Blue Bird Corp (BLBD): R&D Expense

Annual figures by period end, from SEC filings.

Restated years: each year's figure is from the latest filing that reports it. The company later restated the year ended 2017-09-30 (for example after a spin-off or a discontinued operation), while the year before it was last reported on the old basis. Changes across those points are marked n/c (not comparable), and growth rates are not computed across them.

$15.20M

Year ended 2025-09-27

+35.6%

3-year compound annual growth

+18.9%

5-year compound annual growth

2013-09-28 R&D Expense (USD) 2025-09-27

Period ended	R&D Expense	Change YoY	Source filing
2025-09-27	$15.20M	+61.7%	2025-11-24, From 2024-09-29
2024-09-28	$9.40M	+42.4%	2025-11-24, From 2023-10-01
2023-09-30	$6.60M	+8.2%	2025-11-24, From 2022-10-01
2022-09-30	$6.10M	n/a	2024-11-25, From 2021-10-01
2021-10-02	$5.20M	-18.8%	2023-12-11, From 2020-10-04
2020-10-03	$6.40M	-44.3%	2022-12-12, From 2019-09-29
2019-09-28	$11.50M	+35.3%	2021-12-15, From 2018-09-30
2018-09-29	$8.50M	+14.9%	2020-12-17, From 2017-10-01
2017-09-30	$7.40M	n/c	2019-12-12, From 2016-10-02
2016-10-01	$5.40M	+3.8%	2018-12-12, From 2015-10-04
2015-10-03	$5.20M	+40.5%	2017-12-08, From 2014-09-28
2014-09-27	$3.70M	+2.8%	2016-12-15, From 2013-09-29
2013-09-28	$3.60M	n/a	2015-12-15, From 2012-09-30

R&D Expense at similar companies

Companies with the same SEC industry code (Truck & Bus Bodies), reporting in the same currency, closest in revenue. Each shows its own latest fiscal year, so period ends differ.

Company	Year ended	R&D Expense	Change YoY
Blue Bird Corp (BLBD)	2025-09-27	$15.20M	+61.7%
Miller Industries Inc (MLR)	2025-12-31	$8.20M	+32.3%
Scage Future (SCAG)	2025-06-30	$1.55M	-9.0%
Hyliion Holdings Corp. (HYLN)	2025-12-31	$42.47M	+14.8%

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