Blue Bird (BLBD) Return on Capital Employed (2015 - 2026)
Blue Bird (BLBD) recorded quarterly Return on Capital Employed of 43.06% in Q1 2026, little changed quarter-over-quarter from 43.09% in Q4 2025, and up 84.0% on a YoY basis from 23.4% in Q1 2025.
Blue Bird (BLBD) Return on Capital Employed (2015 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Blue Bird's Return on Capital Employed history runs 12 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 43.06% for Q1 2026.
- In Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed rose 84.0% year-over-year to 43.06%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 43.06% (up 84.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 49.42%, down 978.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed was 43.06% for Q1 2026 at Blue Bird, 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.
- Historically, Return on Capital Employed has averaged 27.78% across 5 years, with a median of 42.62% in 2025.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2024: Return on Capital Employed tumbled 2404 bps in 2023, then jumped 8324 bps in 2024.
- A 5-year view of Return on Capital Employed shows it stood at 3.92% in 2022, then jumped by 1166 bps to 41.82% in 2023, then rose by 7 bps to 44.71% in 2024, then decreased by 4 bps to 43.09% in 2025, then retreated by 0 bps to 43.06% in 2026.
- The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 43.06% (Q1 2026), 43.09% (Q4 2025), and 45.98% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Caterpillar | 397.22 Bn | 393.14 Bn | 6.11 Bn | 19.06% |
| 2 | Deere | 151.61 Bn | 143.71 Bn | 13.06 Bn | - |
| 3 | Paccar | 60.18 Bn | 59.49 Bn | 1.36 Bn | -32.34% |
| 4 | Oshkosh | 8.00 Bn | 7.75 Bn | 311.90 Mn | 1.21% |
| 5 | Terex | 5.74 Bn | 5.35 Bn | 206.00 Mn | 5.03% |
| 6 | Blue Bird | 2.18 Bn | 1.91 Bn | 70.65 Mn | 43.06% |
| 7 | Alamo | 1.82 Bn | 1.62 Bn | 104.81 Mn | 10.37% |
| 8 | Lindsay | 1.21 Bn | 1.02 Bn | 42.35 Mn | -0.08% |
| 9 | Astec Industries | 1.14 Bn | 1.06 Bn | 99.10 Mn | 5.19% |
| 10 | Hyster-Yale | 613.93 Mn | 618.23 Mn | 124.80 Mn | -7.17% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 28, 2026 | 43.06% |
| Dec 27, 2025 | 43.09% |
| Sep 27, 2025 | 45.98% |
| Jun 28, 2025 | 43.02% |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 42.22% |
| Dec 28, 2024 | 44.71% |
| Sep 28, 2024 | 53.48% |
| Jun 29, 2024 | 53.99% |
| Mar 30, 2024 | 54.71% |
| Dec 30, 2023 | 41.82% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 29.64% |
| Jul 1, 2023 | -17.06% |
| Apr 1, 2023 | -28.53% |
| Jul 2, 2022 | -3.92% |
| Apr 2, 2022 | -4.49% |
| Jan 1, 2022 | 2.81% |
| Jul 3, 2021 | 13.11% |
| Apr 3, 2021 | 9.83% |
| Jan 2, 2021 | 10.30% |
| Oct 3, 2020 | 9.09% |