Blue Bird (BLBD) Capital Expenditures (2014 - 2026)

Blue Bird (BLBD) recorded quarterly Capital Expenditures of $7.9 million in Q1 2026, up 43.71% quarter-over-quarter from $5.5 million in Q4 2025, and down 12.95% on a YoY basis from $9.0 million in Q1 2025.

Blue Bird (BLBD) Capital Expenditures (2014 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Blue Bird's Capital Expenditures history runs 13 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $7.9 million for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Capital Expenditures fell 12.95% year-over-year to $7.9 million; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at $22.6 million (down 2.84% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $22.9 million, up 49.85% from the prior year.
  • Capital Expenditures was $7.9 million for Q1 2026 at Blue Bird, up from $5.5 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Capital Expenditures ranged from a high of $9.0 million in Q1 2025 to a low of -$3.9 million in Q3 2022.
  • Historically, Capital Expenditures has averaged $3.4 million across 5 years, with a median of $2.8 million in 2023.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2025: Capital Expenditures plunged 61.48% in 2022, then soared 229.39% in 2025.
  • A 5-year view of Capital Expenditures shows it stood at $1.1 million in 2022, then jumped by 153.4% to $2.9 million in 2023, then surged by 58.2% to $4.6 million in 2024, then increased by 18.96% to $5.5 million in 2025, then jumped by 43.71% to $7.9 million in 2026.
  • The last three Capital Expenditures figures came in at $7.9 million (Q1 2026), $5.5 million (Q4 2025), and $4.7 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Capital Expenditures (Qtr)
1 Caterpillar 424.10 Bn 420.03 Bn 6.11 Bn 323.00 Mn
2 Deere 156.25 Bn 148.36 Bn 13.06 Bn 195.00 Mn
3 Paccar 63.14 Bn 62.45 Bn 1.36 Bn 170.70 Mn
4 Oshkosh 8.32 Bn 8.07 Bn 311.90 Mn 28.10 Mn
5 Terex 6.12 Bn 5.73 Bn 206.00 Mn 26.00 Mn
6 Blue Bird 2.24 Bn 1.97 Bn 70.65 Mn 7.85 Mn
7 Alamo 1.85 Bn 1.65 Bn 104.81 Mn 4.51 Mn
8 Lindsay 1.21 Bn 1.02 Bn 42.35 Mn 12.99 Mn
9 Astec Industries 1.18 Bn 1.11 Bn 99.10 Mn 100,000.00
10 Hyster-Yale 619.64 Mn 623.94 Mn 124.80 Mn 9.80 Mn

Historic Data

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Mar 28, 2026 7.85 Mn
Mar 28, 2026 7.85 Mn
Dec 27, 2025 5.47 Mn
Dec 27, 2025 5.47 Mn
Sep 27, 2025 4.66 Mn
Sep 27, 2025 4.66 Mn
Jun 28, 2025 4.60 Mn
Jun 28, 2025 4.60 Mn
Mar 29, 2025 9.02 Mn
Mar 29, 2025 9.02 Mn
Dec 28, 2024 4.59 Mn
Dec 28, 2024 4.59 Mn
Sep 28, 2024 5.13 Mn
Sep 28, 2024 5.13 Mn
Jun 29, 2024 4.49 Mn
Jun 29, 2024 4.49 Mn
Mar 30, 2024 2.74 Mn
Mar 30, 2024 2.74 Mn
Dec 30, 2023 2.90 Mn
Dec 30, 2023 2.90 Mn