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Federal Signal Corp

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Federal Signal Corp

FSS·NYSE·Manufacturing·CIK 0000277509

Federal Signal Corporation, founded in 1901 and reincorporated in Delaware in 1969, designs, manufactures, and supplies products and integrated solutions for municipal, governmental, industrial, and commercial customers globally. The company operates 26 principal manufacturing facilities across five countries. Its product portfolio includes vehicles and equipment for maintenance and infrastructure, such as sewer cleaners, industrial vacuum loaders, safe-digging trucks (vacuum- and hydro-excavation 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. Additionally, it provides public safety equipment like vehicle lightbars and sirens, industrial signaling equipment, public warning systems, and general alarm/public address systems. The company also offers aftermarket services including parts sales, service and repair, equipment rentals, and training. The company's operations are divided into two reportable segments: the Environmental Solutions Group and the Safety and Security Systems Group. These segments are organized based on shared characteristics like technology, marketing, distribution, and product application. In 2025, the company completed three acquisitions, all integrated into the Environmental Solutions segment: substantially all assets and operations of Waterblasting, LLC (owner of Hog Technologies) and Waterblasting Eurasia, s.r.o. (collectively, "Hog"), all outstanding equity interests of Scranton Manufacturing Company LLC d/b/a New Way Trucks ("New Way"), and certain assets and operations of Kinloch Equipment & Supply, Inc. ("Kinloch").

Federal Signal Corp (NYSE:FSS) is a publicly traded company in the Manufacturing sector. Wiseek has independently scored 12 items for FSS at importance 7 or higher on its 1–10 market-impact scale. Its most recent item scored 7 or higher is dated 2026-07-30, rated 8/10. Across its 12 most recent items scored 7 or higher, the top rating is 9/10, with 6 rated 8 or above. Recent SEC coverage for FSS spans 10-Q, DEFA14A, 8-K, 10-K.

Recent high-impact activity:

  • Federal Signal Posts Record Q2 on 19% Sales Growth and 21% EPS Gain, Lifts Full-Year Outlook
  • Federal Signal Posts Q2 EPS of $1.40, Topping Expectations
  • Federal Signal to Acquire Western Technology, Expanding Industrial Signaling; Streator Facility Avoids Material Damage
  • Federal Signal Reports Strong Q1 Performance, Raises Full-Year Outlook, and Boosts Safety & Security Systems Group Margin Targets
  • Federal Signal Posts $70.4M Net Income in First Quarter

Financial Snapshot

Fiscal year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
$2.18B
Net Income
$246.6M
Diluted EPS
$4.01
Op. Cash Flow
$254.7M
Free Cash Flow
$227.1M
Gross Profit
$631.2M
Operating Income
$340.9M
Cash & Equivalents
$63.7M
Total Debt
$0
Debt / Equity
0.00×
Net Margin
11.3%
Shares Outstanding
60.9M sh
Source: 10-K · filed 2026-02-25 · accession 0001628280-26-011576

Short Interest & Short Volume

10.64 days to cover

FINRA reported short interest of 3,877,971 shares in FSS as of the September 15, 2026 settlement, a 4.4% decrease from the prior period — about 10.6 days to cover at its recent average daily volume. On October 2, 2026, 70.7% of FSS volume reported to FINRA trade-reporting facilities was marked short.

Short interest (bi-monthly positions)3,877,971 shares as of September 15, 2026
Change vs prior period▼ 4.4%
Days to cover10.64 at avg daily volume of 364,621
Daily short volume (FINRA facilities)70.7% of 191,743 shares on October 2, 2026
5-day average short volume71.3%

Daily short sale volume covers trades reported to FINRA trade-reporting facilities and is not the same as short interest (bi-monthly reported positions). Source: FINRA — FINRA is the owner and source of this short interest and short sale volume data; it may not be redistributed.

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$116.34
52-week range · as of 2026-07-30 $101.19 – $134.51
Market cap
$7.1B
Volume
504.5K (1.2× avg)
3-mo avg 410.2K
Live data · 2026-10-03 07:52 UTC · Market closed

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FSS
Jul 30, 2026, 3:10 PM EDT
Filing Type: 10-Q
Importance Score:
8
Price at Filing: $124.03
Real-time Price: $116.34 info
Change: -$7.69 (-6%) info
Market Cap: $7.102B info
FSS
Jul 30, 2026, 8:00 AM EDT
Source: Dow Jones Newswires
Importance Score:
8
Price at Filing: $117.80
Real-time Price: $116.34 info
Change: -$1.46 (-1%) info
Market Cap: $7.102B info
FSS
Jun 12, 2026, 6:01 PM EDT
Source: Reuters
Importance Score:
8
Price at Filing: $109.11
Real-time Price: $116.34 info
Change: +$7.23 (+7%) info
Market Cap: $7.102B info
FSS
Apr 29, 2026, 3:19 PM EDT
Filing Type: 10-Q
Importance Score:
9
Price at Filing: $120.55
Real-time Price: $116.34 info
Change: -$4.21 (-3%) info
Market Cap: $7.102B info
FSS
Apr 29, 2026, 8:00 AM EDT
Source: Dow Jones Newswires
Importance Score:
8
Price at Filing: $118.00
Real-time Price: $116.34 info
Change: -$1.66 (-1%) info
Market Cap: $7.102B info
FSS
Mar 06, 2026, 4:44 PM EST
Filing Type: DEFA14A
Importance Score:
7
Price at Filing: $108.77
Real-time Price: $116.34 info
Change: +$7.57 (+7%) info
Market Cap: $7.102B info
FSS
Mar 02, 2026, 1:03 PM EST
Source: Wiseek News
Importance Score:
7
Price at Filing: $119.64
Real-time Price: $116.34 info
Change: -$3.30 (-3%) info
Market Cap: $7.102B info
FSS
Feb 27, 2026, 9:15 AM EST
Source: Dow Jones Newswires
Importance Score:
7
Price at Filing: $117.63
Real-time Price: $116.34 info
Change: -$1.29 (-1%) info
Market Cap: $7.102B info
FSS
Feb 26, 2026, 4:36 PM EST
Filing Type: 8-K
Importance Score:
7
Price at Filing: $117.63
Real-time Price: $116.34 info
Change: -$1.29 (-1%) info
Market Cap: $7.102B info
FSS
Feb 25, 2026, 3:21 PM EST
Filing Type: 10-K
Importance Score:
9
Price at Filing: $122.81
Real-time Price: $116.34 info
Change: -$6.47 (-5%) info
Market Cap: $7.102B info
FSS
Jan 16, 2026, 3:01 PM EST
Filing Type: 8-K
Importance Score:
7
Price at Filing: $112.75
Real-time Price: $116.34 info
Change: +$3.59 (+3%) info
Market Cap: $7.102B info
FSS
Jan 14, 2026, 12:28 PM EST
Filing Type: 8-K
Importance Score:
7
Price at Filing: $118.09
Real-time Price: $116.34 info
Change: -$1.74 (-1%) info
Market Cap: $7.102B info
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