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Blue Bird Corporation BLBD Q2 2026 earnings

Reported May 6, 2026 · After market close

Revenue$353.0MBeat by $17.8M
EPS$1.00Beat by $0.19
Revenue estimate$335.2M
EPS estimate$0.81

Next report

Aug 5, 2026 (In 1 week)
Revenue estimate$485.7M
EPS estimate$1.22

Financials

Q2 2026

Income statement

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Revenue$352.6M-1.7%
Gross profit$70.6M-0.3%
Operating income$39.1M+16.0%
Net income$29.3M+12.5%
EPS (diluted)$0.90+13.9%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$275.9M+111%
Total debt$88.0M-5.4%
Total equity$297.9M+56.5%
Total assets$689.4M+26.8%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$47.8M+72.0%
CapEx$7.9M-12.9%
Free cash flow$39.9M+113%

Valuation & ratios

Valuation

as of 07/28/26
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Market cap$2.41B+65.3%
Enterprise value$2.22B+56.4%
P/E18.1×+4.6×
P/S1.6×+0.5×

Profitability

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Gross margin21%+1.9pp
Operating margin11.9%+2.1pp
Net margin8.9%+0.9pp
FCF margin12.3%+5.6pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity54.5%-18.5pp
Debt / equity0.3×-0.2×
Current ratio1.8×+0.4×

Segments

By product

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Diesel buses$165.2M+40.5%
Alternative fuel buses$149.8M-24.9%
Parts$26.8M+5.2%

By segment

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Bus$325.1M-2.3%
Parts$27.5M+5.4%

Versus estimates

Revenue

Q2 2026$353.0MBeat by $17.8M
Q1 2026$333.0MBeat by $6.1MQ4 2025$409.4MBeat by $29.0MQ3 2025$398.0MBeat by $17.6MQ2 2025$358.9MBeat by $10.6MQ1 2025$313.9MMiss by $43.7M

Diluted EPS

Q2 2026$1.00Beat by $0.19
Q1 2026$1.00Beat by $0.20Q4 2025$1.32Beat by $0.27Q3 2025$1.19Beat by $0.29Q2 2025$0.96In lineQ1 2025$0.92Beat by $0.09

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Questions, answered.

When did Blue Bird Corporation report Q2 2026 earnings?
Blue Bird Corporation (BLBD) reported Q2 2026 earnings on May 6, 2026 after market close.
What were Blue Bird Corporation's Q2 2026 revenue and EPS?
Blue Bird Corporation reported revenue of $353.0M and eps of $1.00 for Q2 2026.
Did Blue Bird Corporation beat estimates in Q2 2026?
Revenue beat the consensus estimate of $335.2M by $17.8M. EPS beat the consensus estimate of $0.81 by $0.19.
How did Blue Bird Corporation's Q2 2026 results compare year-over-year?
Compared to the same quarter a year prior, revenue declined 1.6% from $358.9M a year earlier and eps grew 4.2% from $0.96.
Where can I find Blue Bird Corporation's Q2 2026 SEC filings?
You can read the 8-K/A earnings release (0001589526-26-000020) and the 10-Q periodic report (0001589526-26-000030) directly on SEC EDGAR. The filing index links above go to sec.gov.