Blue Bird (BLBD) Free Cash Flow (2014 - 2026)
Blue Bird (BLBD) posted quarterly Free Cash Flow of $39.9 million for Q1 2026, up 112.86% year-over-year from $18.7 million in Q1 2025, and up 28.26% quarter-over-quarter from $31.1 million in Q4 2025.
Analysis
Blue Bird (BLBD) Free Cash Flow (2014 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Blue Bird's Free Cash Flow history runs 13 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $39.9 million for Q1 2026.
- In Q1 2026, Free Cash Flow rose 112.86% year-over-year to $39.9 million; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at $183.8 million (up 110.57% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $153.3 million, up 59.98% from the prior year.
- Free Cash Flow for Q1 2026 stood at $39.9 million, up from $31.1 million in the prior quarter.
- The five-year high for Free Cash Flow was $60.5 million in Q3 2025, with the low at -$44.3 million in Q3 2022.
- The 5-year median for Free Cash Flow is $22.0 million (2023), against an average of $20.3 million.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2025: Free Cash Flow sank 599.24% in 2022, then soared 1592.64% in 2025.
- Blue Bird's Free Cash Flow stood at $18.8 million in 2022, then tumbled by 114.31% to -$2.7 million in 2023, then soared by 911.91% to $21.8 million in 2024, then jumped by 42.62% to $31.1 million in 2025, then increased by 28.26% to $39.9 million in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows BLBD's Free Cash Flow at $39.9 million in Q1 2026, $31.1 million in Q4 2025, and $60.5 million in Q3 2025.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Free Cash Flow (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Caterpillar | 364.77 Bn | 358.05 Bn | 7.76 Bn | -378.00 Mn |
| 2 | Deere | 188.05 Bn | 179.12 Bn | 12.32 Bn | -3.77 Bn |
| 3 | Paccar | 64.20 Bn | 55.54 Bn | 1.56 Bn | -696.70 Mn |
| 4 | CNH Industrial | 16.95 Bn | 15.09 Bn | 1.41 Bn | 145.00 Mn |
| 5 | Oshkosh | 9.54 Bn | 9.14 Bn | 480.30 Mn | 347.60 Mn |
| 6 | Agco | 9.05 Bn | 8.48 Bn | 645.90 Mn | 108.20 Mn |
| 7 | Terex | 7.04 Bn | 6.63 Bn | 444.00 Mn | 95.00 Mn |
| 8 | Blue Bird | 2.12 Bn | 2.01 Bn | 103.37 Mn | 21.66 Mn |
| 9 | Alamo | 2.08 Bn | 1.88 Bn | 110.86 Mn | 40.36 Mn |
| 10 | Lindsay | 1.24 Bn | 1.09 Bn | 47.83 Mn | -1.39 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 27, 2026 | 21.66 Mn |
| Mar 28, 2026 | 39.91 Mn |
| Dec 27, 2025 | 31.11 Mn |
| Sep 27, 2025 | 60.46 Mn |
| Jun 28, 2025 | 52.32 Mn |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 18.75 Mn |
| Dec 28, 2024 | 21.82 Mn |
| Sep 28, 2024 | 50.23 Mn |
| Jun 29, 2024 | -3.51 Mn |
| Mar 30, 2024 | 51.82 Mn |
| Dec 30, 2023 | -2.69 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 33.67 Mn |
| Jul 1, 2023 | 36.77 Mn |
| Apr 1, 2023 | 22.20 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 18.78 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -6.35 Mn |
| Jul 2, 2022 | -44.31 Mn |
| Apr 2, 2022 | 19.76 Mn |
| Jan 1, 2022 | -34.65 Mn |
| Jul 3, 2021 | -6.34 Mn |