# FEDERAL SIGNAL CORPORATION (FSS) · Edgar & Edgarette company card

> Federal Signal (FSS) grew revenue 17.1% in FY2025 to $2.2 billion, operating margin 15.6% against a -2.1% median for motor vehicles & passenger car bodies, equity 57.8% of assets, and dividend per share up 3 years running. Every figure is from the company’s own annual report filed with the SEC.

SEC CIK 277509 · fiscal year ended 2025-12-31 · 5 audited years read · [page](https://www.pops4.com/boards/company/FSS) · [JSON](https://www.pops4.com/boards/company/FSS.json)

## Figures, as filed in the 10-K

| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $2.2B |
| Revenue growth, 1 year | 17.1% |
| Revenue growth per year | 15.8% |
| Operating margin | 15.6% (prior year 15.1%) |
| Net margin | 11.3% |
| Operating cash flow | $255M |
| Capital spending | $28M |
| Free cash flow | $227M |
| Cash | $64M |
| Long-term debt | $567M |
| Total assets | $2.4B |
| Total equity | $1.4B |
| Equity ÷ assets | 57.8% |
| Return on equity | 17.8% |
| Dividend per share | $0.56 |
| Dividend years rising | 3 |

## Readings, computed from those figures

- Altman Z: 5.75 (safe zone)
- Piotroski F: 6 of 9 (solid)
- Beneish M: -2.21 (below the −1.78 line)
- Health Harbor boat: New ship · no warning signs
- Cash Compass: Cash cow later · growing fast, and already turning revenue into cash

## Edgarette's reading

Exposure: revenue $2.2B (FY2025), total debt $566.6M. Experience: revenue up 17.1% on the year, up 15.8% a year over 4 years; operating margin 15.6%, up from 15.1%. Soundness: equity 57.8% of assets, return on equity 17.8%, payout 13.8% of profit, dividend per share up 3 years running. Credibility: four or more audited years, reasonable weight. Range: 80% of past cases like this landed between $2.2B and $2.7B next year (method v4.1: its own 4-year record of growth weighed at 50% against $1B–10B filers; across 2019–2025, 69.0% landed inside, 83.4% on the one year the method never saw). In a shock year the stress range is $2.1B to $2.9B. A statistical range, not company guidance. Against peers (11 filers, $50M+ revenue, motor vehicles & passenger car bodies): operating margin 15.6% against a -2.1% median; growth 17.1% against -0.0%.

Range logged 2026-09-26, receipt 1a8fa7433119f216, status open. A statistical range, not company guidance.

## Health Watch, last 12 months

- Item 5.02 Director or officer change: 1, latest 2026-02-26 ([filing](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/277509/000162828026012351/0001628280-26-012351-index.htm))

## Recent filings

- 10-Q · filed 2026-10-29 · [filing](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/277509/000162828026068175/0001628280-26-068175-index.htm)
- 10-Q · filed 2026-07-30 · [filing](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/277509/000162828026050993/0001628280-26-050993-index.htm)
- 8-K · filed 2026-05-20 · 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure; 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits · [filing](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/277509/000162828026036817/0001628280-26-036817-index.htm)
- 10-Q · filed 2026-04-29 · [filing](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/277509/000162828026028312/0001628280-26-028312-index.htm)
- 8-K · filed 2026-04-22 · 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders; 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits · [filing](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/277509/000162828026026450/0001628280-26-026450-index.htm)
- DEF 14A · filed 2026-03-06 · [filing](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/277509/000162828026015646/0001628280-26-015646-index.htm)

## Sources

- facts: https://data.sec.gov/api/xbrl/companyfacts/CIK0000277509.json
- filings: https://www.sec.gov/cgi-bin/browse-edgar?action=getcompany&CIK=277509

## Cite

POPS4, Edgar & Edgarette: FEDERAL SIGNAL CORPORATION (FSS) company card, from the company's own SEC filings, accessed 2026-11-03, https://www.pops4.com/boards/company/FSS. CC BY 4.0. For a figure, add the filing URL under filings or sources.

DOI https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.23672509 · catalog https://www.pops4.com/boards/catalog.json · Figures as filed with the SEC. Card text CC BY 4.0, POPS4.

Reporting, not investment advice. No price targets and no trading recommendations.

Figures are as filed in audited 10-K reports and can move with restatements, acquisitions, disposals or a change in fiscal year. A range set from how past company-years turned out is not a promise about the next one, and says nothing about the share price.