BBW vs LEVI vs TRON Stock Comparison

Build-A-Bear Workshop, Levi Strauss and Tron Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
BBW Build-A-Bear Workshop Inc
$24.55 -4.7% 1M -55.8% 1Y
Market cap
$313.61M
P/E
6.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$517.75M
Div. yield
0.04%
Specialty Retail Consumer Discretionary
3 wins
LEVI Levi Strauss & Co
$21.79 +10.4% 1M +1.7% 1Y
Market cap
$8.26B
P/E
14.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.68B
Div. yield
–
Apparel Consumer Discretionary
4 wins
TRON Tron Inc.
$1.40 -2.8% 1M -53.6% 1Y
Market cap
$410.57M
P/E
204.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.84M
Div. yield
–
Toys Consumer Discretionary
2 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Levi Strauss leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Levi Strauss 4, Build-A-Bear Workshop 3, Tron 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBBWLEVITRONLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $313.61M $8.26B $410.57M LEVI
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 6.1x 14.0x 204.3x BBW
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 7.6x 14.6x — BBW
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -0.9% +6.6% +10.0% TRON
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 10.0% 8.8% 41.6% TRON
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 17.4% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 0.3x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.04% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -55.8% +1.7% -53.6% LEVI
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +9.7%/yr -3.6%/yr — BBW
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 57.7% 33.2% 96.7% LEVI
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 65/100 67/100 53/100 LEVI

Percentile Scorecard

BBWLEVITRON

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

AxisBBWLEVITRON
Valuation 84 #18 of 104 61 #18 of 45 24 #26 of 34
Growth 20 #79 of 99 67 #15 of 43 71 #10 of 32
Profitability 88 #13 of 98 85 #7 of 41 23 #25 of 32
Financial Health 70 #34 of 112 53 #25 of 52 94 #3 of 33
Shareholder Returns 63 #27 of 72 67 #12 of 34 –
Overall 65 67 53
  • BBW ranked among 115 companies in Retail
  • LEVI ranked among 52 companies in Apparel and Luxury
  • TRON ranked among 34 companies in Leisure Products

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodBBWLEVITRONSPY
1 month -4.7%+10.4%-2.8% -0.2%
3 months -30.5%-14.4%-10.8% +3.9%
6 months -35.2%-2.3%-31.0% +8.2%
Year to date -59.9%+5.1%+12.9% +12.9%
1 year -55.8%+1.7%-53.6% +12.3%
3 years +0.5%+59.4%-7.3% +87.4%
3 years, per year +0.2%+16.8%-2.5% +23.3%
5 years +59.1%-16.6%— +67.9%
5 years, per year +9.7%-3.6%— +10.9%
10 years +105.4%—— +261.1%
10 years, per year +7.5%—— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureBBWLEVITRONSPY
Volatility, 1Y 57.7%33.2%96.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 68.4%29.7%87.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.891.171.69 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.970.05-0.55 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -69.2%-56.1%-94.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -65.4%-14.6%-53.6% -1.2%
52-week high $71.03$25.53$3.02 $779.14
52-week low $23.37$17.91$1.10 $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.

MultipleBBWLEVITRON
P/E now vs peer median 5.9xmedian 16.7x 14.3xmedian 16.4x 191.4xmedian 17.8x
P/S now vs peer median 0.6xmedian 0.5x 1.3xmedian 0.7x 79.4xmedian 1.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 3.5xmedian 9.0x 8.9xmedian 9.9x -171.2xmedian 9.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 12.5xmedian 16.5x 13.1xmedian 12.0x -216.3xmedian 10.2x
P/B now vs peer median 1.9xmedian 1.7x 3.5xmedian 2.2x 1.5xmedian 1.4x
PEG now vs peer median 1.03median 0.72 0.47median 0.64 —median 0.32

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 monthsBBWLEVITRON
Revenue $517.75M $6.68B $4.84M
Gross profit $293.49M $4.20B $1.25M
Operating income $66.71M $753.80M -$2.47M
Net income $51.58M $589.70M $5.46M
Free cash flow $24.54M $643.00M -$1.78M
EPS (diluted) $4.15 $1.51 $0.00
Cash & equivalents $14.00M $641.40M $9.92M
Total debt – $1.04B –
Shares (diluted) 12.43M 390.62M 476.45M
Enterprise value $218.87M $4.85B $374.30M

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
MetricBBWLEVITRON
P/E 5.9x 14.3x 191.4x
P/FCF 12.5x 13.1x -216.3x
P/Operating cash flow 5.2x 9.9x -216.3x
P/S 0.6x 1.3x 79.4x
P/B 1.9x 3.5x 1.5x
P/Tangible book 1.9x 3.8x 1.5x
EV/EBITDA 3.5x 8.9x -171.2x
EV/EBIT 4.4x 11.5x -151.7x
EV/Revenue 0.6x 1.3x 77.4x
EV/FCF 11.9x 13.5x -210.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 4.9x 10.2x -210.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.03 0.47 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBBWLEVITRON
Revenue growth (1Y) -0.9% 6.6% 10.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 2.6% 2.9% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) -0.3% 8.0% 30.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 4.4% 6.7% –
Operating income growth (1Y) -10.9% 11.6% 24.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 0.5% 30.5% –
Net income growth (1Y) -12.9% -2.2% 266.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 0.4% 29.2% –
EPS growth (1Y) -8.0% 0.1% 102.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 5.7% 30.4% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -11.3% 52.1% 6.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -6.5% 63.6% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -47.5% 98.4% 6.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -24.4% 92.1% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBBWLEVITRON
Gross margin 56.7% 62.8% 25.8%
EBITDA margin 15.9% 14.6% -45.2%
Operating margin 12.9% 11.3% -51.0%
Pretax margin 13.1% 11.5% 98.3%
Net margin 10.0% 8.8% 41.6%
FCF margin 4.7% 9.6% -36.7%
Operating cash flow margin 11.4% 12.8% -36.7%
Return on equity 32.4% 25.2% -7.8%
Return on assets 15.0% 8.7% -7.7%
Return on invested capital – 17.4% –
Return on capital employed 24.9% 15.7% -1.1%
Asset turnover 1.5x 1.0x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.1x 1.4x -0.3x
Stock comp / revenue 0.6% 1.1% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBBWLEVITRON
Debt / assets – 15.1% –
Debt / equity – 0.4x –
Net debt / EBITDA – 0.3x –
Debt / FCF – 1.6x –
Liabilities / assets 52.4% 65.1% 1.1%
Equity / assets 47.6% 34.9% 98.9%
Interest coverage – 14.4x -65.4x
Current ratio 1.6x 1.6x 30.9x
Quick ratio 0.4x 0.8x 12.5x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.4x 11.5x
Altman Z-score 3.89 3.05 83.63

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBBWLEVITRON
Dividend yield 3.7% 2.8% –
Net buyback yield 12.3% 1.0% –
Shareholder yield 16.0% 3.7% –
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.

ConsensusBBWLEVITRON
Forward P/E 7.6xFY2026 14.6xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $3.25FY2026 $1.49FY2026 –
EPS growth, next FY -18.5%FY2026 +11.2%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +8.6% +7.4% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $533.87MFY2026 $7.03BFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY +0.8%FY2026 +12.0%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after -6.5% -3.6% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBBWLEVITRON
Held by institutions 100.0% 87.8% 2.3%
Institutions holding 175 313 56
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.1% +2.6% +60.3%
Institutions buying 91 185 44
Institutions selling 45 78 10
Buyers to sellers 2.02 2.37 4.40

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.

BBWLEVITRON
BBW 1.00 0.25 0.10
LEVI 0.25 1.00 0.19
TRON 0.10 0.19 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BBW, LEVI and TRON?

Levi Strauss (LEVI) is the largest by market capitalisation: Build-A-Bear Workshop (BBW) $313.61M, Levi Strauss (LEVI) $8.26B, Tron (TRON) $410.57M.

Which stock is cheaper, BBW, LEVI and TRON?

Build-A-Bear Workshop (BBW) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Build-A-Bear Workshop (BBW) 6.1x, Levi Strauss (LEVI) 14.0x, Tron (TRON) 204.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Build-A-Bear Workshop (BBW) is cheapest (Build-A-Bear Workshop (BBW) 7.6x, Levi Strauss (LEVI) 14.6x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Tron (TRON) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Build-A-Bear Workshop (BBW) -0.9%, Levi Strauss (LEVI) +6.6%, Tron (TRON) +10.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Tron (TRON) has the highest net margin (Build-A-Bear Workshop (BBW) 10.0%, Levi Strauss (LEVI) 8.8%, Tron (TRON) 41.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Levi Strauss (LEVI) returned the most: Build-A-Bear Workshop (BBW) -55.8%, Levi Strauss (LEVI) +1.7%, Tron (TRON) -53.6%. Over five years, Build-A-Bear Workshop (BBW) compounded fastest (Build-A-Bear Workshop (BBW) +9.7%/yr, Levi Strauss (LEVI) -3.6%/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) 0.04%, Levi Strauss (LEVI) 0.00%, Tron (TRON) 0.00%. Levi Strauss (LEVI) and Tron (TRON) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Levi Strauss (LEVI) has been the steadiest (Build-A-Bear Workshop (BBW) 57.7%, Levi Strauss (LEVI) 33.2%, Tron (TRON) 96.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BBW, LEVI and TRON?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Levi Strauss (LEVI) leads on 4. 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.