Blue Bird (BLBD) Cash from Operations (2014 - 2026)
Blue Bird's Cash from Operations was $31.04 million in fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended Jun 27, 2026), down 45.5% from $56.92 million a year earlier and down 35.0% from the prior quarter.
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Blue Bird (BLBD) Cash from Operations (2014 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, Blue Bird's Cash from Operations was $180.5 million through Jun 27, 2026, up 8.4% year-over-year; for FY2025 (ended Sep 27, 2025), it came in at $176.21 million, up 58.6% from FY2024.
- Cash from Operations shows a five-year compound annual growth rate of 119.5% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier fiscal years, Cash from Operations was $111.11 million in FY2024 (-7.4%), $119.93 million in FY2023, -$24.44 million in FY2022 and -$54.24 million in FY2021.
- The fiscal Q3 2026 figure marks the lowest quarterly Cash from Operations since fiscal Q2 2025.
- Compared with a year earlier, Cash from Operations was higher in four of the last six quarters, with growth averaging 14.7%.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Cash from Operations over five years was fiscal Q2 2024 (growth of 120.1%); the worst was fiscal Q1 2024 (a decline of 98.9%).
- Per Business Quant data, BLBD's Cash from Operations in the three fiscal quarters before Q3 2026 was $47.76 million (Q2 2026), $36.58 million (Q1 2026) and $65.12 million (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Cash from Ops. (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Caterpillar | 380.10 Bn | 351.79 Bn | 7.76 Bn | 4.37 Bn |
| 2 | Amphenol | 208.03 Bn | 202.73 Bn | 3.55 Bn | 1.56 Bn |
| 3 | Deere | 183.47 Bn | 192.23 Bn | 4.66 Bn | 2.21 Bn |
| 4 | Eaton | 168.26 Bn | 165.49 Bn | 2.86 Bn | 1.13 Bn |
| 5 | Parker-Hannifin | 122.34 Bn | 120.47 Bn | 2.25 Bn | 1.74 Bn |
| 6 | Vertiv Holdings | 95.63 Bn | 86.25 Bn | 1.23 Bn | 1.10 Bn |
| 7 | Emerson Electric | 87.72 Bn | 80.47 Bn | 2.66 Bn | 1.42 Bn |
| 8 | 3M | 86.87 Bn | 68.33 Bn | 2.68 Bn | 986.00 Mn |
| 9 | Illinois Tool Works | 76.08 Bn | 72.64 Bn | 1.90 Bn | 723.00 Mn |
| 10 | Blue Bird | 1.79 Bn | 921.49 Mn | 103.37 Mn | 31.04 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 27, 2026 | 31.04 Mn |
| Mar 28, 2026 | 47.76 Mn |
| Dec 27, 2025 | 36.58 Mn |
| Sep 27, 2025 | 65.12 Mn |
| Jun 28, 2025 | 56.92 Mn |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 27.77 Mn |
| Dec 28, 2024 | 26.41 Mn |
| Sep 28, 2024 | 55.35 Mn |
| Jun 29, 2024 | 989,000.00 |
| Mar 30, 2024 | 54.55 Mn |
| Dec 30, 2023 | 217,000.00 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 35.80 Mn |
| Jul 1, 2023 | 39.42 Mn |
| Apr 1, 2023 | 24.79 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 19.93 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 30.01 Mn |
| Jul 2, 2022 | -43.04 Mn |
| Apr 2, 2022 | 21.67 Mn |
| Jan 1, 2022 | -33.08 Mn |
| Oct 2, 2021 | -40.00 Mn |
API Access
Blue Bird Cash from Operations 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-from-operations&ticker=BLBD&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "cash-from-operations", "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-from-operations&ticker=BLBD&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();