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BLBD Blue Bird Corporation

Stock · NasdaqGM · United States · Industrials · US0953061068

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Price 57.96 USD -2.08%
52-week range 46.14 – 83.39
Dividend yield—
Market cap2.0B
NowoTrade score 77 Grade A

Price history

Daily prices in USD.

Updated 06 Nov 2026 18:21. Information, not advice.

Results

Next results 25 Nov 2026 in 19 days · 16:00 · estimate 1.45
Last results 1.28 vs 1.30 estimated 05 Aug 2026 · Miss -1.6%
Beat the estimate 10 of 12 1 missed · 1 in line
Average surprise +41.1% reported against the estimate, last 12 quarters

Earnings per share: estimate and reported

11 Dec 2023: estimate 0.48 11 Dec 2023: reported 0.66 12/23 07 Feb 2024: estimate 0.33 07 Feb 2024: reported 0.91 02/24 08 May 2024: estimate 0.48 08 May 2024: reported 0.89 05/24 07 Aug 2024: estimate 0.51 07 Aug 2024: reported 0.91 08/24 25 Nov 2024: estimate 0.65 25 Nov 2024: reported 0.77 11/24 05 Feb 2025: estimate 0.81 05 Feb 2025: reported 0.92 02/25 07 May 2025: estimate 0.95 07 May 2025: reported 0.96 05/25 06 Aug 2025: estimate 0.98 06 Aug 2025: reported 1.19 08/25 24 Nov 2025: estimate 1.02 24 Nov 2025: reported 1.32 11/25 04 Feb 2026: estimate 0.80 04 Feb 2026: reported 1.00 02/26 06 May 2026: estimate 0.87 06 May 2026: reported 1.00 05/26 05 Aug 2026: estimate 1.30 05 Aug 2026: reported 1.28 08/26

Estimate Reported: beat Reported: miss In line

Quarterly results

DateEPS estimateEPS reportedSurpriseResult
25 Nov 2026 16:00 1.45 — — Upcoming
05 Aug 2026 16:00 1.30 1.28 -1.6% Miss
06 May 2026 16:00 0.87 1.00 +15.1% Beat
04 Feb 2026 16:00 0.80 1.00 +24.8% Beat
24 Nov 2025 16:00 1.02 1.32 +29.1% Beat
06 Aug 2025 16:00 0.98 1.19 +20.9% Beat
07 May 2025 16:00 0.95 0.96 +1.0% In line
05 Feb 2025 16:00 0.81 0.92 +13.5% Beat
25 Nov 2024 16:00 0.65 0.77 +17.7% Beat
07 Aug 2024 16:00 0.51 0.91 +77.2% Beat
08 May 2024 16:00 0.48 0.89 +84.8% Beat
07 Feb 2024 16:00 0.33 0.91 +172.8% Beat
11 Dec 2023 16:00 0.48 0.66 +38.3% Beat
09 Aug 2023 16:00 0.24 0.44 +83.3% Beat
11 May 2023 16:00 0.08 0.27 +224.0% Beat
08 Feb 2023 16:00 -0.32 -0.30 +7.2% Beat
12 Dec 2022 16:00 0.04 -0.66 -1,750.0% Miss
10 Aug 2022 16:00 -0.05 -0.09 -80.0% Miss
12 May 2022 16:00 -0.10 -0.31 -210.0% Miss
09 Feb 2022 17:00 -0.28 -0.07 +75.4% Beat
15 Dec 2021 16:00 0.19 0.07 -62.2% Miss
12 Aug 2021 16:00 0.39 0.19 -51.3% Miss
12 May 2021 16:00 0.08 0.05 -37.5% Miss
10 Feb 2021 16:00 — — — —
16 Dec 2020 16:00 0.35 0.49 +40.0% Beat

Annual results

YearRevenueChangeNet income Net marginEPSEPS changeFree cash flow
2025 1.5B +9.9% 127.7M 8.6% 3.88 +22.8% 153.3M
2024 1.3B +18.9% 105.5M 7.8% 3.16 +327.0% 95.8M
2023 1.1B +41.5% 23.8M 2.1% 0.74 +150.0% 111.4M
2022 800.6M — -45.8M -5.7% -1.48 — -30.9M

Dates and earnings per share from the company reports as collected by the data provider; the estimate is the analysts' average before the report. Information, not advice.

Prices by day, week and month

Price history in USD, by day
PeriodOpening priceHighLow Closing priceChangeVolumeDividend
10 May 2024 47.08 48.96 45.66 48.74 +4.32% 1,096,300
09 May 2024 44.34 49.00 42.90 46.72 +24.45% 2,883,200
08 May 2024 36.88 37.57 36.01 37.54 +1.16% 693,400
07 May 2024 36.67 37.50 36.67 37.11 +1.20% 262,600
06 May 2024 35.87 37.15 35.81 36.67 +3.59% 355,700
03 May 2024 35.02 35.46 34.22 35.40 +3.21% 320,500
02 May 2024 33.08 34.55 32.73 34.30 +4.48% 391,200
01 May 2024 32.75 33.78 32.37 32.83 -0.38% 547,400
30 Apr 2024 34.11 34.45 32.83 32.96 -4.53% 349,900
29 Apr 2024 34.20 34.58 33.69 34.52 +1.62% 262,600
26 Apr 2024 34.30 34.54 33.90 33.97 +0.01% 199,400
25 Apr 2024 34.22 34.59 33.63 33.97 -2.93% 318,000
24 Apr 2024 36.30 36.63 34.87 34.99 -3.58% 359,600
23 Apr 2024 34.46 36.54 34.22 36.29 +6.80% 327,000
22 Apr 2024 34.18 34.47 33.20 33.98 +0.12% 640,200
19 Apr 2024 33.39 34.64 32.72 33.94 +0.95% 1,235,000
18 Apr 2024 34.46 34.46 33.30 33.62 -1.75% 507,200
17 Apr 2024 36.01 36.12 33.28 34.22 -4.97% 753,000
16 Apr 2024 35.22 36.28 34.41 36.01 +1.35% 449,700
15 Apr 2024 36.29 36.87 35.38 35.53 -1.39% 355,100
12 Apr 2024 36.16 36.30 35.33 36.03 -0.96% 330,700
11 Apr 2024 36.09 36.53 35.19 36.38 +1.34% 456,400
10 Apr 2024 35.72 36.80 34.77 35.90 -1.70% 373,800
09 Apr 2024 37.23 37.23 36.07 36.52 -1.32% 235,300
08 Apr 2024 37.49 37.69 36.83 37.01 -1.12% 243,800

Prices in USD, adjusted for splits but not for dividends. Weeks run Monday to Friday and months follow the calendar; the change compares each close with the previous period's. Dividends are those whose ex-dividend date falls in the period, per share. Information, not advice.

Key data

Previous close
59.19 USD
Market cap
2.0B
Exchange
NasdaqGM
Country
United States
Sector
Industrials
Industry
Farm & Heavy Construction Machinery
Currency
USD

Dividends

No dividends on record.

Why this score

How the score is made up
Part of the scorePointsWhy
Business growth Yearly growth of revenue and of earnings per share. 25.0 / 25
  • Revenue growth of 22.7% a year
Quality Return on equity, net margin and how stable the margins are. 17.1 / 25
  • ROE of 64%
Financial strength Net debt against operating earnings, interest cover and free cash flow. 16.1 / 20
  • Net debt is -0.0× EBITDA
  • Free cash flow yield of -0.5%
Valuation Free cash flow yield and the P/E against its sector. 7.5 / 15
  • P/E 6.8 against 26.4 for its sector
Analysts How far the analysts' average target is from today's price. 10.0 / 10
  • Analysts' target is +54% from the price

Growth profile: it pays no dividend, so it is scored on business growth, quality and financial strength. Based on 95% of the figures (grade A).

Warnings take points off and some cap the score. In your account the score also considers how the share fits your portfolio.

Figures

Valuation
FigureValueReading Sector median
P/E (trailing) 6.84× Good 26.39×
P/E (forward) 13.79× Good 17.49×
Price / book 2.79× Fair 3.33×
Price / sales 1.22× Good 2.07×
EV / EBITDA 8.81× Good 14.37×
Free cash flow yield -0.5% Weak 3.2%
Quality
FigureValueReading Sector median
Gross margin 20.6% Fair 29.4%
Operating margin 12.1% Fair 10.2%
Net margin 17.5% Good 5.6%
Return on equity 64.3% Good 13.2%
Return on assets 13.6% Good 5.2%
Growth
FigureValueReading Sector median
Revenue growth / year 22.7% Good 6.4%
Financial health
FigureValueReading Sector median
Debt / equity 0.18× Good 0.56×
Net debt / EBITDA -0.01× Good 1.86×
Interest cover 23.21× Good 5.35×
Current ratio 1.64× Good 1.8×
Dividends
FigureValueReading Sector median
Payout of earnings 0% Weak 12.8%

The reading follows general rules of thumb and each sector has its own norms: compare with the sector median when it is shown. Information, not advice.

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