Federal Signal FSS Payment For Contingent Consideration Liability Operating Activities

Payment For Contingent Consideration Liability Operating Activities at other companies

Federal SignalFSS

$3.5M—

Armstrong World IndustriesAWI

$1.5M+114%

AramarkARMK

-$2.78M-228%

AeroVironmentAVAV

$6.04M+373%

AeroVironmentAVAV

$6K—

CortevaCTVA

$0—

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:PaymentForContingentConsiderationLiabilityOperatingActivities.

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 payment for contingent consideration liability operating activities?: Federal Signal (FSS) reported payment for contingent consideration liability operating activities of $3.5M in Q1 2026.
What does payment for contingent consideration liability operating activities mean?: This represents the actual cash outflow made to settle contingent consideration liabilities, such as earn-outs, arising from previous business acquisitions. It reflects the realization of performance-based payments triggered by the success of acquired operations. This metric is essential for assessing the total cash cost of inorganic growth strategies.