Blue Bird Capital Expenditures (CapEx) Growth & History (BLBD)
Blue Bird's capital expenditures (capex) was $22.9M for fiscal 2025.
View full Blue Bird company overviewBlue Bird annual capital expenditures (capex) history
| Fiscal year | Period ended | Capital expenditures (CapEx) | Change | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2025-09-27 | $22.9M | $7.6M | +49.85% |
| 2024 | 2024-09-28 | $15.3M | $6.7M | +79.14% |
| 2023 | 2023-09-30 | $8.5M | $2.1M | +32.03% |
| 2022 | 2022-10-01 | $6.5M | −$5.8M | −47.16% |
| 2021 | 2021-10-02 | $12.2M | −$6.8M | −35.62% |
| 2020 | 2020-10-03 | $19.0M | −$16.5M | −46.59% |
| 2019 | 2019-09-28 | $35.5M | $3.4M | +10.57% |
| 2018 | 2018-09-29 | $32.1M | $22.9M | +247.15% |
| 2017 | 2017-09-30 | $9.3M | −$331,000 | −3.45% |
| 2016 | 2016-10-01 | $9.6M | $4.4M | +84.64% |
| 2015 | 2015-10-03 | $5.2M | −$345,000 | −6.23% |
| 2014 · Sep 27 | 2014-09-27 | $5.5M | $590,000 | +11.93% |
| 2013 | 2013-09-28 | $4.9M | — | — |
Blue Bird quarterly capital expenditures (capex)
| Fiscal quarter | Period ended | Capital expenditures (CapEx) | Change | YoY change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 2026-06-27 | $9.4M | $4.8M | +103.87% |
| Q2 2026 | 2026-03-28 | $7.9M | −$1.2M | −12.95% |
| Q1 2026 | 2025-12-27 | $5.5M | $871,000 | +18.96% |
| Q4 2025 | 2025-09-27 | $4.7M | −$469,000 | −9.15% |
| Q3 2025 | 2025-06-28 | $4.6M | $105,000 | +2.34% |
| Q2 2025 | 2025-03-29 | $9.0M | $6.3M | +229.39% |
| Q1 2025 | 2024-12-28 | $4.6M | $1.7M | +58.20% |
| Q4 2024 | 2024-09-28 | $5.1M | $3.0M | +140.66% |
| Q3 2024 | 2024-06-29 | $4.5M | $1.8M | +69.58% |
| Q2 2024 | 2024-03-30 | $2.7M | $145,000 | +5.59% |
| Q1 2024 | 2023-12-30 | $2.9M | $1.8M | +153.40% |
| Q4 2023 | 2023-09-30 | $2.1M | $425,000 | +24.93% |
| Q3 2023 | 2023-07-01 | $2.6M | $1.4M | +108.66% |
| Q2 2023 | 2023-04-01 | $2.6M | $686,000 | +35.95% |
| Q1 2023 | 2022-12-31 | $1.1M | −$424,000 | −27.01% |
| Q4 2022 | 2022-10-01 | $1.7M | −$203,000 | −10.64% |
| Q3 2022 | 2022-07-02 | $1.3M | −$2.0M | −61.48% |
| Q2 2022 | 2022-04-02 | $1.9M | −$1.8M | −48.29% |
| Q1 2022 | 2022-01-01 | $1.6M | −$1.7M | −52.67% |
| Q4 2021 | 2021-10-02 | $1.9M | −$336,000 | −14.97% |
| Q3 2021 | 2021-07-03 | $3.3M | $824,000 | +33.32% |
| Q2 2021 | 2021-04-03 | $3.7M | −$1.3M | −25.66% |
| Q1 2021 | 2021-01-02 | $3.3M | −$6.0M | −64.28% |
| Q4 2020 | 2020-10-03 | $2.2M | −$3.1M | −58.13% |
| Q3 2020 | 2020-07-04 | $2.5M | −$5.0M | −66.80% |
| Q2 2020 | 2020-04-04 | $5.0M | −$7.0M | −58.35% |
| Q1 2020 | 2020-01-04 | $9.3M | −$1.5M | −13.91% |
| Q4 2019 | 2019-09-28 | $5.4M | −$11.2M | −67.61% |
| Q3 2019 | 2019-06-29 | $7.4M | −$1.1M | −12.90% |
| Q2 2019 | 2019-03-30 | $11.9M | $8.3M | +233.68% |
| Q1 2019 | 2018-12-29 | $10.8M | $7.3M | +212.76% |
| Q4 2018 | 2018-09-29 | $16.5M | $14.5M | +703.59% |
| Q3 2018 | 2018-06-30 | $8.6M | $6.5M | +320.40% |
| Q2 2018 | 2018-03-31 | $3.6M | $1.4M | +62.14% |
| Q1 2018 | 2017-12-30 | $3.4M | $493,000 | +16.68% |
| Q4 2017 | 2017-09-30 | $2.1M | −$1.0M | −32.98% |
| Q3 2017 | 2017-07-01 | $2.0M | −$540,000 | −20.98% |
| Q2 2017 | 2017-04-01 | $2.2M | −$63,000 | −2.78% |
| Q1 2017 | 2016-12-31 | $3.0M | $1.3M | +76.90% |
| Q4 2016 | 2016-10-01 | $3.1M | $1.3M | +74.25% |
| Q3 2016 | 2016-07-02 | $2.6M | $979,000 | +61.38% |
| Q2 2016 | 2016-04-02 | $2.3M | $1.3M | +133.37% |
| Q1 2016 | 2016-01-02 | $1.7M | $810,000 | +94.08% |
| Q4 2015 | 2015-10-03 | $1.8M | — | — |
| Q2 2015 | 2015-07-04 | $1.6M | $561,000 | +54.26% |
| Q1 2015 | 2015-04-04 | $971,000 | — | — |
| Q4 2014 · Jan 3 | 2015-01-03 | $861,000 | — | — |
| Q3 2014 · Jun 28 | 2014-06-28 | $1.0M | — | — |
Blue Bird capital expenditures (capex) trends
Over the last five fiscal years, Blue Bird's capital expenditures (capex) increased from $19.0M to $22.9M, a change of $3.9M. The latest reported quarter, Q3 2026, shows $9.4M.
What capital expenditures (CapEx) mean
Capital expenditures, commonly called CapEx, are cash investments in long-lived assets such as property, plants, equipment, infrastructure, and productive software. CapEx can support future growth or maintain existing operations, but it reduces current-period free cash flow.
SEC-reported capital expenditures
TickerStat standardizes cash payments for property, plant, equipment, and other productive assets reported in company SEC filings. When a filer reports separate qualifying CapEx components instead of a total, those components are combined for the same fiscal period. Fiscal periods can differ from calendar years, so exact period-end dates are included.
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