--- title: Federal Signal Finishes Record Year with Fourth Quarter Operating Income up 58%; Projects Continued Momentum in 2019 description: Oak Brook, Illinois, February 28, 2019 — Federal Signal Corporation (NYSE:FSS), a leader in environmental and safety solutions, today reported results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2018. • Q4 operating income of $33.4 million, up $12.3 million, or 58%, compared to last year • Q4 net sales of $279 million, up $32 million, or 13% compared to last year --- [![Federal Signal](https://www.federalsignal.com/hs-fs/hubfs/logo-Fedsig-name.png?width=800&height=151&name=logo-Fedsig-name.png "Federal Signal")](https://federalsignal.com) [[![](https://www.federalsignal.com/hubfs/logo-Fedsig.svg)](https://www.federalsignal.com/) ![](https://www.federalsignal.com/hubfs/fed-sig-wordmark-tag-1.svg) ](https://www.federalsignal.com/home) ** [![CONTACT US](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/6860826/f04eedbf-5b92-40a4-9443-0282f7e58ce0.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/6860826/f04eedbf-5b92-40a4-9443-0282f7e58ce0) ** ** [![Federal Signal](https://www.federalsignal.com/hs-fs/hubfs/logo-Fedsig-name.png?width=800&height=151&name=logo-Fedsig-name.png "Federal Signal")](https://federalsignal.com) ** [![CONTACT US](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/6860826/f04eedbf-5b92-40a4-9443-0282f7e58ce0.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/6860826/f04eedbf-5b92-40a4-9443-0282f7e58ce0) ** ** [![Federal Signal](https://www.federalsignal.com/hs-fs/hubfs/logo-Fedsig-name.png?width=800&height=151&name=logo-Fedsig-name.png "Federal Signal")](https://federalsignal.com) ** [![CONTACT US](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/6860826/f04eedbf-5b92-40a4-9443-0282f7e58ce0.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/6860826/f04eedbf-5b92-40a4-9443-0282f7e58ce0) ** ** Search **Menu** ** ** #### **[HOME](https://www.federalsignal.com)** [![CONTACT US](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/6860826/f04eedbf-5b92-40a4-9443-0282f7e58ce0.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/6860826/f04eedbf-5b92-40a4-9443-0282f7e58ce0) [**Federal Signal News](https://www.federalsignal.com/fs-news) ### Federal Signal Finishes Record Year with Fourth Quarter Operating Income up 58%; Projects Continued Momentum in 2019 by [Admin](https://www.federalsignal.com/fs-news/author/admin), on Feb 28, 2019 12:00:00 AM **Oak Brook, Illinois, February 28, 2019** — Federal Signal Corporation (NYSE:FSS), a leader in environmental and safety solutions, today reported results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2018. • Q4 operating income of $33.4 million, up $12.3 million, or 58%, compared to last year • Q4 net sales of $279 million, up $32 million, or 13% compared to last year • GAAP EPS of $0.53 for the quarter, up 10% from last year, and $1.53 for the year, up 53% • Adjusted EPS of $0.39 for the quarter, up 63% from last year, and $1.43 for the year, up 68% • Projecting another strong year in 2019, with adjusted EPS* outlook of $1.48 to $1.60 [View](https://www.federalsignal.com/hubfs/fss_2019-2-28_q4_2018_earnings_release.pdf) the complete release ## Comments ## Safe Harbor ### “Safe Harbor” Statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 Information on our website may contain unaudited financial info and various forward-looking statements as of the date hereof and we undertake no obligation to update these forward-looking statements regardless of new developments or otherwise. 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