SuperworthBlue Bird profit margin BLBD
Gross, operating and net profit as a share of revenue over the last twelve months, from 2014.
- Net margin, 12 months
- 17.5%
- Operating margin, 12 months
- 11.8%
- Net margin on a year earlier
- +9.3 pts
- Peer median
- 3.5%
Over the twelve months to Jun 27, 2026, Blue Bird kept 17.5% of its revenue as net profit, with an operating margin of 11.8% and a gross margin of 20.6%.
Five years earlier its net margin was 1.8%.
The median for 10 agricultural machinery stocks of a similar size is 3.5%.
Profit margin over time
Fiscal year by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Net margin | Operating margin | Gross margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 8.6% | 11.3% | 20.5% |
| FY2024 | 7.8% | 10.3% | 19.0% |
| FY2023 | 2.1% | 4.6% | 12.3% |
| FY2022 | −5.7% | −5.1% | 4.6% |
| FY2021 | −0.0% | 1.0% | 10.5% |
| FY2020 | 1.4% | 2.5% | 10.9% |
| FY2019 | 2.4% | 4.3% | 13.1% |
| FY2018 | 3.0% | 3.4% | 11.9% |
| FY2017 | 2.9% | 5.5% | 12.9% |
| FY2016 | 0.7% | 2.9% | 13.9% |
| FY2015 | 1.6% | 3.9% | 13.1% |
| FY2014 | −0.2% | 1.8% | 12.4% |
| FY2013 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| FY2013 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
Quarter by quarter
| Quarter | Ended | Net margin, 12 months | Change on a year | Operating margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 FY26 | 17.5% | +9.3 pts | 11.8% | |
| Q2 FY26 | 8.9% | +0.9 pts | 11.9% | |
| Q1 FY26 | 8.7% | +0.6 pts | 11.5% | |
| Q4 FY25 | 8.6% | +0.8 pts | 11.3% | |
| Q3 FY25 | 8.2% | +0.5 pts | 10.0% | |
| Q2 FY25 | 8.0% | +1.6 pts | 9.7% | |
| Q1 FY25 | 8.0% | +3.0 pts | 10.0% | |
| Q4 FY24 | 7.8% | +5.7 pts | 10.3% | |
| Q3 FY24 | 7.7% | +9.3 pts | 11.0% | |
| Q2 FY24 | 6.4% | +9.7 pts | 9.7% | |
| Q1 FY24 | 5.0% | +10.9 pts | 8.1% | |
| Q4 FY23 | 2.1% | +7.8 pts | 4.6% |
Against its peers
Companies in Agricultural - Machinery nearest Blue Bird's size, closest first, today.
| Company | Profit margin |
|---|---|
| BLBDBlue Bird | 17.5% |
| ALGAlamo | 6.1% |
| LNNLindsay | 8.8% |
| PLOWDouglas Dynamics | 7.5% |
| ASTEAstec Industries | 1.3% |
| AEBIAebi Schmidt | 1.1% |
| MTWManitowoc | 0.9% |
| MLRMiller Industries | 1.9% |
| AGCOAgco | 5.2% |
| GENCGencor Industries | 13.5% |
| CNHCNH Industrial | 1.7% |
| Peer median | 3.5% |
Where Blue Bird ranks
What the profit margin tells you
Profit as a share of revenue at three levels: gross (after making the product), operating (after running the business) and net (after everything, including tax and interest).
Compare within an industry. 10% is superb for a retailer and poor for a software company.
More on Blue Bird
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