In Q3 of fiscal 2026, the quarter ended Jun 27, 2026, Blue Bird Corp reported revenue of $517.2 million, up 29.9% from the same quarter a year earlier. Net income was $185.3 million, a profit margin of 35.8%. Operating income came to $62.7 million, an operating margin of 12.1%. Diluted earnings per share were $5.27.
USD in millions, except per-share amounts and margins. The percent under a figure is the change from the same quarter a year earlier.
| Line |
TTM
Jun 27, 2026
|
Q3 FY2026
Jun 27, 2026
|
Q2 FY2026
Mar 28, 2026
|
Q1 FY2026
Dec 27, 2025
|
Q4 FY2025
Sep 27, 2025
|
Q3 FY2025
Jun 28, 2025
|
Q2 FY2025
Mar 29, 2025
|
Q1 FY2025
Dec 28, 2024
|
Q4 FY2024
Sep 28, 2024
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue |
1,612
+13.5%
|
517
+29.9%
|
353
-1.7%
|
333
+6.1%
|
409
+16.9%
|
398
+19.4%
|
359
+3.7%
|
314
-1.2%
|
350
+15.6%
|
| Cost of revenue |
1,281
+11.9%
|
414
+32.6%
|
282
-2.1%
|
262
+3.3%
|
323
+11.1%
|
312
+18.2%
|
288
+2.0%
|
254
-0.2%
|
291
+14.9%
|
| Gross profit |
332
+19.9%
|
103
+20.3%
|
71
-0.3%
|
71
+18.1%
|
86
+45.0%
|
86
+23.9%
|
71
+11.3%
|
60
-5.1%
|
60
+19.2%
|
| Selling, general and administrative |
142
+5.6%
|
41
+13.5%
|
32
-15.1%
|
34
+23.0%
|
36
+6.0%
|
36
+21.0%
|
37
+34.7%
|
27
+6.5%
|
34
+63.4%
|
| Operating expenses |
142
+5.6%
|
41
+13.5%
|
32
-15.1%
|
34
+23.0%
|
36
+6.0%
|
36
+21.0%
|
37
+34.7%
|
27
+6.5%
|
34
+63.4%
|
| Operating income |
190
+33.3%
|
63
+25.2%
|
39
+16.0%
|
38
+14.0%
|
50
+96.8%
|
50
+26.0%
|
34
-6.5%
|
33
-12.9%
|
26
-12.3%
|
| Interest income |
6
+20.9%
|
1
-57.7%
|
2
+53.3%
|
2
+26.3%
|
2
+87.7%
|
1
+49.8%
|
1
+19.4%
|
2
+44.1%
|
1
+34.6%
|
| Interest expense |
7
-9.1%
|
2
+13.0%
|
2
-14.8%
|
2
-18.2%
|
2
-14.4%
|
2
-17.5%
|
2
-35.5%
|
2
-47.3%
|
2
-50.7%
|
| Other non-operating income (expense) |
133
+2994.4%
|
136
+23494.8%
|
-3
-758.1%
|
-0
-107.2%
|
1
-58.9%
|
-1
+78.7%
|
0
+122.6%
|
3
+338.8%
|
2
+216.5%
|
| Pretax income |
323
+123.2%
|
197
+300.2%
|
37
+8.9%
|
38
+6.4%
|
51
+96.0%
|
49
+37.2%
|
34
+3.9%
|
36
+9.1%
|
26
+6.5%
|
| Equity in earnings of affiliates |
1
-83.7%
|
-2
-294.3%
|
2
+15.7%
|
2
+10.5%
|
-1
-117.3%
|
-0
-114.6%
|
2
-18.9%
|
2
-8.1%
|
5
+85.1%
|
| Income tax |
42
+14.5%
|
10
-17.8%
|
9
-0.3%
|
9
+4.9%
|
14
+108.6%
|
12
+24.5%
|
9
+10.5%
|
9
+2.9%
|
7
-24.0%
|
| Net income |
282
+143.2%
|
185
+408.2%
|
29
+12.5%
|
31
+7.1%
|
36
+48.0%
|
36
+27.0%
|
26
+0.1%
|
29
+9.8%
|
25
+32.5%
|
| Basic EPS |
8.71
+140.7%
|
5.41
+366.4%
|
0.93
+13.4%
|
0.97
+9.0%
|
1.15
+50.9%
|
1.16
+30.3%
|
0.82
+1.2%
|
0.89
+9.9%
|
0.76
+31.6%
|
| Diluted EPS |
8.48
+143.1%
|
5.27
+370.5%
|
0.90
+13.9%
|
0.94
+9.3%
|
1.12
+53.7%
|
1.12
+31.8%
|
0.79
+0.0%
|
0.86
+6.2%
|
0.73
+25.8%
|
| Weighted average shares, basic |
32
+1.0%
|
34
+8.5%
|
32
-0.9%
|
32
-1.4%
|
32
-1.9%
|
32
-2.3%
|
32
-1.0%
|
32
+0.2%
|
32
+0.7%
|
| Weighted average shares, diluted |
33
+0.0%
|
35
+7.9%
|
32
-1.4%
|
33
-2.2%
|
32
-3.7%
|
33
-3.2%
|
33
-0.6%
|
33
+2.9%
|
34
+5.3%
|
| Other measures | |||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization |
21
+32.9%
|
9
+120.8%
|
4
+5.5%
|
4
+3.2%
|
4
+0.2%
|
4
+8.3%
|
4
+6.0%
|
4
+6.6%
|
4
+0.2%
|
| EBITDA |
211
+33.3%
|
71
+32.2%
|
43
+15.0%
|
42
+12.9%
|
54
+84.0%
|
54
+24.5%
|
38
-5.4%
|
37
-11.2%
|
29
-10.8%
|
| Interest coverage |
27.87x
|
31.91x
|
25.32x
|
24.06x
|
29.00x
|
28.81x
|
18.59x
|
17.25x
|
12.61x
|
| Margins | |||||||||
| Gross margin |
20.57%
|
19.99%
|
20.03%
|
21.38%
|
21.11%
|
21.59%
|
19.74%
|
19.22%
|
17.02%
|
| Operating margin |
11.77%
|
12.12%
|
11.09%
|
11.31%
|
12.30%
|
12.58%
|
9.39%
|
10.53%
|
7.30%
|
| Pretax margin |
20.01%
|
38.10%
|
10.37%
|
11.37%
|
12.49%
|
12.37%
|
9.36%
|
11.35%
|
7.45%
|
| Profit margin |
17.48%
|
35.82%
|
8.31%
|
9.23%
|
8.92%
|
9.16%
|
7.26%
|
9.15%
|
7.04%
|
| EBITDA margin |
13.06%
|
13.81%
|
12.25%
|
12.51%
|
13.25%
|
13.58%
|
10.47%
|
11.76%
|
8.42%
|
| Effective tax rate |
13.06%
|
5.16%
|
24.88%
|
24.07%
|
26.86%
|
25.14%
|
27.17%
|
24.41%
|
25.24%
|
How these figures are calculated
Quarterly columns are single-quarter amounts. When a 10-Q reports only a year-to-date total, as cash flow statements do, the quarter is that total minus the previous quarter's year-to-date total. The fourth quarter is the annual report's full year minus the first nine months. A column marked YTD is a year-to-date total, shown when the earlier report needed for the single quarter is missing. 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.
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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)
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Source: SEC EDGAR filings. This is company-reported data, not investment advice.