BLBD vs WPRT vs TEX Stock Comparison

Blue Bird, Aetherion Technologies and Terex Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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BLBD Blue Bird Corp
$56.82 -2.2% 1M +6.9% 1Y
Market cap
$1.96B
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
$6.02B
P/E
40.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.68B
Div. yield
0.01%
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.

QuestionBLBDWPRTTEXLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.96B $37.53M $6.02B TEX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 6.9x -0.9x 40.4x 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% -73.4% +29.2% TEX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 17.5% -493.2% 2.2% BLBD
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 29.3% -39.8% 3.8% BLBD
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.1x 1.0x 3.7x BLBD
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% — 0.01% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +6.9% +7.5% -14.9% WPRT
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +24.1%/yr -41.4%/yr +1.6%/yr BLBD
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 42.8% 53.3% 49.0% BLBD
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 76/100 25/100 49/100 BLBD

Percentile Scorecard

BLBDWPRTTEX

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

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

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

Risk

MeasureBLBDWPRTTEXSPY
Volatility, 1Y 42.8%53.3%49.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 45.7%47.3%48.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.120.651.89 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.160.14-0.30 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -70.9%-96.1%-51.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -30.3%-12.6%-33.3% -1.2%
52-week high $81.50$2.47$74.58 $779.14
52-week low $46.59$1.54$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.

MultipleBLBDWPRTTEX
P/E now vs peer median 6.9xmedian 25.2x -0.9xmedian 25.2x 37.9xmedian 25.2x
P/S now vs peer median 1.1xmedian 1.9x 4.4xmedian 1.9x 0.9xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 8.4xmedian 14.0x -0.6xmedian 14.0x 12.8xmedian 14.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 11.8xmedian 21.7x -4.2xmedian 21.7x 16.8xmedian 21.7x
P/B now vs peer median 2.7xmedian 2.3x 0.7xmedian 2.3x 1.2xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median 0.04median 1.32 -0.12median 1.32 -0.91median 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 monthsBLBDWPRTTEX
Revenue $1.61B $8.50M $6.68B
Gross profit $331.66M $952.00K $1.18B
Operating income $189.81M -$23.52M $382.00M
Net income $281.81M -$41.91M $149.00M
Free cash flow $153.14M -$8.83M $339.00M
R&D – $5.35M –
EPS (diluted) $8.02 $-2.42 $1.30
Cash & equivalents $116.82M $23.95M $407.00M
Total debt $86.81M $972.00K $2.69B
Shares (diluted) 35.15M 17.34M 114.20M
Enterprise value $1.09B -$199.57M $3.94B

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

Growth

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

Profitability

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

Financial Health

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

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBLBDWPRTTEX
Dividend yield – – 1.4%
Net buyback yield 0.4% 295.0% 0.1%
Shareholder yield 0.4% 295.0% 1.4%
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.

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

Institutional Ownership

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

BLBDWPRTTEX
BLBD 1.00 0.07 0.37
WPRT 0.07 1.00 0.19
TEX 0.37 0.19 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BLBD, WPRT and TEX?

Terex (TEX) is the largest by market capitalisation: Blue Bird (BLBD) $1.96B, Aetherion Technologies (WPRT) $37.53M, Terex (TEX) $6.02B.

Which stock is cheaper, BLBD, WPRT and TEX?

Blue Bird (BLBD) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Blue Bird (BLBD) 6.9x, Aetherion Technologies (WPRT) -0.9x, Terex (TEX) 40.4x). 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%, Aetherion Technologies (WPRT) -73.4%, Terex (TEX) +29.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

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

Which stock has performed better?

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

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Blue Bird (BLBD) 0.00%, Terex (TEX) 0.01%. 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%, Aetherion Technologies (WPRT) 53.3%, Terex (TEX) 49.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BLBD, WPRT 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.