Blue Bird (BLBD) EBITDA Margin (2014 - 2026)
Blue Bird (BLBD) recorded quarterly EBITDA Margin of 11.09% in Q1 2026, down 1.93% quarter-over-quarter from 11.31% in Q4 2025, and up 170.0% on a YoY basis from 4.11% in Q1 2025.
Blue Bird (BLBD) EBITDA Margin (2014 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Blue Bird's EBITDA Margin history runs 13 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 11.09% for Q1 2026.
- In Q1 2026, EBITDA Margin rose 170.0% year-over-year to 11.09%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 11.87% (up 213.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 11.29%, up 95.0% from the prior year.
- EBITDA Margin was 11.09% for Q1 2026 at Blue Bird, down from 11.31% in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, EBITDA Margin ranged from a high of 12.58% in Q2 2025 to a low of 16.09% in Q3 2022.
- Historically, EBITDA Margin has averaged 5.56% across 5 years, with a median of 9.51% in 2025.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: EBITDA Margin tumbled 873 bps in 2022, then soared 2572 bps in 2023.
- A 5-year view of EBITDA Margin shows it stood at 3.98% in 2022, then surged by 400 bps to 11.95% in 2023, then declined by 12 bps to 10.53% in 2024, then advanced by 7 bps to 11.31% in 2025, then dropped by 2 bps to 11.09% in 2026.
- The last three EBITDA Margin figures came in at 11.09% (Q1 2026), 11.31% (Q4 2025), and 12.3% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
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| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EBITDA Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Caterpillar | 424.10 Bn | 420.03 Bn | 6.11 Bn | 17.71% |
| 2 | Deere | 156.25 Bn | 148.36 Bn | 13.06 Bn | 16.73% |
| 3 | Paccar | 63.14 Bn | 62.45 Bn | 1.36 Bn | -63.36% |
| 4 | Oshkosh | 8.32 Bn | 8.07 Bn | 311.90 Mn | 3.54% |
| 5 | Terex | 6.12 Bn | 5.73 Bn | 206.00 Mn | -5.82% |
| 6 | Blue Bird | 2.24 Bn | 1.97 Bn | 70.65 Mn | 11.09% |
| 7 | Alamo | 1.85 Bn | 1.65 Bn | 104.81 Mn | 10.11% |
| 8 | Lindsay | 1.21 Bn | 1.02 Bn | 42.35 Mn | 8.41% |
| 9 | Astec Industries | 1.18 Bn | 1.11 Bn | 99.10 Mn | 2.27% |
| 10 | Hyster-Yale | 619.64 Mn | 623.94 Mn | 124.80 Mn | -3.52% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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 | -16.09% |
| Jul 2, 2022 | 0.53% |
| Apr 2, 2022 | -8.04% |
| Jan 1, 2022 | -1.58% |
| Jul 3, 2021 | 4.11% |
| Apr 3, 2021 | 0.69% |