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

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DateValue
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