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BLBD

Blue Bird Corp

Next earnings Aug 4, 2026 · consensus $1.33 EPS, $493M rev

Last earnings +2.6% on 2026-05-06

Hold
$78.81
▼ -0.36%
$78.81▲ +83.79%
over 1Y
L $42.75EODHDH $79.10
Earnings Dividend Split Congress buy Congress sellGrouped by date · hover a pin to expand
Today-0.4%
1W+3.8%
1M+11.2%
3M+43.0%
YTD+68.5%
1Y+83.8%
OverviewFinancialsValuationQualityTimelineFilings
Rating
Hold
Quality
B+
Valuation
Undervalued
Filings
Watch
Hold
Conviction
Horizon
Medium (3–12mo)
Street · 13 analysts
Buy

Revenue grew 9.9% YoY.

Revenue (FY2025) $1.48B · FY2025

The read

Middling fundamentals offset by an attractive price (~71% below fair value) — worth a look on the value angle.

Blue Bird Corp shows $1.48B in FY2025 revenue (+9.9% YoY), a 8.6% net margin, and 50.0% ROE.

Financials · annual, by fiscal year

Line itemFY21FY22FY23FY24FY25
Revenue$684M$801M$1.13B$1.35B$1.48B
Gross profit$72.1M$36.5M$139M$256M$304M
Operating income$6.52M-$40.7M$51.7M$139M$167M
Net income-$289K-$45.8M$23.8M$106M$128M
Diluted EPS-$0.01-$1.48$0.74$3.16$3.88
Net margin-0.0%-5.7%2.1%7.8%8.6%

Annual figures from SEC 10-K XBRL filings. Open the filing links below for full statement detail.

Key statistics

Valuation

Enterprise value$2.36B
EV / EBITDA12.9
EV / Sales1.6
EV / FCF15.4
P / FCF16.3
PEG (trailing)0.97
Earnings yield5.1%
FCF yield6.1%

Quality & risk

ROIC (est.)38.2%
Free cash flow$153M
Total debt$90.3M
Net cash$139M
Altman Z-Score182.10 safe
Piotroski F-Score8/9

Capital returns

Buyback yield0.4%
Dividend yield (est.)0.0%
Shareholder yield0.4%
Shares Δ YoY-1.7%

Computed from SEC XBRL annual figures + the current quote. EV and ROIC use long-term + current debt where filed; estimates, not investment advice.

Disclosure timeline

SEC · 8-Ks + reports
Some governance/structural items recently, but no outright red flags.
  1. 8-K Material agreement2026-05-18
  2. 8-K Earnings results2026-05-06
  3. 10-Q Quarterly report2026-05-06
  4. 8-K/A Amended 8-K2026-05-04
  5. 8-K Officer / director change2026-04-02
  6. 8-K Officer / director change2026-03-11
  7. 8-K Material agreement2026-02-17
  8. 8-K Earnings results2026-02-04
  9. 10-Q Quarterly report2026-02-04

Recent filings

all on EDGAR ↗
SDFiling2026-05-27open ↗4Period ending 2026-05-192026-05-20open ↗8-KPeriod ending 2026-05-122026-05-18open ↗S-8Filing2026-05-06open ↗10-QPeriod ending 2026-03-282026-05-06open ↗8-KPeriod ending 2026-05-062026-05-06open ↗SCHEDULE 13G/AFiling2026-05-06open ↗8-K/APeriod ending 2026-04-012026-05-04open ↗SCHEDULE 13GFiling2026-04-29open ↗4Period ending 2026-04-012026-04-09open ↗3Period ending 2026-04-012026-04-09open ↗SCHEDULE 13DFiling2026-04-08open ↗

Quality score

B+
ValueGrowthProfitHealthMom.
ValueB+
GrowthB+
ProfitabilityB+
Financial healthA
Momentum—
  • ✓Revenue growing year-over-year
  • ✓Profitable (positive net income)
  • ✗Net margin above 10%
  • ✓Return on equity above 15%
  • ✓Liabilities below 2× equity
  • ✓P/E below 25

Fair value est.

$135.11

Undervalued +71% vs price

cheapfair valueexpensive

Modified Graham: EPS $3.88 × (8.5 + 1.5 × 15.4% growth) × 1.10 quality = 34.8× multiple. An estimate, not a price target.

Revenue
$1.48B
+9.9% YoY
Net margin
8.6%
ROE
50.0%
P/E
20.3

SEC fundamentals · FY 2025

'21'22'23'24'25

■ revenue · ■ net income, by fiscal year

Revenue$1.48B+9.9%
Net income$128M+21.0%
Gross profit$304M+18.5%
Operating income$167M+20.0%
Diluted EPS$3.88+22.8%
Cash & equivalents$229M+79.6%
Total assets$625M+19.1%
Total liabilities$8.41M+2503.7%
Stockholders' equity$255M+60.1%
Gross: 20.5%Op.: 11.3%L/E: 0.03x

Frequently asked

Is Blue Bird Corp (BLBD) a buy?
BLBD currently carries a Hold rating with 3/5 conviction, derived from its latest SEC filings. Revenue grew 9.9% YoY.
What is BLBD's fair value?
A Modified-Graham model based on BLBD's SEC fundamentals estimates a fair value of about $135.11. It is an estimate from reported earnings, not a price target.
Is BLBD overvalued or undervalued?
Against a Modified-Graham fair-value estimate, BLBD currently appears undervalued relative to its SEC-grounded earnings power.
What is Blue Bird Corp's quality score?
BLBD scores 78.88235294117646/100 (grade B+) on a SEC-grounded quality model spanning value, growth, profitability, financial health and momentum.

Sources: SEC EDGAR (CIK 0001589526, latest 10-Q filed 2026-05-06) · EODHD · as of 6/26/2026, 6:44:42 PM.

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Insider activity

Form 4 · SEC

Last 90 days: 1 open-market buy · 0 sales

2026-05-19
Thau Daniel Mark
Director
Buy300.00 @ $65.09$19.5K
2026-04-01
Girardin Steve
Director
Award1.00
2026-04-01
Girardin Steve
Director
Award2.30K
2026-04-01
Penn Kevin S.
Director
Award2.30K
2026-04-01
Thau Daniel Mark
Director
Award2.30K
2026-04-01
Newman Simon J
Director
Award2.30K
2026-04-01
Hightower Edward T.
Director
Award2.30K
2026-04-01
Grimm Douglas J.
Director
Award2.30K
2026-04-01
Fream Julie A
Director
Award2.30K

Earnings history

beat/miss · move
2026-05-06Beat +11.0% est▲ +2.60%8-K ↗
2026-02-04Beat +20.1% est▼ -5.24%8-K ↗
2025-11-24Beat +25.2% est▲ +1.93%8-K ↗
2025-08-06Beat +21.1% est▲ +1.22%8-K ↗
2025-05-07—▼ -1.59%8-K ↗
2025-02-05—▼ -1.19%8-K ↗

Dates from 8-K (Item 2.02); beat/miss = reported EPS vs consensus (Finnhub, recent quarters); move = prior close → close on/after.

Congressional trades

all activity →

Disclosed under the STOCK Act

2025-05-14Julie JohnsonSell$1.00K–$15.0KPTR ↗

Self-reported periodic transaction reports (STOCK Act). Amounts are disclosed ranges; a trade may be a spouse's. Disclosures lag the trade by up to ~45 days. Source: House Clerk + Senate eFD.

Recent news

market news →
2 Cash-Heavy Stocks with Impressive Fundamentals and 1 We AvoidBullish
finance.yahoo.com· 2026-06-24
Is Blue Bird Corporation (BLBD) A Good Stock To Buy Now?Bullish
finance.yahoo.com· 2026-06-19
Q1 Earnings Highlights: Trinity (NYSE:TRN) Vs The Rest Of The Heavy Transportation Equipment StocksBullish
finance.yahoo.com· 2026-06-18
Bandwidth and Blue Bird have been highlighted as Zacks Bull and Bear of the DayBullish
finance.yahoo.com· 2026-06-18
ROTH to Host Its 16th Annual London Conference, June 16-18, 2026Bullish
globenewswire.com· 2026-06-08
1 Industrials Stock to Target This Week and 2 We IgnoreBullish
finance.yahoo.com· 2026-06-03

Vs tracked universe

compare →

1044 tracked peers · median

EDGAR Score79 vs 67
Revenue growth9.9% vs 7.1%
Net margin8.6% vs 10.5%
Return on equity50.0% vs 12.3%
P/E20.3 vs 25.5

News sentiment

EODHD · 12d
Bullish
+0.16
vs typical · 13 articles

Recent news tone vs the market's typical (which skews positive). A soft signal, not a recommendation.