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

Income Statement Balance Sheet Cash Flow Ratios Segments

Quarterly Annual TTM

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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
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 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×
Liquidity
Current ratio	2.8×+0.5×	3×+0.4×	2.6×-0.2×	2.6×-0.3×	2.4×-0.4×
Leverage
Debt-to-equity	0.4×+0.1×	0.4×+0.2×	0.2×0.0×	0.2×0.0×	0.3×0.0×
Net debt / EBITDA	1.1×+0.4×	1.3×+0.7×	0.5×-0.1×	0.6×-0.1×	0.7×-0.1×
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%
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×
Dividend yield	0.5%-0.1pp	0.5%0.0pp	0.5%0.0pp	0.5%0.0pp	0.7%+0.2pp

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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.