NYSE$FSS

Federal Signal Corporation · Q1 2026 earnings

Q1 2026 earnings · · Investor relations

Briefing

Federal Signal reported Q1 2026 revenue of $625.6M and net income of $70.4M, with diluted EPS of $1.14.

For Q1 2026, Federal Signal reported revenue of $625.6M and net income of $70.4M. The 10-Q discusses segment performance, costs, and liquidity in MD&A.

  • Revenue of $625.6M for Q1 2026.
  • Net income of $70.4M; diluted EPS $1.14.
  • Operating trends and segment mix are detailed in the quarterly report.
  • Liquidity, capital allocation, and macro exposure are discussed in MD&A.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$626M

Previous: $464M+34.9%
EPS (adj)

$1.14

Previous: $0.75+52.0%
Capital Expenditures

-$6.7M

Previous: -$5.6M-19.6%
Free Cash Flow

$94.6M

Previous: $40.7M+132.4%
Net Income

$70.4M

Previous: $46.3M+52.1%
Operating Income

$99.7M

Previous: $65.7M+51.8%
Gross Profit

$179M

Previous: $131M+37.2%
Cash & Equivalents

$71.4M

Previous: $57.5M+24.2%
Total Assets

$2.45B

Previous: $1.88B+30.6%

Revenue & EPS history

Federal Signal · Revenue · Quarterly

$626M

Q1 2026+34.9%vs Q1 2025
Beat estimate in 11 of 15 quarters(73%)
ActualEstimate

Revenue by segment

Federal Signal · $597M total across 2 segments · Q4 2025

  • Environmental Solutions
    $504M+27.3%
  • Safety & Security Systems
    $93M+22.5%

Forward guidance

The 10-Q does not provide numeric consolidated annual EPS guidance for Federal Signal. MD&A covers costs, capital, and sector-specific risks.

Tailwinds

  • Management discusses operational priorities and liquidity in the filing.
  • Segment or product trends are disclosed where applicable.

Headwinds

  • Macro, input-cost, and interest-rate exposure can affect near-term results.
  • One-time items may distort quarterly comparability.

Historical earnings impact

How earnings announcements have historically affected this stock's price.

Avg. return before/after earnings

Based on 20 quarterly earnings reports · overlaid with Q1 2026

Historical avgQ1 2026

+1.2%

Avg return

Earnings day

+1.7%

Avg return

5 days after

+2.9%

Avg return

30 days after

58%

38 / 65 earnings

Positive

+20.7%

Q4 2011

Best reaction

-24.9%

Q4 2015

Worst reaction

Earnings price reactions
QuarterReport dateReaction (Day 0)+5 days+30 days
Q1 2026+8.7%+5.1%-4.7%
Q4 2025+1.9%+2.2%-9.0%
Q3 2025-10.5%-12.4%-12.1%
Q2 2025+17.8%+18.8%+17.3%
Q1 2025+7.6%+15.5%+24.3%
Q4 2024-11.9%-11.7%-17.2%
Q3 2024-3.5%-0.2%+14.9%
Q2 2024+5.0%+4.5%-0.6%
Q1 2024-5.7%-3.7%+2.4%
Q4 2023+0.2%-1.6%+3.4%
Q3 2023+11.2%+10.5%+21.1%
Q2 2023-0.9%-0.1%-5.6%
Q1 2023+3.4%+1.7%+5.5%
Q4 2022+6.9%+4.7%+2.7%
Q3 2022-0.1%+2.7%+6.6%
Q2 2022+7.4%+10.4%+8.3%
Q1 2022+1.8%-0.6%+4.5%
Q4 2021-4.2%-3.5%-6.5%
Q3 2021+2.6%+4.5%-4.7%
Q2 2021+1.7%-0.2%+4.1%
Q1 2021+0.4%+3.3%+2.3%
Q4 2020-4.5%-1.3%+1.7%
Q3 2020-1.3%+2.4%+10.4%
Q2 2020+5.6%+6.1%+9.9%
Q1 2020-8.6%-9.1%-1.1%
Q4 2019-5.8%-0.5%-13.4%
Q3 2019-3.8%-4.1%-3.1%
Q2 2019+8.1%+1.7%+2.9%
Q1 2019-3.6%-6.7%-16.2%
Q4 2018+7.0%+8.4%+13.3%
Q3 2018+8.0%+1.0%-2.5%
Q2 2018+7.4%+5.7%+11.2%
Q1 2018+5.7%+4.5%+9.2%
Q4 2017+7.8%+11.9%+12.3%
Q3 2017+4.7%+0.5%-0.6%
Q2 2017+0.2%-1.2%-1.2%
Q1 2017+8.4%+10.1%+11.0%
Q4 2016+0.2%-2.0%-10.6%
Q3 2016-0.3%+0.2%+30.5%
Q2 2016-5.5%-8.6%-5.8%
Q1 2016-8.1%
Q4 2015-24.9%
Q3 2015+7.6%
Q2 2015+5.8%
Q1 2015-7.8%
Q4 2014-5.8%
Q3 2014+11.5%
Q2 2014+6.8%
Q1 2014-4.2%
Q4 2013+11.1%
Q3 2013+4.0%
Q2 2013+9.8%
Q1 2013-1.5%
Q4 2012-3.2%
Q3 2012+3.3%
Q2 2012+9.9%
Q1 2012+6.1%
Q4 2011+20.7%
Q3 2011-10.4%
Q2 2011-5.8%
Q1 2011-1.5%
Q4 2010+3.8%
Q3 2010+13.9%
Q2 2010-12.5%
Q1 2010-21.1%

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