Blue Bird (BLBD) Net Margin (2014 - 2026)
Blue Bird (BLBD) recorded quarterly Net Margin of 7.79% in Q1 2026, down 9.76% quarter-over-quarter from 8.64% in Q4 2025, and up 97.0% on a YoY basis from 3.96% in Q1 2025.
Blue Bird (BLBD) Net Margin (2014 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Blue Bird's Net Margin history runs 13 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 7.79% for Q1 2026.
- In Q1 2026, Net Margin rose 97.0% year-over-year to 7.79%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 8.74% (up 160.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 8.49%, up 153.0% from the prior year.
- Net Margin was 7.79% for Q1 2026 at Blue Bird, down from 8.64% in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Net Margin ranged from a high of 9.26% in Q2 2025 to a low of 14.1% in Q3 2022.
- Historically, Net Margin has averaged 3.25% across 5 years, with a median of 6.19% in 2024.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: Net Margin plunged 513 bps in 2022, then surged 1932 bps in 2023.
- A 5-year view of Net Margin shows it stood at 4.82% in 2022, then soared by 258 bps to 7.61% in 2023, then increased by 13 bps to 8.58% in 2024, then increased by 1 bps to 8.64% in 2025, then slipped by 10 bps to 7.79% in 2026.
- The last three Net Margin figures came in at 7.79% (Q1 2026), 8.64% (Q4 2025), and 9.13% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Net Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Caterpillar | 424.10 Bn | 420.03 Bn | 6.11 Bn | 14.64% |
| 2 | Deere | 156.25 Bn | 148.36 Bn | 13.06 Bn | 13.28% |
| 3 | Paccar | 63.14 Bn | 62.45 Bn | 1.36 Bn | 8.93% |
| 4 | Oshkosh | 8.32 Bn | 8.07 Bn | 311.90 Mn | 1.91% |
| 5 | Terex | 6.12 Bn | 5.73 Bn | 206.00 Mn | 0.23% |
| 6 | Blue Bird | 2.24 Bn | 1.97 Bn | 70.65 Mn | 7.79% |
| 7 | Alamo | 1.85 Bn | 1.65 Bn | 104.81 Mn | 7.00% |
| 8 | Lindsay | 1.21 Bn | 1.02 Bn | 42.35 Mn | 7.80% |
| 9 | Astec Industries | 1.18 Bn | 1.11 Bn | 99.10 Mn | 0.33% |
| 10 | Hyster-Yale | 619.64 Mn | 623.94 Mn | 124.80 Mn | -3.81% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 28, 2026 | 7.79% |
| Dec 27, 2025 | 8.64% |
| Sep 27, 2025 | 9.13% |
| Jun 28, 2025 | 9.26% |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 6.82% |
| Dec 28, 2024 | 8.58% |
| Sep 28, 2024 | 5.57% |
| Jun 29, 2024 | 7.78% |
| Mar 30, 2024 | 6.96% |
| Dec 30, 2023 | 7.61% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 5.22% |
| Jul 1, 2023 | 2.33% |
| Apr 1, 2023 | 1.85% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -4.82% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -14.10% |
| Jul 2, 2022 | -2.40% |
| Apr 2, 2022 | -5.31% |
| Jan 1, 2022 | -2.46% |
| Jul 3, 2021 | 1.94% |
| Apr 3, 2021 | -0.18% |