Blue Bird (BLBD) Interest Coverage Ratio (2014 - 2026)
Blue Bird (BLBD) recorded quarterly Interest Coverage Ratio of 25.32 in Q1 2026, up 5.24% quarter-over-quarter from 24.06 in Q4 2025, and up 36.17% on a YoY basis from 18.59 in Q1 2025.
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 25.32 for 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 was 25.32 for Q1 2026 at Blue Bird, up from 24.06 in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Interest Coverage Ratio ranged from a high of 29.0 in Q3 2025 to a low of 6.7 in Q2 2022.
- Historically, Interest Coverage Ratio has averaged 10.87 across 5 years, with a median of 11.53 in 2023.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: Interest Coverage Ratio tumbled 1482.37% in 2022, then soared 1447.86% in 2023.
- A 5-year view of Interest Coverage Ratio shows it 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 increased by 5.24% to 25.32 in 2026.
- The last three Interest Coverage Ratio figures came in at 25.32 (Q1 2026), 24.06 (Q4 2025), and 29.0 (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Interest Cover (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Caterpillar | 424.10 Bn | 420.03 Bn | 6.11 Bn | 8.94 |
| 2 | Deere | 156.25 Bn | 148.36 Bn | 13.06 Bn | 3.14 |
| 3 | Paccar | 63.14 Bn | 62.45 Bn | 1.36 Bn | - |
| 4 | Oshkosh | 8.32 Bn | 8.07 Bn | 311.90 Mn | 2.75 |
| 5 | Terex | 6.12 Bn | 5.73 Bn | 206.00 Mn | -1.74 |
| 6 | Blue Bird | 2.24 Bn | 1.97 Bn | 70.65 Mn | 25.32 |
| 7 | Alamo | 1.85 Bn | 1.65 Bn | 104.81 Mn | 9.12 |
| 8 | Lindsay | 1.21 Bn | 1.02 Bn | 42.35 Mn | - |
| 9 | Astec Industries | 1.18 Bn | 1.11 Bn | 99.10 Mn | 1.22 |
| 10 | Hyster-Yale | 619.64 Mn | 623.94 Mn | 124.80 Mn | -3.89 |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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 |