Blue Bird/$BLBD
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About Blue Bird
Blue Bird Corp is an American bus manufacturing company. It is an independent designer and manufacturer of school buses. The company operates in two segments; the Bus segment which involves the design, engineering, manufacture, and sales of school buses and extended warranties; and the Parts segment which includes the sales of replacement bus parts. Geographically, the company generates a majority of its revenue from its customers in the United States and the rest from Canada and Rest of the world.
- Ticker
- $BLBD
- Sector
- Industrials
- Primary listing
- NASDAQ
- Employees
- 2,010
- Headquarters
- Macon, United States
- Website
- www.blue-bird.com
Blue Bird Metrics
BasicAdvanced
$1.8B
6.59
$8.48
1.35
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Price and volume
Market cap
$1.8B
Beta
1.35
52-week high
$83.39
52-week low
$46.14
Average daily volume
555K
Financial strength
Current ratio
1.639
Quick ratio
0.544
Long term debt to equity
0.168
Total debt to equity
0.177
Interest coverage (TTM)
27.85%
Profitability
EBITDA (TTM)
207.477
Gross margin (TTM)
20.57%
Net profit margin (TTM)
17.48%
Operating margin (TTM)
11.76%
Effective tax rate (TTM)
13.00%
Revenue per employee (TTM)
$800,000
Management effectiveness
Return on assets (TTM)
13.61%
Return on equity (TTM)
64.29%
Valuation
Price to earnings (TTM)
6.59
Price to revenue (TTM)
1.122
Price to book
2.7
Price to tangible book (TTM)
8.24
Price to free cash flow (TTM)
11.807
Free cash flow yield (TTM)
8.47%
Free cash flow per share (TTM)
4.734
Growth
Revenue change (TTM)
13.46%
Earnings per share change (TTM)
143.20%
3-year revenue growth (CAGR)
14.03%
10-year revenue growth (CAGR)
5.40%
3-year earnings per share growth (CAGR)
147.03%
10-year earnings per share growth (CAGR)
36.04%
What the Analysts think about Blue Bird
Analyst ratings (Buy, Hold, Sell) for Blue Bird stock.
Analyst projections of the future price of Blue Bird stock.
Bulls say / Bears say
Blue Bird generated $71 million of adjusted EBITDA at a 14% margin in Q3 and raised its FY2026 adjusted EBITDA guidance to about $247 million. That points to strong near-term earnings momentum. (Blue Bird Corporation)
Alternative-powered buses made up 54% of Q3 unit sales, and Blue Bird had more than 770 electric buses in firm backlog. That gives the company a growing position in lower-emission school buses and supports its 2026 EV sales target. (Blue Bird Corporation, The Motley Fool)
The Ford collaboration could take Blue Bird beyond school buses into delivery vehicles and recreational vehicles. Production is planned for 2028, and management sees the expanded business supporting more than $500 million of adjusted EBITDA by 2030 and beyond. (Blue Bird Corporation, The Motley Fool)
Q3 sales growth was acquisition-led: Micro Bird added $122.9 million, more than the $119.1 million year-on-year increase in total sales. Legacy Blue Bird sales fell 1% and unit sales fell 7.2%, raising questions about underlying growth. (Blue Bird Corporation)
The Ford chassis programme needs substantial investment before it starts generating sales: Blue Bird expects to invest about $90 million in 2027, including $50 million in capital spending, while production is not planned until 2028. Delays or cost overruns could weaken the returns from this expansion. (The Motley Fool)
Tariffs remain a margin risk because bus prices have risen partly to recover tariff costs. If customers resist further price increases, Blue Bird may find it harder to keep tariff costs from squeezing profitability. (The Motley Fool)
Data summarised monthly by Lightyear AI. Last updated on 7 Oct 2026.
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Funds containing Blue Bird
Fund name | Fund size | $BLBD weighting |
|---|---|---|
iShares Electric Vehicles and Driving Technology€IEVD | $591M | 0.24% |
iShares Electric Vehicles and Driving Technology$ECAR | $591M | 0.24% |
iShares Electric Vehicles And Driving Technology£GCAR | $591M | 0.24% |
SPDR Russell 2000 US Small Cap€R2US | $5.3B | 0.06% |
SPDR Russell 2000 US Small Cap£R2SC | $5.3B | 0.06% |
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