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Federal Signal Corporation

FSS
69
Industrial - Pollution & Treatment Controls · Industrials
Price
$122.51
+0.52 (+0.43%)
Market Cap
$7.48B
Winston Score
69
Winston is curious
A decent business — some strong pillars, some weaker.
Data as of Aug 23, 2026 · filings through Jun 30, 2026
How the score breaks down
Quality
Good
Growth
Exceptional
Cash Flow
Exceptional
Stability
Exceptional
Valuation
Good
Dividends
Mixed

Winston Score History

The full picture

Federal Signal Corporation makes specialized vehicles and equipment used to keep cities clean and safe. Its core products include street sweepers, sewer cleaners, vacuum trucks, and emergency warning systems — things like sirens and lights used by police, fire, and government fleets. The company's main customers are municipal governments, utilities, and industrial facilities across North America.

Federal Signal earns revenue primarily by selling this equipment outright, with additional income from parts, service, and rentals. It operates mainly in the United States and Canada, with some international sales, and generates roughly $1.9 billion in annual revenue. The company holds strong positions in niche markets where switching costs are high and competitors are few, giving it pricing power and repeat business from loyal government customers. The key growth driver is continued municipal infrastructure spending, though a slowdown in government budgets or a pullback in public works funding would be the most direct risk to demand.

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Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+18.7% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Steady revenue growth

EPS Growth

+19.5% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Steady EPS growth

R&D Spend

$0/ year

0.0% of revenue

Below sector average (4%)

Research and development spending

Insider Activity

2.5%ownership

Flat

Insider ownership roughly steady over the past year

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

$63M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↑ Burn rate improving

Company generates more cash than it spends — no dilution risk from fundraising

Growth + cash flow

Federal Signal Corporation is a rare growth stock that's already generating positive cash flow while growing at 19%. The Winston Score doesn't fully credit this transition from "burner" to "earner."

The Winston Score above measures business quality today. Growth stocks often score lower because they invest in the future rather than maximising current profits. These metrics show what matters most for evaluating that future.

Share count broadly stable

0.6% over 4y

The share count has stayed roughly flat over this period — little dilution or buyback activity.

Diluted shares outstanding: 61.9M (2021) → 61.5M (2025)

Score breakdown

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Quality

Profit per sale
Gross Margin
30.4%
Modest — 30.4% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
17.7%
Healthy — 17.7% operating margin
Return on the money invested
ROCE
20.7%
Exceptional — 20.7% return on capital

ROIC between 15% and 25%. Every dollar invested in the business earns 15 to 25 cents back per year.

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Growth

Sales growth
Sales YoY
+24.0%
Fast-growing sales (+24.0% YoY)
Profit growth
EPS YoY
+28.8%
Earnings growing fast (+28.8% YoY)

Earnings growing 25%+ a year. The compounder zone.

How steady the profit is
EPS Consistency
7/8 quarters
Every recent quarter grew earnings vs last year

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Cash Flow

Profit that turns into cash
Cash Conversion
131%
Turns 131% of profit into real cash
Spare cash per sale
FCF Margin
13.9%
Converts sales into free cash efficiently (13.9%)

FCF margin between 10% and 20%. Every $100 in sales becomes $10 to $20 in real cash.

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Stability

What it owes vs what it owns
Debt / Equity
0.32
Conservative — low debt load (0.32)
Covers its interest
Interest Cover
20.11x
Comfortably covers interest (20.1x)

Interest coverage above 8. Profits cover interest many times over.

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Valuation

Price vs profit
P/E Ratio (TTM)
26.1x
Growth-priced — P/E 26.1

P/E above the market average. People are paying up for expected growth.

Cheaper or dearer next year
P/E vs Forward
+1.8
GROWING
Earnings expected to grow — slightly cheaper on forward P/E

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Dividends

Dividend
Dividend Yield
0.48%
Small dividend — 0.48% yield

Modest yield. The bulk of any return needs to come from price appreciation.

Dividend record
Dividend Growth
+9.3%
Dividend growing modestly (9.3% YoY)

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