Blue Bird (BLBD) Interest Expenses (2014 - 2026)
Blue Bird (BLBD) recorded quarterly Interest Expenses of $1.5 million in Q1 2026, down 1.34% quarter-over-quarter from $1.6 million in Q4 2025, and down 14.78% on a YoY basis from $1.8 million in Q1 2025.
Blue Bird (BLBD) Interest Expenses (2014 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Blue Bird's Interest Expenses history runs 13 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $1.5 million for Q1 2026.
- In Q1 2026, Interest Expenses fell 14.78% year-over-year to $1.5 million; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at $6.6 million (down 16.26% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $7.2 million, down 31.92% from the prior year.
- Interest Expenses was $1.5 million for Q1 2026 at Blue Bird, down from $1.6 million in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Interest Expenses ranged from a high of $7.6 million in Q3 2022 to a low of $1.5 million in Q1 2026.
- Historically, Interest Expenses has averaged $3.1 million across 5 years, with a median of $2.7 million in 2022.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2024: Interest Expenses surged 108.43% in 2023, then slumped 53.25% in 2024.
- A 5-year view of Interest Expenses shows it stood at $4.2 million in 2022, then fell by 13.47% to $3.6 million in 2023, then plunged by 47.26% to $1.9 million in 2024, then decreased by 18.22% to $1.6 million in 2025, then dropped by 1.34% to $1.5 million in 2026.
- The last three Interest Expenses figures came in at $1.5 million (Q1 2026), $1.6 million (Q4 2025), and $1.7 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Interest Expense (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Caterpillar | 424.10 Bn | 420.03 Bn | 6.11 Bn | 345.00 Mn |
| 2 | Deere | 156.25 Bn | 148.36 Bn | 13.06 Bn | 712.00 Mn |
| 3 | Paccar | 63.14 Bn | 62.45 Bn | 1.36 Bn | - |
| 4 | Oshkosh | 8.32 Bn | 8.07 Bn | 311.90 Mn | 29.80 Mn |
| 5 | Terex | 6.12 Bn | 5.73 Bn | 206.00 Mn | 47.00 Mn |
| 6 | Blue Bird | 2.24 Bn | 1.97 Bn | 70.65 Mn | 1.55 Mn |
| 7 | Alamo | 1.85 Bn | 1.65 Bn | 104.81 Mn | 4.62 Mn |
| 8 | Lindsay | 1.21 Bn | 1.02 Bn | 42.35 Mn | - |
| 9 | Astec Industries | 1.18 Bn | 1.11 Bn | 99.10 Mn | 7.40 Mn |
| 10 | Hyster-Yale | 619.64 Mn | 623.94 Mn | 124.80 Mn | 7.20 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 28, 2026 | 1.55 Mn |
| Mar 28, 2026 | 1.55 Mn |
| Dec 27, 2025 | 1.57 Mn |
| Dec 27, 2025 | 1.57 Mn |
| Sep 27, 2025 | 1.74 Mn |
| Sep 27, 2025 | 1.74 Mn |
| Jun 28, 2025 | 1.74 Mn |
| Jun 28, 2025 | 1.74 Mn |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 1.81 Mn |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 1.81 Mn |
| Dec 28, 2024 | 1.92 Mn |
| Dec 28, 2024 | 1.92 Mn |
| Sep 28, 2024 | 2.03 Mn |
| Sep 28, 2024 | 2.03 Mn |
| Jun 29, 2024 | 2.11 Mn |
| Jun 29, 2024 | 2.11 Mn |
| Mar 30, 2024 | 2.81 Mn |
| Mar 30, 2024 | 2.81 Mn |
| Dec 30, 2023 | 3.63 Mn |
| Dec 30, 2023 | 3.63 Mn |