Blue Bird BLBD
NASDAQ BLBD
$61.71 +1.16 (+1.92%)
At close: Sep 2, 2026 · 4:00 PM EDT

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

Blue Bird (BLBD) posted quarterly Interest Coverage Ratio of 16.67 for Q1 2026, up 33.45% year-over-year from 12.49 in Q1 2025, and up 17.32% quarter-over-quarter from 14.21 in Q4 2025.

Analysis

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

Blue Bird's Interest Coverage Ratio history runs 13 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 16.67 for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Interest Coverage Ratio rose 33.45% year-over-year to 16.67; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 18.96 (up 38.27% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 14.88, up 12.98% from the prior year.
  • Interest Coverage Ratio for Q1 2026 stood at 16.67, up from 14.21 in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Interest Coverage Ratio was 33.74 in Q3 2025, with the low at 6.7 in Q2 2022.
  • The 5-year median for Interest Coverage Ratio is 12.66 (2025), against an average of 9.16.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: Interest Coverage Ratio slumped 4505.33% in 2022, then surged 1447.86% in 2023.
  • Blue Bird's Interest Coverage Ratio stood at 2.23 in 2022, then jumped by 568.31% to 10.45 in 2023, then advanced by 24.54% to 13.02 in 2024, then increased by 9.17% to 14.21 in 2025, then advanced by 17.32% to 16.67 in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows BLBD's Interest Coverage Ratio at 16.67 in Q1 2026, 14.21 in Q4 2025, and 33.74 in Q3 2025.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Interest Cover (Qtr)
1 Caterpillar 364.77 Bn 358.05 Bn 7.76 Bn 11.86
2 Deere 188.05 Bn 179.12 Bn 12.32 Bn 2.81
3 Paccar 64.20 Bn 55.54 Bn 1.56 Bn -
4 CNH Industrial 16.95 Bn 15.09 Bn 1.41 Bn 1.76
5 Oshkosh 9.54 Bn 9.14 Bn 480.30 Mn 7.92
6 Agco 9.05 Bn 8.48 Bn 645.90 Mn -
7 Terex 7.04 Bn 6.63 Bn 444.00 Mn 3.74
8 Blue Bird 2.12 Bn 2.01 Bn 103.37 Mn 31.91
9 Alamo 2.08 Bn 1.88 Bn 110.86 Mn 9.55
10 Lindsay 1.24 Bn 1.09 Bn 47.83 Mn -
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 27, 2026 31.91
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