Alamo Group vs Federal Signal
Federal Signal reported revenue of $2.2 billion in fiscal 2025, 1.4 times Alamo Group's $1.6 billion in fiscal 2025. Alamo Group's revenue fell 1.5% in its latest year, and Federal Signal's grew 17.1%. Alamo Group had an operating margin of 9.4%, against 15.6% at Federal Signal. Free cash flow was $147 million at Alamo Group and $227 million at Federal Signal.
Side by side
| Alamo Group | Federal Signal | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest fiscal year | FY2025, Dec 31, 2025 | FY2025, Dec 31, 2025 |
| Revenue | $1.6B | $2.2B |
| Revenue growth | −1.5% | 17.1% |
| Revenue growth a year, last 5 years | 6.6% | 14.0% |
| Gross margin | 24.8% | 28.9% |
| Operating margin | 9.4% | 15.6% |
| Net margin | 6.5% | 11.3% |
| Free cash flow | $147M | $227M |
| Free cash flow margin | 9.2% | 10.4% |
| Return on capital | 10.8% | 16.2% |
| Net debt to EBITDA | −0.5x | 1.2x |
| Dividends and buybacks | $17M | $74M |
| Change in diluted share count | 0.3% | −0.3% |
| Last close | $133.70 | $113.44 |
| P/E at the last close | 20.9× | 23.5× |
| Insider trades, last 12 months | bought $290,818, sold $1.1 million | bought $221,540, sold $3.3 million |
| Piotroski F-score | 5 of 9 | 8 of 9 |
Amounts in each company's own currency, US$ unless marked (a foreign company may report in another), each company's latest fiscal year from its 10-K, or 20-F or 40-F for a foreign company. Growth rates compare with the year before; the five-year rate is the average a year. Free cash flow is cash from operations minus capital spending; return on capital is after-tax operating income over the money invested in the business; P/E is the last close over the latest earnings per share. Banks are measured differently (return on equity, efficiency ratio), so some rows apply to one company only.
Ten years
Revenue
US$ billions, fiscal years
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Operating margin
Percent of revenue
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Free cash flow
US$ billions. Cash from operations minus capital expenditure.
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Source: the companies' Form 10-K filings, from SEC EDGAR, and the last close. For information only, not investment advice: the figures describe results, not which company is the better investment. The Filing Desk is not affiliated with either company. Full figures on the Alamo Group and Federal Signal pages.