Blue Bird (BLBD) Invested Capital (2014 - 2026)
Blue Bird's Invested Capital came in at $741.7 million for fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended Jun 27, 2026), up 136.7% from $313.34 million a year earlier and up 92.2% from the prior quarter.
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Blue Bird (BLBD) Invested Capital (2014 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025 (ended Sep 27, 2025), Blue Bird's Invested Capital was $345.74 million, up 35.8% from FY2024.
- Invested Capital carries a five-year compound annual growth rate of 23.4% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by fiscal year, Invested Capital was $254.56 million in FY2024 (+49.4%), $170.34 million in FY2023 and $131.77 million in FY2021 (+9.0%).
- The fiscal Q3 2026 figure represents the highest quarterly Invested Capital in data going back to fiscal Q4 2014.
- Year-over-year, Invested Capital has increased for 11 consecutive quarters, with growth averaging 52.6% over the last eight quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Invested Capital over five years came in fiscal Q3 2026 (growth of 136.7%), and the weakest in fiscal Q1 2023 (a decline of 32.1%).
- Business Quant data shows BLBD's Invested Capital at $385.91 million (Q2 2026), $360.52 million (Q1 2026) and $345.74 million (Q4 2025) in the three fiscal quarters before Q3 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Invested Cap. (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Caterpillar | 372.79 Bn | 344.49 Bn | 7.76 Bn | 64.54 Bn |
| 2 | Amphenol | 207.98 Bn | 202.68 Bn | 3.55 Bn | 34.42 Bn |
| 3 | Deere | 181.02 Bn | 189.78 Bn | 4.66 Bn | 51.21 Bn |
| 4 | Eaton | 166.86 Bn | 164.09 Bn | 2.86 Bn | 40.91 Bn |
| 5 | Parker-Hannifin | 120.45 Bn | 118.58 Bn | 2.25 Bn | 23.93 Bn |
| 6 | Vertiv Holdings | 92.94 Bn | 83.56 Bn | 1.23 Bn | 7.70 Bn |
| 7 | Emerson Electric | 86.56 Bn | 79.32 Bn | 2.66 Bn | 33.51 Bn |
| 8 | 3M | 84.72 Bn | 66.18 Bn | 2.68 Bn | 15.56 Bn |
| 9 | Illinois Tool Works | 73.32 Bn | 69.88 Bn | 1.90 Bn | 12.59 Bn |
| 10 | Blue Bird | 1.76 Bn | 894.25 Mn | 103.37 Mn | 741.70 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 27, 2026 | 741.70 Mn |
| Mar 28, 2026 | 385.91 Mn |
| Dec 27, 2025 | 360.52 Mn |
| Sep 27, 2025 | 345.74 Mn |
| Jun 28, 2025 | 313.34 Mn |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 283.05 Mn |
| Dec 28, 2024 | 273.53 Mn |
| Sep 28, 2024 | 254.56 Mn |
| Jun 29, 2024 | 233.44 Mn |
| Mar 30, 2024 | 203.11 Mn |
| Dec 30, 2023 | 174.06 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 170.34 Mn |
| Jul 1, 2023 | 145.39 Mn |
| Apr 1, 2023 | 138.43 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 134.95 Mn |
| Jul 2, 2022 | 175.59 Mn |
| Apr 2, 2022 | 184.52 Mn |
| Jan 1, 2022 | 198.73 Mn |
| Oct 2, 2021 | 131.77 Mn |
| Jul 3, 2021 | 119.81 Mn |
API Access
Blue Bird Invested Capital API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=invested-capital&ticker=BLBD&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "invested-capital", "ticker": "BLBD", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=invested-capital&ticker=BLBD&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();