Blue Bird (BLBD) Times Interest Earned (2014 - 2026)
Blue Bird (BLBD) posted quarterly Times Interest Earned of $16.67 for Q1 2026, up 33.45% year-over-year from $12.49 in Q1 2025, and up 17.32% quarter-over-quarter from $14.21 in Q4 2025.
Analysis
Blue Bird (BLBD) Times Interest Earned (2014 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Blue Bird's Times Interest Earned history runs 13 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $16.67 for Q1 2026.
- In Q1 2026, Times Interest Earned rose 33.45% year-over-year to $16.67; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at $18.96 (up 38.27% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $14.88, up 12.98% from the prior year.
- Times Interest Earned for Q1 2026 stood at $16.67, up from $14.21 in the prior quarter.
- The five-year high for Times Interest Earned was $33.74 in Q3 2025, with the low at -$6.7 in Q2 2022.
- The 5-year median for Times Interest Earned is $12.66 (2025), against an average of $9.16.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: Times Interest Earned slumped 4505.33% in 2022, then surged 1447.86% in 2023.
- Blue Bird's Times Interest Earned stood at -$2.23 in 2022, then jumped by 568.31% to $10.45 in 2023, then advanced by 24.54% to $13.02 in 2024, then increased by 9.17% to $14.21 in 2025, then advanced by 17.32% to $16.67 in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows BLBD's Times Interest Earned at $16.67 in Q1 2026, $14.21 in Q4 2025, and $33.74 in Q3 2025.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Times Interest Earned (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Caterpillar | 367.19 Bn | 360.48 Bn | 7.76 Bn | 11.86 |
| 2 | Deere | 187.14 Bn | 178.21 Bn | 12.32 Bn | 2.81 |
| 3 | Paccar | 65.67 Bn | 57.01 Bn | 1.56 Bn | - |
| 4 | CNH Industrial | 17.12 Bn | 15.25 Bn | 1.41 Bn | 1.76 |
| 5 | Oshkosh | 9.77 Bn | 9.36 Bn | 480.30 Mn | 7.92 |
| 6 | Agco | 8.91 Bn | 8.33 Bn | 645.90 Mn | - |
| 7 | Terex | 7.12 Bn | 6.72 Bn | 444.00 Mn | 3.74 |
| 8 | Blue Bird | 2.18 Bn | 2.06 Bn | 103.37 Mn | 31.91 |
| 9 | Alamo | 2.07 Bn | 1.87 Bn | 110.86 Mn | 9.55 |
| 10 | Lindsay | 1.25 Bn | 1.10 Bn | 47.83 Mn | - |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 27, 2026 | 31.91 |
| Mar 28, 2026 | 25.32 |
| Dec 27, 2025 | 24.06 |
| Sep 27, 2025 | 29.00 |
| Jun 28, 2025 | 28.81 |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 18.59 |
| Dec 28, 2024 | 17.25 |
| Sep 28, 2024 | 12.61 |
| Jun 29, 2024 | 18.86 |
| Mar 30, 2024 | 12.83 |
| Dec 30, 2023 | 10.45 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 7.08 |
| Jul 1, 2023 | 4.31 |
| Apr 1, 2023 | 2.40 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -2.23 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -6.53 |
| Jul 2, 2022 | 0.28 |
| Apr 2, 2022 | -6.70 |
| Jan 1, 2022 | -0.66 |
| Jul 3, 2021 | 2.88 |