FEDERAL SIGNAL CORP /DE/
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SEC XBRL · annual| FY25 | FY24 | FY23 | FY22 | FY21 | FY20 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $2.18B | $1.86B | $1.72B | $1.43B | $1.21B | $1.13B |
| Operating income | $340.9M | $281.4M | $224.5M | $160.8M | $130.7M | $131.4M |
| Net income | $246.6M | $216.3M | $157.4M | $120.4M | $100.6M | $96.2M |
| Total assets | $2.39B | $1.77B | $1.62B | $1.52B | $1.37B | $1.21B |
| Total liabilities | $1.01B | $579.1M | $618.6M | $663.4M | $582.1M | $506.7M |
| Equity | $1.38B | $1.19B | $1.00B | $860.9M | $784.0M | $702.1M |
| EPS (diluted) | $4.01 | $3.50 | $2.56 | $1.97 | $1.63 | $1.56 |
| Shares out. | 61.1M | 61.0M | 60.8M | 60.9M | 60.5M | 60.6M |
Reported figures from the company's SEC filings (XBRL). Blank where a line item isn't cleanly tagged — never estimated.
Key ratios
from filings · FY2025- Operating margin
- 15.6%
- Net margin
- 11.3%
- Return on equity
- 17.8%
- Return on assets
- 10.3%
- Return on capital (ROCE)
- 16.2%
- Liabilities / assets
- 42.2%
- Debt / equity
- 0.73×
- Book value / share
- $22.62
- Revenue growth (YoY)
- 17.1%
- Net income growth (YoY)
- 14.0%
Computed from the company's own SEC figures — no market price, so these are facts, not a valuation. Book value per share is reported equity ÷ shares; it is not the stock price.
Financial health
forensic scores · FY2025- Altman Z″ (distress)
- 5.75safe
- Accruals / assets
- −0.3%clean
- Beneish M-Score
- -2.17normal
- Piotroski F-Score
- 5/9mixed
Altman Z″is a textbook bankruptcy-distress score from book values only (>2.6 safe · 1.1–2.6 grey · <1.1 distress). Accruals = (net income − operating cash flow) ÷ assets; persistently high accruals are an earnings-quality red flag. Beneish M-Scoreis an eight-ratio screen comparing this year with last (M > −1.78 = elevated manipulation-risk screen, not proof). Piotroski F-Scorecounts how many of nine fundamental-health checks pass (shown as passed / applicable; we use operating margin and total liabilities as documented proxies where the exact input isn't XBRL-tagged). Computed from SEC filings — descriptive factors, not advice or a forecast.
Quality score
EDS ScoreOur own multi-factor score from free SEC data — profitability, growth, financial strength, earnings quality, and event/ownership catalysts. No market price and no licensed model: each axis is the share of source-backed checks it passes. Descriptive factors, not advice or a forecast. What these scores mean →
Signs
● 7 good- Operating margin is positive
- Strong return on equity (>15%)
- Revenue is growing year-over-year
- Conservative leverage (liabilities < 50% of assets)
- Positive operating cash flow
- Clean earnings (low accruals)
- Altman Z″ in the safe zone
Derived from the company's own SEC figures (fundamentals, forensic scores, filing discipline) — descriptive factors, not advice or a forecast.
Insider transactions
SEC Form 4 · most recent| Insider | Date | Type | Shares | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sherman Jennifer LOfficer — President & CEO | May 1, 2026 | Option exercise | 59,242 | $12.66 |
| Hudson Ian A.Officer — S.V.P. & CFO | May 4, 2026 | Tax withholding | 1,657 | $117.49 |
| Weber MarkOfficer — SVP & COO | May 4, 2026 | Tax withholding | 2,278 | $117.49 |
| Bonina DianeOfficer — VP, Gen'l Counsel & Secretary | May 4, 2026 | Tax withholding | 962 | $117.49 |
| Workman John LDirector | Apr 21, 2026 | Grant | 1,277 | $0.00 |
| Vaillancourt Eric A.Director | Apr 21, 2026 | Grant | 1,277 | $0.00 |
| Patel ShashankDirector | Apr 21, 2026 | Grant | 1,277 | $0.00 |
| Maue Richard ADirector | Apr 21, 2026 | Grant | 1,277 | $0.00 |
Headline trade per Form 4 (officers, directors, 10%+ owners). Buy/sell read from the filing's structured data — blank where a field isn't cleanly tagged.
Short interest
FINRA · bi-monthly| Settlement | Shares short | Days to cover | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 15, 2026 | 3.7M | 8.9 | +6.0% |
| Apr 30, 2026 | 3.5M | 6.7 | +6.5% |
| Apr 15, 2026 | 3.3M | 7.2 | +7.8% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 3.0M | 5.7 | -11.1% |
| Mar 13, 2026 | 3.4M | 6.2 | +8.6% |
Shares sold short as reported to FINRA. Days-to-cover = short shares ÷ average daily volume — higher means more potential squeeze pressure.
Material events
SEC Form 8-K · most recent- Regulation FD disclosureMay 20, 2026
- Shareholder voteApr 22, 2026
- Regulation FD disclosureMar 2, 2026
- Director / officer changeFeb 26, 2026
- Other material eventJan 16, 2026
- Regulation FD disclosureJan 14, 2026
- Other material eventDec 18, 2025
- Completed an acquisition or dispositionDec 1, 2025
Events the company reported on Form 8-K, labelled by the SEC item code it filed under — its own classification, not our interpretation.
Recent SEC filings
All filings ↗- SDFORM SDMay 29, 2026
- 8-KFORM 8-KMay 20, 2026
- 4FORM 4May 5, 2026
- 4FORM 4May 5, 2026
- 4FORM 4May 5, 2026
- 4FORM 4May 5, 2026
- SCHEDULE 13GApr 29, 2026
- 10-QApr 29, 2026
- SCHEDULE 13GApr 29, 2026
- 4FORM 4Apr 23, 2026
- 4FORM 4Apr 23, 2026
- 4FORM 4Apr 23, 2026
- 4FORM 4Apr 23, 2026
- 4FORM 4Apr 23, 2026
- 4FORM 4Apr 23, 2026
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