Blue Bird (BLBD) EBT Margin (2014 - 2026)
Blue Bird's EBT Margin was 38.10% in fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended Jun 27, 2026), up 25.73 percentage points from 12.37% a year earlier and up 27.72 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Blue Bird (BLBD) EBT Margin (2014 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, Blue Bird's EBT Margin was 20.01% through Jun 27, 2026, up 9.84 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025 (ended Sep 27, 2025), it was 11.46%, up 2.03 percentage points from FY2024.
- EBT Margin has now increased for three consecutive fiscal years, with a five-year change of +10.26 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier fiscal years, EBT Margin was 9.42% in FY2024 (+7.14 pp), 2.28% in FY2023 (+8.90 pp), -6.63% in FY2022 (-6.34 pp) and -0.29% in FY2021 (-1.48 pp).
- The fiscal Q3 2026 figure marks the highest quarterly EBT Margin in data going back to fiscal Q2 2014.
- Compared with a year earlier, EBT Margin has increased for seven straight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +4.23 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for EBT Margin over five years was fiscal Q3 2026 (a gain of 25.73 percentage points); the worst was fiscal Q2 2022 (a drop of 8.41 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, BLBD's EBT Margin in the three fiscal quarters before Q3 2026 was 10.37% (Q2 2026), 11.37% (Q1 2026) and 12.49% (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EBT Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Caterpillar | 376.87 Bn | 348.57 Bn | 7.76 Bn | 22.19% |
| 2 | Amphenol | 208.65 Bn | 203.35 Bn | 3.55 Bn | 27.27% |
| 3 | Deere | 185.97 Bn | 194.73 Bn | 4.66 Bn | 14.93% |
| 4 | Eaton | 167.50 Bn | 164.73 Bn | 2.86 Bn | 13.41% |
| 5 | Parker-Hannifin | 122.25 Bn | 120.39 Bn | 2.25 Bn | 23.28% |
| 6 | Vertiv Holdings | 93.95 Bn | 84.57 Bn | 1.23 Bn | 18.94% |
| 7 | Emerson Electric | 88.90 Bn | 81.65 Bn | 2.66 Bn | 18.80% |
| 8 | 3M | 87.39 Bn | 68.85 Bn | 2.68 Bn | 17.23% |
| 9 | Illinois Tool Works | 78.00 Bn | 74.56 Bn | 1.90 Bn | 25.11% |
| 10 | Blue Bird | 1.80 Bn | 941.13 Mn | 103.37 Mn | 38.10% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 27, 2026 | 38.10% |
| Mar 28, 2026 | 10.37% |
| Dec 27, 2025 | 11.37% |
| Sep 27, 2025 | 12.49% |
| Jun 28, 2025 | 12.37% |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 9.36% |
| Dec 28, 2024 | 11.35% |
| Sep 28, 2024 | 7.45% |
| Jun 29, 2024 | 10.76% |
| Mar 30, 2024 | 9.35% |
| Dec 30, 2023 | 10.27% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 8.08% |
| Jul 1, 2023 | 2.97% |
| Apr 1, 2023 | 2.31% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -6.08% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -10.70% |
| Jul 2, 2022 | -1.01% |
| Apr 2, 2022 | -8.88% |
| Jan 1, 2022 | -3.83% |
| Oct 2, 2021 | -2.50% |
API Access
Blue Bird EBT 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=ebt-margin&ticker=BLBD&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "ebt-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=ebt-margin&ticker=BLBD&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();