Blue Bird (BLBD) Operating Expenses (2014 - 2026)
Blue Bird (BLBD) recorded quarterly Operating Expenses of $31.5 million in Q1 2026, down 6.03% quarter-over-quarter from $33.6 million in Q4 2025, and down 15.11% on a YoY basis from $37.1 million in Q1 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 was $31.5 million for Q1 2026 at Blue Bird, down from $33.6 million in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Operating Expenses ranged from a high of $37.1 million in Q1 2025 to a low of $16.8 million in Q4 2022.
- Historically, Operating Expenses has averaged $27.3 million across 5 years, with a median of $27.2 million in 2022.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2024: Operating Expenses fell 23.21% in 2023, then soared 63.37% in 2024.
- A 5-year view of Operating Expenses shows it stood at $16.8 million in 2022, then soared by 52.1% to $25.6 million in 2023, then increased by 6.53% to $27.3 million in 2024, then gained by 23.01% to $33.6 million in 2025, then declined by 6.03% to $31.5 million in 2026.
- The last three Operating Expenses figures came in at $31.5 million (Q1 2026), $33.6 million (Q4 2025), and $36.1 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Opex (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Caterpillar | 397.22 Bn | 393.14 Bn | 6.11 Bn | 14.33 Bn |
| 2 | Deere | 151.61 Bn | 143.71 Bn | 13.06 Bn | 11.08 Bn |
| 3 | Paccar | 60.18 Bn | 59.49 Bn | 1.36 Bn | 5.65 Bn |
| 4 | Oshkosh | 8.00 Bn | 7.75 Bn | 311.90 Mn | 229.90 Mn |
| 5 | Terex | 5.74 Bn | 5.35 Bn | 206.00 Mn | 241.00 Mn |
| 6 | Blue Bird | 2.18 Bn | 1.91 Bn | 70.65 Mn | 31.53 Mn |
| 7 | Alamo | 1.82 Bn | 1.62 Bn | 104.81 Mn | 57.77 Mn |
| 8 | Lindsay | 1.21 Bn | 1.02 Bn | 42.35 Mn | 29.34 Mn |
| 9 | Astec Industries | 1.14 Bn | 1.06 Bn | 99.10 Mn | 90.20 Mn |
| 10 | Hyster-Yale | 613.93 Mn | 618.23 Mn | 124.80 Mn | 152.80 Mn |
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 |