Blue Bird (BLBD) FCF Margin (2014 - 2026)
Blue Bird (BLBD) posted FCF Margin of 4.19% for fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended Jun 27, 2026), down 8.96 percentage points from 13.14% a year earlier and down 7.13 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Blue Bird (BLBD) FCF Margin (2014 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Jun 27, 2026, FCF Margin at Blue Bird was 9.50%, down 0.57 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025 (ended Sep 27, 2025), it was 10.36%, up 3.25 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual FCF Margin shows a five-year change of +12.12 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior fiscal years, Blue Bird's FCF Margin was 7.11% in FY2024 (-2.72 pp), 9.83% in FY2023 (+13.69 pp), -3.86% in FY2022 (+5.86 pp) and -9.72% in FY2021 (-7.95 pp).
- The fiscal Q3 2026 figure stands as the lowest quarterly FCF Margin since fiscal Q3 2024.
- On a year-over-year basis, FCF Margin increased in six of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +1.93 percentage points.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for FCF Margin in the past five years was fiscal Q1 2023, with a gain of 34.78 percentage points; the weakest was fiscal Q4 2021, with a drop of 50.06 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, FCF Margin for the three prior fiscal quarters was 11.32% (Q2 2026), 9.34% (Q1 2026) and 14.77% (Q4 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Caterpillar | 376.87 Bn | 348.57 Bn | 7.76 Bn | 18.42% |
| 2 | Amphenol | 208.65 Bn | 203.35 Bn | 3.55 Bn | 13.72% |
| 3 | Deere | 185.97 Bn | 194.73 Bn | 4.66 Bn | 12.45% |
| 4 | Eaton | 167.50 Bn | 164.73 Bn | 2.86 Bn | 10.24% |
| 5 | Parker-Hannifin | 122.25 Bn | 120.39 Bn | 2.25 Bn | 27.16% |
| 6 | Vertiv Holdings | 93.95 Bn | 84.57 Bn | 1.23 Bn | 28.30% |
| 7 | Emerson Electric | 88.90 Bn | 81.65 Bn | 2.66 Bn | 27.13% |
| 8 | 3M | 87.39 Bn | 68.85 Bn | 2.68 Bn | 11.74% |
| 9 | Illinois Tool Works | 78.00 Bn | 74.56 Bn | 1.90 Bn | 14.67% |
| 10 | Blue Bird | 1.80 Bn | 941.13 Mn | 103.37 Mn | 4.19% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 27, 2026 | 4.19% |
| 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 | 10.99% |
| Jul 2, 2022 | -21.50% |
| Apr 2, 2022 | 9.52% |
| Jan 1, 2022 | -26.81% |
| Oct 2, 2021 | -21.81% |
Blue Bird FCF Margin 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=fcf-margin&ticker=BLBD&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "fcf-margin", "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=fcf-margin&ticker=BLBD&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();