Federal Signal (US:FSS) ZACKS·2025-10-30 14:16Core Insights - Federal Signal (FSS) reported quarterly earnings of $1.14 per share, exceeding the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.07 per share, and up from $0.88 per share a year ago [1] - The company achieved a revenue of $555 million for the quarter ended September 2025, surpassing the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 1.59%, compared to $474.2 million in the same quarter last year [3] - Federal Signal's stock has increased approximately 40.5% year-to-date, outperforming the S&P 500's gain of 17.2% [4] Earnings Performance - The earnings surprise for the recent quarter was +6.54%, following a previous surprise of +10.38% when actual earnings were $1.17 per share against an expectation of $1.06 [2] - Over the last four quarters, Federal Signal has consistently surpassed consensus EPS estimates [2] Future Outlook - The current consensus EPS estimate for the upcoming quarter is $1.03 on revenues of $536.06 million, and for the current fiscal year, it is $4.02 on revenues of $2.11 billion [8] - The estimate revisions trend for Federal Signal was mixed prior to the earnings release, resulting in a Zacks Rank 3 (Hold) for the stock, indicating expected performance in line with the market [7] Industry Context - Federal Signal operates within the Zacks Diversified Operations industry, which is currently ranked in the top 30% of over 250 Zacks industries [9] - The performance of Federal Signal's stock may be influenced by the overall outlook for the industry, as top-ranked industries tend to outperform lower-ranked ones significantly [9]