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
$2B
7.29
$8.48
1.39
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Price and volume
Market cap
$2B
Beta
1.39
52-week high
$83.39
52-week low
$46.14
Average daily volume
612K
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)
7.286
Price to revenue (TTM)
1.24
Price to book
2.99
Price to tangible book (TTM)
9.11
Price to free cash flow (TTM)
13.054
Free cash flow yield (TTM)
7.66%
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.
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Blue Bird raised fiscal 2026 adjusted EBITDA guidance to approximately $247 million after reporting Q3 adjusted EBITDA of $71.4 million, up $12.9 million year over year, demonstrating strong current operating momentum. (Blue Bird Q3 FY2026 Results)
The acquisition of the remaining 50% of Micro Bird adds a complementary, Buy America-compliant shuttle-bus platform; Micro Bird contributed $122.9 million of Q3 revenue and $16.5 million of adjusted EBITDA, expanding Blue Bird’s addressable market and earnings base. (Blue Bird Q3 FY2026 Results)
Electric-bus demand is building: Blue Bird reported more than 900 electric buses in firm-order backlog at the end of fiscal Q2 2026, while its broader post-Micro Bird outlook targets approximately $2.55 billion of revenue and $375 million or more of adjusted EBITDA at the high end. (Blue Bird Q2 FY2026 Investor Presentation)
Legacy Blue Bird unit bookings fell 7.2% year over year in fiscal Q3 2026, and its revenue declined 0.9% despite a 6.7% increase in average selling price, indicating underlying volume pressure masked by pricing and mix. (Blue Bird Q3 FY2026 Results)
Tariffs and higher imported-input costs remain a margin risk: Blue Bird has raised prices to offset procurement costs, but continued tariff exposure could pressure demand or profitability if further price increases are not absorbed by school districts. (Blue Bird Q3 FY2026 Results)
Finished-goods inventory increased materially at June 27, 2026 because buses were produced ahead of school-year deliveries; weaker-than-expected delivery timing or customer acceptance could delay cash conversion and increase working-capital risk. (Blue Bird Q3 FY2026 Results)
Data summarised monthly by Lightyear AI. Last updated on 10 Sept 2026.
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Funds containing Blue Bird
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iShares Electric Vehicles and Driving Technology$ECAR | $593M | 0.26% |
iShares Electric Vehicles and Driving Technology€IEVD | €510M | 0.26% |
iShares Electric Vehicles And Driving Technology£GCAR | £438M | 0.26% |
SPDR Russell 2000 US Small Cap€R2US | €4.8B | 0.07% |
Xtrackers S&P 500 Swap£XSPX | £3.1B | 0.04% |
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