Blue Bird (BLBD) earnings history
Most recent quarter
- Fiscal period
- Q3 2026
- Period end
- Jun 27, 2026
- EPS actual
- $1.28
- EPS estimate
- $1.25
- EPS surprise
- +2.26%
- Revenue surprise
- +6.47%
- Revenue
- $517.2M
- Revenue estimate
- $485.7M
- Reported
- Aug 5, 2026
Blue Bird reported fiscal Q3 2026 results on August 5, 2026. Earnings per share were $1.28, ahead of the $1.25 estimate by 2.26%. Revenue was $517.2 million, about 6% above the $485.7 million consensus and the highest quarter in the table. Compared with Q3 2025, EPS rose about 8% from $1.19 and revenue rose about 30% from $398.0 million.
The longer record shows a sharp turnaround. Fiscal 2022 was a loss of $1.13 per share, with losses in all four quarters, and Q1 2023 was the last loss in the table. Annual EPS then rose to $1.07 in fiscal 2023, $3.48 in 2024 and $4.39 in 2025. Annual revenue climbed from $800.7 million in 2022 to $1.48 billion in 2025. The first three quarters of fiscal 2026 add up to $3.28 per share, about 7% more than a year earlier. Blue Bird has beaten the EPS estimate in each of the last 15 quarters.
Fiscal Q4 results came out on November 24, 2025 and November 25, 2024, and in mid-December in earlier years. That points to late November 2026 for the next report. It will complete fiscal 2026 and show how the full year compares with 2025's $4.39.
Earnings history
| Period | Reported | EPS estimate | EPS actual | Surprise | Revenue | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | Aug 5, 2026 | $1.25 | $1.28 | +2.26% | $517.2M | SEC |
| Q2 2026 | May 6, 2026 | $0.88 | $1.00 | +14.06% | $353.0M | SEC |
| Q1 2026 | Feb 4, 2026 | $0.79 | $1.00 | +26.21% | $333.0M | SEC |
| Q4 2025 | Nov 24, 2025 | $1.05 | $1.32 | +25.39% | $409.4M | SEC |
| Q3 2025 | Aug 6, 2025 | $0.99 | $1.19 | +20.56% | $398.0M | SEC |
| Q2 2025 | May 7, 2025 | $0.95 | $0.96 | +1.36% | $358.9M | SEC |
| Q1 2025 | Feb 5, 2025 | $0.79 | $0.92 | +16.03% | $313.9M | SEC |
| Q4 2024 | Nov 25, 2024 | $0.65 | $0.77 | +18.79% | $350.2M | SEC |
| Q3 2024 | Aug 7, 2024 | $0.53 | $0.91 | +73.10% | $333.4M | SEC |
| Q2 2024 | May 8, 2024 | $0.47 | $0.89 | +88.80% | $345.9M | SEC |
| Q1 2024 | Feb 7, 2024 | $0.33 | $0.91 | +175.76% | $317.7M | SEC |
| Q4 2023 | Dec 11, 2023 | $0.48 | $0.66 | +37.16% | $303.0M | SEC |
| Q3 2023 | Aug 9, 2023 | $0.25 | $0.44 | +78.35% | $294.3M | SEC |
| Q2 2023 | May 11, 2023 | $0.08 | $0.27 | +224.13% | $299.8M | SEC |
| Q1 2023 | Feb 8, 2023 | −$0.32 | −$0.30 | +7.21% | $235.7M | SEC |
| Q4 2022 | Dec 12, 2022 | $0.04 | −$0.66 | −1750.00% | $257.7M | SEC |
| Q3 2022 | Aug 10, 2022 | −$0.05 | −$0.09 | −80.00% | $206.1M | SEC |
| Q2 2022 | May 12, 2022 | −$0.10 | −$0.31 | −210.00% | $207.7M | SEC |
| Q1 2022 | Feb 9, 2022 | −$0.29 | −$0.07 | +75.44% | $129.2M | SEC |
| Q4 2021 | Dec 15, 2021 | $0.19 | $0.07 | −62.16% | $192.2M | SEC |
Quarterly revenue
Frequently asked questions
When did Blue Bird (BLBD) last report earnings?
Blue Bird last reported on Aug 5, 2026, covering fiscal Q3 2026.
Did BLBD beat earnings estimates?
Yes. Blue Bird reported EPS of $1.28 for Q3 2026 against a $1.25 estimate — a 2.26% beat.
How much revenue did BLBD report last quarter?
Blue Bird reported $517.2M in revenue for Q3 2026, against a consensus estimate of $485.7M.
Earnings figures may be restated, revised or corrected by the issuer. Past results do not indicate future performance.
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