Blue Bird (BLBD) Total Debt (2014 - 2026)
Blue Bird (BLBD) posted Total Debt of $86.81 million for fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended Jun 27, 2026), down 5.1% from $91.49 million a year earlier and down 1.3% from the prior quarter.
Blue Bird (BLBD) Total Debt (2014 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2025 (ended Sep 27, 2025), Blue Bird's Total Debt came in at $90.32 million, down 4.9% from FY2024.
- Annual Total Debt shows a five-year compound annual growth rate of -12.3% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior fiscal years, Blue Bird's Total Debt was $94.99 million in FY2024 (-27.1%), $130.34 million in FY2023 and $164.42 million in FY2021 (-5.6%).
- The fiscal Q3 2026 figure stands as the lowest quarterly Total Debt in data going back to fiscal Q4 2014.
- On a year-over-year basis, Total Debt has declined in each of the last 11 quarters, with an average decline of 7.7% over the last eight quarters.
- Over the past five years, the year-over-year decline in Total Debt ranged from 4.7% (fiscal Q1 2025) to 31.7% (fiscal Q1 2024).
- According to Business Quant data, Total Debt for the three prior fiscal quarters was $87.98 million (Q2 2026), $89.15 million (Q1 2026) and $90.32 million (Q4 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Total Debt (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Caterpillar | 376.87 Bn | 348.57 Bn | 7.76 Bn | 45.15 Bn |
| 2 | Amphenol | 208.65 Bn | 203.35 Bn | 3.55 Bn | 18.81 Bn |
| 3 | Deere | 185.97 Bn | 194.73 Bn | 4.66 Bn | 23.21 Bn |
| 4 | Eaton | 167.50 Bn | 164.73 Bn | 2.86 Bn | 20.61 Bn |
| 5 | Parker-Hannifin | 122.25 Bn | 120.39 Bn | 2.25 Bn | 8.52 Bn |
| 6 | Vertiv Holdings | 93.95 Bn | 84.57 Bn | 1.23 Bn | 2.94 Bn |
| 7 | Emerson Electric | 88.90 Bn | 81.65 Bn | 2.66 Bn | 13.11 Bn |
| 8 | 3M | 87.39 Bn | 68.85 Bn | 2.68 Bn | 12.55 Bn |
| 9 | Illinois Tool Works | 78.00 Bn | 74.56 Bn | 1.90 Bn | 9.69 Bn |
| 10 | Blue Bird | 1.80 Bn | 941.13 Mn | 103.37 Mn | 86.81 Mn |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 27, 2026 | 86.81 Mn |
| Mar 28, 2026 | 87.98 Mn |
| Dec 27, 2025 | 89.15 Mn |
| Sep 27, 2025 | 90.32 Mn |
| Jun 28, 2025 | 91.49 Mn |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 92.66 Mn |
| Dec 28, 2024 | 93.83 Mn |
| Sep 28, 2024 | 94.99 Mn |
| Jun 29, 2024 | 96.16 Mn |
| Mar 30, 2024 | 97.32 Mn |
| Dec 30, 2023 | 98.49 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 130.34 Mn |
| Jul 1, 2023 | 134.95 Mn |
| Apr 1, 2023 | 139.55 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 144.14 Mn |
| Jul 2, 2022 | 153.60 Mn |
| Apr 2, 2022 | 156.94 Mn |
| Jan 1, 2022 | 160.27 Mn |
| Oct 2, 2021 | 164.42 Mn |
| Jul 3, 2021 | 166.62 Mn |
Blue Bird Total Debt 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=total-debt&ticker=BLBD&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "total-debt", "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=total-debt&ticker=BLBD&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();