Does FSS pay a dividend?

Yes. Federal Signal Corporation pays a quarterly dividend, currently yielding 0.45% based on trailing twelve-month payments of $0.58 per share.

How much does FSS pay in dividends?

$0.58 per share over the last twelve months, paid quarterly. Special and one-off distributions are excluded from that figure because they do not recur.

When is the next FSS ex-dividend date?

The next ex-dividend date on record is August 14, 2026, with payment on August 27, 2026. You must own the shares before the ex-dividend date to receive that payment.

FSS Dividend

Federal Signal Corporation

NYSEIndustrialsStockData as of August 12, 2026

Dividend yield: 0.45%
Annual dividend: $0.58
Payout ratio: 0.12
Frequency: Quarterly
Share price: $128.72
Market cap: $7.9B

Next payment

Ex-dividend date: August 14, 2026Pay date: August 27, 2026Amount: $0.1500

You must own the shares before the ex-dividend date to receive this payment.

Is FSS a good dividend stock?

What the data shows. These are observations, not recommendations — see the disclaimer at the foot of the page.

Yield is below the market median0.45% against a median of 2.78%. A lower yield is common among companies that reinvest more of their earnings or whose shares have risen.
Dividend is comfortably coveredA payout ratio of 0.12 means roughly 12% of earnings go to the dividend, leaving room to keep paying through a weaker year.
Dividend has been cut 4 timesAcross 39 complete years, the annual total fell in 2004, 2005, 2014 and earlier. The most recent reduction was in 2014.
Raised for 3 consecutive yearsDerived from split-adjusted payment history and approximate; treat it as a relative signal rather than a certified record.

FSS dividend history

Annual dividend per share, 1984 to 2025.

Peak $0.8000 in 2002Year the total fellTypical payment × payments that year, split-adjusted, excluding special and one-off distributions. Robust to duplicate records in the source data. The current year is omitted while incomplete.

Recent dividend payments

The last 40 dividend payments for FSS, most recent first.
Ex-dividend date	Pay date	Amount	Type
August 14, 2026	August 27, 2026	$0.1500	Quarterly
May 15, 2026	May 29, 2026	$0.1500	Quarterly
March 13, 2026	March 26, 2026	$0.1500	Quarterly
November 14, 2025	December 2, 2025	$0.1400	Quarterly
August 15, 2025	August 28, 2025	$0.1400	Quarterly
May 16, 2025	May 30, 2025	$0.1400	Quarterly
March 14, 2025	March 27, 2025	$0.1400	Quarterly
November 15, 2024	December 2, 2024	$0.1200	Quarterly
August 16, 2024	August 30, 2024	$0.1200	Quarterly
May 16, 2024	May 31, 2024	$0.1200	Quarterly
March 14, 2024	March 28, 2024	$0.1200	Quarterly
November 16, 2023	December 1, 2023	$0.1000	Quarterly
August 17, 2023	September 1, 2023	$0.1000	Quarterly
May 18, 2023	June 2, 2023	$0.1000	Quarterly
March 16, 2023	March 31, 2023	$0.0900	Quarterly
November 17, 2022	December 2, 2022	$0.0900	Quarterly
August 18, 2022	September 2, 2022	$0.0900	Quarterly
May 19, 2022	June 3, 2022	$0.0900	Quarterly
March 17, 2022	April 1, 2022	$0.0900	Quarterly
November 18, 2021	December 1, 2021	$0.0900	Quarterly
August 19, 2021	September 1, 2021	$0.0900	Quarterly
May 20, 2021	June 2, 2021	$0.0900	Quarterly
March 18, 2021	March 31, 2021	$0.0900	Quarterly
November 18, 2020	December 1, 2020	$0.0800	Quarterly
August 20, 2020	September 4, 2020	$0.0800	Quarterly
May 14, 2020	June 2, 2020	$0.0800	Quarterly
March 17, 2020	March 31, 2020	$0.0800	Quarterly
November 12, 2019	November 26, 2019	$0.0800	Quarterly
August 13, 2019	August 28, 2019	$0.0800	Quarterly
May 14, 2019	May 30, 2019	$0.0800	Quarterly
March 15, 2019	March 29, 2019	$0.0800	Quarterly
November 9, 2018	November 27, 2018	$0.0800	Quarterly
August 13, 2018	August 28, 2018	$0.0800	Quarterly
May 14, 2018	May 29, 2018	$0.0800	Quarterly
March 2, 2018	March 19, 2018	$0.0700	Quarterly
November 13, 2017	December 5, 2017	$0.0700	Quarterly
August 11, 2017	September 6, 2017	$0.0700	Quarterly
May 10, 2017	June 2, 2017	$0.0700	Quarterly
March 8, 2017	March 31, 2017	$0.0700	Quarterly
November 10, 2016	December 6, 2016	$0.0700	Quarterly

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Frequently asked questions

Does FSS pay a dividend?: Yes. Federal Signal Corporation pays a quarterly dividend, currently yielding 0.45% based on trailing twelve-month payments of $0.58 per share.
How much does FSS pay in dividends?: $0.58 per share over the last twelve months, paid quarterly. Special and one-off distributions are excluded from that figure because they do not recur.
When is the next FSS ex-dividend date?: The next ex-dividend date on record is August 14, 2026, with payment on August 27, 2026. You must own the shares before the ex-dividend date to receive that payment.