Federal Signal Corporation

Federal Signal Corporation

FSSยทNYSE

$107.13

+0.79%
IndustrialsIndustrial - Pollution & Treatment Controls

Federal Signal Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, designs, manufactures, and supplies a suite of products and integrated solutions for municipal, governmental, industrial, and commercial customers in the United States, Canada, Europe, and internationally. It operates through Environmental Solutions Group, and Safety and Security Systems Group. The Environmental Solutions Group segment offers a range of street sweepers, safe-digging trucks ,sewer cleaners, industrial vacuum loaders, vacuum, and hydro-excavation trucks; road-marking, line-removal and waterblasting equipment, dump truck bodies, trailers, and metal extraction support equipment under the Elgin, Vactor, Guzzler, TRUVAC, Westech, Jetstream, Mark Rite Lines, Ox Bodies, Crysteel, J-Craft, Duraclass, Rugby, Travis, OSW, NTE, WTB, Ground Force, Bucks, and Switch-N-Go brand names. It also offers refuse and recycling collection vehicles, camera systems, ice resurfacing equipment, and snow-removal equipment, as well as safety, and security systems. In addition, this segment engages in the sale of parts, service and repair, equipment rental, and training activities. The Safety and Security Systems Group segment provides systems and products for community alerting, emergency vehicles, first responder interoperable communications, and industrial communications. Its products include vehicle lightbars and sirens, industrial signaling equipment, public warning systems, general alarm systems, and public address systems. This segment sells its products under the Federal Signal, Federal Signal VAMA, and Victor brand names. The company sells its products through wholesaler, distributor, independent manufacturer representative, original equipment manufacturer, and direct sales force, as well as independent foreign distributor. Federal Signal Corporation was founded in 1901 and is headquartered in Oak Brook, Illinois.

At a Glance

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Market Cap$6.54B
EPS4.0600
P/E Ratio26.39
Earnings Date07/29/2026
0.14%
Dividend Yield
9%
3Y-16.0%
5Y-41.0%
10Y-75.0%
13.07%
Dividend Payout Ratio
-7%
3Y-35.0%
5Y-47.0%
10Y-72.0%
3Y+67.0%
5Y+67.0%
10Y+114.0%
Federal Signal Corporation

Federal Signal Corporation Dividend History

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10Y CAGR +0%
Latest $0
Annual $0
Stable dividend payments
Last Period: +0%

FSS Dividend Payment History

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Total Payments

50

Latest Dividend

$0.1500

Annual Amount

$0.7200

Frequency

Quarterly

DeclarationEx-DatePayment DateDividendAdjustedFrequencyGrowth
Apr 21, 2026
May 15, 2026May 29, 2026
$0.1500
$0.1500
Quarterly0.00%
Feb 27, 2026
Mar 13, 2026Mar 26, 2026
$0.1500
$0.1500
Quarterly+7.14%
Oct 28, 2025
Nov 14, 2025Dec 2, 2025
$0.1400
$0.1400
Quarterly0.00%
Jul 22, 2025
Aug 15, 2025Aug 28, 2025
$0.1400
$0.1400
Quarterly0.00%
Apr 22, 2025
May 16, 2025May 30, 2025
$0.1400
$0.1400
Quarterly0.00%
Feb 21, 2025
Mar 14, 2025Mar 27, 2025
$0.1400
$0.1400
Quarterly+16.67%
Oct 22, 2024
Nov 15, 2024Dec 2, 2024
$0.1200
$0.1200
Quarterly0.00%
Jul 23, 2024
Aug 16, 2024Aug 30, 2024
$0.1200
$0.1200
Quarterly0.00%
Apr 23, 2024
May 17, 2024May 31, 2024
$0.1200
$0.1200
Quarterly0.00%
Feb 20, 2024
Mar 15, 2024Mar 28, 2024
$0.1200
$0.1200
Quarterly+20.00%
Oct 24, 2023
Nov 17, 2023Dec 1, 2023
$0.1000
$0.1000
Quarterly0.00%
Jul 25, 2023
Aug 18, 2023Sep 1, 2023
$0.1000
$0.1000
Quarterly0.00%
Apr 25, 2023
May 19, 2023Jun 2, 2023
$0.1000
$0.1000
Quarterly+11.11%
Feb 14, 2023
Mar 17, 2023Mar 31, 2023
$0.0900
$0.0900
Quarterly0.00%
Oct 25, 2022
Nov 18, 2022Dec 2, 2022
$0.0900
$0.0900
Quarterly0.00%
Jul 25, 2022
Aug 19, 2022Sep 2, 2022
$0.0900
$0.0900
Quarterly0.00%
Apr 26, 2022
May 20, 2022Jun 3, 2022
$0.0900
$0.0900
Quarterly0.00%
Feb 18, 2022
Mar 18, 2022Apr 1, 2022
$0.0900
$0.0900
Quarterly0.00%
Oct 26, 2021
Nov 19, 2021Dec 1, 2021
$0.0900
$0.0900
Quarterly0.00%
Jul 27, 2021
Aug 20, 2021Sep 1, 2021
$0.0900
$0.0900
Quarterly0.00%
Apr 27, 2021
May 21, 2021Jun 2, 2021
$0.0900
$0.0900
Quarterly0.00%
Feb 18, 2021
Mar 19, 2021Mar 31, 2021
$0.0900
$0.0900
Quarterly+12.50%
Oct 27, 2020
Nov 19, 2020Dec 1, 2020
$0.0800
$0.0800
Quarterly0.00%
Jul 27, 2020
Aug 21, 2020Sep 4, 2020
$0.0800
$0.0800
Quarterly0.00%
Apr 21, 2020
May 15, 2020Jun 2, 2020
$0.0800
$0.0800
Quarterly0.00%
Feb 19, 2020
Mar 18, 2020Mar 31, 2020
$0.0800
$0.0800
Quarterly0.00%
Oct 29, 2019
Nov 13, 2019Nov 26, 2019
$0.0800
$0.0800
Quarterly0.00%
Jul 30, 2019
Aug 14, 2019Aug 28, 2019
$0.0800
$0.0800
Quarterly0.00%
Apr 30, 2019
May 15, 2019May 30, 2019
$0.0800
$0.0800
Quarterly0.00%
Feb 19, 2019
Mar 18, 2019Mar 29, 2019
$0.0800
$0.0800
Quarterly0.00%
Oct 30, 2018
Nov 13, 2018Nov 27, 2018
$0.0800
$0.0800
Quarterly0.00%
Jul 31, 2018
Aug 14, 2018Aug 28, 2018
$0.0800
$0.0800
Quarterly0.00%
May 1, 2018
May 15, 2018May 29, 2018
$0.0800
$0.0800
Quarterly+14.29%
Feb 19, 2018
Mar 5, 2018Mar 19, 2018
$0.0700
$0.0700
Quarterly0.00%
Oct 24, 2017
Nov 14, 2017Dec 5, 2017
$0.0700
$0.0700
Quarterly0.00%
Jul 25, 2017
Aug 15, 2017Sep 6, 2017
$0.0700
$0.0700
Quarterly0.00%
Apr 21, 2017
May 12, 2017Jun 2, 2017
$0.0700
$0.0700
Quarterly0.00%
Feb 17, 2017
Mar 10, 2017Mar 31, 2017
$0.0700
$0.0700
Quarterly0.00%
Oct 25, 2016
Nov 15, 2016Dec 6, 2016
$0.0700
$0.0700
Quarterly0.00%
Jul 26, 2016
Aug 16, 2016Aug 26, 2016
$0.0700
$0.0700
Quarterly0.00%
Apr 26, 2016
May 17, 2016Jun 7, 2016
$0.0700
$0.0700
Quarterly0.00%
Feb 9, 2016
Mar 1, 2016Mar 17, 2016
$0.0700
$0.0700
Quarterly0.00%
Oct 27, 2015
Nov 17, 2015Dec 8, 2015
$0.0700
$0.0700
Quarterly+16.67%
Jul 16, 2015
Aug 6, 2015Aug 27, 2015
$0.0600
$0.0600
Quarterly0.00%
Apr 28, 2015
May 19, 2015Jun 9, 2015
$0.0600
$0.0600
Quarterly0.00%
Feb 20, 2015
Mar 9, 2015Mar 27, 2015
$0.0600
$0.0600
Quarterly+100.00%
Oct 21, 2014
Nov 12, 2014Dec 2, 2014
$0.0300
$0.0300
Annual0.00%
Jul 22, 2014
Aug 12, 2014Sep 3, 2014
$0.0300
$0.0300
Annual0.00%
Apr 23, 2014
May 13, 2014Jun 3, 2014
$0.0300
$0.0300
Quarterly-50.00%
Oct 26, 2010
Dec 9, 2010Jan 4, 2011
$0.0600
$0.0600
Quarterly-
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Federal Signal Corporation Payout Ratio Analysis

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Dividends Paid
-34.10M
2025
Net Income
246.60M
2025
Payout Ratio
13.83%
2025

Dividend Sustainability Analysis

Payout Ratio
13.83%

Conservative payout with excellent safety margin. Company retains significant earnings for growth, acquisitions, or building cash reserves. Dividend is highly sustainable.

FCF Payout Ratio
15.0%

Excellent FCF coverage. Dividend is well-supported by actual cash generation with ample room for increases and business reinvestment.

Dividend Growth
-16.4%

Significant dividend reduction signals serious challenges. Company prioritizing financial stability over shareholder returns. High risk of further cuts.

Sustainability
Good

Sustainable dividend with adequate coverage. Some areas for improvement but overall appears safe for dividend investors.

Key Insight

Recent dividend cut signals distress: Management forced to reduce payout, indicating financial pressure. Evaluate whether business challenges are temporary or structural before reinvesting.