Blue Bird (BLBD) Operating Income (2014 - 2026)

Blue Bird (BLBD) recorded quarterly Operating Income of $39.1 million in Q1 2026, up 3.82% quarter-over-quarter from $37.7 million in Q4 2025, and up 16.04% on a YoY basis from $33.7 million in Q1 2025.

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

Blue Bird's Operating Income history runs 13 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $39.1 million for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Operating Income rose 16.04% year-over-year to $39.1 million; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at $177.2 million (up 34.19% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $167.2 million, up 19.98% from the prior year.
  • Operating Income was $39.1 million for Q1 2026 at Blue Bird, up from $37.7 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Operating Income ranged from a high of $50.3 million in Q3 2025 to a low of -$49.7 million in Q3 2022.
  • Historically, Operating Income has averaged $20.4 million across 5 years, with a median of $31.1 million in 2023.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: Operating Income plunged 1575.35% in 2022, then jumped 1685.11% in 2023.
  • A 5-year view of Operating Income shows it stood at -$9.4 million in 2022, then jumped by 504.86% to $38.0 million in 2023, then slipped by 12.95% to $33.0 million in 2024, then advanced by 14.03% to $37.7 million in 2025, then climbed by 3.82% to $39.1 million in 2026.
  • The last three Operating Income figures came in at $39.1 million (Q1 2026), $37.7 million (Q4 2025), and $50.3 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Op. Inc (Qtr)
1 Caterpillar 424.10 Bn 420.03 Bn 6.11 Bn 3.09 Bn
2 Deere 156.25 Bn 148.36 Bn 13.06 Bn 2.24 Bn
3 Paccar 63.14 Bn 62.45 Bn 1.36 Bn -4.29 Bn
4 Oshkosh 8.32 Bn 8.07 Bn 311.90 Mn 82.00 Mn
5 Terex 6.12 Bn 5.73 Bn 206.00 Mn -82.00 Mn
6 Blue Bird 2.24 Bn 1.97 Bn 70.65 Mn 39.12 Mn
7 Alamo 1.85 Bn 1.65 Bn 104.81 Mn 42.16 Mn
8 Lindsay 1.21 Bn 1.02 Bn 42.35 Mn 13.01 Mn
9 Astec Industries 1.18 Bn 1.11 Bn 99.10 Mn 9.00 Mn
10 Hyster-Yale 619.64 Mn 623.94 Mn 124.80 Mn -28.00 Mn

Historic Data

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Mar 28, 2026 39.12 Mn
Dec 27, 2025 37.68 Mn
Sep 27, 2025 50.34 Mn
Jun 28, 2025 50.07 Mn
Mar 29, 2025 33.71 Mn
Dec 28, 2024 33.04 Mn
Sep 28, 2024 25.58 Mn
Jun 29, 2024 39.73 Mn
Mar 30, 2024 36.07 Mn
Dec 30, 2023 37.96 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 29.17 Mn
Jul 1, 2023 19.42 Mn
Apr 1, 2023 12.44 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 -9.38 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 -49.70 Mn
Jul 2, 2022 1.09 Mn
Apr 2, 2022 -16.70 Mn
Jan 1, 2022 -2.04 Mn
Jul 3, 2021 8.09 Mn
Apr 3, 2021 1.13 Mn