Blue Bird (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% quarter-over-quarter from $33.6 million in Q4 2025.
Blue Bird (BLBD) Operating Expenses (2014 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Blue Bird's Operating Expenses history runs 13 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $31.5 million for 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 for Q1 2026 stood at $31.5 million, 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.
- The 5-year median for Operating Expenses is $27.2 million (2022), against an average of $27.3 million.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2024: Operating Expenses declined 23.21% in 2023, then surged 63.37% in 2024.
- Blue Bird's Operating Expenses stood at $16.8 million in 2022, then surged by 52.1% to $25.6 million in 2023, then grew by 6.53% to $27.3 million in 2024, then rose by 23.01% to $33.6 million in 2025, then dropped by 6.03% to $31.5 million in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows BLBD's Operating Expenses at $31.5 million in Q1 2026, $33.6 million in Q4 2025, and $36.1 million in Q3 2025.
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Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Opex (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Caterpillar | 391.02 Bn | 384.30 Bn | 7.76 Bn | 16.25 Bn |
| 2 | Deere | 166.44 Bn | 158.53 Bn | 13.06 Bn | 11.08 Bn |
| 3 | Paccar | 69.49 Bn | 60.82 Bn | 1.56 Bn | 6.23 Bn |
| 4 | CNH Industrial | 13.35 Bn | 11.48 Bn | 1.41 Bn | 751.00 Mn |
| 5 | Oshkosh | 9.80 Bn | 9.40 Bn | 480.30 Mn | 237.10 Mn |
| 6 | Terex | 7.68 Bn | 7.27 Bn | 444.00 Mn | 209.00 Mn |
| 7 | Agco | 7.24 Bn | 6.67 Bn | 645.90 Mn | 335.70 Mn |
| 8 | Blue Bird | 2.25 Bn | 2.13 Bn | 103.37 Mn | 40.71 Mn |
| 9 | Alamo | 2.08 Bn | 1.89 Bn | 110.86 Mn | 60.08 Mn |
| 10 | Lindsay | 1.19 Bn | 1.04 Bn | 47.83 Mn | 29.32 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 27, 2026 | 40.71 Mn |
| 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 |