BLBD Blue Bird margins

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Gross margin

20.6%

Operating margin

11.6%

EBITDA margin

21.8%

Net margin

17.5%

Current Blue Bird reports a gross margin of 20.6%, an operating margin of 11.6%, an EBITDA margin of 21.8%, and a net margin of 17.5%. EBITDA margin headed the improvement across the available margins, gaining by 9.4 percentage points.

BLBD margin history

Gross, operating, EBITDA and net margin trends

Over the last 3 years, Blue Bird's margins averaged 19.3% gross, 10.3% operating, 13.05% EBITDA, and 8.62% net. All four current margins are above their three-year averages.

BLBD margin expansion

Year-over-year margin changes in percentage points

The biggest expansion was in EBITDA margin, which rose by 9.4 percentage points. The other available margins also improved.

Gross margin expansion

1.1pp

Operating margin expansion

1.2pp

EBITDA margin expansion

9.4pp

Net margin expansion

9.3pp

BLBD Gross margin

Across the last 3 years, Blue Bird had an average gross margin of 19.3%. Against its three-year average, Blue Bird's gross margin is currently 20.6%, 1.3 percentage points above its three-year average. Looking back over the last 3 years, Blue Bird's gross margin reached 21% at its highest point in Mar 2026 and 16% at its lowest in Dec 2023.

BLBD Operating margin

The average operating margin for Blue Bird was 10.3% across the past 3 years. Blue Bird currently reports an operating margin of 11.6%, 1.3 percentage points above its three-year average. The operating margin for Blue Bird moved between 7.4% in Dec 2023 and 11.7% in Mar 2026.

BLBD EBITDA margin

Across the last 3 years, Blue Bird's EBITDA margin averaged 13.05%. The current EBITDA margin stands at 21.8%, 8.8 percentage points above its three-year average. EBITDA margin was highest at 21.8% in Jun 2026 and lowest at 9.5% in Dec 2023.

BLBD Net margin

Over the last 3 years, Blue Bird's net margin averaged 8.62%. Right now, Blue Bird's current net margin is 17.5%, which is 8.9 percentage points above its three-year average. During this period, net margin reached a high of 17.5% in Jun 2026 and a low of 5% in Dec 2023.

BLBD margin group comparison

Margins compared with peer-group, industry and sector averages

With a gross margin of 20.6%, BLBD stands higher than the industry and its peers average but lower than the Consumer Cyclical sector average. Looking at the Consumer Cyclical sector average of 36.3%, Blue Bird's gross margin is 43% lower.

BLBD margin peer comparison

Compare margins with selected peers

Frequently asked questions

What is Blue Bird's gross margin?

The current gross margin for BLBD is 20.6% as of Jun 27, 2026.

What is Blue Bird's operating margin?

As of Jun 27, 2026, BLBD has an operating margin of 11.6%.

What is Blue Bird's EBITDA margin?

The current EBITDA margin for BLBD is 21.8% as of Jun 27, 2026.

What is Blue Bird's net margin?

For the period ending Jun 27, 2026, BLBD recorded a net margin of 17.5%.

What are the average margins of BLBD?

Looking back over 3 years, BLBD recorded average margins of 19.3% gross, 10.3% operating, 13.1% EBITDA, and 8.6% net.

What are the highest historical margins of BLBD?

Blue Bird's highest recorded margins during the past 5 years were 21% gross in Mar 2026, 11.7% operating in Mar 2026, 21.8% EBITDA in Jun 2026, and 17.5% net in Jun 2026.

What are the lowest historical margins of BLBD?

Looking back across 5 years, BLBD reached its lowest margins at 3.1% gross in Dec 2022, -5.1% operating in Dec 2022, -3.9% EBITDA in Dec 2022, and -5.8% net in Dec 2022.