FSS · NYSE
Industrials · Pollution & Treatment Controls
$115.21
+1.55%
Close on Oct 29, 2026
Research data through 2026-10-29
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Research data through Oct 29, 2026. Research is updated periodically, not in real time.
68
of 100 · stored research reading
Stored Quality research reads 68 of 100, an above-average reading in the covered universe. Some underlying measurements are stronger than others.
Quality research measures durability of the business itself from stored fundamentals: balance-sheet strength, profitability consistency and cash generation. It is a research reading, not a prediction of future returns.
How this is measured58
of 100 · stored research reading
Stored Fundamental Momentum research reads 58 of 100. Stored measurements classify recent reported fundamentals as middle. This describes reported financial change already disclosed, with no forward-looking claim.
Fundamental Momentum research measures the direction of recently reported company fundamentals compared with the company's own history. It describes reported change, not future price movement.
How this is measured61
of 100 · stored research reading
Stored Capital Returns research reads 61 of 100, recorded as favorable. Stored records show 13 consecutive years of dividend payments. Share count has been reduced at about 0.1% a year in the stored window.
Capital Returns research measures how a company has actually returned cash to shareholders: dividend record, buyback effectiveness, dilution control and how those payments were funded.
How this is measuredStored ratios recorded at the last research date (2026-10-28). Valuation Intelligence remains research context and is not a validated allocation signal.
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In the company’s own words
Federal Signal Corporation, founded in 1901, was reincorporated as a Delaware corporation in 1969. The Company designs, manufactures, and supplies a suite of products and integrated solutions for municipal, governmental, industrial, and commercial customers. The Company’s portfolio of products that it manufactures includes (i) vehicles and equipment for maintenance and infrastructure end-markets, including sewer cleaners, industrial vacuum loaders, vacuum- and hydro-excavation trucks (collectively, "safe-digging trucks"), street sweepers, waterblasting equipment, refuse collection vehicles, road-marking and line-removal equipment, dump truck bodies, trailers, metal extraction support equipment, and multi-purpose maintenance vehicles, and (ii) public safety equipment, such as vehicle lightbars and sirens, industrial signaling equipment, public warning systems, and general alarm/public address systems. In addition, the Company engages in the sale of parts, service and repair, equipment rentals, and training as part of a comprehensive aftermarket offering to its customers. The Company operates 26 principal manufacturing facilities in five countries and provides products and integrated solutions to customers in all regions of the world.
Products manufactured and supplied, and services rendered, by the Company are divided into two reportable segments: the Environmental Solutions Group and the Safety and Security Systems Group. The individual operating businesses are organized as such because they share certain characteristics, including technology, marketing, distribution, and product application, which create long-term synergies. Corporate contains those items that are not included in the Company’s reportable segments.
Financial information concerning the Company’s two reportable segments for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2025, is included in Note 17 – Segment Information in Item 8, Financial Statements and Supplementary Data , and is incorporated herein by reference.
In 2025, the Company completed the acquisition of substantially all the assets and operations of Waterblasting, LLC, owner of Hog Technologies, and Waterblasting Eurasia, s.r.o. (collectively, "Hog"), the acquisition of all of the outstanding equity interests of Scranton Manufacturing Company LLC d/b/a New Way Trucks ("New Way"), and the acquisition of certain assets and operations of Kinloch Equipment & Supply, Inc. ("Kinloch"). Each of these acquisitions is included in the Environmental Solutions reportable segment. See Note 2 - Acquisitions in Item 8, Financial Statements and Supplementary Data , for additional information.
Quoted from the business section of this company’s 10-K filed February 25, 2026. Read the filing
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