BLBD vs TEX vs WPRT Stock Comparison

Blue Bird, Terex and Aetherion Technologies Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
BLBD Blue Bird Corp
$56.82 -2.2% 1M +6.9% 1Y
Market cap
$1.80B
P/E
6.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.61B
Div. yield
–
Heavy Equipment Industrials
7 wins
TEX Terex Corp
$49.75 -13.2% 1M -14.9% 1Y
Market cap
$5.69B
P/E
37.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.68B
Div. yield
1.37%
Heavy Equipment Industrials
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Blue Bird leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Blue Bird 7, Terex 3, Aetherion Technologies 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBLBDTEXWPRTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.80B $5.69B $37.53M TEX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 6.9x 37.9x -0.9x BLBD
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 12.7x 9.5x — TEX
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +13.5% +29.2% -73.4% TEX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 17.5% 2.2% -493.2% BLBD
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 29.3% 3.8% -39.8% BLBD
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.1x 3.7x 1.0x BLBD
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 1.37% — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +6.9% -14.9% +7.5% WPRT
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +24.1%/yr +1.6%/yr -41.4%/yr BLBD
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 42.8% 49.0% 53.3% BLBD
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 76/100 49/100 25/100 BLBD

Percentile Scorecard

BLBDTEXWPRT

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

AxisBLBDTEXWPRT
Valuation 94 #13 of 203 77 #47 of 203 11 #181 of 203
Growth 93 #15 of 188 42 #110 of 188 29 #133 of 188
Profitability 91 #18 of 183 33 #123 of 183 4 #175 of 183
Financial Health 71 #64 of 217 26 #160 of 217 54 #100 of 217
Shareholder Returns 31 #106 of 153 66 #53 of 153 –
Overall 76 49 25
  • BLBD ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • TEX ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • WPRT ranked among 222 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodBLBDTEXWPRTSPY
1 month -2.2%-13.2%+6.4% -0.2%
3 months -23.1%-27.5%+22.7% +3.9%
6 months -9.7%-19.6%+9.6% +8.2%
Year to date +20.9%-6.8%+37.6% +12.9%
1 year +6.9%-14.9%+7.5% +12.3%
3 years +204.8%+13.6%-56.4% +87.4%
3 years, per year +45.0%+4.3%-24.2% +23.3%
5 years +194.4%+8.1%-93.1% +67.9%
5 years, per year +24.1%+1.6%-41.4% +10.9%
10 years +282.9%+110.5%-87.2% +261.1%
10 years, per year +14.4%+7.7%-18.6% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureBLBDTEXWPRTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 42.8%49.0%53.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 45.7%48.7%47.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.121.890.65 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.16-0.300.14 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -70.9%-51.8%-96.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -30.3%-33.3%-12.6% -1.2%
52-week high $81.50$74.58$2.47 $779.14
52-week low $46.59$41.78$1.54 $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.

MultipleBLBDTEXWPRT
P/E now vs peer median 6.9xmedian 25.2x 37.9xmedian 25.2x -0.9xmedian 25.2x
P/S now vs peer median 1.1xmedian 1.9x 0.9xmedian 1.9x 4.4xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 8.4xmedian 14.0x 12.8xmedian 14.0x -0.6xmedian 14.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 11.8xmedian 21.7x 16.8xmedian 21.7x -4.2xmedian 21.7x
P/B now vs peer median 2.7xmedian 2.3x 1.2xmedian 2.3x 0.7xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median 0.04median 1.32 -0.91median 1.32 -0.12median 1.32

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 monthsBLBDTEXWPRT
Revenue $1.61B $6.68B $8.50M
Gross profit $331.66M $1.18B $952.00K
Operating income $189.81M $382.00M -$23.52M
Net income $281.81M $149.00M -$41.91M
Free cash flow $153.14M $339.00M -$8.83M
R&D – – $5.35M
EPS (diluted) $8.02 $1.30 $-2.42
Cash & equivalents $116.82M $407.00M $23.95M
Total debt $86.81M $2.69B $972.00K
Shares (diluted) 35.15M 114.20M 17.34M
Enterprise value $936.06M $3.61B -$199.57M

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
MetricBLBDTEXWPRT
P/E 6.9x 37.9x -0.9x
P/FCF 11.8x 16.8x -4.2x
P/Operating cash flow 10.0x 12.5x -4.7x
P/S 1.1x 0.9x 4.4x
P/B 2.7x 1.2x 0.7x
P/Tangible book 3.8x 2.8x 0.7x
EV/EBITDA 8.4x 12.8x -0.6x
EV/EBIT 9.3x 20.9x -0.6x
EV/Revenue 1.1x 1.2x 1.7x
EV/FCF 11.6x 23.5x -1.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 9.8x 17.5x -1.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.04 -0.91 -0.12

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBLBDTEXWPRT
Revenue growth (1Y) 13.5% 29.2% -73.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 14.0% 10.3% -70.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 19.9% 18.4% -72.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 57.8% 2.6% -72.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) 33.3% 2.4% -71.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 598.6% -13.9% -35.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 143.2% -16.8% 21.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 160.8% -30.6% 7.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 125.4% -52.0% 18.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 155.1% -41.6% 7.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 8.4% 21.9% 55.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 16.5% 7.1% 10.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 7.0% 43.6% 55.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 13.0% 8.0% 27.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBLBDTEXWPRT
Gross margin 20.6% 17.7% 11.2%
EBITDA margin 13.1% 9.3% -267.3%
Operating margin 11.8% 5.7% -276.7%
Pretax margin 20.0% 2.8% -423.1%
Net margin 17.5% 2.2% -493.2%
FCF margin 9.5% 5.1% -103.9%
Operating cash flow margin 11.2% 6.8% -93.2%
Return on equity 58.9% 3.0% -29.3%
Return on assets 30.2% 1.4% -19.9%
Return on invested capital 29.3% 3.8% -39.8%
Return on capital employed 30.9% 4.5% -42.2%
Asset turnover 1.7x 0.7x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.6x 3.1x 0.2x
Stock comp / revenue 0.5% 1.0% 8.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBLBDTEXWPRT
Debt / assets 7.4% 26.0% 1.1%
Debt / equity 0.1x 0.5x 0.0x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.1x 3.7x 1.0x
Debt / FCF 0.6x 7.9x -0.1x
Liabilities / assets 43.9% 52.4% 38.5%
Equity / assets 56.1% 47.6% 61.5%
Interest coverage 27.9x 2.0x -100.9x
Current ratio 1.6x 1.8x 1.1x
Quick ratio 0.5x 0.9x 1.1x
Cash ratio 0.4x 0.2x 0.8x
Altman Z-score 4.61 1.86 -19.42

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBLBDTEXWPRT
Dividend yield – 1.4% –
Net buyback yield 0.4% 0.1% 295.0%
Shareholder yield 0.4% 1.4% 295.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 41.6% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 18.3% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 37.8% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 17.4% –

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.

ConsensusBLBDTEXWPRT
Forward P/E 12.7xFY2026 9.5xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $4.48FY2026 $5.26FY2026 $-1.37FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +2.3%FY2026 +6.7%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after -6.9% +9.9% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.64BFY2026 $8.62BFY2026 $10.34MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +10.7%FY2026 +59.1%FY2026 -55.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +16.4% +8.2% +10.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBLBDTEXWPRT
Held by institutions 94.5% 100.0% 21.0%
Institutions holding 303 482 46
Change in shares held, QoQ -2.6% +5.5% +70.5%
Institutions buying 169 240 16
Institutions selling 100 164 13
Buyers to sellers 1.69 1.46 1.23

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.

BLBDTEXWPRT
BLBD 1.00 0.37 0.07
TEX 0.37 1.00 0.19
WPRT 0.07 0.19 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BLBD, TEX and WPRT?

Terex (TEX) is the largest by market capitalisation: Blue Bird (BLBD) $1.80B, Terex (TEX) $5.69B, Aetherion Technologies (WPRT) $37.53M.

Which stock is cheaper, BLBD, TEX and WPRT?

Blue Bird (BLBD) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Blue Bird (BLBD) 6.9x, Terex (TEX) 37.9x, Aetherion Technologies (WPRT) -0.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Terex (TEX) is cheapest (Blue Bird (BLBD) 12.7x, Terex (TEX) 9.5x). 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%, Terex (TEX) +29.2%, Aetherion Technologies (WPRT) -73.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Blue Bird (BLBD) has the highest net margin (Blue Bird (BLBD) 17.5%, Terex (TEX) 2.2%, Aetherion Technologies (WPRT) -493.2%). On return on invested capital, Blue Bird (BLBD) leads (Blue Bird (BLBD) 29.3%, Terex (TEX) 3.8%, Aetherion Technologies (WPRT) -39.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Aetherion Technologies (WPRT) returned the most: Blue Bird (BLBD) +6.9%, Terex (TEX) -14.9%, Aetherion Technologies (WPRT) +7.5%. Over five years, Blue Bird (BLBD) compounded fastest (Blue Bird (BLBD) +24.1%/yr, Terex (TEX) +1.6%/yr, Aetherion Technologies (WPRT) -41.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Terex (TEX) 1.37%. Blue Bird (BLBD) and Aetherion Technologies (WPRT) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Blue Bird (BLBD) has been the steadiest (Blue Bird (BLBD) 42.8%, Terex (TEX) 49.0%, Aetherion Technologies (WPRT) 53.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.