Blue Bird (BLBD) Debt to Equity (2013 - 2026)

Blue Bird (BLBD) recorded quarterly Debt to Equity of $0.3 in Q1 2026, up 266.3% quarter-over-quarter from -$0.18 in Q4 2025, and up 255.4% on a YoY basis from $0.08 in Q1 2025.

Blue Bird (BLBD) Debt to Equity (2013 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Blue Bird's Debt to Equity history runs 14 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $0.3 for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Debt to Equity rose 255.4% year-over-year to $0.3; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at $0.3 (up 255.4% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $0.02, up 110.34% from the prior year.
  • Debt to Equity was $0.3 for Q1 2026 at Blue Bird, up from -$0.18 in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Debt to Equity ranged from a high of $0.41 in Q2 2025 to a low of -$4.09 in Q3 2023.
  • Historically, Debt to Equity has averaged -$1.38 across 5 years, with a median of -$0.47 in 2022.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2026: Debt to Equity plunged 630.56% in 2022, then surged 255.4% in 2026.
  • A 5-year view of Debt to Equity shows it stood at -$3.46 in 2022, then surged by 62.44% to -$1.3 in 2023, then soared by 85.39% to -$0.19 in 2024, then advanced by 6.37% to -$0.18 in 2025, then soared by 266.3% to $0.3 in 2026.
  • The last three Debt to Equity figures came in at $0.3 (Q1 2026), -$0.18 (Q4 2025), and $0.02 (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Debt/Equity (Qtr)
1 Caterpillar 424.10 Bn 420.03 Bn 6.11 Bn 1.07
2 Deere 156.25 Bn 148.36 Bn 13.06 Bn 0.79
3 Paccar 63.14 Bn 62.45 Bn 1.36 Bn -
4 Oshkosh 8.32 Bn 8.07 Bn 311.90 Mn 0.13
5 Terex 6.12 Bn 5.73 Bn 206.00 Mn 0.57
6 Blue Bird 2.24 Bn 1.97 Bn 70.65 Mn 0.30
7 Alamo 1.85 Bn 1.65 Bn 104.81 Mn 0.25
8 Lindsay 1.21 Bn 1.02 Bn 42.35 Mn 0.24
9 Astec Industries 1.18 Bn 1.11 Bn 99.10 Mn 0.56
10 Hyster-Yale 619.64 Mn 623.94 Mn 124.80 Mn 0.92

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 28, 2026 0.30
Dec 27, 2025 -0.18
Sep 27, 2025 0.02
Jun 28, 2025 0.41
Mar 29, 2025 -0.19
Dec 28, 2024 -0.19
Sep 28, 2024 -0.19
Jun 29, 2024 -3.05
Mar 30, 2024 -0.16
Dec 30, 2023 -1.30
Sep 30, 2023 -4.09
Jul 1, 2023 -0.48
Apr 1, 2023 -3.36
Dec 31, 2022 -3.46
Jul 2, 2022 -3.48
Apr 2, 2022 -3.54
Jan 1, 2022 -0.47
Oct 2, 2021 -3.67
Jul 3, 2021 -2.91
Apr 3, 2021 -2.93