Growth Metrics

Blue Bird (BLBD) Return on Capital Employed (2016 - 2026)

Blue Bird's Return on Capital Employed history spans 12 years, with the latest figure at 43.06% for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Return on Capital Employed rose 84.0% to 43.06% in Q1 2026 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was 43.06% through Mar 2026, up 84.0% year-over-year, with the annual reading at 49.42% for FY2025, 978.0% down from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed came in at 43.06% for Q1 2026, roughly flat from 43.09% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 54.71% in Q1 2024 to a low of 28.53% in Q2 2023.
  • The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 42.62% (2025), against an average of 27.78%.
  • Year-over-year, Return on Capital Employed tumbled -2404bps in 2023 and then soared 8324bps in 2024.
  • Blue Bird's Return on Capital Employed stood at 3.92% in 2022, then soared by 1166bps to 41.82% in 2023, then increased by 7bps to 44.71% in 2024, then dropped by -4bps to 43.09% in 2025, then fell by 0bps to 43.06% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for BLBD's Return on Capital Employed are 43.06% (Q1 2026), 43.09% (Q4 2025), and 45.98% (Q3 2025).