Federal Signal EV/EBIT FSS

Enterprise value divided by operating profit over the last twelve months, one-off items taken out, since 2012.

Today, Oct 23, 2026: 18.5×
10-year median: 19.9×
Against its 10-year history: 38th; percentile: 0 is its lowest day, 100 its highest
10-year range: 9.2× to 26.2×
Peer median: 17.3×

Federal Signal's EV/EBIT is 18.5× as of Oct 23, 2026.

That is below its ten-year median of 19.9×, close to the middle of its last ten years.

Over that time it ranged from 9.2× in Oct 2016 to 26.2× in Oct 2017.

The median for 3 carmakers of a similar size is 17.3×.

EV/EBIT over time

median 19.9×

The dashed line is the 10-year median and the shaded band the middle half of its days.

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Year by year

Year	End of year	Low	High
2026 so far	18.5×	18.3×	22.9×
2025	21.5×	15.9×	25.9×
2024	21.2×	18.8×	25.8×
2023	24.0×	20.4×	25.1×
2022	21.6×	16.8×	23.1×
2021	20.9×	16.3×	23.1×
2020	16.5×	11.7×	16.6×
2019	15.1×	12.5×	16.3×
2018	12.5×	12.5×	22.2×
2017	21.4×	13.1×	26.2×
2016	13.4×	7.1×	14.0×
2015	8.8×	7.7×	12.7×
2014	12.2×	10.6×	16.1×
2013	16.3×	8.8×	18.4×
2012	8.6×	6.6×	9.5×

Against its peers

Companies in Auto - Manufacturers nearest Federal Signal's size, closest first, today.

Company	EV/EBIT
FSSFederal Signal	18.5×
OSKOshkosh	11.1×
FFord Motor	74.2×
GMGeneral Motors	17.3×
Peer median	17.3×

What the EV/EBIT tells you

What the whole business costs against its operating profit. Enterprise value is the market value plus borrowings and minority interests, less cash. EBIT is operating profit before interest and tax, with one-offs taken out. Unlike PE it is not moved by how a company is financed.

Leases are left out of debt for every company. Banks earn on their balance sheet, so EV/EBIT does not describe them.

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Valuation data, not investment advice. Prices as of Oct 23, 2026. Reported figures come from the company's filings with the SEC.