profit from every $100 of sales.
$0$100
Blue Bird
$55.45-3.67% today
+7.4% in 1 year
1-year low $46.591-year high $81.50
Trading in the middle of its range for the past year.
The essentials
Four questions every investor asks, answered in one line each.
more sales each year, on average, 2022 to 2025.
0%20% a year
You pay $14.78 for every $1 of profit it makes in a year.
CheapExpensive
It holds more cash than debt.
No debt5 years
Money in, money out
What Blue Bird sold, what it kept, and what it did with the cash.
Sales went from $801 million in 2022 to $1.48 billion in 2025, with $128 million of profit last year.
SalesProfit
Blue Bird handed back 32% of the cash it generated last year.
Buybacks $49M
Free cash flow 2025$153M
Bought back its own shares$49M
Paid as dividends–
Cash vs. debt$229M vs. $90M
Blue Bird vs. similar companies
Blue Bird grows in the middle of these 5 and is the cheapest for its profits.
| Company | Profit from $100 of sales | Sales growth a year | Price per $1 of profit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Bird | 14.8× · Cheap | ||
 Rivian Automotive | No profit yet | ||
 Li Auto | 67.8× · Very expensive | ||
 Stellantis | No profit yet | ||
 NIO | No profit yet |
AI analysis
An AI analyst reads Blue Bird's last five years, its segments, earnings, insiders and peers, and writes the bull case, the bear case and what the price expects.
Run the AI analysisFull statementsIncome, balance sheet and cash flow, year by year
Income statement
| In millions of USD | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 801 | 1,133 | 1,347 | 1,480 | |
| 37 | 139 | 256 | 304 | |
| -41 | 52 | 139 | 167 | |
| -24 | 60 | 152 | 192 | |
| -46 | 24 | 106 | 128 | |
| -1.48 | 0.74 | 3.16 | 3.88 | |
| 4.6% | 12.3% | 19.0% | 20.5% | |
| -5.1% | 4.6% | 10.3% | 11.3% | |
| -5.7% | 2.1% | 7.8% | 8.6% |
Balance sheet
| In millions of USD | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total assets | 366 | 418 | 525 | 625 |
| Cash | 10 | 79 | 128 | 229 |
| Total debt | 172 | 132 | 96 | 90 |
| Total liabilities | 365 | 378 | 365 | 370 |
| 1 | 40 | 160 | 255 | |
| 31 | 32 | 33 | 33 | |
| -17.5% | 20.1% | 42.5% | 40.4% | |
| -3,311.1% | 59.5% | 66.1% | 50.0% |
Cash flow
| In millions of USD | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -24 | 120 | 111 | 176 | |
| 6 | 9 | 15 | 23 | |
| -31 | 111 | 96 | 153 | |
| Dividends paid | – | – | – | – |
| 2 | 0 | 11 | 49 | |
| 4 | 4 | 9 | 15 |
Valuation
- 14.8×
- 12.2×
- –
- 7.5×
- 1.3×
- 12.3×
- 9.1×
- 8.1%
- 6.8%
- 0.0%
Profitability
- 20.5%
- 11.3%
- 8.6%
- 13.3%
- 30.2%
- 13.2%
- 50.8%
- 19.3%
- 40.7%
- –
Growth
- +22.7%
- –
- +60.0%
- –
- +4.1%
Financial health
- -0.9×
- 0.30
- 12.8%
- 26.9×
- 1.83
- 1.27
- 2.17
How it ranks in Consumer Discretionary
Each dot is where the company stands among every company over $300M in the sector. Further right is better.
Top 3%of 977
Top 35%of 992
Top 32%of 856
Top 15%of 993
Top 30%of 980
What analysts expect
- Average price target
- $69.67
- Range
- $55.00 – $78.00
- 2 analysts
These targets were collected on May 20, 2026 and our analyst feed has not updated since, so we no longer compare them with today's price.
Recent earnings
Our results feed has not updated since May 21, 2026. Results reported after that are not in this table yet.
| Date | EPS | Expected | Surprise |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 6, 2026 | 1.00 | 0.81 | +23.5% |
| Feb 4, 2026 | 1.00 | 0.80 | +25.0% |
| Nov 24, 2025 | 1.32 | 1.05 | +25.7% |
| Aug 6, 2025 | 1.19 | 0.90 | +32.2% |
| May 7, 2025 | 0.96 | 0.96 | +0.0% |
| Feb 5, 2025 | 0.92 | 0.83 | +10.8% |
| Nov 25, 2024 | 0.77 | 0.65 | +18.5% |
| Aug 7, 2024 | 0.91 | 0.51 | +78.4% |
News
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Our insider feed has not updated since May 26, 2026. Trades filed after that are not listed yet.
No insider trades on file.
The seven classic investing rulebooks
5/7Passes 5 of 7. Each bar is how well the company fits that investor's published rules, from 0 to 100; 60 or more counts as a pass.
Warren Buffett
66Pass
Benjamin Graham
46No pass
Philip Fisher
57No pass
Peter Lynch
82Pass
Joel Greenblatt
66Pass
Charlie Munger
62Pass
Terry Smith
65Pass
Questions about Blue Bird
Is Blue Bird a good stock to buy?
A solid business, and the price looks low. 5 of the 7 famous investors' published rulebooks we apply pass it. Whether it suits you depends on your goals and the price you pay; invest-like never tells anyone to buy or sell. The AI analysis lays out the case for and against. Read the Blue Bird AI analysis
What does Blue Bird do?
Blue Bird Corporation designs, engineers, manufactures, and sells school buses and related parts in the United States, Canada, and internationally. It operates through two segments, Bus and Parts. It is in Auto - Manufacturers.
Does Blue Bird pay a dividend?
No. Blue Bird does not pay a dividend at the moment; in 2025 it returned $49.4 million to shareholders by buying back its own shares.
Is Blue Bird stock halal?
Yes. Blue Bird passes our halal screen: its business is permitted and its debt is 5% of its market value, under the 30% limit. How we check
How has Blue Bird stock done over the past year?
Up 7.4% over the past twelve months, to $55.45. It traded between $46.59 and $81.50 and is 32.0% below its high.
Who are Blue Bird's competitors?
The largest listed companies in the same industry are Rivian Automotive, Li Auto, Stellantis and NIO. The peers table on this page compares their profit, growth and price with Blue Bird's.
Prices: daily closes to Nov 12, 2026. Fundamentals: company reports via invest-like data.