Blue Bird (BLBD) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2015 - 2026)
Blue Bird (BLBD) posted Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of 30.88% for fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended Jun 27, 2026), down 12.14 percentage points from 43.02% a year earlier and down 12.17 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Blue Bird (BLBD) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2015 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025 (ended Sep 27, 2025), Blue Bird's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] came in at 49.42%, down 9.78 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] shows a five-year change of +39.84 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior fiscal years, Blue Bird's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] was 59.20% in FY2024 and 3.08% in FY2021 (-6.49 pp).
- The fiscal Q3 2026 figure stands as the lowest quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] since fiscal Q4 2023.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] increased in three of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -2.14 percentage points.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] in the past five years was fiscal Q2 2024, with a gain of 66.55 percentage points; the weakest was fiscal Q3 2022, with a drop of 21.36 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] for the three prior fiscal quarters was 43.06% (Q2 2026), 43.09% (Q1 2026) and 45.98% (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Caterpillar | 379.87 Bn | 351.57 Bn | 7.76 Bn | 22.08% |
| 2 | Amphenol | 211.41 Bn | 206.11 Bn | 3.55 Bn | 23.04% |
| 3 | Deere | 179.93 Bn | 188.69 Bn | 4.66 Bn | - |
| 4 | Eaton | 169.93 Bn | 167.16 Bn | 2.86 Bn | 12.16% |
| 5 | Parker-Hannifin | 121.78 Bn | 119.91 Bn | 2.25 Bn | 18.77% |
| 6 | Vertiv Holdings | 94.75 Bn | 85.37 Bn | 1.23 Bn | 29.36% |
| 7 | Emerson Electric | 88.42 Bn | 81.17 Bn | 2.66 Bn | 14.90% |
| 8 | 3M | 84.08 Bn | 65.54 Bn | 2.68 Bn | 19.43% |
| 9 | Illinois Tool Works | 74.29 Bn | 70.85 Bn | 1.90 Bn | 41.86% |
| 10 | Blue Bird | 1.76 Bn | 897.42 Mn | 103.37 Mn | 30.88% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 27, 2026 | 30.88% |
| 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 | -0.35% |
| Apr 1, 2023 | -11.84% |
| Jul 2, 2022 | -8.25% |
| Apr 2, 2022 | -6.19% |
| Jan 1, 2022 | 1.90% |
| Oct 2, 2021 | 2.78% |
| Jul 3, 2021 | 13.11% |
| Apr 3, 2021 | 9.83% |
API Access
Blue Bird Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] 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-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=BLBD&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-capital-employed-[roce]", "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-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=BLBD&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();