Federal Signal Overview

  • Year Founded
  • 1901

Year Founded

  • Status
  • Public

  • Employees
  • 4,500

Employees

  • Stock Symbol
  • FSS

Stock Symbol

  • Investments
  • 27

  • Share Price
  • $97.10
  • (As of Friday Closing)

Federal Signal General Information

Description

Federal Signal Corp designs and manufactures products and integrated solutions for municipal, governmental, industrial, and airport customers. It operates in the segments of Environmental Solutions Group and the Safety and Security Systems Group. The Environmental Solutions group manufactures and supplies street sweeper vehicles, sewer cleaner and vacuum loader trucks, hydro-excavation trucks, high-performance water blasting equipment, dump truck bodies, and trailers. The Safety and Security Systems Group offers comprehensive systems and products such as campus and community alerting, emergency vehicles, first responder interoperable communications, and others. The company generates a majority of its revenue from the Environmental Solutions Group segment.

Contact Information

Formerly Known As
Federal Electric Company
Ownership Status
Publicly Held
Financing Status
Corporation
Corporate Office
  • 1415 West 22nd Street
  • Suite 1100
  • Oak Brook, IL 60523
  • United States
+1 (630)
Primary Industry
Machinery (B2B)
Other Industries
Industrial Supplies and Parts
Stock Exchange
NYS
Vertical(s)
Corporate Office
  • 1415 West 22nd Street
  • Suite 1100
  • Oak Brook, IL 60523
  • United States
+1 (630)

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Federal Signal Stock Performance

As of 14-Feb-2025, Federal Signal’s stock price is $97.10. Its current market cap is $5.93B with 61.1M shares.

(As of Friday Closing)

Stock Price Previous Close 52 wk Range Market Cap Shares Average Volume EPS
$97.10 $97.10 $76.85 - $102.18 $5.93B 61.1M 361K $3.49

Federal Signal Financials Summary

As of 30-Sep-2024, Federal Signal has a trailing 12-month revenue of $1.84B.

In Thousands,
USD
TTM 30-Sep-2024 FY 2023 31-Dec-2023 FY 2022 31-Dec-2022 FY 2021 31-Dec-2021
EV 5,950,012 5,024,977 3,139,681 2,843,959
Revenue 1,837,900 1,722,700 1,434,800 1,213,200
EBITDA 336,200 283,100 215,900 172,500
Net Income 212,700 157,400 120,400 100,600
Total Assets 1,733,600 1,620,500 1,524,300 1,366,100
Total Debt 259,200 320,700 388,400 313,700
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Federal Signal Valuation & Funding

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Federal Signal Comparisons

Description
Primary
Industry
HQ Location
Employees
Total Raised
Post Valuation
Last
Financing
Details
Federal Signal Corp designs and manufactures products and integrated solutions for municipal, governmental, industrial,
Machinery (B2B)
Oak Brook, IL
4,500 As of 2023

Milwaukee, WI
 

Cleveland, OH
 
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Federal Signal Competitors (18)

One of Federal Signal’s 18 competitors is Manitowoc, a Corporate Backed or Acquired company based in Milwaukee, WI.

Company Name Financing Status Location Employees Total Raised Last Financing Date/Type Last Financing Amount
Manitowoc Corporate Backed or Acquired Milwaukee, WI
Parker-Hannifin Corporation Cleveland, OH
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Corporate Backed or Acquired Tokyo, Japan
LHY Powertrain Corporate Backed or Acquired Aschaffenburg, Germany
Kollmorgen Corporate Backed or Acquired Radford, VA
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Federal Signal Patents

Federal Signal Recent Patent Activity

Publication ID Patent Title Status First Filing Date Technology (CPC) Citations
CA-3201289-A1 Modular push bumper Pending 11-Aug-2022
US-20240051482-A1 Modular push bumper Pending 11-Aug-2022
US-20230366395-A1 High pressure reciprocating pump Pending 13-May-2022
US-20230219492-A1 Electronically controlled siren Pending 07-Jan-2022
CA-3171488-A1 Connector cover and methods Pending 02-Sep-2021 F16L57/005
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Federal Signal Acquisitions (27)

Federal Signal’s most recent deal was a Merger/Acquisition with Hog Technologies for . The deal was made on 12-Feb-2025.

Company Name Deal Date Deal Type Deal Size Industry Lead Partner
Hog Technologies 12-Feb-2025 Merger/Acquisition Machinery (B2B)
Standard Equipment Company 04-Oct-2024 Merger/Acquisition Distributors/Wholesale
Trackless Vehicles 03-Apr-2023 Merger/Acquisition Machinery (B2B)
Blasters 03-Jan-2023 Merger/Acquisition Machinery (B2B)
TowHaul 03-Oct-2022 Merger/Acquisition Other Commercial Products
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Federal Signal ESG

Risk Overview

Risk Rating

Updated April, 24, 2024

25.78 | Med Risk

Risk Scale

A lower score indicates better sustainability

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0-10

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10-20

Med

20-30

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30-40

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40+

Exposure

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Federal Signal Exits (5)

Federal Signal’s most recent exit was on 03-Mar-2000 from PCS. The exit was categorized as .

Company Name Exit Date Exit Type Exit Size Status Buyers
PCS 03-Mar-2000 Completed
Technical Tooling 01-Jul-1996 Completed
Bronto Skylift 07-Aug-1995 Completed
Ravo Fayat Group 04-Jan-1991 Completed
Manchester Tool Company 30-Dec-1987 Merger/Acquisition Completed
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Affiliates

Subsidiaries (11)

Name Industry Location Year Founded
OSW Equipment & Repair Snohomish, WA 2000
Hog Technologies Stuart, FL 1988
Westech Vac Systems Nisku, Canada 1988
Ground Force Worldwide Post Falls, ID 1988
Joe Johnson Equipment Concord, Canada 1988
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Federal Signal FAQs

  • When was Federal Signal founded?

    Federal Signal was founded in 1901.

  • Where is Federal Signal headquartered?

    Federal Signal is headquartered in Oak Brook, IL.

  • What is the size of Federal Signal?

    Federal Signal has 4,500 total employees.

  • What industry is Federal Signal in?

    Federal Signal’s primary industry is Machinery (B2B).

  • Is Federal Signal a private or public company?

    Federal Signal is a Public company.

  • What is Federal Signal’s stock symbol?

    The ticker symbol for Federal Signal is FSS.

  • What is the current stock price of Federal Signal?

    As of 14-Feb-2025 the stock price of Federal Signal is $97.10.

  • What is the current market cap of Federal Signal?

    The current market capitalization of Federal Signal is $5.93B.

  • What is Federal Signal’s current revenue?

    The trailing twelve month revenue for Federal Signal is $1.84B.

  • Who are Federal Signal’s competitors?

    Manitowoc, Parker-Hannifin, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, LHY Powertrain, and Kollmorgen are some of the 18 competitors of Federal Signal.

  • What is Federal Signal’s annual earnings per share (EPS)?

    Federal Signal’s EPS for 12 months was $3.49.

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