Blue Bird (BLBD) EBIT Margin (2014 - 2026)
Blue Bird (BLBD) recorded EBIT Margin of 12.12% in fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended Jun 27, 2026), down 0.46 percentage points from 12.58% a year earlier but up 1.02 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Blue Bird (BLBD) EBIT Margin (2014 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a TTM basis, Blue Bird's EBIT Margin came in at 11.77% as of Jun 27, 2026, up 1.75 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025 (ended Sep 27, 2025), it was 11.29%, up 0.95 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual EBIT Margin has increased for three straight fiscal years, with a five-year change of +8.79 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier fiscal years, EBIT Margin came in at 10.34% in FY2024 (+5.78 pp), 4.56% in FY2023 (+9.64 pp), -5.08% in FY2022 (-6.04 pp) and 0.95% in FY2021 (-1.55 pp).
- Quarterly EBIT Margin has ranged from -8.95% in fiscal Q4 2022 to 12.58% in fiscal Q3 2025 over the past five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, EBIT Margin rose in four of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +0.36 percentage points.
- Peak year-over-year performance for EBIT Margin in the last five years was a gain of 18.57 percentage points in fiscal Q4 2023, against a drop of 8.73 percentage points in fiscal Q2 2022 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three fiscal quarters came in at 11.09% (Q2 2026), 11.31% (Q1 2026) and 12.30% (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EBIT Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Caterpillar | 380.10 Bn | 351.79 Bn | 7.76 Bn | 20.91% |
| 2 | Amphenol | 208.03 Bn | 202.73 Bn | 3.55 Bn | 29.51% |
| 3 | Deere | 183.47 Bn | 192.23 Bn | 4.66 Bn | 14.72% |
| 4 | Eaton | 168.26 Bn | 165.49 Bn | 2.86 Bn | 16.32% |
| 5 | Parker-Hannifin | 122.34 Bn | 120.47 Bn | 2.25 Bn | 23.86% |
| 6 | Vertiv Holdings | 95.63 Bn | 86.25 Bn | 1.23 Bn | 19.48% |
| 7 | Emerson Electric | 87.72 Bn | 80.47 Bn | 2.66 Bn | 26.92% |
| 8 | 3M | 86.87 Bn | 68.33 Bn | 2.68 Bn | 15.14% |
| 9 | Illinois Tool Works | 76.08 Bn | 72.64 Bn | 1.90 Bn | 26.67% |
| 10 | Blue Bird | 1.79 Bn | 921.49 Mn | 103.37 Mn | 12.12% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 27, 2026 | 12.12% |
| Mar 28, 2026 | 11.09% |
| Dec 27, 2025 | 11.31% |
| Sep 27, 2025 | 12.30% |
| Jun 28, 2025 | 12.58% |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 9.39% |
| Dec 28, 2024 | 10.53% |
| Sep 28, 2024 | 7.30% |
| Jun 29, 2024 | 11.92% |
| Mar 30, 2024 | 10.43% |
| Dec 30, 2023 | 11.95% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 9.63% |
| Jul 1, 2023 | 6.60% |
| Apr 1, 2023 | 4.15% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -3.98% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -8.95% |
| Jul 2, 2022 | 0.53% |
| Apr 2, 2022 | -8.04% |
| Jan 1, 2022 | -1.58% |
| Oct 2, 2021 | -1.29% |
API Access
Blue Bird EBIT Margin API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=ebit-margin&ticker=BLBD&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "ebit-margin", "ticker": "BLBD", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=ebit-margin&ticker=BLBD&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();