In fiscal 2025, which ended Sep 27, 2025, Blue Bird Corp reported revenue of $1.5 billion, up 9.9% from the year before. Net income was $127.7 million, a profit margin of 8.6%. Operating income came to $167.2 million, an operating margin of 11.3%. Diluted earnings per share were $3.88. Over the twelve months ended Jun 27, 2026, revenue was $1.6 billion and net income was $281.8 million. Across the 10 fiscal years shown, revenue grew from $932.0 million in fiscal 2016 to $1.5 billion in fiscal 2025, about 5.3% a year.
USD in millions, except per-share amounts and margins. The percent under a figure is the change from the year before.
| Line |
FY 2026
Jun 27, 2026
|
FY 2025
Sep 27, 2025
|
FY 2024
Sep 28, 2024
|
FY 2023
Sep 30, 2023
|
FY 2022
Oct 1, 2022
|
FY 2021
Oct 2, 2021
|
FY 2020
Oct 3, 2020
|
FY 2019
Sep 28, 2019
|
FY 2018
Sep 29, 2018
|
FY 2017
Sep 30, 2017
|
FY 2016
Oct 1, 2016
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue |
1,612
+13.5%
|
1,480
+9.9%
|
1,347
+18.9%
|
1,133
+41.5%
|
801
+17.1%
|
684
-22.2%
|
879
-13.7%
|
1,019
-0.6%
|
1,025
+3.5%
|
991
+6.3%
|
932
+1.4%
|
| Cost of revenue |
1,281
+11.9%
|
1,177
+7.8%
|
1,091
+9.8%
|
994
+30.1%
|
764
+24.9%
|
612
-21.9%
|
783
-11.6%
|
885
-1.9%
|
903
+4.6%
|
863
+7.5%
|
803
+0.5%
|
| Gross profit |
332
+19.9%
|
304
+18.5%
|
256
+84.5%
|
139
+279.9%
|
37
-49.3%
|
72
-25.0%
|
96
-27.9%
|
133
+9.4%
|
122
-4.2%
|
127
-1.5%
|
129
+7.4%
|
| Research and development |
—
|
15
+61.7%
|
9
+42.4%
|
7
+8.2%
|
6
+17.3%
|
5
-18.8%
|
6
-44.3%
|
12
+35.3%
|
8
+14.9%
|
7
+37.0%
|
5
+3.8%
|
| Selling, general and administrative |
142
+5.6%
|
136
+16.7%
|
117
+34.0%
|
87
+12.9%
|
77
+17.7%
|
66
-11.6%
|
74
-17.2%
|
90
+3.1%
|
87
+28.1%
|
68
-34.0%
|
103
+21.5%
|
| Operating income |
190
+33.3%
|
167
+20.0%
|
139
+169.7%
|
52
+226.9%
|
-41
-724.0%
|
7
-70.3%
|
22
-49.8%
|
44
+25.0%
|
35
-41.1%
|
60
+123.4%
|
27
-25.6%
|
| Interest income |
6
+20.9%
|
6
+49.8%
|
4
+312.0%
|
1
+11055.6%
|
0
+125.0%
|
0
-63.6%
|
0
+22.2%
|
0
-87.1%
|
0
-50.0%
|
0
+5.3%
|
0
+17.7%
|
| Interest expense |
7
-9.1%
|
7
-31.9%
|
11
-41.3%
|
18
+22.7%
|
15
+51.6%
|
10
-21.0%
|
12
-4.9%
|
13
+93.3%
|
7
-8.1%
|
7
-55.8%
|
16
-14.0%
|
| Other non-operating income (expense) |
133
+2994.4%
|
3
+177.5%
|
-4
+47.1%
|
-8
-381.9%
|
3
+65.9%
|
2
+140.7%
|
1
+155.4%
|
-1
+17.5%
|
-2
+67.3%
|
-5
-814.5%
|
-1
|
| Pretax income |
323
+123.2%
|
170
+33.6%
|
127
+391.9%
|
26
+148.6%
|
-53
-2582.1%
|
-2
-118.9%
|
10
-64.6%
|
30
+10.3%
|
27
-28.1%
|
37
+280.1%
|
10
-41.7%
|
| Equity in earnings of affiliates |
1
-83.7%
|
2
-82.4%
|
12
+70.1%
|
7
+267.3%
|
-4
-935.1%
|
0
-84.5%
|
3
+43.3%
|
2
+69.0%
|
1
-59.9%
|
3
+14.9%
|
3
+9.2%
|
| Income tax |
42
+14.5%
|
44
+32.2%
|
33
+271.1%
|
9
+178.2%
|
-11
-861.5%
|
-1
-178.4%
|
2
-79.9%
|
8
+389.0%
|
-3
-122.1%
|
12
+104.3%
|
6
+30.7%
|
| Net income |
282
+143.2%
|
128
+21.0%
|
106
+343.3%
|
24
+152.0%
|
-46
-15733.6%
|
-0
-102.4%
|
12
-49.9%
|
24
-21.2%
|
31
+7.0%
|
29
+317.4%
|
7
-53.8%
|
| Basic EPS |
8.71
+140.7%
|
4.01
+22.6%
|
3.27
+341.9%
|
0.74
+150.0%
|
-1.48
-14700.0%
|
-0.01
-102.2%
|
0.45
-51.1%
|
0.92
-20.0%
|
1.15
+45.6%
|
0.79
+464.3%
|
0.14
-76.3%
|
| Diluted EPS |
8.48
+143.1%
|
3.88
+22.8%
|
3.16
+327.0%
|
0.74
+150.0%
|
-1.48
-14700.0%
|
-0.01
-102.2%
|
0.45
-50.0%
|
0.90
-16.7%
|
1.08
+45.9%
|
0.74
+428.6%
|
0.14
-76.3%
|
| Weighted average shares, basic |
32
+1.0%
|
32
-1.3%
|
32
+0.6%
|
32
+3.4%
|
31
+14.3%
|
27
+1.1%
|
27
+1.5%
|
26
+4.7%
|
25
+8.2%
|
23
+9.8%
|
21
+0.3%
|
| Weighted average shares, diluted |
33
+0.0%
|
33
-1.4%
|
33
+3.4%
|
32
+4.0%
|
31
+14.3%
|
27
+0.2%
|
27
+0.2%
|
27
-5.5%
|
29
+15.0%
|
25
+16.7%
|
21
-16.4%
|
| Other measures | |||||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization |
21
+32.9%
|
16
+5.2%
|
15
-7.2%
|
16
+13.7%
|
14
+4.5%
|
13
-6.6%
|
14
+38.7%
|
10
+14.8%
|
9
+10.5%
|
8
+1.7%
|
8
-8.5%
|
| EBITDA |
211
+33.3%
|
183
+18.6%
|
154
+127.9%
|
68
+353.8%
|
-27
-233.5%
|
20
-45.1%
|
36
-32.9%
|
54
+22.9%
|
44
-34.8%
|
68
+95.2%
|
35
-22.3%
|
| Interest coverage |
27.87x
|
23.21x
|
13.17x
|
2.87x
|
-2.77x
|
0.67x
|
1.80x
|
3.40x
|
5.27x
|
8.21x
|
1.62x
|
| Margins | |||||||||||
| Gross margin |
20.57%
|
20.51%
|
19.01%
|
12.26%
|
4.56%
|
10.55%
|
10.94%
|
13.10%
|
11.90%
|
12.86%
|
13.88%
|
| Operating margin |
11.77%
|
11.29%
|
10.34%
|
4.56%
|
-5.08%
|
0.95%
|
2.50%
|
4.30%
|
3.42%
|
6.01%
|
2.86%
|
| Pretax margin |
20.01%
|
11.46%
|
9.42%
|
2.28%
|
-6.63%
|
-0.29%
|
1.19%
|
2.91%
|
2.62%
|
3.77%
|
1.05%
|
| Profit margin |
17.48%
|
8.63%
|
7.83%
|
2.10%
|
-5.72%
|
-0.04%
|
1.39%
|
2.38%
|
3.01%
|
2.91%
|
0.74%
|
| EBITDA margin |
13.06%
|
12.35%
|
11.44%
|
5.97%
|
-3.33%
|
2.92%
|
4.14%
|
5.32%
|
4.30%
|
6.84%
|
3.72%
|
| Effective tax rate |
13.06%
|
25.91%
|
26.18%
|
34.69%
|
—
|
—
|
14.48%
|
25.56%
|
-9.75%
|
31.74%
|
59.06%
|
How these figures are calculated
Annual columns are full-year amounts from the annual report (Form 10-K, 20-F, or 40-F). If a company restates a year, the latest filed number is shown. USD in millions, except per-share amounts and margins. Weighted average shares are in millions. Interest expense and finance costs are positive costs. A negative amount on a gain (loss) or income (expense) line is a loss or an expense. EBITDA is operating income plus depreciation and amortization. Interest coverage is operating income divided by interest expense. The first column is the trailing twelve months through the latest quarter. More on our methodology.
New to this? Read How to Read an Income Statement, With a Real Example.
Company profile
- Industry
- Truck & Bus Bodies (SIC 3713)
- Listed as
- BLBD (Nasdaq)
- Fiscal year ends
- October 3
- Headquarters
- Macon, GA
- SEC filer status
- Large accelerated filer
- SEC CIK
- 1589526
- Former names
- Hennessy Capital Acquisition Corp. (until Feb 25, 2015)
Other Truck & Bus Bodies companies
Source: SEC EDGAR filings. This is company-reported data, not investment advice.