Blue Bird (BLBD) Long-Term Debt Repayments (2014 - 2026)
Blue Bird's Long-Term Debt Repayments was $129.62 million in fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended Jun 27, 2026), compared with $377,000 a year earlier.
Blue Bird (BLBD) Long-Term Debt Repayments (2014 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025 (ended Sep 27, 2025), Long-Term Debt Repayments at Blue Bird came in at $981,000, up 66.6% from FY2024.
- Long-Term Debt Repayments shows a five-year compound annual growth rate of 0.8% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier fiscal years, Long-Term Debt Repayments was $589,000 in FY2024 (+3.3%), $570,000 in FY2023 (-49.6%), $1.13 million in FY2022 (-12.5%) and $1.29 million in FY2021 (+36.9%).
- The fiscal Q3 2026 figure marks the highest quarterly Long-Term Debt Repayments since fiscal Q1 2017.
- Compared with a year earlier, Long-Term Debt Repayments was higher in three of the last four quarters, with growth averaging 93.4%.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Long-Term Debt Repayments over five years was fiscal Q1 2025 (growth of 271.0%); the worst was fiscal Q2 2023 (a decline of 57.7%).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | LT Debt Repayment (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Caterpillar | 333.79 Bn | 305.49 Bn | 7.76 Bn | 1.54 Bn |
| 2 | Amphenol | 197.60 Bn | 192.18 Bn | 3.55 Bn | 1.19 Bn |
| 3 | Deere | 169.21 Bn | 137.30 Bn | 4.66 Bn | 2.40 Bn |
| 4 | Eaton | 152.39 Bn | 149.57 Bn | 2.86 Bn | 74.00 Mn |
| 5 | Parker-Hannifin | 122.22 Bn | 120.34 Bn | 2.25 Bn | 10.00 Mn |
| 6 | Emerson Electric | 89.77 Bn | 82.51 Bn | 2.66 Bn | 1.42 Bn |
| 7 | 3M | 84.26 Bn | 65.66 Bn | 2.68 Bn | - |
| 8 | Vertiv Holdings | 79.29 Bn | 69.91 Bn | 1.23 Bn | - |
| 9 | Illinois Tool Works | 77.45 Bn | 74.01 Bn | 1.90 Bn | - |
| 10 | Blue Bird | 1.91 Bn | 1.04 Bn | 103.37 Mn | 131.10 Mn |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 27, 2026 | 131.10 Mn |
| Mar 28, 2026 | 1.25 Mn |
| Dec 27, 2025 | 1.25 Mn |
| Sep 27, 2025 | 1.25 Mn |
| Jun 28, 2025 | 1.63 Mn |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 1.32 Mn |
| Dec 28, 2024 | 1.79 Mn |
| Sep 28, 2024 | 1.40 Mn |
| Jun 29, 2024 | 1.40 Mn |
| Mar 30, 2024 | 1.40 Mn |
| Dec 30, 2023 | 131.95 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 5.10 Mn |
| Jul 1, 2023 | 5.09 Mn |
| Apr 1, 2023 | 5.09 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 5.09 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 3.85 Mn |
| Jul 2, 2022 | 4.05 Mn |
| Apr 2, 2022 | 4.04 Mn |
| Jan 1, 2022 | 4.04 Mn |
| Oct 2, 2021 | 2.62 Mn |
Blue Bird Long-Term Debt Repayments 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=long-term-debt-repayments&ticker=BLBD&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "long-term-debt-repayments", "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=long-term-debt-repayments&ticker=BLBD&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();