Federal Signal (FSS) Financial Ratios: P/E, ROE & More

Federal Signal (FSS) Financial Ratios

For fiscal 2025 (fiscal year ended Dec 31, 2025), Federal Signal had a P/E ratio of 26.78 (up from 26.10), return on equity of 19.2% (down from 19.8%), debt-to-equity of 0.43 (up from 0.21) and a current ratio of 3.02 (up from 2.66). A current ratio of 3.02 means current assets exceed current liabilities. Its dividend yield was 0.52% with a payout ratio of 13.8%.

Federal Signal Financial Ratios Analysis

Valuation, profitability, leverage, and liquidity ratios

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Breakdown	FY 2025	FY 2024	FY 2023	FY 2022	FY 2021	FY 2020
Period ending	Dec 2025	Dec 2024	Dec 2023	Dec 2022	Dec 2021	Dec 2020
Valuation Ratios
P/E Ratio	26.78	26.10	29.71	23.40	26.31	20.87
Forward P/E	24.02	25.43	27.13	20.45	21.93	18.83
P/S Ratio	3.03	3.03	2.71	1.96	2.18	1.77
P/B Ratio	4.78	4.76	4.67	3.27	3.38	2.86
Price/Tangible Book	17.41	11.10	14.53	14.14	18.12	13.00
Price/FCF	29.08	29.61	28.49	149.88	41.10	18.85
Price/OCF	25.93	24.41	24.05	39.24	26.00	14.74
PEG Ratio	2.00	1.96	2.17	1.70	1.99	1.32
Enterprise Value Ratios
EV/Revenue	3.12	3.13	2.92	2.19	2.35	1.95
EV/EBITDA	15.62	16.74	17.64	14.56	15.80	12.26
EV/EBIT	19.18	20.60	22.38	19.51	21.94	16.32
EV/FCF	29.91	30.58	30.62	167.00	44.19	20.73
Profitability & Returns
Return on Equity (ROE)	19.21%	19.77%	16.90%	14.64%	13.54%	14.30%
Return on Assets (ROA)	10.65%	10.45%	8.92%	6.96%	6.30%	7.12%
Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)	16.51%	17.78%	14.13%	11.36%	11.59%	12.15%
Return on Capital Employed (ROCE)	16.80%	18.60%	15.80%	12.00%	10.80%	12.80%
Leverage & Solvency Ratios
Debt/Equity	0.43	0.21	0.32	0.45	0.40	0.34
Debt/EBITDA	1.33	0.70	1.08	1.71	1.61	1.22
Debt/FCF	2.62	1.33	1.96	20.68	4.88	2.22
Liquidity Ratios
Current Ratio	3.02	2.66	2.91	2.94	2.53	2.73
Quick Ratio	1.26	1.19	1.26	1.23	1.04	1.41
Efficiency Ratios
Asset Turnover	1.05	1.10	1.10	0.99	0.94	0.95
Inventory Turnover	3.86	4.19	4.27	4.18	4.46	4.55
Yield & Distribution Ratios
Earnings Yield	3.74%	3.83%	3.37%	4.27%	3.80%	4.79%
FCF Yield	3.44%	3.38%	3.51%	0.67%	2.43%	5.31%
Dividend Yield	0.52%	0.52%	0.51%	0.78%	0.83%	1.00%
Payout Ratio	13.83%	13.55%	15.12%	18.11%	21.87%	20.17%
Buyback Yield	0.32%	-0.32%	-0.49%	1.13%	-0.32%	-0.16%
Total Return	0.84%	0.19%	0.02%	1.91%	0.50%	0.84%

Source: Company financial statements from annual and quarterly filings. Data as of Jun 30, 2026. Data sources and methodology

Frequently Asked Questions About Federal Signal Financial Ratios

What is Federal Signal's P/E ratio?

Federal Signal's P/E ratio was 26.78 for fiscal 2025 (period ended Dec 31, 2025). It was 26.10 a year earlier.

What is Federal Signal's return on equity?

Federal Signal's return on equity (ROE) was 19.2% for fiscal 2025 (period ended Dec 31, 2025). It was 19.8% a year earlier.

What is Federal Signal's debt-to-equity ratio?

Federal Signal's debt-to-equity ratio was 0.43 for fiscal 2025 (period ended Dec 31, 2025). It was 0.21 a year earlier.

What is return on equity (ROE)?

Return on equity is net income divided by shareholders' equity. It measures how much profit a company generates from the capital its shareholders have invested. Full definition