Blue Bird (BLBD) Tax Rate (2014 - 2026)
Blue Bird (BLBD) recorded quarterly Tax Rate of 24.88% in Q1 2026, up 3.36% quarter-over-quarter from 24.07% in Q4 2025, and down 229.0% on a YoY basis from 19.29% in Q1 2025.
Blue Bird (BLBD) Tax Rate (2014 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Blue Bird's Tax Rate history runs 13 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 24.88% for Q1 2026.
- In Q1 2026, Tax Rate fell 229.0% year-over-year to 24.88%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 25.36% (down 83.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 25.91%, down 27.0% from the prior year.
- Tax Rate was 24.88% for Q1 2026 at Blue Bird, up from 24.07% in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Tax Rate ranged from a high of 40.19% in Q2 2022 to a low of 137.17% in Q3 2022.
- Historically, Tax Rate has averaged 17.52% across 5 years, with a median of 25.19% in 2024.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: Tax Rate tumbled 17032 bps in 2022, then soared 15873 bps in 2023.
- A 5-year view of Tax Rate shows it stood at 20.78% in 2022, then advanced by 25 bps to 25.88% in 2023, then dropped by 6 bps to 24.41% in 2024, then retreated by 1 bps to 24.07% in 2025, then climbed by 3 bps to 24.88% in 2026.
- The last three Tax Rate figures came in at 24.88% (Q1 2026), 24.07% (Q4 2025), and 26.86% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Tax Rate (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Caterpillar | 424.10 Bn | 420.03 Bn | 6.11 Bn | 20.87% |
| 2 | Deere | 156.25 Bn | 148.36 Bn | 13.06 Bn | 22.59% |
| 3 | Paccar | 63.14 Bn | 62.45 Bn | 1.36 Bn | 22.03% |
| 4 | Oshkosh | 8.32 Bn | 8.07 Bn | 311.90 Mn | 19.20% |
| 5 | Terex | 6.12 Bn | 5.73 Bn | 206.00 Mn | 26.19% |
| 6 | Blue Bird | 2.24 Bn | 1.97 Bn | 70.65 Mn | 24.88% |
| 7 | Alamo | 1.85 Bn | 1.65 Bn | 104.81 Mn | 25.26% |
| 8 | Lindsay | 1.21 Bn | 1.02 Bn | 42.35 Mn | 22.48% |
| 9 | Astec Industries | 1.18 Bn | 1.11 Bn | 99.10 Mn | 53.57% |
| 10 | Hyster-Yale | 619.64 Mn | 623.94 Mn | 124.80 Mn | 5.61% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 28, 2026 | 24.88% |
| Mar 28, 2026 | 24.88% |
| Dec 27, 2025 | 24.07% |
| Dec 27, 2025 | 24.07% |
| Sep 27, 2025 | 26.86% |
| Sep 27, 2025 | 26.86% |
| Jun 28, 2025 | 25.14% |
| Jun 28, 2025 | 25.14% |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 27.17% |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 27.17% |
| Dec 28, 2024 | 24.41% |
| Dec 28, 2024 | 24.41% |
| Sep 28, 2024 | 25.24% |
| Sep 28, 2024 | 25.24% |
| Jun 29, 2024 | 27.70% |
| Jun 29, 2024 | 27.70% |
| Mar 30, 2024 | 25.54% |
| Mar 30, 2024 | 25.54% |
| Dec 30, 2023 | 25.88% |
| Dec 30, 2023 | 25.88% |