BLBD vs PCAR vs TEX Stock Comparison

Blue Bird, Paccar and Terex Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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BLBD Blue Bird Corp
$57.17 +0.3% 1M +6.5% 1Y
Market cap
$1.81B
P/E
6.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.61B
Div. yield
–
Heavy Equipment Industrials
7 wins
PCAR Paccar Inc
$102.42 -8.3% 1M +3.3% 1Y
Market cap
$53.92B
P/E
19.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$29.08B
Div. yield
2.69%
Heavy Equipment Industrials
3 wins
TEX Terex Corp
$53.38 -3.8% 1M -6.5% 1Y
Market cap
$6.10B
P/E
30.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.49B
Div. yield
1.27%
Heavy Equipment Industrials
2 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Blue Bird leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Blue Bird 7, Paccar 3, Terex 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBLBDPCARTEXLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.81B $53.92B $6.10B PCAR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 6.9x 19.5x 30.6x BLBD
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 12.8x 16.4x 10.1x TEX
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +13.5% -1.5% +40.1% TEX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 17.5% 9.5% — BLBD
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 29.3% -50.7% — BLBD
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.1x -0.1x — BLBD
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 2.69% 1.27% PCAR
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +6.5% +3.3% -6.5% BLBD
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +23.9%/yr +11.4%/yr +3.6%/yr BLBD
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 42.8% 27.1% 49.5% PCAR
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 77/100 45/100 53/100 BLBD

Percentile Scorecard

BLBDPCARTEX

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisBLBDPCARTEX
Valuation 94 #14 of 203 53 #96 of 203 89 #24 of 203
Growth 93 #14 of 188 18 #154 of 188 50 #95 of 188
Profitability 92 #16 of 184 31 #128 of 184 33 #124 of 184
Financial Health 72 #61 of 217 57 #94 of 217 38 #134 of 217
Shareholder Returns 33 #103 of 153 68 #50 of 153 56 #68 of 153
Overall 77 45 53
  • BLBD ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • PCAR ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • TEX ranked among 222 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodBLBDPCARTEXSPY
1 month +0.3%-8.3%-3.8% +0.9%
3 months -20.9%-23.5%-17.4% +5.9%
6 months -6.9%-13.3%-12.1% +8.5%
Year to date +21.6%-6.5%0.0% +13.3%
1 year +6.5%+3.3%-6.5% +12.4%
3 years +206.7%+23.0%+21.8% +88.1%
3 years, per year +45.3%+7.1%+6.8% +23.5%
5 years +191.5%+71.4%+19.2% +68.2%
5 years, per year +23.9%+11.4%+3.6% +11.0%
10 years +285.0%+177.3%+124.2% +263.4%
10 years, per year +14.4%+10.7%+8.4% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureBLBDPCARTEXSPY
Volatility, 1Y 42.8%27.1%49.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 45.7%24.5%48.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.120.891.91 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.150.12-0.13 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -70.9%-30.6%-51.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -29.9%-25.9%-28.4% -0.9%
52-week high $81.50$138.21$74.58 $779.14
52-week low $46.59$94.15$41.78 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleBLBDPCARTEX
P/E now vs peer median 6.9xmedian 25.4x 19.5xmedian 25.4x 30.6xmedian 25.4x
P/S now vs peer median 1.1xmedian 1.9x 1.9xmedian 1.9x 0.8xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 8.5xmedian 14.3x -2.9xmedian 14.3x —median 14.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 11.8xmedian 21.8x 24.9xmedian 21.8x 18.0xmedian 21.8x
P/B now vs peer median 2.8xmedian 2.2x 2.6xmedian 2.2x 1.2xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.04median 1.41 -1.56median 1.41 -0.82median 1.41

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsBLBDPCARTEX
Revenue $1.61B $29.08B $7.49B
Gross profit $331.66M $5.86B –
Operating income $189.81M -$20.02B $425.00M
Net income $281.81M $2.76B –
Free cash flow $153.14M $2.17B –
R&D – $438.50M –
EPS (diluted) $8.02 $5.23 $1.73
Cash & equivalents $116.82M $6.15B $407.00M
Total debt $86.81M $10.40B –
Shares (diluted) 35.15M 527.70M 114.20M
Enterprise value $947.15M $16.79B $6.10B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricBLBDPCARTEX
P/E 6.9x 19.5x 30.6x
P/FCF 11.8x 24.9x 18.0x
P/Operating cash flow 10.0x 14.7x 11.2x
P/S 1.1x 1.9x 0.8x
P/B 2.8x 2.6x 1.2x
P/Tangible book 3.8x 2.6x 1.2x
EV/EBITDA 8.5x -2.9x –
EV/EBIT 9.4x -2.7x –
EV/Revenue 1.1x 1.9x 0.8x
EV/FCF 11.6x 25.4x –
EV/Operating cash flow 9.9x 15.0x 11.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.04 -1.56 -0.82

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBLBDPCARTEX
Revenue growth (1Y) 13.5% -1.5% 40.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 14.0% -5.2% 13.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 19.9% -4.0% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 57.8% -8.7% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 33.3% 1.5% 8.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 598.6% -10.2% -12.8%
Net income growth (1Y) 143.2% 2.6% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) 160.8% -12.4% –
EPS growth (1Y) 125.4% 2.4% -26.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 155.1% -12.5% -37.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 8.4% -22.3% 31.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 16.5% -4.8% 8.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 7.0% -32.2% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 13.0% -10.7% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBLBDPCARTEX
Gross margin 20.6% 20.1% –
EBITDA margin 13.1% -65.9% –
Operating margin 11.8% -68.8% –
Pretax margin 20.0% 12.2% –
Net margin 17.5% 9.5% –
FCF margin 9.5% 7.4% –
Operating cash flow margin 11.2% 12.6% 7.3%
Return on equity 58.9% 13.4% 3.9%
Return on assets 30.2% 6.2% 1.9%
Return on invested capital 29.3% -50.7% –
Return on capital employed 30.9% -51.1% –
Asset turnover 1.7x 0.7x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.6x 1.3x –
Stock comp / revenue 0.5% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBLBDPCARTEX
Debt / assets 7.4% 23.0% –
Debt / equity 0.1x 0.5x –
Net debt / EBITDA -0.1x -0.1x –
Debt / FCF 0.6x 4.8x –
Liabilities / assets 43.9% 53.6% 51.8%
Equity / assets 56.1% 46.4% 48.2%
Interest coverage 27.9x – –
Current ratio 1.6x 2.8x 1.8x
Quick ratio 0.5x 2.2x –
Cash ratio 0.4x 1.7x –
Altman Z-score 4.63 1.41 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBLBDPCARTEX
Dividend yield – 2.7% 1.3%
Net buyback yield 0.4% -0.1% –
Shareholder yield 0.4% 2.6% 1.3%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusBLBDPCARTEX
Forward P/E 12.8xFY2026 16.4xFY2026 10.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $4.48FY2026 $6.23FY2026 $5.26FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +2.3%FY2026 +24.4%FY2026 +6.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -6.9% +20.2% +9.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.64BFY2026 $26.76BFY2026 $8.62BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +10.7%FY2026 +2.0%FY2026 +59.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +16.4% +23.1% +8.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBLBDPCARTEX
Held by institutions 94.5% 73.8% 100.0%
Institutions holding 303 1,095 482
Change in shares held, QoQ -2.6% +5.8% +5.5%
Institutions buying 169 503 240
Institutions selling 100 406 164
Buyers to sellers 1.69 1.24 1.46

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

BLBDPCARTEX
BLBD 1.00 0.36 0.36
PCAR 0.36 1.00 0.52
TEX 0.36 0.52 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BLBD, PCAR and TEX?

Paccar (PCAR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Blue Bird (BLBD) $1.81B, Paccar (PCAR) $53.92B, Terex (TEX) $6.10B.

Which stock is cheaper, BLBD, PCAR and TEX?

Blue Bird (BLBD) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Blue Bird (BLBD) 6.9x, Paccar (PCAR) 19.5x, Terex (TEX) 30.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Terex (TEX) is cheapest (Blue Bird (BLBD) 12.8x, Paccar (PCAR) 16.4x, Terex (TEX) 10.1x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Terex (TEX) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Blue Bird (BLBD) +13.5%, Paccar (PCAR) -1.5%, Terex (TEX) +40.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Blue Bird (BLBD) has the highest net margin (Blue Bird (BLBD) 17.5%, Paccar (PCAR) 9.5%). On return on invested capital, Blue Bird (BLBD) leads (Blue Bird (BLBD) 29.3%, Paccar (PCAR) -50.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Blue Bird (BLBD) returned the most: Blue Bird (BLBD) +6.5%, Paccar (PCAR) +3.3%, Terex (TEX) -6.5%. Over five years, Blue Bird (BLBD) compounded fastest (Blue Bird (BLBD) +23.9%/yr, Paccar (PCAR) +11.4%/yr, Terex (TEX) +3.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Paccar (PCAR) has the highest dividend yield: Paccar (PCAR) 2.69%, Terex (TEX) 1.27%. Blue Bird (BLBD) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Paccar (PCAR) has been the steadiest (Blue Bird (BLBD) 42.8%, Paccar (PCAR) 27.1%, Terex (TEX) 49.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BLBD, PCAR and TEX?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Blue Bird (BLBD) leads on 7. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.