Federal Signal (FSS) Total Return Calculator
$10,000 since Dec 2007, with and without reinvesting · data through Oct 2026
$10,000 invested in Federal Signal (FSS) ten years ago, at the end of Oct 2016, was worth $101,140 at the end of Oct 2026 with every dividend reinvested: 26.0% a year, against $41,633 in the S&P 500. Since Dec 2007, $10,000 became $126,738 reinvested (14.4% a year), or $105,306 taking the dividends as cash, $4,887 of it paid out along the way.
FSS became
$126,738
S&P 500: $72,756
Return a year
14.4%
S&P 500: 11.1%
Payouts reinvested
$5,785
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Worst drop
-74.9%
S&P 500: -48.2%
$10,000, Dec 2007 to Oct 2026
Payouts reinvested · S&P 500 reinvested
| Year | FSS total return | Paid out | S&P 500 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (part) | +4.2% | $506 | +11.7% |
| 2025 | +18.2% | $622 | +17.7% |
| 2024 | +21.0% | $565 | +24.9% |
| 2023 | +66.3% | $455 | +26.2% |
| 2022 | +8.2% | $413 | −18.2% |
| 2021 | +31.8% | $406 | +28.7% |
| 2020 | +4.0% | $375 | +18.3% |
| 2019 | +63.9% | $352 | +31.2% |
| 2018 | +0.3% | $325 | −4.6% |
| 2017 | +30.8% | $306 | +21.7% |
| 2016 | +0.6% | $320 | +12.0% |
| 2015 | +4.3% | $260 | +1.2% |
| 2014 | +6.1% | $111 | +13.5% |
| 2013 | +92.6% | $22 | +32.3% |
| 2012 | +83.4% | $17 | +16.0% |
| 2011 | −39.6% | $13 | +1.9% |
| 2010 | +18.1% | $250 | +15.1% |
| 2009 | −23.5% | $253 | +26.4% |
| 2008 | −25.4% | $213 | −36.8% |
"Paid out" is what your holding received that year. Month-end prices; no costs or taxes.
Key facts: FSS total return
Data as of · Source: SmarterDividends data
- $10,000 invested in Federal Signal (FSS) at the end of Dec 2007, with dividends reinvested, was worth $126,738 at the end of Oct 2026: 14.4% a year, against $72,756 (11.1% a year) in the S&P 500.
- Over the 10 years to Oct 2026, FSS turned $10,000 into $101,140 with dividends reinvested, 26.0% a year.
- Over the 5 years to Oct 2026, FSS returned 22.2% a year with dividends reinvested (S&P 500: 12.0%).
- Taking FSS's dividends as cash instead of reinvesting them, the same $10,000 ended at $105,306, including $4,887 of cash received; reinvesting added $21,432.
- FSS's best calendar year in that time was 2013 (92.6%) and its worst 2011 (-39.6%), with dividends reinvested.
Cite this page
SmarterDividends, "Federal Signal (FSS) Total Return Calculator," updated Nov 5, 2026, https://smarterdividends.com/stocks/FSS/total-return
FSS total return questions
If I invested $10,000 in FSS 10 years ago, how much would I have?
About $101,140 at the end of Oct 2026, with every dividend reinvested: 26.0% a year. Taking them as cash, you'd have shares worth $91,751 or so plus the cash you received. The same $10,000 in the S&P 500 became $41,633.
What is FSS's total return since Dec 2007?
1167% in total, or 14.4% a year, through Oct 2026 with dividends reinvested. The share price alone rose 904%.
How much of FSS's return came from dividends?
About 10% of its yearly return since Dec 2007. Reinvesting them, rather than taking cash, left you $21,432 better off on a $10,000 start.
What was FSS's worst year?
2011, at -39.6% with dividends reinvested (S&P 500: 1.9%). Its deepest fall from a peak, on month-end values, was -74.9%.
How is total return calculated here?
From month-end prices: the adjusted price counts every dividend reinvested in the month it was paid; the plain price doesn't. The S&P 500 is SPY with its dividends reinvested. No trading costs or taxes.