Blue Bird Corp (BLBD) Operating Expenses (2014 - 2026)

Blue Bird (BLBD) posted quarterly Operating Expenses of $31.5 million for Q1 2026, down 15.11% year-over-year from $37.1 million in Q1 2025, and down 6.03% on a QoQ basis from $33.6 million in Q4 2025.

Blue Bird Corp (BLBD) Operating Expenses (2014 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Blue Bird (BLBD) has reported Operating Expenses for 13 consecutive years, with $31.5 million the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Operating Expenses fell 15.11% year-over-year to $31.5 million; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at $137.0 million (up 6.98% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $136.3 million, up 16.71% from the prior year.
  • Operating Expenses came in at $31.5 million for Q1 2026 at Blue Bird, down from $33.6 million in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Operating Expenses was $37.1 million in Q1 2025, with the low at $16.8 million in Q4 2022.
  • Average Operating Expenses over 5 years is $27.3 million, with a median of $27.2 million recorded in 2022.
  • Across the five-year window, Operating Expenses slipped 23.21% in 2023 and soared 63.37% in 2024, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, Operating Expenses stood at $16.8 million in 2022, then soared by 52.1% to $25.6 million in 2023, then advanced by 6.53% to $27.3 million in 2024, then grew by 23.01% to $33.6 million in 2025, then decreased by 6.03% to $31.5 million in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Operating Expenses over the past three periods registered $31.5 million, $33.6 million, and $36.1 million for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.

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DateValue
Mar 28, 2026 31.53 Mn
Dec 27, 2025 33.55 Mn
Sep 27, 2025 36.07 Mn
Jun 28, 2025 35.86 Mn
Mar 29, 2025 37.14 Mn
Dec 28, 2024 27.28 Mn
Sep 28, 2024 34.03 Mn
Jun 29, 2024 29.63 Mn
Mar 30, 2024 27.57 Mn
Dec 30, 2023 25.60 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 20.83 Mn
Jul 1, 2023 26.33 Mn
Apr 1, 2023 23.21 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 16.83 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 27.12 Mn
Jul 2, 2022 20.51 Mn
Apr 2, 2022 19.86 Mn
Jan 1, 2022 18.23 Mn
Jul 3, 2021 18.07 Mn
Apr 3, 2021 17.36 Mn