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Blue Bird (BLBD) Gross Margin (2016 - 2026)

Blue Bird's Gross Margin history spans 13 years, with the latest figure at 20.03% for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Gross Margin rose 29.0% to 20.03% in Q1 2026 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was 21.04% through Mar 2026, up 187.0% year-over-year, with the annual reading at 20.51% for FY2025, 149.0% up from the prior year.
  • Gross Margin came in at 20.03% for Q1 2026, 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.
  • The 5-year median for Gross Margin is 17.71% (2024), against an average of 14.65%.
  • Year-over-year, Gross Margin plummeted -971bps in 2022 and then skyrocketed 2381bps in 2023.
  • Blue Bird's Gross Margin stood at 3.16% in 2022, then surged by 533bps to 20.01% in 2023, then fell by -4bps to 19.22% in 2024, then rose by 11bps to 21.38% in 2025, then dropped by -6bps to 20.03% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for BLBD's Gross Margin are 20.03% (Q1 2026), 21.38% (Q4 2025), and 21.11% (Q3 2025).