Blue Bird Corp (BLBD) Interest Coverage Ratio (2014 - 2026)

Blue Bird (BLBD) posted quarterly Interest Coverage Ratio of 25.32 for Q1 2026, up 36.17% year-over-year from 18.59 in Q1 2025, and up 5.24% on a QoQ basis from 24.06 in Q4 2025.

Blue Bird Corp (BLBD) Interest Coverage Ratio (2014 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Blue Bird (BLBD) has reported Interest Coverage Ratio for 13 consecutive years, with 25.32 the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Interest Coverage Ratio rose 36.17% year-over-year to 25.32; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 26.91 (up 60.25% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 23.21, up 76.23% from the prior year.
  • Interest Coverage Ratio came in at 25.32 for Q1 2026 at Blue Bird, up from 24.06 in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Interest Coverage Ratio was 29.0 in Q3 2025, with the low at 6.7 in Q2 2022.
  • Average Interest Coverage Ratio over 5 years is 10.87, with a median of 11.53 recorded in 2023.
  • Across the five-year window, Interest Coverage Ratio plunged 1482.37% in 2022 and soared 1447.86% in 2023, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, Interest Coverage Ratio stood at 2.23 in 2022, then soared by 567.86% to 10.45 in 2023, then surged by 65.06% to 17.25 in 2024, then soared by 39.44% to 24.06 in 2025, then advanced by 5.24% to 25.32 in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Interest Coverage Ratio over the past three periods registered 25.32, 24.06, and 29.0 for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.

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DateValue
Mar 28, 2026 25.32
Dec 27, 2025 24.06
Sep 27, 2025 29.00
Jun 28, 2025 28.81
Mar 29, 2025 18.59
Dec 28, 2024 17.25
Sep 28, 2024 12.61
Jun 29, 2024 18.86
Mar 30, 2024 12.83
Dec 30, 2023 10.45
Sep 30, 2023 7.08
Jul 1, 2023 4.31
Apr 1, 2023 2.40
Dec 31, 2022 -2.23
Sep 30, 2022 -6.53
Jul 2, 2022 0.28
Apr 2, 2022 -6.70
Jan 1, 2022 -0.66
Jul 3, 2021 2.88
Apr 3, 2021 0.49