Federal Signal Corporation (NYSE:FSS) Shares to Pay Quarterly Dividend of $0.15

Key Points

• Federal Signal declared a quarterly dividend of $0.15 per share, payable December 1 to shareholders of record November 13. The dividend equates to $0.60 annually and a 0.5% yield.
• The dividend appears well covered, with a current payout ratio of 14.0%; analysts expect next year’s earnings to support an estimated payout ratio of 10.4%. The company has raised its dividend for three consecutive years.
• Federal Signal’s latest quarterly results exceeded expectations, with EPS of $1.42 versus the $1.29 consensus and revenue up 18.7% year over year to $670.2 million.

Federal Signal Corporation (NYSE:FSS - Get Free Report) declared a quarterly dividend on Tuesday, October 27th. Stockholders of record on Friday, November 13th will be given a dividend of $0.15 per share by the conglomerate on Tuesday, December 1st. This represents a $0.60 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.5%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, November 13th.

Federal Signal has raised its dividend payment by an average of 0.1% annually over the last three years and has increased its dividend annually for the last 3 consecutive years. Federal Signal has a payout ratio of 14.0% indicating that its dividend is sufficiently covered by earnings. Research analysts expect Federal Signal to earn $5.77 per share next year, which means the company should continue to be able to cover its $0.60 annual dividend with an expected future payout ratio of 10.4%.

Federal Signal Stock Up 1.6%

FSS opened at $115.95 on Wednesday. Federal Signal has a 52 week low of $101.18 and a 52 week high of $134.51. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $115.83 and a 200-day simple moving average of $115.75. The firm has a market cap of $7.08 billion, a P/E ratio of 24.99 and a beta of 1.23.

Federal Signal (NYSE:FSS - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July 30th. The conglomerate reported $1.42 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.29 by $0.13. The firm had revenue of $670.20 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $667.04 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $1.17 EPS. Federal Signal's quarterly revenue was up 18.7% compared to the same quarter last year. Federal Signal has set its FY 2026 guidance at 5.120-5.300 EPS. Sell-side analysts expect that Federal Signal will post 5.24 earnings per share for the current year.

About Federal Signal

Federal Signal Corporation NYSE: FSS designs and manufactures equipment and systems used by municipalities, government agencies, industrial organizations and commercial customers. Its products support public safety, infrastructure maintenance, environmental protection and emergency response activities.

The company operates through two principal business areas: Environmental Solutions and Safety and Security Systems. Environmental Solutions products include street sweepers, sewer cleaners, vacuum trucks, hydro-excavation equipment, dump bodies and snow and ice control equipment.

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