Blue Bird (BLBD) Gross Margin (2014 - 2026)
Blue Bird (BLBD) reported Gross Margin of 19.99% for fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended Jun 27, 2026), down 1.60 percentage points from 21.59% a year earlier and down 0.05 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Blue Bird (BLBD) Gross Margin (2014 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the twelve months ended Jun 27, 2026, Blue Bird's Gross Margin came in at 20.57%, up 1.10 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025 (ended Sep 27, 2025), it came in at 20.51%, up 1.49 percentage points from FY2024.
- Gross Margin has increased for three consecutive fiscal years, with a five-year change of +9.56 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By fiscal year, Gross Margin came in at 19.01% in FY2024 (+6.76 pp), 12.26% in FY2023 (+7.69 pp), 4.56% in FY2022 (-5.98 pp) and 10.55% in FY2021 (-0.39 pp).
- The fiscal Q3 2026 figure ranks as the lowest quarterly Gross Margin since fiscal Q2 2025.
- Year over year, Gross Margin gained in six of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +0.85 percentage points.
- The high point for year-over-year Gross Margin in five years was fiscal Q4 2023 (a gain of 18.21 percentage points); the low point was fiscal Q2 2022 (a drop of 9.71 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three fiscal quarters before Q3 2026 came in at 20.03% (Q2 2026), 21.38% (Q1 2026) and 21.11% (Q4 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Gross Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Caterpillar | 376.87 Bn | 348.57 Bn | 7.76 Bn | 37.78% |
| 2 | Amphenol | 208.65 Bn | 203.35 Bn | 3.55 Bn | 40.51% |
| 3 | Deere | 185.97 Bn | 194.73 Bn | 4.66 Bn | 36.94% |
| 4 | Eaton | 167.50 Bn | 164.73 Bn | 2.86 Bn | 33.47% |
| 5 | Parker-Hannifin | 122.25 Bn | 120.39 Bn | 2.25 Bn | 39.04% |
| 6 | Vertiv Holdings | 93.95 Bn | 84.57 Bn | 1.23 Bn | 37.71% |
| 7 | Emerson Electric | 88.90 Bn | 81.65 Bn | 2.66 Bn | 54.48% |
| 8 | 3M | 87.39 Bn | 68.85 Bn | 2.68 Bn | 41.28% |
| 9 | Illinois Tool Works | 78.00 Bn | 74.56 Bn | 1.90 Bn | 44.13% |
| 10 | Blue Bird | 1.80 Bn | 941.13 Mn | 103.37 Mn | 19.99% |
Historic 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 | -1.71% |
| Jul 2, 2022 | 10.48% |
| Apr 2, 2022 | 1.52% |
| Jan 1, 2022 | 12.53% |
| Oct 2, 2021 | 6.77% |
Blue Bird Gross 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
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=gross-margin&ticker=BLBD&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "gross-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=gross-margin&ticker=BLBD&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();