R&D expense · 2013–2025
Blue Bird R&D expense
$15.2M+61.7% · FY2025
Blue Bird (BLBD) reported $15.2M in R&D expense for fiscal 2025, +61.7% year on year.
| Fiscal year | R&D expense | Change | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY20252025-09-27 | $15.2M | +61.7% | Open → |
| FY20242024-09-28 | $9.4M | +42.4% | Open → |
| FY20232023-09-30 | $6.6M | +8.2% | Open → |
| FY20222022-09-30 | $6.1M | +17.3% | Open → |
| FY20212021-10-02 | $5.2M | −18.8% | Open → |
| FY20202020-10-03 | $6.4M | −44.3% | Open → |
| FY20192019-09-28 | $11.5M | +35.3% | Open → |
| FY20182018-09-29 | $8.5M | +14.9% | Open → |
| FY20172017-09-30 | $7.4M | +37.0% | Open → |
| FY20162016-10-01 | $5.4M | +3.8% | Open → |
| FY20152015-10-03 | $5.2M | +40.5% | Open → |
| FY20142014-09-27 | $3.7M | +2.8% | Open → |
| FY20132013-09-28 | $3.6M | — | Open → |
R&D expense — Research and development expense is what the company charged to R&D in the income statement for the year. Most companies report no R&D at all — the line is absent rather than zero — so this ranking covers the roughly 40% of filers that do.
Every row links to its own SEC filing · Fiscal year 2025 · Data as of September 25, 2026 · 2013–2025 compound annual growth +12.8%
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