Blue Bird (BLBD) Return on Assets [ROA] (2015 - 2026)
Blue Bird (BLBD) posted Return on Assets [ROA] of 30.23% for fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended Jun 27, 2026), up 10.97 percentage points from 19.25% a year earlier and up 10.63 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Blue Bird (BLBD) Return on Assets [ROA] (2015 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025 (ended Sep 27, 2025), Blue Bird's Return on Assets [ROA] came in at 21.85%, up 1.97 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Assets [ROA] shows a five-year change of +19.22 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior fiscal years, Blue Bird's Return on Assets [ROA] was 19.88% in FY2024 and -0.23% in FY2021 (-2.86 pp).
- The fiscal Q3 2026 figure stands as the highest quarterly Return on Assets [ROA] in data going back to fiscal Q4 2015.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Assets [ROA] has increased in each of the last four quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +4.86 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Return on Assets [ROA] in the past five years was fiscal Q2 2024, with a gain of 25.26 percentage points; the weakest was fiscal Q3 2022, with a drop of 8.42 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, Return on Assets [ROA] for the three prior fiscal quarters was 19.60% (Q2 2026), 20.11% (Q1 2026) and 20.93% (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROA (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Caterpillar | 372.79 Bn | 344.49 Bn | 7.76 Bn | 10.94% |
| 2 | Amphenol | 207.98 Bn | 202.68 Bn | 3.55 Bn | 11.93% |
| 3 | Deere | 181.02 Bn | 189.78 Bn | 4.66 Bn | 4.54% |
| 4 | Eaton | 166.86 Bn | 164.09 Bn | 2.86 Bn | 6.89% |
| 5 | Parker-Hannifin | 120.45 Bn | 118.58 Bn | 2.25 Bn | 11.86% |
| 6 | Vertiv Holdings | 92.94 Bn | 83.56 Bn | 1.23 Bn | 11.82% |
| 7 | Emerson Electric | 86.56 Bn | 79.32 Bn | 2.66 Bn | 6.12% |
| 8 | 3M | 84.72 Bn | 66.18 Bn | 2.68 Bn | 8.56% |
| 9 | Illinois Tool Works | 73.32 Bn | 69.88 Bn | 1.90 Bn | 19.50% |
| 10 | Blue Bird | 1.76 Bn | 894.25 Mn | 103.37 Mn | 30.23% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 27, 2026 | 30.23% |
| Mar 28, 2026 | 19.60% |
| Dec 27, 2025 | 20.11% |
| Sep 27, 2025 | 20.93% |
| Jun 28, 2025 | 19.25% |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 17.95% |
| Dec 28, 2024 | 18.19% |
| Sep 28, 2024 | 18.87% |
| Jun 29, 2024 | 19.48% |
| Mar 30, 2024 | 15.98% |
| Dec 30, 2023 | 12.34% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 4.17% |
| Jul 1, 2023 | -5.68% |
| Apr 1, 2023 | -9.28% |
| Jul 2, 2022 | -5.08% |
| Apr 2, 2022 | -3.44% |
| Jan 1, 2022 | -0.66% |
| Oct 2, 2021 | -0.22% |
| Jul 3, 2021 | 3.34% |
| Apr 3, 2021 | 2.53% |
API Access
Blue Bird Return on Assets [ROA] API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=BLBD&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-assets-[roa]", "ticker": "BLBD", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=BLBD&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();