505263
1992-12-07 0.078750 0.512195
1992-08-07 0.078750 0.541935
1992-05-01 0.078750 0.521739
1992-02-10 0.078500 0.460073
1991-12-09 0.067500 0.490909
1991-08-09 0.067500 0.548223
1991-05-03 0.067500 0.553846
1991-02-08 0.045000 0.376307
1990-12-10 0.055000 0.571429
1990-08-13 0.055000 0.634615
1990-05-04 0.055000 0.754286
1990-02-08 0.036667 0.552306
1989-12-11 0.046667 0.740093
1989-08-14 0.046667 0.792458
1989-05-05 0.046667 0.831689
1989-02-08 0.046667 0.898402
1988-12-12 0.040404 0.941176
1988-08-10 0.040404 0.935672
1988-05-06 0.040404 0.958083
1988-02-08 0.044444 1.086409
1987-12-11 0.036731 1.176473
Additional Data
dividendRate 0.6
dividendYield 0.52
exDividendDate 2026-05-15
trailingAnnualDividendRate 0.57
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.004946628
lastDividendValue 0.15
lastDividendDate 2026-05-15
dividendDate 2026-05-29

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change 0.067735314
Address1 1,333 Butterfield Road
Address2 Suite 500
All Time High 134.51
All Time Low 1.282244
Ask 0.0
Ask Size 100
Audit Risk 4
Average Analyst Rating 1.7 - Buy
Average Daily Volume10 Day 818,720
Average Daily Volume3 Month 539,236
Average Volume 539,236
Average Volume10Days 818,720
Beta 1.228
Bid 0.0
Bid Size 200
Board Risk 1
Book Value 23.516
City Downers Grove
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,767,139,200
Compensation Risk 3
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 116.94
Current Ratio 2.845
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,782,777,600
Day High 118.38
Day Low 113.095
Debt To Equity 40.627
Display Name Federal Signal
Dividend Date 1,780,012,800
Dividend Rate 0.6
Dividend Yield 0.52
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,777,471,200
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,777,471,200
Earnings Growth 0.52
Earnings Quarterly Growth 0.521
Earnings Timestamp 1,777,465,800
Earnings Timestamp End 1,785,328,200
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,785,328,200
Ebitda 474,400,000
Ebitda Margins 0.20254
Enterprise To Ebitda 16.115
Enterprise To Revenue 3.264
Enterprise Value 7,645,003,776
Eps Current Year 4.97143
Eps Forward 5.54857
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 4.47
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,778,803,200
Exchange NYQ
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 116.4984
Fifty Day Average Change 0.4416046
Fifty Day Average Change Percent 0.0037906496
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 6.7735314
Fifty Two Week High 134.51
Fifty Two Week High Change -17.569992
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.13062221
Fifty Two Week Low 101.19
Fifty Two Week Low Change 15.75
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.15564778
Fifty Two Week Range 101.19 - 134.51
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 322,151,400,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 0.65
Float Shares 59,454,629
Forward Eps 5.54857
Forward P E 21.0757
Free Cashflow 142,450,000
Full Exchange Name NYSE
Full Time Employees 5,800
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Governance Epoch Date 1,782,864,000
Gross Margins 0.29023
Gross Profits 679,800,000
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.025969999
Held Percent Institutions 1.02734
Implied Shares Outstanding 61,002,256
Industry Farm & Heavy Construction Machinery
Industry Disp Farm & Heavy Construction Machinery
Industry Key farm-heavy-construction-machinery
Ir Website http://www.federalsignal.com/Investors_2040.asp
Is Earnings Date Estimate 1
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,778,803,200
Last Dividend Value 0.15
Last Fiscal Year End 1,767,139,200
Last Split Date 762,566,400
Last Split Factor 4:3
Long Business Summary 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.
Long Name Federal Signal Corporation
Market us_market
Market Cap 7,133,603,840
Market State PRE
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_271329
Most Recent Quarter 1,774,915,200
Net Income To Common 270,700,000
Next Fiscal Year End 1,798,675,200
Non Diluted Market Cap 7,029,289,958
Number Of Analyst Opinions 7
Open 114.66
Operating Cashflow 319,300,000
Operating Margins 0.16017
Overall Risk 1
Payout Ratio 0.1295
Peg Ratio 1.71
Phone 630 954 2000
Previous Close 115.23
Price Eps Current Year 23.522408
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 4.9727845
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 3.0455554
Profit Margins 0.11557
Quick Ratio 1.238
Quote Source Name Delayed Quote
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key buy
Recommendation Mean 1.66667
Region US
Regular Market Change 1.71
Regular Market Change Percent 1.48399
Regular Market Day High 118.38
Regular Market Day Low 113.095
Regular Market Day Range 113.095 - 118.38
Regular Market Open 114.66
Regular Market Previous Close 115.23
Regular Market Price 116.94
Regular Market Time 1,783,972,802
Regular Market Volume 542,062
Return On Assets 0.11214
Return On Equity 0.20532
Revenue Growth 0.349
Revenue Per Share 38.556
Sand P52 Week Change 0.20847368
Sector Industrials
Sector Disp Industrials
Sector Key industrials
Share Holder Rights Risk 3
Shares Outstanding 61,002,256
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.0687
Shares Short 4,189,996
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,780,012,800
Shares Short Prior Month 3,732,945
Short Name Federal Signal Corporation
Short Percent Of Float 0.0947
Short Ratio 6.82
Source Interval 15
State IL
Symbol FSS
Target High Price 155.0
Target Low Price 132.0
Target Mean Price 143.57143
Target Median Price 145.0
Total Cash 71,400,000
Total Cash Per Share 1.17
Total Debt 582,800,000
Total Revenue 2,342,299,904
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 0.57
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.004946628
Trailing Eps 4.47
Trailing P E 26.161076
Trailing Peg Ratio 1.7129
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 114.65095
Two Hundred Day Average Change 2.2890549
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.019965425
Type Disp Equity
Volume 542,062
Website https://www.federalsignal.com
Zip 60,515