Blue Bird (BLBD) FCF Margin (2014 - 2026)
Blue Bird (BLBD) recorded quarterly FCF Margin of 11.32% in Q1 2026, up 21.15% quarter-over-quarter from 9.34% in Q4 2025, and up 609.0% on a YoY basis from 1.6% in Q1 2025.
Blue Bird (BLBD) FCF Margin (2014 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Blue Bird's FCF Margin history runs 13 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 11.32% for Q1 2026.
- In Q1 2026, FCF Margin rose 609.0% year-over-year to 11.32%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 12.31% (up 587.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 10.36%, up 325.0% from the prior year.
- FCF Margin was 11.32% for Q1 2026 at Blue Bird, up from 9.34% in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, FCF Margin ranged from a high of 14.98% in Q1 2024 to a low of 26.81% in Q1 2022.
- Historically, FCF Margin has averaged 4.79% across 5 years, with a median of 8.65% in 2025.
- Biggest YoY gain for FCF Margin was 3478 bps in 2022; the steepest drop was 1828 bps in 2022.
- A 5-year view of FCF Margin shows it stood at 7.97% in 2022, then tumbled by 111 bps to 0.85% in 2023, then jumped by 922 bps to 6.95% in 2024, then jumped by 34 bps to 9.34% in 2025, then grew by 21 bps to 11.32% in 2026.
- The last three FCF Margin figures came in at 11.32% (Q1 2026), 9.34% (Q4 2025), and 14.77% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
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| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Caterpillar | 424.10 Bn | 420.03 Bn | 6.11 Bn | 8.88% |
| 2 | Deere | 156.25 Bn | 148.36 Bn | 13.06 Bn | 12.99% |
| 3 | Paccar | 63.14 Bn | 62.45 Bn | 1.36 Bn | 11.82% |
| 4 | Oshkosh | 8.32 Bn | 8.07 Bn | 311.90 Mn | -8.16% |
| 5 | Terex | 6.12 Bn | 5.73 Bn | 206.00 Mn | -3.29% |
| 6 | Blue Bird | 2.24 Bn | 1.97 Bn | 70.65 Mn | 11.32% |
| 7 | Alamo | 1.85 Bn | 1.65 Bn | 104.81 Mn | -6.72% |
| 8 | Lindsay | 1.21 Bn | 1.02 Bn | 42.35 Mn | 7.49% |
| 9 | Astec Industries | 1.18 Bn | 1.11 Bn | 99.10 Mn | 10.24% |
| 10 | Hyster-Yale | 619.64 Mn | 623.94 Mn | 124.80 Mn | -5.37% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 28, 2026 | 11.32% |
| Dec 27, 2025 | 9.34% |
| Sep 27, 2025 | 14.77% |
| Jun 28, 2025 | 13.14% |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 5.22% |
| Dec 28, 2024 | 6.95% |
| Sep 28, 2024 | 14.34% |
| Jun 29, 2024 | -1.05% |
| Mar 30, 2024 | 14.98% |
| Dec 30, 2023 | -0.85% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 11.11% |
| Jul 1, 2023 | 12.49% |
| Apr 1, 2023 | 7.40% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 7.97% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -2.06% |
| Jul 2, 2022 | -21.50% |
| Apr 2, 2022 | 9.52% |
| Jan 1, 2022 | -26.81% |
| Jul 3, 2021 | -3.22% |
| Apr 3, 2021 | -2.06% |