Why FSS beats the market
Up 156% over five years while the S&P 500 rose 72%; up 5% in the past year.
- Its profit per share rose from $1.56 in fiscal 2020 to $4.01 in fiscal 2025, and revenue grew 14.0% a year.
FSS's Quality Score fell 2 points on Tue, Nov 10, to 9. Its price fell below its average of the last 200 days.
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Up 156% over five years while the S&P 500 rose 72%; up 5% in the past year.
| The company | Profit up 26% to $297M |
| Latest filing | 10-Q, Oct 29 |
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After its last 4 reports it closed +5.9% on average, higher 4 of 4 times.
Averagefor quality, not price, 5 of 14 chart checks firingWhat the Quality Score means
FSS is #5 of 17 by Quality Score.
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Expected to report Wed Feb 24, before the open (in 106 days).
What an earnings report is: every 3 months, a company tells everyone how much it sold and earned. We read the figures, the outlook, and how the stock moved after.
| Reported | Gap | Reaction | 5 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 29, 2026 | -6.7% | +1.6% | +4.0% |
| Jul 30, 2026 | +8.0% | +11.3% | +16.4% |
| Apr 29, 2026 | +13.4% | +8.7% | +8.7% |
Sales grew in six of the last seven years, to $2.2B in 2025. It made a profit in each of the eight years.
RSI 50.3, MACD above signal, above its 50-day, below its 200-day. Not scored.
2 insiders sold $3.3M across 5 filings in the last 6 months. No open-market buys on record. The newest:
2 trades disclosed in the last six months. The newest:
Officers and directors with a Form 4 in the last 12 months.
In ETFs: FSS is under 0.1% of VTI, the most of the 24 funds Breakaway covers, by their holdings as filed for Jun 30, 2026.
Federal Signal Corp designs and manufactures products and integrated solutions for municipal, governmental, industrial, and airport customers. It operates through two segments. 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 manufactures and supplies comprehensive systems and products used by law enforcement, fire rescue, and industrial sites to protect people and property. Its offerings include systems for community alerting and industrial communications. The company generates the majority of its revenue from the Environmental Solutions Group segment.
“Within the Environmental Solutions Group, Elgin is recognized as a market leader among domestic sweeper competitors and differentiates itself primarily on product performance.”
FSS scores 9 today, which Breakaway calls Average. It is #5 of 17 in Motor Vehicles & Passenger Car Bodies by Quality Score, with 5 of 14 chart checks firing. Up 156% over five years while the S&P 500 rose 72%; up 5% in the past year. Breakaway does not say whether to buy any stock: the score does not know your situation, and it is not a recommendation to buy or sell anything. Please do your own research.
FSS scores 9 today, which Breakaway calls Average (6 to 10). That is #5 of 17 in Motor Vehicles & Passenger Car Bodies by Quality Score. The score adds up the chart checks, the trend, the company's filed sales, its profits, the news, insider trades, and Congress trades. The section above lists the lines behind FSS's 9.
2 insiders sold $3.3M across 5 filings in the last 6 months. No open-market buys on record. The newest is Brenda Reichelderfer, Director, who sold $795K on Aug 4. Every filing, with the scored weight, for Pro members.
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