Federal Signal Corp. FSS
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What this company does
Written from the business description in Federal Signal Corporation's annual report to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, filed 25 February 2026. Every sentence was checked against that document before publication.
Growth
Revenue compounded at +14.0% a year over the five years to FY2025 — but profit grew faster: net income at +20.7%, earnings per share at +20.8%.
The share count rose from 0.06B to 0.06B over the period.
Compound annual rates per period — left blank where that exact year isn't on file, the series crosses a loss, or (per-share rows) a split falls inside the window.
Profitability
Each USD of equity produced 19 cents of profit this year.
The 17-year record
| Metric | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue $B | 2.2 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.8 |
| Operating income $B | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| EBITDA $B | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
| Income tax $B | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | −0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Net income $B | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | −0.0 | −0.0 | −0.2 | 0.0 |
| Free cash flow $B | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | −0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| EPS, diluted $ | 4.01 | 3.50 | 2.56 | 1.97 | 1.63 | 1.56 | 1.76 | 1.54 | 1.02 | 0.71 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 2.53 | −0.44 | −0.23 | −3.05 | 0.47 |
| Dividend / sh $ | 0.56 | 0.48 | 0.39 | 0.36 | 0.36 | 0.32 | 0.32 | 0.31 | 0.28 | 0.28 | 0.25 | 0.09 | 0.00 | 0.00 | ◌ | 0.24 | 0.24 |
| Payout % | 14 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 20 | 27 | 39 | 25 | 9 | 0 | −0 | −26 | −8 | 51 |
| ROE % | 19.2 | 19.8 | 16.9 | 14.6 | 13.5 | 14.3 | 18.5 | 19.0 | 14.5 | 11.0 | 16.3 | 17.6 | 64.3 | −17.1 | −7.2 | −63.9 | 7.0 |
| Shares out B | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.06 | ◌ | ◌ |
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Company facts, as filed
Reconciled in 17 of the 17 fiscal years we could check. Six checks were skipped: the balance sheet is not tagged before 2010. Three checks were skipped: the share count is not tagged before 2010. Two checks were skipped: revenue is not tagged before 2009.