What is Federal Signal's earnings yield?

Federal Signal (FSS) reported earnings yield of 4.1% in Q1 2026.

How has Federal Signal's earnings yield changed year-over-year?

Federal Signal's earnings yield decreased by 12.5% year-over-year, from 4.7% to 4.1%.

What is the long-term trend for Federal Signal's earnings yield?

Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), Federal Signal's earnings yield has grown at a -4.7% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 4.7% to 3.7%.

What does earnings yield mean?

Trailing-twelve-month net income divided by market capitalization at the quarter end — the inverse of the P/E ratio, expressed as a percentage.

Federal Signal FSS Earnings yield

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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

Calculated from Federal Signal’s reported figures.

net income/market cap=4.1%

Based on trailing twelve months.

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 earnings yield?: Federal Signal (FSS) reported earnings yield of 4.1% in Q1 2026.
How has Federal Signal's earnings yield changed year-over-year?: Federal Signal's earnings yield decreased by 12.5% year-over-year, from 4.7% to 4.1%.
What is the long-term trend for Federal Signal's earnings yield?: Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), Federal Signal's earnings yield has grown at a -4.7% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 4.7% to 3.7%.
What does earnings yield mean?: Trailing-twelve-month net income divided by market capitalization at the quarter end — the inverse of the P/E ratio, expressed as a percentage.