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.

Federal Signal FSS Ratios & Valuation

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	TTM Q1 '26	TTM Q4 '25	TTM Q3 '25	TTM Q2 '25	TTM Q1 '25
Profitability
Gross margin	29%+0.2pp	28.9%+0.3pp	28.9%+0.6pp	29%+1.6pp	28.8%+2.1pp
Operating margin	16%+0.6pp	15.6%+0.5pp	15.9%+1.0pp	15.7%+1.2pp	15.4%+1.8pp
Net margin	11.6%+0.5pp	11.3%-0.3pp	11.5%-0.1pp	11.2%+0.1pp	11.1%+0.8pp
EBITDA margin	19.7%+0.6pp	19.3%+0.7pp	19.7%+1.3pp	19.4%+1.5pp	19%+1.9pp
Free cash flow margin	12.4%+1.9pp	10.4%+0.2pp	10.7%-0.4pp	11.5%+1.3pp	10.5%—
Returns
Return on equity	20.5%+1.7pp	19.2%-0.6pp	19.1%-1.1pp	18.8%-1.2pp	18.8%-0.1pp
Return on assets	12.5%+0.5pp	11.9%-0.9pp	12.8%+0.3pp	12.3%+0.2pp	12%+0.7pp
Return on invested capital	16.7%+0.5pp	15.8%-1.7pp	17.4%+0.5pp	16.6%+0.3pp	16.2%+0.7pp
Efficiency
Asset turnover	1.1×0.0×	1×-0.1×	1.1×0.0×	1.1×0.0×	1.1×0.0×
Inventory turnover	4×0.0×	3.9×-0.3×	4.1×+0.2×	4.1×+0.2×	4×-0.1×
Liquidity
Current ratio	2.8×+0.5×	3×+0.4×	2.6×-0.2×	2.6×-0.3×	2.4×-0.4×
Quick ratio	1.3×+0.2×	1.4×+0.1×	1.3×-0.1×	1.2×-0.1×	1.1×-0.2×
Cash ratio	0.2×0.0×	0.2×-0.2×	0.2×-0.1×	0.2×0.0×	0.2×0.0×
Leverage
Debt-to-equity	0.4×+0.1×	0.4×+0.2×	0.2×0.0×	0.2×0.0×	0.3×0.0×
Debt-to-assets	0.2×+0.1×	0.3×+0.1×	0.1×0.0×	0.2×0.0×	0.2×0.0×
Net debt / EBITDA	1.1×+0.4×	1.3×+0.7×	0.5×-0.1×	0.6×-0.1×	0.7×-0.1×
Interest coverage	20.8×-3.0×	24.2×+1.7×	26.4×+6.4×	24.6×+8.0×	23.8×+10.7×
Per Share
Book value per share	$23.33+19.9%	$22.47+16.9%	$21.53+15.6%	$20.59+15.5%	$19.46+14.8%
Valuation
Market capitalization	$6.58B+46.5%	$6.6B+17.0%	$7.23B+26.6%	$6.32B+23.7%	$4.49B-13.2%
Enterprise value	$7.1B+49.1%	$7.14B+22.5%	$7.43B+25.8%	$6.57B+22.7%	$4.76B-12.3%
Price / earnings	24.3×+3.0×	26.8×+0.7×	30.7×+3.8×	28.5×+3.2×	21.3×-7.2×
Price / sales	2.8×+0.4×	3×0.0×	3.5×+0.4×	3.2×+0.4×	2.4×-0.6×
Price / book	4.6×+0.9×	4.8×0.0×	5.5×+0.5×	5×+0.4×	3.7×-1.2×
EV / EBITDA	15.4×+2.2×	16.9×+0.1×	18.4×+0.9×	17.2×+0.6×	13.2×-4.9×
EV / sales	3×+0.5×	3.3×+0.1×	3.6×+0.4×	3.3×+0.4×	2.5×-0.6×
Free cash flow yield	4.4%0.0pp	3.4%+0.1pp	3%-0.5pp	3.6%0.0pp	4.4%—
Earnings yield	4.1%-0.6pp	3.7%-0.1pp	3.3%-0.5pp	3.5%-0.4pp	4.7%+1.2pp
Dividend yield	0.5%-0.1pp	0.5%0.0pp	0.5%0.0pp	0.5%0.0pp	0.7%+0.2pp
PEG ratio	0.9×-0.5×	1.9×+1.2×	2.8×+2.2×	3×+2.5×	1.3×+0.6×

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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.