Astec Industries vs Federal Signal
Federal Signal reported revenue of $2.2 billion in fiscal 2025, 1.5 times Astec Industries' $1.4 billion in fiscal 2025. Astec Industries' revenue grew 8.1% in its latest year, and Federal Signal's grew 17.1%. Astec Industries had an operating margin of 4.7%, against 15.6% at Federal Signal. Free cash flow was $21 million at Astec Industries and $227 million at Federal Signal.
Side by side
| Astec Industries | Federal Signal | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest fiscal year | FY2025, Dec 31, 2025 | FY2025, Dec 31, 2025 |
| Revenue | $1.4B | $2.2B |
| Revenue growth | 8.1% | 17.1% |
| Revenue growth a year, last 5 years | 6.6% | 14.0% |
| Gross margin | 26.5% | 28.9% |
| Operating margin | 4.7% | 15.6% |
| Net margin | 2.8% | 11.3% |
| Free cash flow | $21M | $227M |
| Free cash flow margin | 1.5% | 10.4% |
| Return on capital | 6.0% | 16.2% |
| Net debt to EBITDA | 2.7x | 1.2x |
| Dividends and buybacks | $12M | $74M |
| Change in diluted share count | 1.1% | −0.3% |
| Last close | $35.71 | $113.44 |
| P/E at the last close | 71.4× | 23.5× |
| Insider trades, last 12 months | sold $59,543 | bought $221,540, sold $3.3 million |
| Piotroski F-score | 6 of 9 | 8 of 9 |
Amounts in each company's own currency, US$ 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 Astec Industries and Federal Signal pages.