# Blue Bird Corporation (BLBD) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-09-08. NASDAQ, United States. Sector: Industrials / Farm & Heavy Construction Machinery. Price $63.63, market value $2.0 billion.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): 7.5×** (5-yr avg 19.7×, 3-yr avg 19.7×). Blue Bird Corporation trades at 7.5× trailing earnings, well below its own five-year average of 19.7×: cheap by its own standards. The Industrials median in the September 2026 study was 25.7×. Forward P/E is 13.3×, higher than trailing, so analysts expect earnings to fall.
- **PEG: 0.58**. A PEG of 0.58 means the P/E is low relative to expected earnings growth: the market is not paying much for that growth.
- **Price / sales: 1.2×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 1.2×.
- **Price / book: 3.1×**. The shares trade at 3.1× book value; book value is a meaningful part of the valuation.
- **EV / EBITDA: 8.9×**. Enterprise value is 8.9× operating earnings before depreciation, the multiple that ignores how the company is financed.
- **Free-cash-flow yield: 7.6%** (5-yr avg 1.3%). Free cash flow equals 7.6% of the market value, above its five-year average of 1.3%, so the shares are cheaper on cash than they have usually been. Above 5% is generally attractive.
- **Earnings yield: 13.3%**. The inverse of the P/E: 13.3% of the price is earned each year.

## Profitability
- **Gross margin: 20.6%**. Blue Bird Corporation keeps 20.6% of revenue after the direct cost of what it sells, a thin margin typical of retail, distribution and commodity businesses.
- **Operating margin: 11.8%**. 11.8% of revenue is left after running the business.
- **Net margin: 8.6%**. 8.6% of each dollar of sales reaches the bottom line.
- **Return on equity: 50.0%**. A 50.0% return on equity is extremely high; check whether buybacks or debt have shrunk the equity base, which flatters the ratio.
- **Return on invested capital: 128.8%**. Return on all capital, debt included, is 128.8%: comfortably above what that capital costs.
- **Return on assets: 45.1%**. Each dollar of assets produces 45.1% of profit.

## Growth
- **Revenue growth (1 yr): 9.9%** (3-yr 22.7%/yr, 5-yr 16.7%/yr). Revenue grew 9.9% over the last year, against 16.7% a year compounded over five years: growth is slowing.
- **EPS growth (1 yr): 22.8%**. Earnings per share rose 22.8%, faster than revenue, so margins expanded or the share count shrank.

## Financial health
- **Debt to equity: 0.35**. Debt is 0.35 times equity: a conservative balance sheet.
- **Net debt / EBITDA: net cash**. Blue Bird Corporation holds more cash than debt.
- **Piotroski F-score: 7/9**. 7 of 9 fundamental checks pass: strong and improving financials.

## Dividends
- **Dividend: none**. Blue Bird Corporation does not currently pay a dividend.

## Analyst view
- **Analyst consensus: strong_buy** (8 analysts). 8 analysts cover Blue Bird Corporation; the consensus is strong_buy, with an average price target of $89.13 (+40% from the current price). Analyst opinion is shown for context; it is not part of the Fundamental Score.

## Price and momentum
- **Total return (1 yr): 9.6%** (YTD 35.4%, 3-mo -8.7%). The shares are up 9.6% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -23.7%** (37.9% above the low). Trading 24% below its 52-week high.
- **200-day average: above**. The price sits above its 200-day moving average, the usual definition of an uptrend.
- **RSI (14-day): 47**. An RSI of 47 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): 1.14** (volatility 43%). Beta of 1.14 against the S&P 500: the shares move roughly with the market.

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