Blue Bird (BLBD) EBITDA Margin (2014 - 2026)
Blue Bird (BLBD) reported EBITDA Margin of 13.81% for fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended Jun 27, 2026), up 0.23 percentage points from 13.58% a year earlier and up 1.56 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Blue Bird (BLBD) EBITDA Margin (2014 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the twelve months ended Jun 27, 2026, Blue Bird's EBITDA Margin came in at 13.06%, up 1.94 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025 (ended Sep 27, 2025), it came in at 12.35%, up 0.90 percentage points from FY2024.
- EBITDA Margin has increased for three consecutive fiscal years, with a five-year change of +8.21 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By fiscal year, EBITDA Margin came in at 11.44% in FY2024 (+5.47 pp), 5.97% in FY2023 (+9.30 pp), -3.33% in FY2022 (-6.25 pp) and 2.92% in FY2021 (-1.22 pp).
- The fiscal Q3 2026 figure ranks as the highest quarterly EBITDA Margin in data going back to fiscal Q3 2014.
- Year over year, EBITDA Margin has now increased in each of the last five quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +0.42 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year EBITDA Margin in five years was fiscal Q4 2023 (a gain of 18.32 percentage points); the low point was fiscal Q2 2022 (a drop of 9.13 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three fiscal quarters before Q3 2026 came in at 12.25% (Q2 2026), 12.51% (Q1 2026) and 13.25% (Q4 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EBITDA Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Caterpillar | 376.87 Bn | 348.57 Bn | 7.76 Bn | 23.91% |
| 2 | Amphenol | 208.65 Bn | 203.35 Bn | 3.55 Bn | 33.41% |
| 3 | Deere | 185.97 Bn | 194.73 Bn | 4.66 Bn | 19.50% |
| 4 | Eaton | 167.50 Bn | 164.73 Bn | 2.86 Bn | 20.99% |
| 5 | Parker-Hannifin | 122.25 Bn | 120.39 Bn | 2.25 Bn | 27.98% |
| 6 | Vertiv Holdings | 93.95 Bn | 84.57 Bn | 1.23 Bn | 23.02% |
| 7 | Emerson Electric | 88.90 Bn | 81.65 Bn | 2.66 Bn | 34.66% |
| 8 | 3M | 87.39 Bn | 68.85 Bn | 2.68 Bn | 20.29% |
| 9 | Illinois Tool Works | 78.00 Bn | 74.56 Bn | 1.90 Bn | 28.95% |
| 10 | Blue Bird | 1.80 Bn | 941.13 Mn | 103.37 Mn | 13.81% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 27, 2026 | 13.81% |
| Mar 28, 2026 | 12.25% |
| Dec 27, 2025 | 12.51% |
| Sep 27, 2025 | 13.25% |
| Jun 28, 2025 | 13.58% |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 10.47% |
| Dec 28, 2024 | 11.76% |
| Sep 28, 2024 | 8.42% |
| Jun 29, 2024 | 13.01% |
| Mar 30, 2024 | 11.48% |
| Dec 30, 2023 | 13.09% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 10.91% |
| Jul 1, 2023 | 8.30% |
| Apr 1, 2023 | 5.39% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -2.55% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -7.41% |
| Jul 2, 2022 | 2.18% |
| Apr 2, 2022 | -6.41% |
| Jan 1, 2022 | 0.97% |
| Oct 2, 2021 | 0.43% |
Blue Bird EBITDA 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=ebitda-margin&ticker=BLBD&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "ebitda-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=ebitda-margin&ticker=BLBD&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();