What does contingent consideration liability, current mean?

This represents the estimated fair value of obligations to pay additional consideration to sellers following an acquisition, contingent upon the achievement of specific future performance milestones. It serves as a marker for recent inorganic growth activity and the company's commitment to performance-based earn-outs. Investors monitor this to gauge potential near-term cash outflows related to past M&A integration and performance targets.

Federal Signal FSS Contingent Consideration Liability, Current

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$134.28M-16.8%

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Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$625.6M+34.9%

Gross profit$179.4M+37.2%

Operating income$99.7M+51.8%

Net income$70.4M+52.1%

EPS (diluted)$1.14+52.0%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$71.4M+24.2%

Total debt$589.1M+80.7%

Total equity$1.4B+19.3%

Total assets$2.5B+30.6%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$101.3M+176%

CapEx$6.7M+19.6%

Free cash flow$94.6M+204%

Valuation

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Market cap$7.23B+46.5%

Enterprise value$7.75B+49.1%

P/E26.7×+3.3×

P/S3.1×+0.5×

Profitability

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Gross margin29%+0.2pp

Operating margin16%+0.6pp

Net margin11.6%+0.5pp

FCF margin12.4%+1.9pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity20.5%+1.7pp

Debt / equity0.4×+0.1×

Current ratio2.8×+0.5×

Where this comes from

Reported directly by Federal Signal in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept fss:ContingentConsiderationLiabilityCurrent.

The official record: Federal Signal’s 10-Q, filed April 29, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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What is Federal Signal's contingent consideration liability, current?: Federal Signal (FSS) reported contingent consideration liability, current of $4.1M in Q1 2026.
What does contingent consideration liability, current mean?: This represents the estimated fair value of obligations to pay additional consideration to sellers following an acquisition, contingent upon the achievement of specific future performance milestones. It serves as a marker for recent inorganic growth activity and the company's commitment to performance-based earn-outs. Investors monitor this to gauge potential near-term cash outflows related to past M&A integration and performance targets.