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

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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