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.

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DateValue
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%