BLBD
Blue Bird Corporation
BLBD has the edge over NKE overall, supported by stronger fundamentals.
NKE
NIKE, Inc.
NKE has lower modeled downside risk, despite its lower overall score.
BLBD Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Healthy | |
| Healthy | |
| Strong |
BLBD's revenue, profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are all currently healthy.
NKE Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Healthy | |
| Stable | |
| Strong |
NKE's profitability and balance sheet are currently healthy, and its revenue and cash flow are stable.
BLBD PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current | 6.8x | $55.45 | — |
| Cheap | 13x | $103 | +85% |
| Forward | 13x | $55.45 | — |
| Fair | 17x | $138 | +150% |
| Expensive | 39x | $320 | +476% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
BLBD has the edge over NKE in the historical PE scenario, which offers more potential upside but is not a forecast.
NKE PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current | 18x | $37.76 | — |
| Cheap | 23x | $47.70 | +26% |
| Forward | 30x | $37.76 | — |
| Fair | 33x | $68.16 | +80% |
| Expensive | 47x | $97.86 | +159% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
NKE's PE is in its cheap range at 18x. On analysts' estimates for next year's earnings, today's price would be 30x, in its fair range.
BLBD Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly deteriorating | |
| Stable | |
| Growth | |
| Strongly weakening | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect BLBD's revenue to grow, but its profitability to weaken.
NKE Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly deteriorating | |
| Stable | |
| Decline | |
| Improving | |
| Moderate | |
| Low |
Analysts expect NKE's profitability to improve, but its revenue to decline. However, they disagree widely on these estimates.
BLBD Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $4.42 | -46% |
| Q2 2026 | $8.22 | +136% |
| Q1 2026 | $4.07 | +27% |
| Q4 2025 | $3.96 | +23% |
| Q3 2025 | $3.88 | +23% |
| Q2 2025 | $3.48 | +15% |
| Q1 2025 | $3.21 | +30% |
| Q4 2024 | $3.21 | +69% |
| Q3 2024 | $3.16 | +327% |
BLBD has the edge over NKE on earnings, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
NKE Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $1.27 | -39% |
| Q3 2026 | $2.09 | +7.2% |
| Q2 2026 | $2.10 | -2.8% |
| Q1 2026 | $1.51 | -50% |
| Q4 2025 | $1.70 | -48% |
| Q3 2025 | $1.95 | -44% |
| Q2 2025 | $2.16 | -42% |
| Q1 2025 | $3.01 | -11% |
| Q4 2024 | $3.24 | -5.3% |
NKE's earnings per share have fallen from their peak: $2.09 over the past year, against $3.82 in late 2021.
BLBD Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $517.2M | +30% |
| Q1 2026 | $352.6M | -1.7% |
| Q4 2025 | $333.1M | +6.1% |
| Q3 2025 | $409.4M | +17% |
| Q2 2025 | $398M | +19% |
| Q1 2025 | $358.9M | +3.7% |
| Q4 2024 | $313.9M | -1.2% |
| Q3 2024 | $350.2M | +16% |
BLBD has the edge over NKE on sales, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | 12% | -0.5 points |
| Q1 2026 | 11% | +1.7 points |
| Q4 2025 | 11% | +0.8 points |
| Q3 2025 | 12% | +5 points |
| Q2 2025 | 13% | +0.7 points |
| Q1 2025 | 9.4% | -1 points |
| Q4 2024 | 11% | -1.4 points |
| Q3 2024 | 7.3% | -2.3 points |
BLBD has the edge over NKE on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
NKE Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $11.2B | -4.3% |
| Q2 2026 | $11B | -1.1% |
| Q1 2026 | $11.3B | +0.1% |
| Q4 2025 | $12.4B | +0.6% |
| Q3 2025 | $11.7B | +1.1% |
| Q2 2025 | $11.1B | -12% |
| Q1 2025 | $11.3B | -9.3% |
| Q4 2024 | $12.4B | -7.7% |
NKE's revenue fell from its 2023 peak and has held roughly level since: $11.2B last quarter, down 4.3% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 8.2% | +0.3 points |
| Q2 2026 | 12% | +9.2 points |
| Q1 2026 | 5.8% | -1.7 points |
| Q4 2025 | 8% | -3.4 points |
| Q3 2025 | 7.9% | -3.4 points |
| Q2 2025 | 2.9% | -11 points |
| Q1 2025 | 7.5% | -3.8 points |
| Q4 2024 | 11% | -2.9 points |
NKE's operating margin was 8.2% last quarter, about level with the same quarter a year ago.
BLBD Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $21.7M | -59% |
| Q1 2026 | $39.9M | +113% |
| Q4 2025 | $31.1M | +43% |
| Q3 2025 | $60.5M | +20% |
| Q2 2025 | $52.3M | +$55.8M |
| Q1 2025 | $18.7M | -64% |
| Q4 2024 | $21.8M | +$24.5M |
| Q3 2024 | $50.2M | +49% |
BLBD has the edge over NKE on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
NKE Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$64M | -527% |
| Q2 2026 | $1.5B | +313% |
| Q1 2026 | $284M | -83% |
| Q4 2025 | $386M | -58% |
| Q3 2025 | $15M | -95% |
| Q2 2025 | $363M | -85% |
| Q1 2025 | $1.7B | -11% |
| Q4 2024 | $920M | -65% |
NKE usually generates cash, though not every quarter: the latest was −$64M, but it generated $2.1B over the past year.
BLBD Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +8.4% | +2.7M shares |
| 1 year | +7.9% | +2.6M shares |
| 3 years | +7.8% | +2.6M shares |
| 5 years | +28% | +7.7M shares |
| Available history | +30% | +8.1M shares |
BLBD has 35M diluted shares, up 7.9% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | — |
| Q1 2026 | $198,000 |
| Q4 2025 | $2.4M |
| Q3 2025 | $5.5M |
| Q2 2025 | — |
| Q1 2025 | $3M |
| Q4 2024 | $1.4M |
| Q3 2024 | $877,000 |
BLBD spent $8M buying back its own shares over the past year, up 52% from the year before.
NKE Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +0.2% | +3.2M shares |
| 1 year | +0.4% | +5.2M shares |
| 3 years | -3.8% | -59.1M shares |
| 5 years | -8.4% | -135M shares |
| Available history | -6.9% | -110M shares |
NKE has the edge over BLBD on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | — |
| Q2 2026 | — |
| Q1 2026 | — |
| Q4 2025 | $20M |
| Q3 2025 | $126M |
| Q2 2025 | $199M |
| Q1 2025 | $506M |
| Q4 2024 | $1.1B |
NKE has spent almost nothing on buybacks in the past year.
BLBD Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | -0.1x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2026 | -1.0x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2025 | -0.8x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2025 | -0.8x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2025 | -0.5x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2025 | -0.3x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2024 | -0.3x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2024 | -0.2x | Net Cash |
BLBD has the edge over NKE on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
NKE Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 0.2x | Very low |
| Q2 2026 | 0.1x | Very low |
| Q1 2025 | 0.1x | Very low |
| Q4 2024 | 0.2x | Very low |
| Q3 2024 | 0.1x | Very low |
| Q2 2024 | -0.1x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2024 | -0.0x | Very low |
| Q4 2023 | 0.1x | Very low |
NKE's net debt is less than a year of its operating earnings (EBITDA).
BLBD Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 39.4 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 8.2 | Oversold |
BLBD's weekly RSI is 39 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 8 (oversold).
NKE Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 40.0 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 57.5 | Neutral |
NKE's weekly RSI is 40 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 58 (neutral).
BLBD PE vs Consumer Cyclical Sector
| Metric | BLBD | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 6.8x | 18x | 63% below |
| PE % | 0 | 47 | 47 pts below |
BLBD has the edge over NKE on valuation relative to its sector.
NKE PE vs Consumer Cyclical Sector
| Metric | NKE | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 18x | 18x | 0.3% above |
| PE % | 2 | 47 | 45 pts below |
NKE is trading at 18x earnings, in line with the Consumer Cyclical sector's median of 18x.
BLBD Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $56.9 | 2.6% below |
| 20 week MA | $63.9 | 13% below |
| 50 week MA | $61.2 | 9.4% below |
| 100 week MA | $52.7 | 5.1% above |
| 200 week MA | $42.1 | 32% above |
BLBD has the edge over NKE on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
NKE Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $36.7 | 2.8% above |
| 20 week MA | $39.2 | 3.6% below |
| 50 week MA | $48.0 | 21% below |
| 100 week MA | $58.4 | 35% below |
| 200 week MA | $79.2 | 52% below |
NKE has bounced recently, but its long-term trend is still down: it's above its 8-week average, but 52% below its 200-week average.
BLBD Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $23.0 | $19.1 | -17% |
| 2021 | $19.1 | $14.7 | -23% |
| 2022 | $14.7 | $9.97 | -32% |
| 2023 | $9.97 | $27.0 | +170% |
| 2024 | $27.0 | $39.4 | +46% |
| 2025 | $39.4 | $50.7 | +29% |
| 2026 YTD | $50.7 | $55.5 | +9.3% |
BLBD has the edge over NKE on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
NKE Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $101.6 | $141.6 | +39% |
| 2021 | $141.6 | $165.7 | +17% |
| 2022 | $165.7 | $116.3 | -30% |
| 2023 | $116.3 | $108.6 | -6.6% |
| 2024 | $108.6 | $76.4 | -30% |
| 2025 | $76.4 | $60.9 | -20% |
| 2026 YTD | $60.9 | $37.8 | -38% |
NKE has finished four years in a row lower, and it's down 38% so far in 2026.