Blue Bird (BLBD) Times Interest Earned (2014 - 2026)
Blue Bird's (BLBD) Times Interest Earned was 31.91 for fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended Jun 27, 2026), up 10.8% from 28.81 a year earlier and up 26.0% from the prior quarter.
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Blue Bird (BLBD) Times Interest Earned (2014 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the twelve months ended Jun 27, 2026, Blue Bird's Times Interest Earned came in at 27.87, up 46.7% year-over-year; for FY2025 (ended Sep 27, 2025), it came in at 23.21, up 76.2% from FY2024.
- By fiscal year, Times Interest Earned came in at 13.17 in FY2024 (+359.2%), 2.87 in FY2023, -2.77 in FY2022 and 0.67 in FY2021 (-62.5%).
- The fiscal Q3 2026 figure ranks as the highest quarterly Times Interest Earned since fiscal Q2 2014.
- Year over year, Times Interest Earned has now increased in each of the last ten quarters, with growth averaging 57.1% over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Times Interest Earned in five years was fiscal Q2 2024 (growth of 435.2%); the low point was fiscal Q3 2022 (a decline of 90.3%).
- Per Business Quant data, the three fiscal quarters before Q3 2026 came in at 25.32 (Q2 2026), 24.06 (Q1 2026) and 29.00 (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Times Interest Earned (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Caterpillar | 372.79 Bn | 344.49 Bn | 7.76 Bn | 8.64 |
| 2 | Amphenol | 207.98 Bn | 202.68 Bn | 3.55 Bn | 12.09 |
| 3 | Deere | 181.02 Bn | 189.78 Bn | 4.66 Bn | 2.81 |
| 4 | Eaton | 166.86 Bn | 164.09 Bn | 2.86 Bn | 6.93 |
| 5 | Parker-Hannifin | 120.45 Bn | 118.58 Bn | 2.25 Bn | 14.45 |
| 6 | Vertiv Holdings | 92.94 Bn | 83.56 Bn | 1.23 Bn | 36.66 |
| 7 | Emerson Electric | 86.56 Bn | 79.32 Bn | 2.66 Bn | - |
| 8 | 3M | 84.72 Bn | 66.18 Bn | 2.68 Bn | - |
| 9 | Illinois Tool Works | 73.32 Bn | 69.88 Bn | 1.90 Bn | 14.52 |
| 10 | Blue Bird | 1.76 Bn | 894.25 Mn | 103.37 Mn | 31.91 |
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 | -4.44 |
| Jul 2, 2022 | 0.28 |
| Apr 2, 2022 | -6.70 |
| Jan 1, 2022 | -0.66 |
| Oct 2, 2021 | -0.95 |
API Access
Blue Bird Times Interest Earned 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=times-interest-earned&ticker=BLBD&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "times-interest-earned", "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=times-interest-earned&ticker=BLBD&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();