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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001589526-26-000005"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "BLBD"
cik: "0001589526"
company_name: "Blue Bird Corp"
filed_at: "2026-02-04T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-16T04:55:56.194693+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.8
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Blue Bird Q1 FY2026: Adj. EBITDA $50.1M (15% margin), raises FY2026 guidance to $225M

## Summary
- Q1 net sales $333.1M (+6.1% YoY); GAAP net income $30.8M, diluted EPS $0.94.
- Adjusted EBITDA $50.1M (15% margin); adjusted diluted EPS $1.00, up $0.08 YoY.
- FY2026 Adj. EBITDA guidance raised to $225M; revenue reaffirmed at ~$1.5B.
- Delivered 121 electric buses; EV backlog >850 units supports 2026 EV sales target.
- Bus sales up 6.8% YoY driven by pricing and mix; average price per unit up 6.5%.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001589526-26-000005
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: BLBD
- cik: 0001589526
- company_name: Blue Bird Corp
- filed_at: 2026-02-04T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.8
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1589526/000158952626000005/0001589526-26-000005-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1589526/000158952626000005/blbd-20260204.htm

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