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Federal Signal FSS Ratios & Valuation

FY'25FY'24FY'23FY'22
Profitability
Gross margin28.9%+0.3pp28.6%+2.5pp26.1%+2.1pp24%+0.2pp
Operating margin15.6%+0.5pp15.1%+2.1pp13%+1.8pp11.2%+0.4pp
Net margin11.3%-0.3pp11.6%+2.5pp9.1%+0.7pp8.4%+0.1pp
EBITDA margin19.3%+0.7pp18.6%+2.1pp16.5%+1.5pp15%+0.1pp
Free cash flow margin10.4%+0.2pp10.2%+0.7pp9.5%
Returns
Return on equity19.2%-0.6pp19.8%+2.9pp16.9%+2.3pp14.6%+1.1pp
Return on assets11.9%-0.9pp12.8%+2.8pp10%+1.7pp8.3%+0.5pp
Return on invested capital15.8%-1.7pp17.5%+3.4pp14.1%+2.8pp11.3%-0.3pp
Efficiency
Asset turnover-0.1×1.1×0.0×1.1×+0.1×+0.1×
Inventory turnover3.9×-0.3×4.2×-0.1×4.3×+0.1×4.2×-0.3×
Liquidity
Current ratio+0.4×2.7×-0.3×2.9×0.0×2.9×+0.4×
Quick ratio1.4×+0.1×1.3×-0.1×1.4×0.0×1.3×+0.1×
Cash ratio0.2×-0.2×0.4×+0.1×0.3×0.0×0.3×0.0×
Leverage
Debt-to-equity0.4×+0.2×0.2×-0.1×0.3×-0.1×0.5×+0.1×
Debt-to-assets0.3×+0.1×0.2×0.0×0.2×-0.1×0.3×0.0×
Net debt / EBITDA1.3×+0.7×0.5×-0.4×0.9×-0.7×1.6×+0.1×
Interest coverage24.2×+1.7×22.5×+11.1×11.4×-4.2×15.6×-13.4×
Per Share
Book value per share$22.47+16.9%$19.22+18.0%$16.29+15.8%$14.07+11.1%
Valuation
Market capitalization$6.6B+17.0%$5.65B+20.7%$4.68B+65.9%$2.82B+6.5%
Enterprise value$7.14B+22.5%$5.83B+17.9%$4.94B+56.3%$3.16B+8.2%
Price / earnings26.8×+0.7×26.1×-3.6×29.7×+6.3×23.4×-2.9×
Price / sales0.0×+0.3×2.7×+0.8×-0.2×
Price / book4.8×0.0×4.8×+0.1×4.7×+1.4×3.3×-0.1×
EV / EBITDA16.9×+0.1×16.8×-0.5×17.3×+2.7×14.7×-1.5×
EV / sales3.3×+0.1×3.1×+0.3×2.9×+0.7×2.2×-0.2×
Free cash flow yield3.4%+0.1pp3.4%-0.1pp3.5%
Earnings yield3.7%-0.1pp3.8%+0.5pp3.4%-0.9pp4.3%+0.5pp
Dividend yield0.5%0.0pp0.5%0.0pp0.5%-0.3pp0.8%-0.1pp
PEG ratio1.9×+1.2×0.7×-0.3×-0.2×1.2×-4.6×

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Questions, answered.

What are Federal Signal's profit margins?
Federal Signal (FSS) runs a 29.0% gross margin and a 16.0% operating margin, with a 11.6% net margin.
Where do Federal Signal's ratios come from?
Every ratio is computed from Federal Signal's SEC filings — trailing-twelve-month flows over period-end balances. Valuation multiples combine those fundamentals with market data, recomputed each period. Switch between quarterly, annual, and TTM, or open any ratio for its full history and peer comparisons.