Blue Bird (BLBD) Tax Rate (2014 - 2026)
Blue Bird's Tax Rate came in at 5.16% for fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended Jun 27, 2026), down 19.97 percentage points from 25.14% a year earlier and down 19.72 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Blue Bird (BLBD) Tax Rate (2014 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Jun 27, 2026, Blue Bird reported Tax Rate of 13.06%, down 12.39 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025 (ended Sep 27, 2025), it came in at 25.91%, down 0.27 percentage points from FY2024.
- Tax Rate carries a five-year change of +11.43 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by fiscal year, Tax Rate was 26.18% in FY2024 (-8.52 pp), 34.69% in FY2023 (+13.11 pp), 21.58% in FY2022 (-38.63 pp) and 60.21% in FY2021 (+45.73 pp).
- The fiscal Q3 2026 figure represents the lowest quarterly Tax Rate since fiscal Q3 2022.
- Year-over-year, Tax Rate has declined for three consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -4.19 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Tax Rate over five years came in fiscal Q3 2023 (a gain of 158.73 percentage points), and the weakest in fiscal Q3 2022 (a drop of 170.32 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows BLBD's Tax Rate at 24.88% (Q2 2026), 24.07% (Q1 2026) and 26.86% (Q4 2025) in the three fiscal quarters before Q3 2026.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Tax Rate (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Caterpillar | 376.87 Bn | 348.57 Bn | 7.76 Bn | 23.15% |
| 2 | Amphenol | 208.65 Bn | 203.35 Bn | 3.55 Bn | 25.30% |
| 3 | Deere | 185.97 Bn | 194.73 Bn | 4.66 Bn | 28.11% |
| 4 | Eaton | 167.50 Bn | 164.73 Bn | 2.86 Bn | 28.06% |
| 5 | Parker-Hannifin | 122.25 Bn | 120.39 Bn | 2.25 Bn | 18.51% |
| 6 | Vertiv Holdings | 93.95 Bn | 84.57 Bn | 1.23 Bn | 19.71% |
| 7 | Emerson Electric | 88.90 Bn | 81.65 Bn | 2.66 Bn | 21.62% |
| 8 | 3M | 87.39 Bn | 68.85 Bn | 2.68 Bn | 16.34% |
| 9 | Illinois Tool Works | 78.00 Bn | 74.56 Bn | 1.90 Bn | 24.54% |
| 10 | Blue Bird | 1.80 Bn | 941.13 Mn | 103.37 Mn | 5.16% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 27, 2026 | 5.16% |
| Mar 28, 2026 | 24.88% |
| Dec 27, 2025 | 24.07% |
| Sep 27, 2025 | 26.86% |
| Jun 28, 2025 | 25.14% |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 27.17% |
| Dec 28, 2024 | 24.41% |
| Sep 28, 2024 | 25.24% |
| Jun 29, 2024 | 27.70% |
| Mar 30, 2024 | 25.54% |
| Dec 30, 2023 | 25.88% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 35.37% |
| Jul 1, 2023 | 21.56% |
| Apr 1, 2023 | 20.07% |
| Jul 3, 2021 | 33.15% |
| Oct 3, 2020 | 16.55% |
| Jul 4, 2020 | 70.12% |
| Sep 28, 2019 | 31.09% |
| Jun 29, 2019 | 19.10% |
| Sep 29, 2018 | 17.61% |
Blue Bird Tax Rate 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=tax-rate&ticker=BLBD&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "tax-rate", "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=tax-rate&ticker=BLBD&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();