Blue Bird Corp (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% on a QoQ basis from 21.38% in Q4 2025.
Blue Bird Corp (BLBD) Gross Margin (2014 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Blue Bird (BLBD) has reported Gross Margin for 13 consecutive years, with 20.03% the latest figure, recorded in 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 came in at 20.03% for Q1 2026 at Blue Bird, 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.
- Average Gross Margin over 5 years is 14.65%, with a median of 17.71% recorded in 2024.
- Across the five-year window, Gross Margin slumped 971 bps in 2022 and surged 2381 bps in 2023, its largest moves.
- Year by year, Gross Margin stood at 3.16% in 2022, then soared by 533 bps to 20.01% in 2023, then dropped by 4 bps to 19.22% in 2024, then grew by 11 bps to 21.38% in 2025, then declined by 6 bps to 20.03% in 2026.
- According to Business Quant data, Gross Margin over the past three periods registered 20.03%, 21.38%, and 21.11% for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.
Peer Comparison
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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% |
| Apr 3, 2021 | 11.23% |