Federal Signal Touted as Long-Term Buy While Oshkosh and AECOM Underwhelm

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StockStory highlights Federal Signal as a profitable stock to own for decades, while flagging Oshkosh and AECOM as less compelling. Federal Signal, with a trailing 12-month GAAP operating margin of 16%, posted annual revenue growth of 15.3% over the last two years and saw its free cash flow margin increase by 11.1 percentage points over five years. In contrast, Oshkosh carries an 8.1% operating margin and has experienced a 4.7% average backlog decline over two years, while AECOM's 6.3% operating margin is accompanied by a 2% average backlog drop and a 3 percentage point decline in free cash flow margin over five years. Federal Signal trades at $118.52 per share, or 22.6 times forward P/E, compared to Oshkosh at $139.62 and AECOM at $69.99, both at 11.3 times forward P/E.

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Federal Signal Corporation
FSS
▲ PositiveCapitalrelevance

Federal Signal is touted as a long-term buy with strong margins (16% GAAP operating margin), 15.3% annual revenue growth, and improving free cash flow margin.

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Aecom Technology Corporation
ACM
▼ NegativeCapitalrelevance

AECOM's 6.3% operating margin, 2% average backlog decline, and 3pp drop in free cash flow margin over five years are highlighted as underwhelming.

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Oshkosh Corporation
OSK
▼ NegativeCapitalrelevance

Oshkosh's 8.1% operating margin and 4.7% average backlog decline over two years are flagged as less compelling.

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