Blue Bird (BLBD) Selling, General & Administrative (2014 - 2026)
Blue Bird (BLBD) reported Selling, General & Administrative of $40.71 million for fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended Jun 27, 2026), up 13.5% from $35.86 million a year earlier and up 29.1% from the prior quarter.
Blue Bird (BLBD) Selling, General & Administrative (2014 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the twelve months ended Jun 27, 2026, Blue Bird's Selling, General & Administrative came in at $141.86 million, up 5.6% year-over-year; for FY2025 (ended Sep 27, 2025), it came in at $136.35 million, up 16.7% from FY2024.
- Selling, General & Administrative has increased for four consecutive fiscal years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 12.9% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By fiscal year, Selling, General & Administrative came in at $116.83 million in FY2024 (+34.0%), $87.19 million in FY2023 (+12.9%), $77.25 million in FY2022 (+17.7%) and $65.62 million in FY2021 (-11.6%).
- The fiscal Q3 2026 figure ranks as the highest quarterly Selling, General & Administrative since fiscal Q3 2016.
- Year over year, Selling, General & Administrative gained in seven of the last eight quarters, with growth averaging 19.1%.
- The high point for year-over-year Selling, General & Administrative in five years was fiscal Q4 2024 (growth of 63.4%); the low point was fiscal Q2 2026 (a decline of 15.1%).
- Per Business Quant data, the three fiscal quarters before Q3 2026 came in at $31.53 million (Q2 2026), $33.55 million (Q1 2026) and $36.07 million (Q4 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | SG&A (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Caterpillar | 372.79 Bn | 344.49 Bn | 7.76 Bn | 2.02 Bn |
| 2 | Amphenol | 207.98 Bn | 202.68 Bn | 3.55 Bn | 939.90 Mn |
| 3 | Deere | 181.02 Bn | 189.78 Bn | 4.66 Bn | 1.22 Bn |
| 4 | Eaton | 166.86 Bn | 164.09 Bn | 2.86 Bn | 1.24 Bn |
| 5 | Parker-Hannifin | 120.45 Bn | 118.58 Bn | 2.25 Bn | 874.00 Mn |
| 6 | Vertiv Holdings | 92.94 Bn | 83.56 Bn | 1.23 Bn | 494.40 Mn |
| 7 | Emerson Electric | 86.56 Bn | 79.32 Bn | 2.66 Bn | 1.34 Bn |
| 8 | 3M | 84.72 Bn | 66.18 Bn | 2.68 Bn | 1.06 Bn |
| 9 | Illinois Tool Works | 73.32 Bn | 69.88 Bn | 1.90 Bn | - |
| 10 | Blue Bird | 1.76 Bn | 894.25 Mn | 103.37 Mn | 40.71 Mn |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 27, 2026 | 40.71 Mn |
| Mar 28, 2026 | 31.53 Mn |
| Dec 27, 2025 | 33.55 Mn |
| Sep 27, 2025 | 36.07 Mn |
| Jun 28, 2025 | 35.86 Mn |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 37.14 Mn |
| Dec 28, 2024 | 27.28 Mn |
| Sep 28, 2024 | 34.03 Mn |
| Jun 29, 2024 | 29.63 Mn |
| Mar 30, 2024 | 27.57 Mn |
| Dec 30, 2023 | 25.60 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 20.83 Mn |
| Jul 1, 2023 | 26.33 Mn |
| Apr 1, 2023 | 23.21 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 16.83 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 18.65 Mn |
| Jul 2, 2022 | 20.51 Mn |
| Apr 2, 2022 | 19.86 Mn |
| Jan 1, 2022 | 18.23 Mn |
| Oct 2, 2021 | 15.50 Mn |
Blue Bird Selling, General & Administrative API
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Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=selling-general-and-administrative&ticker=BLBD&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "selling-general-and-administrative", "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=selling-general-and-administrative&ticker=BLBD&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();