Blue Bird (BLBD) Cash & Current Investments (2014 - 2026)
Blue Bird (BLBD) posted Cash & Current Investments of $116.82 million for fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended Jun 27, 2026), down 32.5% from $173.07 million a year earlier and down 57.7% from the prior quarter.
Blue Bird (BLBD) Cash & Current Investments (2014 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2025 (ended Sep 27, 2025), Blue Bird's Cash & Current Investments came in at $229.31 million, up 79.6% from FY2024.
- Annual Cash & Current Investments shows a five-year compound annual growth rate of 38.8% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior fiscal years, Blue Bird's Cash & Current Investments was $127.69 million in FY2024 (+61.7%), $78.99 million in FY2023 and $11.71 million in FY2021 (-73.7%).
- The fiscal Q3 2026 figure stands as the lowest quarterly Cash & Current Investments since fiscal Q3 2024.
- On a year-over-year basis, Cash & Current Investments increased in seven of the last eight quarters, with growth averaging 63.7%.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Cash & Current Investments in the past five years was fiscal Q2 2024, with growth of 423.8%; the weakest was fiscal Q1 2022, with a decline of 83.0%.
- According to Business Quant data, Cash & Current Investments for the three prior fiscal quarters was $275.89 million (Q2 2026), $241.74 million (Q1 2026) and $229.31 million (Q4 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Cash & Current Investments (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Caterpillar | 388.70 Bn | 360.40 Bn | 7.76 Bn | 6.71 Bn |
| 2 | Amphenol | 214.42 Bn | 209.12 Bn | 3.55 Bn | 5.42 Bn |
| 3 | Deere | 185.30 Bn | 194.07 Bn | 4.66 Bn | 8.93 Bn |
| 4 | Eaton | 169.35 Bn | 166.59 Bn | 2.86 Bn | 695.00 Mn |
| 5 | Parker-Hannifin | 122.64 Bn | 120.77 Bn | 2.25 Bn | 501.00 Mn |
| 6 | Vertiv Holdings | 97.12 Bn | 87.74 Bn | 1.23 Bn | 3.11 Bn |
| 7 | Emerson Electric | 90.13 Bn | 82.89 Bn | 2.66 Bn | 2.18 Bn |
| 8 | 3M | 83.49 Bn | 64.94 Bn | 2.68 Bn | 3.33 Bn |
| 9 | Illinois Tool Works | 74.89 Bn | 71.45 Bn | 1.90 Bn | 839.00 Mn |
| 10 | Blue Bird | 1.79 Bn | 926.88 Mn | 103.37 Mn | 116.82 Mn |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 27, 2026 | 116.82 Mn |
| Mar 28, 2026 | 275.89 Mn |
| Dec 27, 2025 | 241.74 Mn |
| Sep 27, 2025 | 229.31 Mn |
| Jun 28, 2025 | 173.07 Mn |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 130.75 Mn |
| Dec 28, 2024 | 136.12 Mn |
| Sep 28, 2024 | 127.69 Mn |
| Jun 29, 2024 | 88.42 Mn |
| Mar 30, 2024 | 93.10 Mn |
| Dec 30, 2023 | 77.30 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 78.99 Mn |
| Jul 1, 2023 | 50.50 Mn |
| Apr 1, 2023 | 17.77 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 5.66 Mn |
| Jul 2, 2022 | 26.51 Mn |
| Apr 2, 2022 | 14.87 Mn |
| Jan 1, 2022 | 4.07 Mn |
| Oct 2, 2021 | 11.71 Mn |
| Jul 3, 2021 | 11.22 Mn |
Blue Bird Cash & Current Investments API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=cash-and-current-investments&ticker=BLBD&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "cash-and-current-investments", "ticker": "BLBD", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()
const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=cash-and-current-investments&ticker=BLBD&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();