Superworth

Blue Bird free cash flow BLBD

Cash from operations less capital spending, by quarter and over the last twelve months, from 2014.

Last 12 months, to Jun 27, 2026
$153.1M
Latest quarter, Q3 FY26
$21.7M
−59% on a year earlier
Fiscal year 2025
$153.3M
+60% on the year before

Blue Bird's free cash flow was $153.1M over the twelve months to Jun 27, 2026, up 7% on a year earlier.

In its latest quarter, Q3 FY26, it was $21.7M, down 59% on the same quarter a year before.

Free cash flow over time

Open the interactive chart, with overlays and comparisons

Fiscal year by fiscal year

Fiscal yearFree cash flowChange
FY2025$153.3M+60%
FY2024$95.8M−14%
FY2023$111.4Mn/a
FY2022−$30.9Mn/a
FY2021−$66.5Mn/a
FY2020−$15.5M−177%
FY2019$20.2M+24%
FY2018$16.2M−58%
FY2017$38.4M+147%
FY2016$15.5M−15%
FY2015$18.2Mn/a
FY2014n/an/a

Each fiscal year is the twelve months to its fourth quarter.

Quarter by quarter

QuarterEndedFree cash flowOn a year earlierLast 12 months
Q3 FY26$21.7M−59%$153.1M
Q2 FY26$39.9M+113%$183.8M
Q1 FY26$31.1M+43%$162.6M
Q4 FY25$60.5M+20%$153.3M
Q3 FY25$52.3Mn/a$143.1M
Q2 FY25$18.7M−64%$87.3M
Q1 FY25$21.8Mn/a$120.4M
Q4 FY24$50.2M+49%$95.8M
Q3 FY24−$3.5M−110%$79.3M
Q2 FY24$51.8M+133%$119.6M
Q1 FY24−$2.7M−114%$89.9M
Q4 FY23$33.7M+19%$111.4M

Against its peers

Companies in Agricultural - Machinery nearest Blue Bird's size, closest first, today.

CompanyFree cash flow yield
BLBDBlue Bird8.4%
ALGAlamo7.6%
LNNLindsay3.2%
PLOWDouglas Dynamics5.3%
ASTEAstec Industries3.7%
AEBIAebi Schmidt0.7%
MTWManitowoc8.7%
MLRMiller Industries19.3%
AGCOAgco4.4%
GENCGencor Industries−0.6%
CNHCNH Industrial8.6%
Peer median4.9%

Where Blue Bird ranks

What the free cash flow tells you

Cash from operations minus capital spending. The cash the company could hand back or reinvest.

Seasonal and lumpy quarter to quarter. The TTM view is the one to trust.

More on Blue Bird

Valuation data, not investment advice. Prices as of . Reported figures come from the company's filings with the SEC.