What is Federal Signal's deferred taxes?

Federal Signal (FSS) reported deferred taxes of $2.3M in Q1 2026.

How has Federal Signal's deferred taxes changed year-over-year?

Federal Signal's deferred taxes increased by 228.6% year-over-year, from $700K to $2.3M.

What is the long-term trend for Federal Signal's deferred taxes?

Over 3 years (2022 to 2025), Federal Signal's deferred taxes has grown at a 50.8% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from -$4.2M to $14.4M.

What does deferred taxes mean?

Non-cash deferred tax expense or benefit representing the change in deferred tax assets/liabilities during the period.

Federal Signal FSS Deferred Taxes

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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 us-gaap:DeferredIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit.

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

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Questions, answered.

What is Federal Signal's deferred taxes?: Federal Signal (FSS) reported deferred taxes of $2.3M in Q1 2026.
How has Federal Signal's deferred taxes changed year-over-year?: Federal Signal's deferred taxes increased by 228.6% year-over-year, from $700K to $2.3M.
What is the long-term trend for Federal Signal's deferred taxes?: Over 3 years (2022 to 2025), Federal Signal's deferred taxes has grown at a 50.8% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from -$4.2M to $14.4M.
What does deferred taxes mean?: Non-cash deferred tax expense or benefit representing the change in deferred tax assets/liabilities during the period.