Blue Bird Corp (BLBD) stock

BLBDNasdaqTruck & Bus BodiesFiscal year ends October 3

Financials through Q3 FY2026, quarter ended Jun 27, 2026Last filing: 10-Q on Aug 5, 2026Score 20/3038% below fair value

$55.45−2.11 (-3.67%)

Close on Nov 12, 2026Market cap $1.76BP/E 6.7Yield –

Blue Bird statistics

108 measures from SEC filings and the closing price. Hover a name for the formula; the last column is the median of companies in the same industry group.

Important dates

Next earnings: Nov 23, 2026 (estimated, after the close)
Last ex-dividend date: No dividends
Fundamentals through: Jun 27, 2026
Share price as of: Nov 12, 2026

Valuation ratiosIndustry

Market Cap: $1.76B; $1.40B
Enterprise Value: $1.73B; $1.69B
PE Ratio: 6.74; 20.54
PS Ratio: 1.09; 0.95
PB Ratio: 2.68; 1.76
P/TBV Ratio: 8.17; 2.50
P/FCF Ratio: 11.47; 13.18
P/OCF Ratio: 9.73; 9.82

Enterprise valuationIndustry

EV / Sales: 1.07; 1.07
EV / EBITDA: 8.20; 12.77
EV / EBIT: 9.10; 15.62
EV / FCF: 11.27; 16.17

Share statisticsIndustry

Shares Outstanding: 32M; 50M
Shares Change (YoY): 0.08%; 1.47%
Shares Change (QoQ): 0.09%; 0.05%
Float: 28M; 39M
Shares Held by Insiders: 10.2%; 5.31%
Shares Held by Institutions: 102.3%; 67.8%

Short sellingIndustry

Short Interest: 4M; –
Short Interest Change: 3.47%; -1.67%
Short % of Float: 15.5%; 6.38%
Short % of Shares Outstanding: 13.9%; 5.34%
Days to Cover: 6.35; 4.64

Stock price statisticsIndustry

52-Week High: $83.39; –
52-Week Low: $46.14; –
20-Day Moving Average: $57.54; –
50-Day Moving Average: $58.32; –
200-Day Moving Average: $63.57; –
Average True Range (14): $2.36; –
Price Change (1 Week): -6.32%; 2.17%
Price Change (1 Month): -2.31%; -0.58%
Price Change (3 Months): -14.4%; -19.5%
Price Change (6 Months): -23.5%; -16.9%
Price Change (YTD): 18.0%; -11.1%
Price Change (1 Year): 9.26%; -10.9%
Price Change (3 Years): 207.2%; 12.3%
Price Change (5 Years): 121.4%; -24.6%
Price Change (10 Years): 272.1%; 39.5%
Average Volume (10 Days): 494,110; –
Average Volume (20 Days): 609,718; –
Average Volume (90 Days): 541,092; –
Relative Volume: 0.94; 0.82
Relative Strength Index (14): 42.5; 46.9
Volatility (1 Year): 42.8%; 59.1%
Beta (5 Years): 1.09; 1.05

MarginsIndustry

Gross Margin: 20.6%; 20.7%
Operating Margin: 11.8%; 1.63%
Pretax Margin: 20.0%; 2.36%
Profit Margin: 17.5%; 1.97%
EBITDA Margin: 13.1%; 4.67%
FCF Margin: 9.50%; 0.57%

Returns on capitalIndustry

Return on Equity (ROE): 64.3%; 3.17%
Return on Assets (ROA): 32.4%; 1.21%
Return on Invested Capital (ROIC): 43.1%; 5.54%
Return on Capital Employed (ROCE): 22.2%; 0.17%

Financial positionIndustry

Current Ratio: 1.64; 1.75
Quick Ratio: 0.54; 0.73
Debt / Equity: 0.13; 0.46
Debt / EBITDA: 0.41; 2.18
Debt / FCF: 0.57; 3.55
Net Debt / EBITDA: -0.14; 1.52
Interest Coverage: 27.87; -1.11

GrowthIndustry

Revenue Growth (YoY): 13.5%; 9.73%
Net Income Growth (YoY): 143.2%; 10.4%
EPS Growth (YoY): 135.1%; 10.2%
FCF Growth (YoY): 7.01%; 3.57%
Revenue Growth (3Y CAGR): 22.7%; 5.57%
Revenue Growth (5Y CAGR): 11.0%; 8.05%
EPS Growth (5Y CAGR): 53.9%; 5.57%

EfficiencyIndustry

Asset Turnover: 1.85; 0.70
Inventory Turnover: 5.65; 4.28
Revenue Per Employee: $801.31K; $339.19K
Profits Per Employee: $140.06K; $5.12K
Employee Count: 2,012; 1,409
WACC: 10.1%; 9.01%

Income statement (TTM)Industry

Revenue: $1.61B; $747.66M
Gross Profit: $331.66M; $109.51M
Operating Income: $189.81M; -$206.97K
Pretax Income: $322.60M; $4.37M
Net Income: $281.81M; $400.85K
EBITDA: $210.51M; $2.85M
EPS (Diluted): $8.23; $0.20

Balance sheetIndustry

Cash & Short-Term Investments: $116.82M; $79.51M
Total Debt: $86.81M; $404.47M
Net Cash (Debt): $30.01M; $0
Net Cash Per Share: $0.95; $0.00
Equity (Book Value): $654.89M; $263.99M
Book Value Per Share: $20.67; $6.46
Tangible Book Value: $214.96M; $34.44M
Working Capital: $200.36M; $176.20M

Cash flow (TTM)Industry

Operating Cash Flow: $180.50M; $4.95M
Capital Expenditures: -$27.35M; -$38.70M
Free Cash Flow: $153.14M; $109.33K
FCF Per Share: $4.83; $0.00

Dividends and yieldsIndustry

Earnings Yield: 16.0%; 1.42%
FCF Yield: 8.72%; 0.11%
Buyback Yield: 0.46%; 0.81%
Shareholder Yield: 0.46%; 2.53%

Taxes and interestIndustry

Interest Expense: $6.81M; $13.28M
Income Tax: $42.12M; $4.55M
Effective Tax Rate: 13.1%; 22.2%

Scores and fair valueIndustry

Graham Number: $61.87; $44.51
Graham Upside: 11.6%; -26.8%
Altman Z-Score: 4.56; 2.16
Piotroski F-Score: 7; 5
Beneish M-Score: -3.43; -2.46
Lynch Fair Value: $205.75; –
Lynch Upside: 271.1%; -26.2%

Total return vs. the S&P 500

Price change plus reinvested dividends, to the close on Nov 12, 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	-1.5%	-2.7%	+1.2 pts
3 months	-13.8%	-1.7%	−12.1 pts
Year to date	+18.0%	+11.9%	+6.1 pts
1 year	+7.4%	+12.0%	−4.5 pts
3 years	+208.2%	+78.2%	+130.0 pts	+45.5%	+21.2%
5 years	+121.4%	+73.2%	+48.2 pts	+17.2%	+11.6%
10 years	+272.1%	+309.6%	−37.5 pts	+14.0%	+15.1%

Short interest

Shares sold short and not yet covered, reported by brokers to FINRA twice a month. Latest settlement date Oct 30, 2026.

4M BLBD shares were sold short on Oct 30, 2026, up 3.5% from the previous report, or 15.46% of the shares available to trade. At recent volumes it would take 6.3 days to buy them back. Over the last 20 sessions, 67.5% of the volume reported to FINRA was short selling.

Settlement date	Shares short	Change	Avg. daily volume	Days to cover
Oct 30, 2026	4,397,087	+3.5%	692,172	6.3
Oct 15, 2026	4,249,463	-5.6%	393,925	10.8
Sep 30, 2026	4,502,920	+6.3%	565,063	8.0
Sep 15, 2026	4,234,205	+6.8%	555,755	7.6
Aug 31, 2026	3,965,377	+3.2%	536,904	7.4
Aug 14, 2026	3,843,643	+0.5%	703,137	5.5
Jul 31, 2026	3,822,795	-3.4%	471,448	8.1
Jul 15, 2026	3,956,173	+9.6%	397,028	10.0
Jun 30, 2026	3,608,558	+1.1%	479,325	7.5
Jun 15, 2026	3,569,977	+6.3%	371,139	9.6
May 29, 2026	3,356,831	+1.7%	539,256	6.2
May 15, 2026	3,300,586	-2.3%	600,830	5.5