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Blue Bird Corp BLBD

Nasdaq · stock · Truck & Bus Bodies · website · IPO 2014-01-17 · LEI

Blue Bird Corp statistics & valuation

Market cap$2.5B
P / E19.5×
P / S1.7×
P / B9.8×
Net margin8.6%
Return on equity50.0%
Net cash$144.0M
Net debt / EBITDA-0.8×
Enterprise value USD$2.4B
EV / EBITDA12.9×
Earnings yield EBIT/EV7.1%
Return on capital43%
Graham number -59.5%$26.04

Market cap as of 2026-06-29. Multiples are price-derived and refreshed daily; everything else from the latest financial reports. The Graham number is Benjamin Graham's rough maximum fair value ($26.04); a green figure means the price is below it.

Profitability & efficiency

Net margin (%)
0.70% 2.90% 3.00% 2.40% 1.40% 0.00% -5.70% 2.10% 7.80% 8.60% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Gross margin (%)
13.90% 12.90% 11.90% 13.10% 10.90% 10.50% 4.60% 12.30% 19.00% 20.50% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Operating margin (%)
2.90% 6.00% 3.40% 4.30% 2.50% 1.00% -5.10% 4.60% 10.30% 11.30% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on equity (%)
-3311.10% 59.50% 66.10% 50.00% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Shares outstanding
22.5M 24.9M 28.6M 27.0M 27.1M 27.2M 32.0M 32.3M 33.3M 32.9M 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Net debt ($)
$77.8M $80.6M $72.0M $102.3M $119.7M $137.9M $119.9M $31.6M -$37.7M -$144.0M 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Share buybacks ($)
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on assets (%)
2.50% 9.70% 10.00% 6.70% 3.80% -0.10% -12.50% 5.70% 20.10% 20.40% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Free cash flow margin (%)
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Debt / equity (×)
94.35× 2.76× 0.56× 0.33× 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
EPS ($)
$0.14 $0.74 $1.08 $0.90 $0.45 -$0.01 -$1.48 $0.74 $3.16 $3.88 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025

Margins and returns computed from annual filings. Falling shares outstanding = buybacks; rising = dilution. Net debt = debt − cash (negative = net cash).

P / E vs its own history

Blue Bird Corp trades at about 16.6× earnings — below its 10-year norm (10-year range 12.9×–105.4×, median 24.6×).

12.9× 105.4×

Shaded band = 10-year range (12.9×–105.4×); dot = today's 16.6×.

Historical P/E = month-end price near each fiscal year-end ÷ that year's EPS. A read on whether the stock is cheap or dear relative to how it has typically been valued — not a forecast.

Key ratios (by fiscal year)

RatioFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019FY2018FY2017FY2016
Gross margin20.5%19.0%12.3%4.6%10.5%10.9%13.1%11.9%12.9%13.9%
Operating margin11.3%10.3%4.6%-5.1%1.0%2.5%4.3%3.4%6.0%2.9%
Net margin8.6%7.8%2.1%-5.7%-0.0%1.4%2.4%3.0%2.9%0.7%
Return on assets20.4%20.1%5.7%-12.5%-0.1%3.8%6.7%10.0%9.7%2.5%
Return on equity50.0%66.1%59.5%-3311.1%0.9%-22.9%-35.8%-108.8%-49.2%-7.9%
Debt / equity0.33×0.56×2.76×94.35×-4.58×-3.08×-2.55×-4.67×-2.45×-1.61×
Current ratio1.741.371.031.061.251.051.011.011.161.02

Computed from company filings · US · as of 2025-09-27. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.