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Federal Signal Corporation

IndustrialsMotor Vehicles
Ticker FSSDOWNERS GROVE, ILFiscal year ends DecemberBook value per share $24.51Diluted shares 61.5M

Federal Signal Corporation (NYSE: FSS), founded in 1901, designs, manufactures, and supplies vehicles, equipment, public safety products, and integrated solutions for municipal, governmental, industrial, and commercial customers. Its Environmental Solutions Group makes street sweepers, sewer cleaners, industrial… From the company’s description.

In fiscal 2025, Federal Signal Corporation reported revenue of $2.18B, up 17.1% from fiscal 2024, and net income of $246.60M. Its operating margin was 15.6%, and operations generated $254.70M in cash. Over the twelve months to Jun 30, 2026, revenue was $2.45B.

Fiscal year 2025 · ends 12-31Changes are against fiscal 2024The amber dot is the latest twelve months, to 2026-06-30
Sales & profitability
$2.18BFY2025
+17.1% year over year
Last 12 mo $2.45B
15.63%FY2025
+0.5 percentage points
Last 12 mo 16.15%
$246.60MFY2025
+14.0% year over year
Last 12 mo $285.40M
17.84%FY2025
−0.4 percentage points
Last 12 mo 18.93%
Cash & financing
$254.70MFY2025
+10.1% year over year
Last 12 mo $372.50M
$227.10MFY2025
+19.1% year over year
Last 12 mo $339.20M
0.41FY2025
Was 0.19× a year earlier
Last 12 mo 0.30
61.5MFY2025
−0.3% year over year
Last 12 mo 61.5M

Margins and return on equity change in ; everything else in percent. Fewer shares and less debt are shown plainly, not as bad news — it depends what you make of buybacks. Dotted labels explain each measure. is shown separately from the annual figures.

What Federal Signal Corporation does

In the company’s own words

Federal Signal Corporation (NYSE: FSS), founded in 1901, designs, manufactures, and supplies vehicles, equipment, public safety products, and integrated solutions for municipal, governmental, industrial, and commercial customers. Its Environmental Solutions Group makes street sweepers, sewer cleaners, industrial vacuum loaders, safe-digging trucks, waterblasting and road-marking equipment, refuse collection vehicles, dump truck bodies, trailers, and maintenance vehicles, and provides parts, service, repair, rentals, and training. Its Safety and Security Systems Group supplies vehicle lightbars and sirens, industrial signaling equipment, public warning systems, and alarm and public address systems for emergency services, campuses, military facilities, industrial sites, and other users. Products are sold through dealers, distributors, original equipment manufacturers, and direct sales, depending on the product and customer. Major brands include Elgin, Vactor, TRUVAC, Guzzler, New Way, Hog, Federal Signal, and Federal Signal VAMA. The company operates 26 principal manufacturing facilities in five countries and employed approximately 5,800 people as of December 31, 2025. Its website is www.federalsignal.com.

Company details
Sector
Industrials
Industry (SIC)
Motor Vehicles
Headquarters
DOWNERS GROVE, IL
Fiscal year end
December
CIK
277509
SIC
3711

Financial performance, year by year

Fiscal 2013–2025 · USD
$-244.79M$489.58M$1.22B$1.96B$2.69B2013201420152016201720182019202020212022202320242025Last 12 moLast 12 monthsLast 12 months

The full income statement, balance sheet and cash flow for each of these years — every figure traceable to its filing — is on the Financials tab with a free account.

Ownership

Who owns Federal Signal Corporation — and what changed

Funds as of 2026Q2 · superinvestors as of 2026-06-30

423
funds hold it
0 of 35
superinvestors hold it
$4.31B
held by funds, at market
56.7%
of shares held by funds

Largest fund holders · Federal Signal Corporation’s weight in each

iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF
IJR · iShares Trust
0.42%of fund net assets
0.32%of fund net assets
VANGUARD TOTAL STOCK MARKET INDEX FUND
VTI · VANGUARD INDEX FUNDS
0.01%of fund net assets
iShares Russell 2000 ETF
IWM · iShares Trust
0.24%of fund net assets
VANGUARD SMALL-CAP INDEX FUND
VB · VANGUARD INDEX FUNDS
0.09%of fund net assets

Fund ownership is a floor, not a census — pensions, insurers and people holding shares directly are not visible here.

Fund ownership counts N-PORT filers only, so it is a floor rather than a census — pensions, insurers and direct holders are not visible here, and the remainder is not “held by individuals”.

Every fund and institutional holder, quarter by quarter, is on the Ownership tab with a free account.

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