BBW vs EYE vs MAT Stock Comparison

Build-A-Bear Workshop, National Vision Holdings and Mattel Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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BBW Build-A-Bear Workshop Inc
$27.48 +7.8% 1M -50.0% 1Y
Market cap
$342.60M
P/E
6.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$517.75M
Div. yield
3.31%
Specialty Retail Consumer Discretionary
5 wins
MAT Mattel Inc /De/
$15.48 +17.1% 1M -18.7% 1Y
Market cap
$4.42B
P/E
10.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.49B
Div. yield
–
Toys Consumer Discretionary
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Build-A-Bear Workshop leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Build-A-Bear Workshop 5, Mattel 4, National Vision Holdings 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBBWEYEMATLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $342.60M $1.32B $4.42B MAT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 6.6x 47.6x 10.5x BBW
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 8.5x 15.6x 11.7x BBW
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -0.9% +4.8% +2.9% EYE
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 10.0% 1.4% 7.8% BBW
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 3.5% 8.3% MAT
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 1.3x 3.0x EYE
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 3.31% — 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -50.0% -38.4% -18.7% MAT
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +11.9%/yr -23.1%/yr -6.6%/yr BBW
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 58.5% 52.8% 44.9% MAT
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 64/100 53/100 62/100 BBW

Percentile Scorecard

BBWEYEMAT

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisBBWEYEMAT
Valuation 80 #22 of 104 38 #65 of 104 76 #9 of 34
Growth 20 #79 of 98 91 #10 of 98 26 #24 of 32
Profitability 89 #12 of 97 41 #58 of 97 77 #8 of 32
Financial Health 70 #34 of 110 44 #62 of 110 31 #23 of 33
Shareholder Returns 61 #28 of 70 – 100 #1 of 18
Overall 64 53 62
  • BBW ranked among 115 companies in Retail
  • EYE ranked among 115 companies in Retail
  • MAT ranked among 34 companies in Leisure Products

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodBBWEYEMATSPY
1 month +7.8%+1.6%+17.1% +0.7%
3 months -22.3%-25.7%+1.8% +3.7%
6 months -25.6%-28.3%+2.7% +7.1%
Year to date -55.1%-35.6%-22.0% +12.8%
1 year -50.0%-38.4%-18.7% +11.9%
3 years +11.7%+6.8%-17.5% +85.2%
3 years, per year +3.7%+2.2%-6.2% +22.8%
5 years +75.3%-73.0%-29.0% +67.6%
5 years, per year +11.9%-23.1%-6.6% +10.9%
10 years +119.8%—-51.2% +262.0%
10 years, per year +8.2%—-6.9% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureBBWEYEMATSPY
Volatility, 1Y 58.5%52.8%44.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 68.6%60.3%50.5% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.870.910.52 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.86-0.73-0.42 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -69.2%-85.1%-53.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -61.3%-43.5%-30.1% -1.2%
52-week high $71.03$29.46$22.16 $779.14
52-week low $23.37$15.44$12.66 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleBBWEYEMAT
P/E now vs peer median 6.6xmedian 17.0x 47.6xmedian 17.0x 10.5xmedian 18.6x
P/S now vs peer median 0.7xmedian 0.5x 0.7xmedian 0.5x 0.8xmedian 1.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 4.0xmedian 9.2x 9.9xmedian 9.2x 10.3xmedian 10.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 14.0xmedian 15.6x —median 15.6x 8.6xmedian 11.2x
P/B now vs peer median 2.2xmedian 1.7x 1.5xmedian 1.7x 2.2xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median 1.16median 0.77 40.70median 0.77 0.32median 1.04

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsBBWEYEMAT
Revenue $517.75M $1.98B $5.49B
Gross profit $293.49M $1.15B $2.61B
Operating income $66.71M $53.99M $429.10M
Net income $51.58M $27.83M $427.37M
Free cash flow $24.54M – $512.60M
EPS (diluted) $4.15 $0.35 $1.48
Cash & equivalents $14.00M $36.00M $523.86M
Total debt – $237.74M $2.33B
Shares (diluted) 12.43M 80.60M 288.93M
Enterprise value $247.85M $1.14B $1.10B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricBBWEYEMAT
P/E 6.6x 47.6x 10.5x
P/FCF 14.0x – 8.6x
P/Operating cash flow 5.8x – 6.6x
P/S 0.7x 0.7x 0.8x
P/B 2.2x 1.5x 2.2x
P/Tangible book 2.2x 2.0x 2.9x
EV/EBITDA 4.0x 9.9x 10.3x
EV/EBIT 4.9x 28.1x 14.5x
EV/Revenue 0.6x 0.8x 1.1x
EV/FCF 13.4x – 12.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 5.6x – 9.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.16 40.70 0.32

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBBWEYEMAT
Revenue growth (1Y) -0.9% 4.8% 2.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 2.6% 9.5% 2.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -0.3% 4.4% -4.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 4.4% 7.0% 4.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) -10.9% 558.9% -36.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 0.5% 21.1% 0.9%
Net income growth (1Y) -12.9% 296.7% -18.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 0.4% 2.1% 23.5%
EPS growth (1Y) -8.0% 295.4% -8.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 5.7% 1.2% 32.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -11.3% – -10.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -6.5% – 7.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -47.5% – -13.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -24.4% – 5.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBBWEYEMAT
Gross margin 56.7% 58.4% 47.5%
EBITDA margin 15.9% 7.7% 11.0%
Operating margin 12.9% 2.7% 7.8%
Pretax margin 13.1% 1.9% 8.8%
Net margin 10.0% 1.4% 7.8%
FCF margin 4.7% – 9.3%
Operating cash flow margin 11.4% – 12.1%
Return on equity 32.4% 3.2% 20.0%
Return on assets 15.0% 1.4% 6.5%
Return on invested capital – 3.5% 8.3%
Return on capital employed 24.9% 3.4% 8.5%
Asset turnover 1.5x 1.0x 0.9x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.1x – 1.6x
Stock comp / revenue 0.6% – 1.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBBWEYEMAT
Debt / assets – 12.0% 36.7%
Debt / equity – 0.3x 1.2x
Net debt / EBITDA – 1.3x 3.0x
Debt / FCF – – 4.6x
Liabilities / assets 52.4% 54.8% 68.6%
Equity / assets 47.6% 45.2% 31.4%
Interest coverage – – 3.5x
Current ratio 1.6x 0.6x 1.9x
Quick ratio 0.4x 0.2x 1.0x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.1x 0.4x
Altman Z-score 4.01 1.93 2.81

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBBWEYEMAT
Dividend yield 3.3% – –
Net buyback yield 11.0% – 15.4%
Shareholder yield 14.3% – 15.4%
Payout ratio (earnings) 22.2% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) 46.7% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) 2.3% – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) -19.6% – –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusBBWEYEMAT
Forward P/E 8.5xFY2026 15.6xFY2026 11.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $3.25FY2026 $1.07FY2026 $1.32FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -18.5%FY2026 +33.7%FY2026 -6.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +8.6% +19.6% +10.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $533.87MFY2026 $1.92BFY2026 $6.04BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +0.8%FY2026 -3.4%FY2026 +12.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -6.5% +4.7% -5.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBBWEYEMAT
Held by institutions 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
Institutions holding 176 235 405
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.1% +4.5% +1.8%
Institutions buying 92 128 151
Institutions selling 45 76 169
Buyers to sellers 2.04 1.68 0.89

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

BBWEYEMAT
BBW 1.00 0.25 0.26
EYE 0.25 1.00 0.22
MAT 0.26 0.22 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BBW, EYE and MAT?

Mattel (MAT) is the largest by market capitalisation: Build-A-Bear Workshop (BBW) $342.60M, National Vision Holdings (EYE) $1.32B, Mattel (MAT) $4.42B.

Which stock is cheaper, BBW, EYE and MAT?

Build-A-Bear Workshop (BBW) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Build-A-Bear Workshop (BBW) 6.6x, National Vision Holdings (EYE) 47.6x, Mattel (MAT) 10.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Build-A-Bear Workshop (BBW) is cheapest (Build-A-Bear Workshop (BBW) 8.5x, National Vision Holdings (EYE) 15.6x, Mattel (MAT) 11.7x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

National Vision Holdings (EYE) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Build-A-Bear Workshop (BBW) -0.9%, National Vision Holdings (EYE) +4.8%, Mattel (MAT) +2.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Build-A-Bear Workshop (BBW) has the highest net margin (Build-A-Bear Workshop (BBW) 10.0%, National Vision Holdings (EYE) 1.4%, Mattel (MAT) 7.8%). On return on invested capital, Mattel (MAT) leads (National Vision Holdings (EYE) 3.5%, Mattel (MAT) 8.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Mattel (MAT) returned the most: Build-A-Bear Workshop (BBW) -50.0%, National Vision Holdings (EYE) -38.4%, Mattel (MAT) -18.7%. Over five years, Build-A-Bear Workshop (BBW) compounded fastest (Build-A-Bear Workshop (BBW) +11.9%/yr, National Vision Holdings (EYE) -23.1%/yr, Mattel (MAT) -6.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Build-A-Bear Workshop (BBW) 3.31%, Mattel (MAT) 0.00%. National Vision Holdings (EYE) and Mattel (MAT) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Mattel (MAT) has been the steadiest (Build-A-Bear Workshop (BBW) 58.5%, National Vision Holdings (EYE) 52.8%, Mattel (MAT) 44.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BBW, EYE and MAT?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Build-A-Bear Workshop (BBW) leads on 5. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.