FEDERAL SIGNAL CORP (FSS)
Industrials · Specialized Industrial Machinery · NYSE
Federal Signal is a specialized manufacturer of environmental and public safety infrastructure solutions, including heavy-duty street sweepers, vacuum trucks, and critical alert systems.
What FEDERAL SIGNAL CORP does
Federal Signal Corporation is a leader in the design and manufacture of equipment and products for municipal, governmental, and industrial customers. The company provides specialized vehicles and equipment including sweepers, vacuum loaders, water blasters, and safety and security systems. Its products are widely used in public infrastructure maintenance, environmental solutions, and public safety applications.
Themes: municipal infrastructure, environmental services, public safety technology, infrastructure maintenance, industrial cleaning equipment
Fundamentals
- Price$112.61 as of 2026-10-08 close
- Market cap$6.9B as of 2026-06-30 (share count; price 2026-10-08)
- 1-year return-6.9% 2025-10-08 close $120.94 → 2026-10-08 close $112.61
- P/E24.26 as of 2026-10-08
- Net margin+11.3% FY2025, SEC XBRL
- Gross margin+28.9% FY2025, SEC XBRL
- ROE+17.8% FY2025, SEC XBRL
- Debt / equity0.30 as of 2026-09-03
- Revenue growth (YoY)+24.0% as of 2026-09-03
- Revenue CAGR (3y)+15.0% SEC XBRL
- Beta1.07 as of 2026-09-03
- Last reported earningsn/a no earnings announcement (Form 8-K, Item 2.02) has been filed in our data yet
Dividend: yield +0.5%; 12-year non-decreasing per-share dividend streak (SEC XBRL).
How FSS compares in its sector
- price-to-earnings ratiomiddle range 349 covered Industrials peers, as of 2026-10-08
- net profit margintop 25% 417 covered Industrials peers, as of 2026-09-03
- operating margintop 25% 392 covered Industrials peers, as of 2026-09-03
- gross marginmiddle range 253 covered Industrials peers, as of 2026-09-03
- return on equitymiddle range 432 covered Industrials peers, as of 2026-09-03
- 3-year revenue CAGRtop 25% 428 covered Industrials peers
- indicated dividend yieldbottom 25% 271 covered Industrials peers, as of 2026-09-03
- free cash flow (absolute dollars, latest fiscal year)middle range 417 covered Industrials peers, as of FY2025
Position among covered Industrials companies that report each metric (minimum 5 peers). A relative position within our covered catalog — not a valuation, quality, or investment judgment. A higher percentile is simply a higher value (for P/E, more expensive on earnings — never "better"). Informational only.
Top 10 scores & list membership
FSS is not currently in any published Top 10 list. Its scores are below.
Top 10 score
61.0 #204 of 1,379 scored · #14 of 238 in Industrials
Growth 78th (revenue growth year over year 24%, 3-year revenue CAGR 15%) and capital return 66th (consecutive years of dividend increases 12 years, net share count bought back over the year 0.3); weakest is trend (46th, over the past 12 months this stock lagged the market by 21.9 percentage points).
Scores as of 8 Oct 2026. Each bar is a percentile: how this company ranked against every company the score ranked, 0–100. A list is a published formula and its output, not a recommendation. Method version 4.
Dividend coverage (FY2025)
Covered by reported results. In FY2025, FSS's dividend was covered by reported results (earnings payout 14%, free-cash-flow payout 15%). This describes past coverage, not a forecast.
- Earnings payout14% dividends / net income
- Free-cash-flow payout15% dividends / (operating cash flow − capex)
Coverage derived from reported SEC EDGAR XBRL figures for FY2025 (dividends paid vs. net income and free cash flow, same fiscal year). This describes PAST coverage for one fiscal year — it does not predict whether a dividend will be maintained, raised, or cut, and a one-year payout ratio can be distorted by non-recurring items. Informational only — not financial advice.
How FEDERAL SIGNAL CORP looks technically
FEDERAL SIGNAL CORP (FSS) is trading 2.7% below its 200-day average, the long-term trend line — a long-term downtrend. Its 50-day average crossed above its 200-day average about 72 trading days ago — a "golden cross", a bullish long-term signal. A trend is forming but not yet strong — ADX, a 0–100 trend-strength gauge, is 23 (a reading of 25+ marks a strong trend). Momentum is neutral — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 44, neither overbought (above 70) nor oversold (below 30). MACD, a trend-momentum gauge, turned bullish about 10 trading days ago (its momentum flipped positive). It made a new 20-day low about 7 trading days ago. It is 16.3% below its highest point of the past year. Day-to-day price swings are unusually narrow versus its own recent history — a "Bollinger squeeze" (in the tightest 1% of the past ~6 months), which often precedes a bigger move.
Trend
8
| Distance from the 200-day | it is trading 2.7% below its 200-day average, the long-term trend line — a long-term downtrend | -2.7% |
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| 50-day moving average | its average price over the last 50 trading days — a short-term trend line — is $119.20 | $119.20 |
| 200-day moving average | its average price over the last 200 trading days — the long-term trend line — is $115.71 | $115.71 |
| Swing structure | each recent peak has been lower than the one before it and each dip deeper — the pattern chart-watchers call a downtrend, which describes where price has already been and not where it goes next | lower highs and lower lows |
| Last swing turn | its last significant turn was a swing low 7 calendar days ago — the swings before that are what the structure reading is measured on | 7 sessions |
| Wave structure | its recent swings can be read as a completed three-part downward correction — a pullback in the A-B-C shape Elliott-wave chartists use; the labelling fails if price closes below 109.45. It is the only labelling that fits, and it describes the swings already printed, not what comes next. | possible three-wave downward correction, complete |
| Since the 50/200 cross | its 50-day average crossed above its 200-day average about 72 trading days ago — a "golden cross", a bullish long-term signal | 72 sessions |
| Trend strength (14-day ADX) | a trend is forming but not yet strong — ADX, a 0–100 trend-strength gauge, is 23 (a reading of 25+ marks a strong trend) | 22.6 |
Momentum
3
| 14-day RSI | momentum is neutral — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 44, neither overbought (above 70) nor oversold (below 30) | 43.5 |
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| Position in its 14-day range | it is trading in the lower half of its 14-day range ($109.45 to $119.03) — its "stochastic" reading is 33 out of 100, where 0 would mean closing exactly at the 14-session low and 100 exactly at the high. This measures WHERE the price sits inside its recent range, which is a different question from the RSI beside it: RSI is a momentum gauge, measuring how FAST the price has been moving, so a stock can drift quietly to the bottom of its range with an ordinary RSI, or fall sharply and still sit in the middle. It has been slipping within that range over the last few sessions. | 33.0 |
| Since the MACD crossed zero | MACD, a trend-momentum gauge, turned bullish about 10 trading days ago (its momentum flipped positive) | 10 sessions |
Range
12
| 52-week high | its highest closing price over the past year (about 252 trading days) was $134.51 | $134.51 |
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| From the 52-week high | it is 16.3% below its 52-week high (its highest price of the past year) | -16.3% |
| Above the 52-week low | it is 11.3% above its 52-week low (its lowest price of the past year) | +11.3% |
| Below the 52-week high | it is 16.3% below its highest point of the past year | 16.3% |
| Since a 20-day breakout | it made a new 20-day low about 7 trading days ago | 7 sessions |
| Since a 55-day breakout | it made a new 55-day low about 7 trading days ago | 7 sessions |
| All-time high | its highest closing price on record is $134.51 (set on 2026-07-06) | $134.51 |
| Given back of the 52-week move | over the past year its closes ranged ($104.77 to $133.86), and it has given back well over two thirds of its rise from last year’s low — 73% of it. Chart-watchers call 61.8%-65% given back the "golden pocket" — for this company that is $114.95 to $115.88. It is watched widely enough that orders cluster there, which is the honest reason it matters; it is not a forecast. | 73.0% |
| From the all-time high | it is 16.3% below its all-time high | -16.3% |
| Nearest price level | it is sitting right on a support level at $112.46 — a price it turned at six times since 2025-12-11, most recently on 2026-09-02. Since 2024-10-08 it has 10 such levels below the current price and 6 above. Levels like these describe where the price has reversed or paused before; they are not a forecast of where it will go. | -0.1% |
| All-time low | its lowest closing price on record is $3.50 (set on 2011-11-25) | $3.50 |
| Above the all-time low | it is 3117.4% above its all-time low | +3,117% |
Volatility
5
| Band width vs its own 6 months | day-to-day price swings are unusually narrow versus its own recent history — a "Bollinger squeeze" (in the tightest 1% of the past ~6 months), which often precedes a bigger move | 1st percentile |
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| Typical daily range | in a typical session it travels about $3.85 between its high and its low — about 3.4% of its price. That is its "average true range" over the last 14 sessions, which also counts the distance from the previous close, so a day that opens well away from yesterday counts as the large move it was | $3.85 |
| Bollinger bands (20-day, ±2σ) | most of its recent trading has stayed between about $110.97 and $117.54 — the "Bollinger bands", a range drawn two standard deviations either side of its 20-day average price, which widens when the stock gets more volatile and narrows when it settles | $110.97 – $114.25 – $117.54 |
| Typical daily range (% of price) | its price moves about 3.4% in a typical session — about typical for the companies we cover. This is the average gap between a session's high and low over the last 14 sessions, counting overnight moves, expressed against the current price so it can be compared with companies trading at any price | 3.4% |
| Stretch from the 200-day average | it is trading 0.8 daily ranges below its 200-day average price (2.7% below it in plain percentage terms) — a way of asking how far it has stretched from its own average in units of how far it normally moves in a day, so a calm company and a jumpy one can be compared on the same scale | 0.8 daily ranges below its 200-day average |
Volume
1
| Volume vs its 30-day average | trading volume is about normal versus its 30-day average | 0.84× |
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Analyst
2
| Change in the average price target | analysts' average price target is unchanged from the prior reading | 0.0% |
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| Change in the consensus rating | not available for this company yet | n/a |
Candlestick patterns
1
| Since a bearish engulfing | 7 sessions ago it opened above the previous session's close and finished below that session's open — a "bearish engulfing" pair, where one down day more than undid the up day before it | 7 sessions ago |
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Price gaps
2
| Gap at the open | it opened on 2026-10-08 0.4% below the previous session's close — an overnight gap, the part of the move that happened while the market was shut, and traded back through that level before the close | -0.4% |
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| Gap filled | a 2.4% gap down opened on 2026-09-14 has been "filled" 16 sessions ago — price traded back through the level the gap left behind, and it took 2 sessions to close | 16 sessions ago |
Price streaks
1
| Closing streak | it has closed lower 2 sessions in a row, a -4.68% move over the run — an unbroken run of down days, which describes what has already happened and says nothing about the next session | 2 sessions down |
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Relative strength
4
| vs market, 1 month | over the past 1 month this stock lagged the market by 5.8 percentage points (the stock lost 4.8% while the market gained 1.0%) | -5.8% |
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| vs market, 3 months | over the past 3 months this stock lagged the market by 9.3 percentage points (the stock lost 5.5% while the market gained 3.8%) | -9.3% |
| vs market, 6 months | over the past 6 months this stock lagged the market by 14.2 percentage points (the stock gained 3.2% while the market gained 17.5%) | -14.2% |
| vs market, 12 months | over the past 12 months this stock lagged the market by 21.9 percentage points (the stock lost 6.9% while the market gained 15.0%) | -21.9% |
Signal agreement
2
| Bullish technical signals | 2 of the 9 technical signals we can compute for it are currently in a bullish state: a "golden cross" — its 50-day average is above its 200-day, MACD momentum is positive — these describe past price behaviour, not a forecast | 2 of 9 |
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| Bearish technical signals | 3 of the 9 technical signals we can compute for it are currently in a bearish state: trading below its 200-day average, lagging the market over 6 months, trading below the Ichimoku cloud — these describe past price behaviour, not a forecast | 3 of 9 |
Trend (Ichimoku cloud)
1
| Vs the Ichimoku cloud | trading 6.6% below the Ichimoku cloud — a band drawn from where its own highs and lows sat up to 2026-09-01 and projected forward over today's price, the side traders read as an established downtrend, with the band above acting as the level that would have to be cleared. The band itself is moderate, spanning 2.0% of the share price. | -6.6% |
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Volume-weighted price
2
| Vs this year’s average price paid | the price is 3% below the average price paid so far this year, so the typical buyer over that stretch is under water. That average is $116.31 — a volume-weighted average of daily closes over 190 sessions, not a true tick-by-tick VWAP. | -3.2% |
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| Vs the average paid since it last reported | the price is 5% below the average price paid since it last reported on 2026-07-30 (its 10-Q), so the typical buyer over that stretch is under water. That average is $118.99 — a volume-weighted average of daily closes over 50 sessions, not a true tick-by-tick VWAP. | -5.4% |
Double bottom, bullish — forming · entry $132.51 · 50 sessions in
Double top, bearish — broke down · entry $111.86 · 67 sessions in
Price levels it has turned at before
FSS last closed at $112.61 on 2026-10-08. Since 2024-10-08 it has turned at 10 prices below its last close and 6 above; the 3 nearest below and the 3 nearest above are listed, nearest first.
| Level | Side | Distance | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| $112.46 | Support | 0.1% below the last close | turned there six times · 2025-12-11 to 2026-09-02 |
| $115.22 | Resistance | 2.3% above the last close | turned there six times · 2025-07-10 to 2026-02-19 |
| $108.90 | Support | 3.3% below the last close | turned there 7 times · 2025-10-30 to 2026-10-01 |
| $118.11 | Resistance | 4.9% above the last close | turned there four times · 2026-01-14 to 2026-09-22 |
| $104.56 | Support | 7.2% below the last close | turned there six times · 2025-07-16 to 2026-03-30 |
| $120.94 | Resistance | 7.4% above the last close | turned there four times · 2025-09-02 to 2026-09-08 |
A level is a price this company reversed or paused at more than once — they describe past behaviour, not a forecast of where the price will go.
Wave structure
Its recent swings can be read as a three-part downward correction — the A-B-C shape chartists use for a pullback — now complete.
This labelling fails — stops being a possible reading at all — if it closes below $109.45.
It is the only labelling that fits these swings, though its proportions are not the textbook ones.
This reading has stood for 1 trading day, since 2026-10-08.
Read from daily closes as of 2026-10-08.
An Elliott-wave count describes the swings already printed and the level that would disprove it. It is not a forecast, a target, or advice.
Screens: Trading below the 200-day moving average · in a Bollinger Band volatility squeeze · lagging the market · Under water since its last earnings report (below the anchored VWAP) · Trading below the Ichimoku cloud · Near a support level (sitting on a price it has bounced off before) | Learn: moving average · golden cross · adx · rsi · macd · breakout · fifty two week high low · bollinger bands
Based on daily closing prices as of 2026-10-08. Describes past price behavior only — informational, not financial advice.
Analyst consensus
- Mean price target$145.63 range $132.00 – $155.00; median $146.50
Analyst estimates, as of 2026-10-09. These are third-party analyst opinions and price targets, aggregated — not a recommendation, prediction, or advice from stocks-llm. Informational only.
Analyst EPS estimate for FSS
- Consensus EPS estimate$1.32 next reporting period, as of 2026-10-09
- Estimate change, 30 days$0.00 (0.0%) from $1.32, on 2026-09-04, 35-day window
- Readings revised upward11% of 9 comparable readings
The consensus estimate for the next reporting period, and how it has moved between readings of that SAME period. A change is measured only between readings estimating one period — when a company reports, the consensus moves to the next quarter and the two numbers are not comparable. Informational only, not a forecast and not advice.
Key risks (from latest filing)
["Dependence on municipal and governmental budget cycles and infrastructure spending.","Risks associated with the integration of acquisitions and realization of expected synergies.","Supply chain disruptions and fluctuations in the costs of raw materials and components."]
What changed in the latest 10-Q
AI-assisted comparison of FSS's 10-Q filed 2026-07-30 against the prior one filed 2026-04-29.
Management's Discussion & Analysis (MD&A)
- Added:
- Newer filing (2026-07-30) includes a table of contents reference ("28 / Table of Contents") after the Executive Summary, which is absent in the older filing excerpt.
- Newer filing (2026-07-30) adds results for the three months ended June 30, 2026: Net sales increased by $105.6 million (19%), driven by acquisitions and pricing actions; Environmental Solutions Group net sales rose $97.2 million (20%) including other specialty equipment +$47.7 million, aftermarket offerings +$28.4 million, vacuum trucks +$10.7 million, dump truck bodies and trailers +$10.5 million; Safety and Security Systems Group net sales rose $8.4 million (10%) including public safety equipment +$7.5 million and industrial signaling equipment +$0.9 million.
- Newer filing (2026-07-30) adds results for the six months ended June 30, 2026: Net sales increased by $267.4 million (26%), Environmental Solutions Group net sales rose $242.5 million (28%) including other specialty equipment +$153.9 million, aftermarket offerings +$45.6 million, vacuum trucks +$21.0 million, dump truck bodies and trailers +$19.1 million, and $2.9 million favorable foreign currency translation; Safety and Security Systems Group net sales rose $24.9 million (16%) including public safety equipment +$20.5 million, industrial signaling equipment +$2.3 million, and $2.4 million favorable foreign currency translation.
- Newer filing (2026-07-30) adds operating income results for the three months ended June 30, 2026: increased $20.5 million (21%), driven by $34.2 million gross profit improvement, partially offset by $11.4 million higher SEG&A, $2.1 million higher amortization, and $0.2 million higher acquisition and integration-related expenses, net; operating margin 17.6% vs 17.3% prior-year quarter.
- Newer filing (2026-07-30) adds operating income results for the six months ended June 30, 2026: increased $54.5 million (33%), driven by $82.8 million gross profit improvement, partially offset by $23.2 million higher SEG&A, $4.3 million higher amortization, and $0.8 million higher acquisition and integration-related expenses, net; operating margin 16.8% vs 15.9% prior-year period.
- Newer filing (2026-07-30) adds income before income taxes for the three months ended June 30, 2026: increased $18.0 million (19%), with higher operating income partially offset by $2.5 million higher interest expense, net.
- Newer filing (2026-07-30) adds income before income taxes for the six months ended June 30, 2026: increased $48.2 million (31%), with higher operating income and $0.1 million reduction in other expense, partially offset by $6.4 million higher interest expense, net.
- Newer filing (2026-07-30) adds net income for the three months ended June 30, 2026: increased $14.7 million, partially offset by $3.3 million higher income tax expense.
- Newer filing (2026-07-30) adds net income for the six months ended June 30, 2026: increased $38.8 million, partially offset by $9.4 million higher income tax expense.
- Newer filing (2026-07-30) adds total orders for the three months ended June 30, 2026: $637 million, up $97 million (18%); Environmental Solutions Group orders $548 million, up $107 million (24%); Safety and Security Systems Group orders $89 million, down $10 million (10%).
- Newer filing (2026-07-30) adds total orders for the six months ended June 30, 2026: $1.26 billion, up $152 million (14%); Environmental Solutions Group orders $1.08 billion, up $161 million (17%); Safety and Security Systems Group orders $177 million, down $9 million (5%).
- Newer filing (2026-07-30) adds a statement about consolidated backlog at June 30, 2026, though the backlog dollar amount is cut off in the excerpt ("Our consolidated backlog at June 30, 2026 was $").
- Removed:
- Older filing (2026-04-29) contains results for the three months ended March 31, 2026: Net sales increased by $161.8 million (35%), Environmental Solutions Group net sales rose $145.3 million (38%) including other specialty equipment +$106.6 million, aftermarket offerings +$17.2 million, vacuum trucks +$10.3 million, dump truck bodies and trailers +$8.2 million, and $3.0 million favorable foreign currency translation; Safety and Security Systems Group net sales rose $16.5 million (22%) including public safety equipment +$13.1 million and industrial signaling equipment +$1.4 million, and $1.9 million favorable foreign currency translation.
- Older filing (2026-04-29) contains operating income results for the three months ended March 31, 2026: increased $34.0 million (52%), driven by $48.6 million gross profit improvement, partially offset by $11.8 million higher SEG&A, $2.2 million higher amortization, and $0.6 million higher acquisition and integration-related expenses, net; operating margin 15.9% vs 14.2% prior-year quarter.
- Older filing (2026-04-29) contains income before income taxes for the three months ended March 31, 2026: increased $30.2 million (49%), with higher operating income and $0.1 million reduction in other expense, partially offset by $3.9 million higher interest expense, net.
- Older filing (2026-04-29) contains net income for the three months ended March 31, 2026: increased $24.1 million, partially offset by $6.1 million higher income tax expense.
- Older filing (2026-04-29) contains total orders for the three months ended March 31, 2026: $623 million, up $55 million (10%); Environmental Solutions Group orders $534 million, up $54 million (11%); Safety and Security Systems Group orders $89 million, up $1 million (1%).
- Older filing (2026-04-29) contains consolidated backlog at March 31, 2026 of $1.04 billion, compared to $1.10 billion at March 31, 2025.
- Older filing (2026-04-29) contains a Results of Operations section with a Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations table for the three months ended March 31, 2026 vs 2025, including net sales, cost of sales, gross profit, SEG&A, amortization, acquisition and integration-related expenses, interest expense, other expense, income before income taxes, income tax expense, net income, operating data (operating margin, diluted EPS, total orders, backlog, depreciation and amortization), and detailed subsections for Net sales and Cost of sales.
- Reworded:
- Older filing (2026-04-29) describes net sales increase for Q1 2026 as "primarily due to higher sales volumes, inclusive of the effects of acquisitions, and pricing actions"; newer filing (2026-07-30) describes Q2 2026 net sales increase as "primarily due to the effects of acquisitions, and pricing actions" (no reference to "higher sales volumes" for the three-month period, though the six-month description does mention "higher sales volumes, inclusive of the effects of acquisitions").
- Notes:
- The newer filing excerpt is truncated at the end ("Our consolidated backlog at June 30, 2026 was $"), so the full backlog figure and any subsequent MD&A content from the newer filing are not available for comparison.
- The older filing excerpt is truncated mid-sentence ("primarily related to higher sales volumes and the addition of cost of sal"), so the remainder of the older filing's MD&A content is not available for comparison.
- The two excerpts cover different reporting periods (older: three months ended March 31, 2026; newer: three and six months ended June 30, 2026), so many apparent additions/removals reflect period-specific results rather than structural wording changes.
Risk Factors
- Reworded:
- In the newer filing (filed 2026-07-30), the repurchase activity table period heading states 'three months ended June 30, 2026'; in the older filing (filed 2026-04-29), it states 'three months ended March 31, 2026'.
- In the newer filing (filed 2026-07-30), the repurchase activity table months are April 2026, May 2026, and June 2026; in the older filing (filed 2026-04-29), the months are January 2026, February 2026, and March 2026.
- In the newer filing (filed 2026-07-30), June 2026 repurchase activity shows 500 shares purchased at an average price of $104.8127, with 500 shares as part of publicly announced plans and a maximum dollar value of $157,138,853; in the older filing (filed 2026-04-29), March 2026 shows no shares purchased and a maximum dollar value of $157,191,259.
- In the newer filing (filed 2026-07-30), Item 5 refers to a press release dated July 30, 2026, announcing results for the three and six months ended June 30, 2026, and second quarter 2026 earnings materials; in the older filing (filed 2026-04-29), Item 5 refers to a press release dated April 29, 2026, announcing results for the three months ended March 31, 2026, and first quarter 2026 earnings materials.
- In the newer filing (filed 2026-07-30), Exhibit 99.1 is 'Second Quarter Financial Results Press Release, Dated July 30, 2026'; in the older filing (filed 2026-04-29), Exhibit 99.1 is 'First Quarter Financial Results Press Release, Dated April 29, 2026'.
- In the newer filing (filed 2026-07-30), Exhibit 99.2 is 'Second Quarter Earnings Call Presentation Slides'; in the older filing (filed 2026-04-29), Exhibit 99.2 is 'First Quarter Earnings Call Presentation Slides'.
- In the newer filing (filed 2026-07-30), the signature block date is July 30, 2026; in the older filing (filed 2026-04-29), it is April 29, 2026.
- Notes:
- The 'Risk Factors' section itself (Item 1A) contains identical text in both filings; all detected changes are in other parts of the excerpted Item 2 through signature content, not in the risk factor language.
AI-assisted comparison of two SEC filing sections. It describes wording and theme changes only, makes no materiality, legal, or investment judgement, and is not financial advice. Informational only — not financial advice.
Insider activity (SEC Form 4)
0 open-market purchases and 6 open-market sales by insiders in the last 90 days, of which we have read Form 4 filings through 2026-10-04. The 5 days since 2026-10-04 have not been checked yet.
- Last 90 days · read to 2026-10-040 buys · 6 sells ($3M) — 2 selling insiders
- Last 180 days · read to 2026-10-040 buys · 6 sells ($3M) — 2 selling insiders
Activity heuristic: net selling (a transparent product heuristic from the counts above, not a prediction or advice)
Most recent open-market transaction: 2026-08-04. Based on Form 4 filings read through 2026-10-04; anything filed since is not yet included.
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Only open-market purchases (SEC code P) and sales (code S) are counted here. Option exercises, vesting/awards, gifts, and shares withheld for taxes are excluded — they are compensation or mechanical, not open-market conviction. Sales may be planned and non-discretionary (e.g. a Rule 10b5-1 plan) and are not necessarily bearish; open-market buying is not a recommendation to buy. Informational only — not financial advice.
U.S. House trading disclosures
U.S. House members publicly disclose their own, their spouse's, and dependent children's stock transactions under the STOCK Act. We hold 3 matched disclosures for FSS from U.S. House Clerk Periodic Transaction Report filings.
U.S. House trading disclosures →Institutional ownership (13F)
5 institutional 13F filers reported holding FSS as of 2026-06-30 (quarter-end position, filed within 45 days).
- Distinct 13F filers 5
- Reported shares held 13,678,518
- Reported value $1,757,552,950
reported quarterly holdings change (2026-03-31 → 2026-06-30): 0 new, 3 increased, 2 decreased, 1 exited. Change counts cover only managers that filed 13F reports in BOTH quarters, derived between two quarter-end snapshots — not same-day trades; a single manager is never said to have "bought" or "sold".
Institutional holdings are quarter-end long positions reported on SEC Form 13F-HR, filed up to 45 days after the quarter ends — they are delayed, are not real-time trades, exclude short positions and most non-US securities, and are not investment advice. Any increase/decrease is a reported change between two quarterly snapshots, not a same-day purchase or sale. These are quarter-end snapshots from the 13F filings on SEC EDGAR, filed within 45 days — not real-time, and any change is a difference between two quarterly reports, not a same-day trade. Informational only — not financial advice.
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Short interest (FINRA)
FSS had 3,877,971 shares of reported short interest as of the 2026-09-15 FINRA settlement date (delayed, bi-monthly; not real-time).
FSS had 6.35% of its shares outstanding sold short as of the 2026-09-15 FINRA settlement date (percent of FLOAT would be higher — float is not disclosed in the source). FINRA reported 10.64 days to cover at the same settlement.
- Reported short interest (shares) 3,877,971
- Short interest (% of shares outstanding) 6.35%
- Prior settlement (shares) 4,058,132
- Reported change -4.44%
- Days to cover (reported) 10.64
Reported to FINRA as of the 2026-09-15 settlement date. Short interest is reported to FINRA and published on a delayed, bi-monthly schedule (as of a settlement date, disseminated roughly eight business days later) — it is NOT real-time, does not cover every venue or all US trading, and is not a short-squeeze prediction or investment advice. Days-to-cover is the value FINRA reports; percent of float is not shown because the source file carries no share-count denominator — where a percent appears it is of shares OUTSTANDING, the larger base, and is therefore a floor on percent of float. Informational only — not financial advice.
Competitors & peers
- Oshkosh (OSK)
- REV Group (REVG)
- Allison Transmission (ALSN)
- Stertil Group
- Bucher Municipal
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Frequently asked questions
What does FEDERAL SIGNAL CORP (FSS) do?
Federal Signal Corporation is a leader in the design and manufacture of equipment and products for municipal, governmental, and industrial customers. The company provides specialized vehicles and equipment including sweepers, vacuum loaders, water blasters, and safety and security systems. Its products are widely used in public infrastructure maintenance, environmental solutions, and public safety applications.
What sector is FEDERAL SIGNAL CORP (FSS) in?
FEDERAL SIGNAL CORP (FSS) is classified in the Industrials sector. Its industry is Specialized Industrial Machinery. It trades on NYSE.
Does FSS pay a dividend?
Yes — FEDERAL SIGNAL CORP (FSS) pays a dividend, with an indicated yield of about 0.53% and 12-year non-decreasing per-share dividend streak (SEC EDGAR XBRL) (market data, as of 2026-09-03). Informational only — not financial advice.
Who are FEDERAL SIGNAL CORP's (FSS) competitors?
Notable peers of FEDERAL SIGNAL CORP (FSS) include Oshkosh, REV Group, Allison Transmission, Stertil Group and Bucher Municipal. This peer set is informational only — not financial advice.
Has there been recent U.S. House stock trading in FSS?
Yes — we hold 3 matched STOCK Act disclosures for FSS from U.S. House Clerk Periodic Transaction Report filings. These are legally-required disclosures (often filed 30–45 days after the trade), may belong to a U.S. House member, their spouse, or a dependent child, and are not an indicator of company performance or investment advice.
Is FEDERAL SIGNAL CORP (FSS) overbought or oversold right now?
FEDERAL SIGNAL CORP (FSS) is currently neither overbought nor oversold — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 44, in the neutral middle (as of 2026-10-08). RSI describes recent price momentum, not a forecast — informational only, not financial advice.
Where does stocks-llm's data on FSS come from?
Fundamentals come from SEC XBRL company filings for the figures marked with a fiscal year, and market data, as of 2026-09-03 for the rest; prices are market data, as of 2026-09-03; company filings and profile facts come from SEC EDGAR. All figures are delayed daily-close data shown with their as-of date — informational only, not financial advice.
Fundamentals: SEC XBRL company filings for the figures marked with a fiscal year, and market data, as of 2026-09-03 for the rest. Filings: SEC EDGAR. Prices are delayed daily-close data.
Last updated 2026-10-08.
Informational only — NOT financial advice. All figures are delayed daily-close data from SEC EDGAR & market data, shown with their as-of date.