Blue Bird (BLBD) Gross Margin (2014 - 2026)
Blue Bird (BLBD) recorded quarterly Gross Margin of 20.03% in Q1 2026, down 6.32% quarter-over-quarter from 21.38% in Q4 2025, and up 29.0% on a YoY basis from 15.53% in Q1 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 was 20.03% for Q1 2026 at Blue Bird, down from 21.38% in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Gross Margin ranged from a high of 21.59% in Q2 2025 to a low of 7.31% in Q3 2022.
- Historically, Gross Margin has averaged 14.65% across 5 years, with a median of 17.71% in 2024.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: Gross Margin sank 971 bps in 2022, then surged 2381 bps in 2023.
- A 5-year view of Gross Margin shows it stood at 3.16% in 2022, then soared by 533 bps to 20.01% in 2023, then retreated by 4 bps to 19.22% in 2024, then gained by 11 bps to 21.38% in 2025, then decreased by 6 bps to 20.03% in 2026.
- The last three Gross Margin figures came in at 20.03% (Q1 2026), 21.38% (Q4 2025), and 21.11% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Gross Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Caterpillar | 424.10 Bn | 420.03 Bn | 6.11 Bn | 35.08% |
| 2 | Deere | 156.25 Bn | 148.36 Bn | 13.06 Bn | 97.71% |
| 3 | Paccar | 63.14 Bn | 62.45 Bn | 1.36 Bn | 20.07% |
| 4 | Oshkosh | 8.32 Bn | 8.07 Bn | 311.90 Mn | 13.46% |
| 5 | Terex | 6.12 Bn | 5.73 Bn | 206.00 Mn | 11.88% |
| 6 | Blue Bird | 2.24 Bn | 1.97 Bn | 70.65 Mn | 20.03% |
| 7 | Alamo | 1.85 Bn | 1.65 Bn | 104.81 Mn | 25.12% |
| 8 | Lindsay | 1.21 Bn | 1.02 Bn | 42.35 Mn | 27.38% |
| 9 | Astec Industries | 1.18 Bn | 1.11 Bn | 99.10 Mn | 25.01% |
| 10 | Hyster-Yale | 619.64 Mn | 623.94 Mn | 124.80 Mn | 15.69% |
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% |