Blue Bird (BLBD) Net Margin (2014 - 2026)
Blue Bird (BLBD) posted quarterly Net Margin of 7.79% for Q1 2026, up 97.0% year-over-year from 3.96% in Q1 2025, and down 9.76% quarter-over-quarter from 8.64% in Q4 2025.
Analysis
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 for Q1 2026 stood at 7.79%, down from 8.64% in the prior quarter.
- The five-year high for Net Margin was 9.26% in Q2 2025, with the low at 14.1% in Q3 2022.
- The 5-year median for Net Margin is 6.19% (2024), against an average of 3.25%.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: Net Margin tumbled 513 bps in 2022, then jumped 1932 bps in 2023.
- Blue Bird's Net Margin stood at 4.82% in 2022, then surged by 258 bps to 7.61% in 2023, then grew by 13 bps to 8.58% in 2024, then grew by 1 bps to 8.64% in 2025, then decreased by 10 bps to 7.79% in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows BLBD's Net Margin at 7.79% in Q1 2026, 8.64% in Q4 2025, and 9.13% in Q3 2025.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Net Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Caterpillar | 364.77 Bn | 358.05 Bn | 7.76 Bn | 17.49% |
| 2 | Deere | 188.05 Bn | 179.12 Bn | 12.32 Bn | 10.73% |
| 3 | Paccar | 64.20 Bn | 55.54 Bn | 1.56 Bn | 9.96% |
| 4 | CNH Industrial | 16.95 Bn | 15.09 Bn | 1.41 Bn | 2.69% |
| 5 | Oshkosh | 9.54 Bn | 9.14 Bn | 480.30 Mn | 6.26% |
| 6 | Agco | 9.05 Bn | 8.48 Bn | 645.90 Mn | 2.60% |
| 7 | Terex | 7.04 Bn | 6.63 Bn | 444.00 Mn | 4.92% |
| 8 | Blue Bird | 2.12 Bn | 2.01 Bn | 103.37 Mn | 36.13% |
| 9 | Alamo | 2.08 Bn | 1.88 Bn | 110.86 Mn | 6.86% |
| 10 | Lindsay | 1.24 Bn | 1.09 Bn | 47.83 Mn | 9.81% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 27, 2026 | 36.13% |
| 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% |