Blue Bird BLBD
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At close: Sep 29, 2026 · 4:00 PM EDT

Blue Bird (BLBD) EV to EBITDA (2016 - 2026)

Updated

Blue Bird's (BLBD) EV to EBITDA was 11.30 for fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended Jun 27, 2026), up 50.8% from 7.50 a year earlier and up 48.7% from the prior quarter.

Analysis

Blue Bird (BLBD) EV to EBITDA (2016 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Over the twelve months ended Jun 27, 2026, Blue Bird's EV to EBITDA came in at 7.76, up 55.1% year-over-year; for FY2025 (ended Sep 27, 2025), it was 8.86, down 4.9% from FY2024.

  • By fiscal year, EV to EBITDA came in at 9.31 in FY2024 (+3.7%), 8.99 in FY2023 and 28.46 in FY2021 (+267.7%).
  • The fiscal Q3 2026 figure ranks as the highest quarterly EV to EBITDA since fiscal Q3 2023.
  • Year over year, EV to EBITDA gained in four of the last eight quarters, with growth averaging 3.2%.
  • The high point for year-over-year EV to EBITDA in five years was fiscal Q4 2021 (growth of 267.7%); the low point was fiscal Q3 2024 (a decline of 75.9%).
  • Per Business Quant data, the three fiscal quarters before Q3 2026 came in at 7.60 (Q2 2026), 7.28 (Q1 2026) and 8.86 (Q4 2025).
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr)
1 Caterpillar 376.87 Bn 348.57 Bn 7.76 Bn
2 Amphenol 208.65 Bn 203.35 Bn 3.55 Bn
3 Deere 185.97 Bn 194.73 Bn 4.66 Bn
4 Eaton 167.50 Bn 164.73 Bn 2.86 Bn
5 Parker-Hannifin 122.25 Bn 120.39 Bn 2.25 Bn
6 Vertiv Holdings 93.95 Bn 84.57 Bn 1.23 Bn
7 Emerson Electric 88.90 Bn 81.65 Bn 2.66 Bn
8 3M 87.39 Bn 68.85 Bn 2.68 Bn
9 Illinois Tool Works 78.00 Bn 74.56 Bn 1.90 Bn
10 Blue Bird 1.80 Bn 941.13 Mn 103.37 Mn
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 27, 2026 11.30
Mar 28, 2026 7.60
Dec 27, 2025 7.28
Sep 27, 2025 8.86
Jun 28, 2025 7.50
Mar 29, 2025 6.19
Dec 28, 2024 7.56
Sep 28, 2024 9.31
Jun 29, 2024 10.48
Mar 30, 2024 8.25
Dec 30, 2023 6.86
Sep 30, 2023 8.99
Jul 1, 2023 43.39
Apr 2, 2022 3,172.76
Jan 1, 2022 27.60
Oct 2, 2021 28.46
Jul 3, 2021 16.98
Apr 3, 2021 22.17
Jan 2, 2021 13.31
Oct 3, 2020 7.74
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