Blue Bird Corp (BLBD) stock
Close on Nov 11, 2026Market cap $1.82BP/E 7.0Yield –
Blue Bird Corp grew revenue 13.5% to $1.61B over the twelve months to Jun 27, 2026. Operating income rose 33.3% to $189.81M, moving the operating margin from 10.0% to 11.8%. Free cash flow was $153.14M, up 7.0% from a year earlier. At the latest close the market valued the company at $1.82B, 7.0 times its earnings.
Key statistics
Valuation at the latest close; fundamentals over the trailing twelve months, balances at Jun 27, 2026
Valuation
- Market cap
- $1.82B
- P/E ratio
- 7.0
- Price to sales
- 1.13
- Price to book
- 2.78
- Dividend yield
- –
- Free cash flow yield
- 8.40%
Fundamentals
- Revenue
- $1.61B
- Net income
- $281.81M
- EPS, diluted
- $8.23
- Free cash flow
- $153.14M
- Book value per share
- $18.63
- Diluted shares
- 35M
Trading
- Next earnings
- Nov 23, 2026 (estimated, after the close)
- Previous close
- $57.34
- Open
- $57.06
- Day's range
- $56.42 – $57.90
- Volume
- 312,261
- Average volume (20 days)
- 611,649
- Index membership
- Russell 2000, Russell 3000
- Beta (5 years)
- 1.09
- 52-week range
- $46.14 – $83.39
- RSI (14 days)
- 48.5
- Volatility (1 year)
- 42.7%
- Relative volume
- 0.58×
- WACC
- 10.1%
On 2 of our idea lists: Undervalued and financially sound, Fallen quality
Index membership is inferred from the holdings of funds that track each index (IWM, IWV), as reported to the SEC for Jun 30, 2026. Join dates come from quarterly fund reports since 2019, so they are accurate to the quarter.
Market cap history
Month-end market cap since 2014, using shares outstanding reported at the time
Total return vs. the S&P 500
Price change plus reinvested dividends, to the close on Nov 11, 2026. The S&P 500 is measured by the SPY fund.
| Period | BLBD | S&P 500 | Difference | BLBD per year | S&P 500 per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 month | +2.3% | -2.4% | +4.7 pts | ||
| 3 months | -13.0% | -1.2% | −11.9 pts | ||
| Year to date | +22.5% | +12.3% | +10.2 pts | ||
| 1 year | +13.4% | +12.4% | +1.0 pts | ||
| 3 years | +220.0% | +78.8% | +141.1 pts | +47.4% | +21.4% |
| 5 years | +133.6% | +75.2% | +58.4 pts | +18.5% | +11.9% |
| 10 years | +286.3% | +311.1% | −24.8 pts | +14.5% | +15.2% |
Fourteen years at a glance
Fiscal years 2012 to 2025 and trailing twelve months, USD
Revenue
Gross profit
Operating income
Net income
EPS, diluted
Free cash flow
Press releases
Releases Blue Bird filed with the SEC as exhibits to Form 8-K or 6-K
- Update
- Results
- Update
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- Results
- Update
About Blue Bird
Truck & Bus Bodies
Blue Bird Corporation designs, engineers, manufactures, and sells school buses as well as replacement parts. The company operates through two main reporting segments: the Bus segment, which covers Type C, Type D, and specialty buses along with extended warranties, and the Parts segment, which supplies replacement bus components. Its product offerings include traditional diesel vehicles as well as alternative-power models powered by propane, gasoline, and electricity. Blue Bird serves school districts, private schools, commercial clients, large fleet operators, and government entities such as the U.S. General Services Administration.
Company profile, executives and historyBlue Bird stock: common questions
What is Blue Bird's stock price?
BLBD closed at $57.56 on Nov 11, 2026, up 0.38% on the day. Over the past 52 weeks it traded between $46.14 and $83.39.
What is Blue Bird's market cap?
Blue Bird was worth $1.82B at the close on Nov 11, 2026: the share price times the diluted shares outstanding.
What is BLBD's P/E ratio?
BLBD trades at 7.0 times earnings, based on diluted earnings per share of $8.23 over the twelve months to Jun 27, 2026.
How much revenue does Blue Bird make?
Blue Bird reported revenue of $1.61B for the twelve months to Jun 27, 2026, up 13.5% from a year earlier.
Does Blue Bird pay a dividend?
No. Blue Bird has not paid a cash dividend over the last twelve months.
When does Blue Bird report earnings next?
Blue Bird is expected to report Q4 FY2026 results on Nov 23, 2026, after the close. The date is estimated from its past reporting pattern until the company confirms it.
How has BLBD stock performed over the past year?
Including dividends, BLBD returned +13.4% over the past year, against +12.4% for the S&P 500.
How many BLBD shares are sold short?
4M shares were sold short at the latest FINRA report, 15.46% of the float, or 6.3 days of average trading volume.
Who are Blue Bird's competitors?
Companies most similar to Blue Bird by business, industry and size include MLR, WNC, FSS, SMP, DORM.
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