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.
Peer Comparison
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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 |