Blue Bird (BLBD) Gross Margin (2014 - 2026)
Blue Bird (BLBD) posted quarterly Gross Margin of 20.03% for Q1 2026, up 29.0% year-over-year from 15.53% in Q1 2025, and down 6.32% quarter-over-quarter from 21.38% in Q4 2025.
Blue Bird (BLBD) Gross Margin (2014 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Blue Bird's Gross Margin history runs 13 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 20.03% for Q1 2026.
- In Q1 2026, Gross Margin rose 29.0% year-over-year to 20.03%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 21.04% (up 187.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 20.51%, up 149.0% from the prior year.
- Gross Margin for Q1 2026 stood at 20.03%, down from 21.38% in the prior quarter.
- The five-year high for Gross Margin was 21.59% in Q2 2025, with the low at 7.31% in Q3 2022.
- The 5-year median for Gross Margin is 17.71% (2024), against an average of 14.65%.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: Gross Margin plunged 971 bps in 2022, then jumped 2381 bps in 2023.
- Blue Bird's Gross Margin stood at 3.16% in 2022, then surged by 533 bps to 20.01% in 2023, then fell by 4 bps to 19.22% in 2024, then rose by 11 bps to 21.38% in 2025, then retreated by 6 bps to 20.03% in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows BLBD's Gross Margin at 20.03% in Q1 2026, 21.38% in Q4 2025, and 21.11% in Q3 2025.
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| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Gross Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Caterpillar | 389.42 Bn | 382.70 Bn | 7.76 Bn | 37.78% |
| 2 | Deere | 166.65 Bn | 158.74 Bn | 13.06 Bn | 97.71% |
| 3 | Paccar | 70.04 Bn | 61.38 Bn | 1.56 Bn | 20.64% |
| 4 | CNH Industrial | 13.18 Bn | 11.31 Bn | 1.41 Bn | 29.29% |
| 5 | Oshkosh | 9.74 Bn | 9.34 Bn | 480.30 Mn | 16.48% |
| 6 | Terex | 7.70 Bn | 7.30 Bn | 444.00 Mn | 19.84% |
| 7 | Agco | 7.19 Bn | 6.62 Bn | 645.90 Mn | 24.75% |
| 8 | Blue Bird | 2.25 Bn | 2.14 Bn | 103.37 Mn | 19.99% |
| 9 | Alamo | 2.04 Bn | 1.85 Bn | 110.86 Mn | 24.59% |
| 10 | Lindsay | 1.18 Bn | 1.03 Bn | 47.83 Mn | 30.49% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 27, 2026 | 19.99% |
| Mar 28, 2026 | 20.03% |
| Dec 27, 2025 | 21.38% |
| Sep 27, 2025 | 21.11% |
| Jun 28, 2025 | 21.59% |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 19.74% |
| Dec 28, 2024 | 19.22% |
| Sep 28, 2024 | 17.02% |
| Jun 29, 2024 | 20.80% |
| Mar 30, 2024 | 18.40% |
| Dec 30, 2023 | 20.01% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 16.50% |
| Jul 1, 2023 | 15.55% |
| Apr 1, 2023 | 11.89% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 3.16% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -7.31% |
| Jul 2, 2022 | 10.48% |
| Apr 2, 2022 | 1.52% |
| Jan 1, 2022 | 12.53% |
| Jul 3, 2021 | 13.30% |