What does share repurchase authorization limit mean?

This represents the total dollar value or share count that the board of directors has authorized the company to spend on repurchasing its own common stock from the open market. It serves as a signal of management's confidence in the company's valuation and its commitment to returning capital to shareholders. This limit is an authorization, not an obligation to spend.

Federal Signal FSS Share Repurchase Authorization Limit

Share Repurchase Authorization Limit at other companies

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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

Reported directly by Federal Signal in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:StockRepurchaseProgramRemainingNumberOfSharesAuthorizedToBeRepurchased.

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 share repurchase authorization limit?: Federal Signal (FSS) reported share repurchase authorization limit of 157M in Q1 2026.
What does share repurchase authorization limit mean?: This represents the total dollar value or share count that the board of directors has authorized the company to spend on repurchasing its own common stock from the open market. It serves as a signal of management's confidence in the company's valuation and its commitment to returning capital to shareholders. This limit is an authorization, not an obligation to spend.