Blue Bird (BLBD) Free Cash Flow (2014 - 2026)
Blue Bird's Free Cash Flow was $21.66 million in fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended Jun 27, 2026), down 58.6% from $52.32 million a year earlier and down 45.7% from the prior quarter.
Blue Bird (BLBD) Free Cash Flow (2014 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, Blue Bird's Free Cash Flow was $153.14 million through Jun 27, 2026, up 7.0% year-over-year; for FY2025 (ended Sep 27, 2025), it came in at $153.34 million, up 60.0% from FY2024.
- In earlier fiscal years, Free Cash Flow was $95.85 million in FY2024 (-14.0%), $111.41 million in FY2023, -$30.89 million in FY2022 and -$66.45 million in FY2021.
- The fiscal Q3 2026 figure marks the lowest quarterly Free Cash Flow since fiscal Q2 2025.
- Compared with a year earlier, Free Cash Flow was higher in four of the last six quarters, with growth averaging 17.1%.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Free Cash Flow over five years was fiscal Q2 2024 (growth of 133.4%); the worst was fiscal Q2 2025 (a decline of 63.8%).
- Per Business Quant data, BLBD's Free Cash Flow in the three fiscal quarters before Q3 2026 was $39.91 million (Q2 2026), $31.11 million (Q1 2026) and $60.46 million (Q4 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Caterpillar | 372.79 Bn | 344.49 Bn | 7.76 Bn | 3.78 Bn |
| 2 | Amphenol | 207.98 Bn | 202.68 Bn | 3.55 Bn | 1.20 Bn |
| 3 | Deere | 181.02 Bn | 189.78 Bn | 4.66 Bn | 1.57 Bn |
| 4 | Eaton | 166.86 Bn | 164.09 Bn | 2.86 Bn | 874.00 Mn |
| 5 | Parker-Hannifin | 120.45 Bn | 118.58 Bn | 2.25 Bn | 1.56 Bn |
| 6 | Vertiv Holdings | 92.94 Bn | 83.56 Bn | 1.23 Bn | 926.50 Mn |
| 7 | Emerson Electric | 86.56 Bn | 79.32 Bn | 2.66 Bn | 1.32 Bn |
| 8 | 3M | 84.72 Bn | 66.18 Bn | 2.68 Bn | 763.00 Mn |
| 9 | Illinois Tool Works | 73.32 Bn | 69.88 Bn | 1.90 Bn | 631.00 Mn |
| 10 | Blue Bird | 1.76 Bn | 894.25 Mn | 103.37 Mn | 21.66 Mn |
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 | 28.31 Mn |
| Jul 2, 2022 | -44.31 Mn |
| Apr 2, 2022 | 19.76 Mn |
| Jan 1, 2022 | -34.65 Mn |
| Oct 2, 2021 | -41.91 Mn |
Blue Bird Free Cash Flow 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=free-cash-flow&ticker=BLBD&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "free-cash-flow", "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=free-cash-flow&ticker=BLBD&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();