BBW vs PCSV vs GOLD Stock Comparison

Build-A-Bear Workshop, PCS Edventures! and Gold.com Prices as of Nov 2, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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BBW Build-A-Bear Workshop Inc
$29.55 +15.6% 1M -45.5% 1Y
Market cap
$368.40M
P/E
7.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$517.75M
Div. yield
3.08%
Specialty Retail Consumer Discretionary
3 wins
PCSV PCS Edventures!, Inc.
$1.40 0.0% 1M -16.7% 1Y
Market cap
$13.55M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$5.67M
Div. yield
–
Toys Consumer Discretionary
1 win
GOLD Gold.com, Inc.
$40.18 -4.9% 1M +51.2% 1Y
Market cap
$1.17B
P/E
12.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$25.51B
Div. yield
3.98%
Specialty Retail Consumer Discretionary
6 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Gold.com leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Gold.com 6, Build-A-Bear Workshop 3, PCS Edventures! 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBBWPCSVGOLDLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $368.40M $13.55M $1.17B GOLD
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 7.1x -115.5x 12.9x BBW
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 9.1x — 12.1x BBW
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -0.9% -15.2% +132.4% GOLD
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 10.0% -2.1% 0.3% BBW
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — 14.7% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — -2.6x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 3.08% — 3.98% GOLD
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -45.5% -16.7% +51.2% GOLD
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +13.2%/yr +18.5%/yr +0.3%/yr PCSV
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 58.9% 357.8% 53.0% GOLD
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 63/100 37/100 70/100 GOLD

Percentile Scorecard

BBWPCSVGOLD

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

AxisBBWPCSVGOLD
Valuation 79 #23 of 105 12 #30 of 34 95 #6 of 105
Growth 18 #81 of 99 0 #32 of 32 99 #2 of 99
Profitability 88 #13 of 99 39 #20 of 32 63 #37 of 99
Financial Health 71 #34 of 113 97 #2 of 33 68 #37 of 113
Shareholder Returns 60 #30 of 73 – 22 #57 of 73
Overall 63 37 70
  • BBW ranked among 115 companies in Retail
  • PCSV ranked among 34 companies in Leisure Products
  • GOLD ranked among 115 companies in Retail

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodBBWPCSVGOLDSPY
1 month +15.6%0.0%-4.9% -2.3%
3 months -12.7%-14.1%-4.8% -0.7%
6 months -18.5%-22.2%-5.8% +4.8%
Year to date -51.8%-10.3%+18.0% +10.3%
1 year -45.5%-16.7%+51.2% +10.3%
3 years +14.3%-35.2%+47.3% +73.0%
3 years, per year +4.5%-13.5%+13.8% +20.1%
5 years +86.2%+133.3%+1.7% +61.9%
5 years, per year +13.2%+18.5%+0.3% +10.1%
10 years +130.0%+45.8%+425.9% +258.6%
10 years, per year +8.7%+3.8%+18.1% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureBBWPCSVGOLDSPY
Volatility, 1Y 58.9%357.8%53.0% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 69.3%583.0%48.2% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.822.181.57 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.77-0.050.96 0.80
Max drawdown, 5Y -69.2%-95.8%-57.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -58.4%-22.2%-37.4% -3.5%
52-week high $71.03$1.80$64.14 $779.14
52-week low $23.37$0.15$24.73 $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.

MultipleBBWPCSVGOLD
P/E now vs peer median 7.1xmedian 17.7x -115.5xmedian 18.3x 12.9xmedian 17.7x
P/S now vs peer median 0.7xmedian 0.5x 2.4xmedian 1.1x 0.0xmedian 0.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 4.3xmedian 9.0x -49.7xmedian 9.4x 2.8xmedian 9.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 15.0xmedian 15.9x -41.6xmedian 11.4x 1.0xmedian 15.9x
P/B now vs peer median 2.3xmedian 1.7x 1.8xmedian 1.5x 1.2xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median 1.24median 0.75 3.10median 1.30 -0.59median 0.75

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 monthsBBWPCSVGOLD
Revenue $517.75M $5.67M $25.51B
Gross profit $293.49M $3.40M $453.14M
Operating income $66.71M -$251.02K $177.56M
Net income $51.58M -$117.38K $88.62M
Free cash flow $24.54M -$325.37K $1.21B
EPS (diluted) $4.15 $-0.01 $3.02
Cash & equivalents $14.00M $2.65M $577.98M
Total debt – – $4.21M
Shares (diluted) 12.43M 9.68M 27.26M
Enterprise value $273.66M $1.98M $269.89M

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
MetricBBWPCSVGOLD
P/E 7.1x -115.5x 12.9x
P/FCF 15.0x -41.6x 1.0x
P/Operating cash flow 6.2x -43.5x 1.0x
P/S 0.7x 2.4x 0.0x
P/B 2.3x 1.8x 1.2x
P/Tangible book 2.3x 1.8x 1.5x
EV/EBITDA 4.3x -49.7x 2.8x
EV/EBIT 5.3x -43.4x 3.4x
EV/Revenue 0.7x 1.9x 0.0x
EV/FCF 14.4x -33.5x 0.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 6.0x -35.0x 0.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.24 3.10 -0.59

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBBWPCSVGOLD
Revenue growth (1Y) -0.9% -15.2% 132.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 2.6% -8.5% 40.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -0.3% -15.3% 114.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 4.4% -7.0% 15.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) -10.9% -140.2% 147.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 0.5% -29.2% -5.3%
Net income growth (1Y) -12.9% -121.9% 459.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 0.4% -26.9% -17.3%
EPS growth (1Y) -8.0% -376.7% 326.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 5.7% -37.2% -21.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -11.3% -119.5% 702.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -6.5% -29.2% 248.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -47.5% -121.1% 754.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -24.4% -29.4% 231.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBBWPCSVGOLD
Gross margin 56.7% 59.9% 1.8%
EBITDA margin 15.9% -3.9% 0.8%
Operating margin 12.9% -4.4% 0.7%
Pretax margin 13.1% -2.6% 0.4%
Net margin 10.0% -2.1% 0.3%
FCF margin 4.7% -5.7% 4.7%
Operating cash flow margin 11.4% -5.5% 4.8%
Return on equity 32.4% -1.5% 9.6%
Return on assets 15.0% -1.3% 2.1%
Return on invested capital – – 14.7%
Return on capital employed 24.9% -3.0% 17.6%
Asset turnover 1.5x 0.6x 6.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.1x 2.7x 13.8x
Stock comp / revenue 0.6% 0.2% 0.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBBWPCSVGOLD
Debt / assets – – 0.1%
Debt / equity – – 0.0x
Net debt / EBITDA – – -2.6x
Debt / FCF – – 0.0x
Liabilities / assets 52.4% 12.7% 77.3%
Equity / assets 47.6% 87.3% 22.7%
Interest coverage – – 5.3x
Current ratio 1.6x 13.5x 1.1x
Quick ratio 0.4x 7.8x 0.2x
Cash ratio 0.2x 6.3x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 4.10 3.48 6.84

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBBWPCSVGOLD
Dividend yield 3.1% – 4.0%
Net buyback yield 10.2% – -12.3%
Shareholder yield 13.3% – -8.3%
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.

ConsensusBBWPCSVGOLD
Forward P/E 9.1xFY2026 – 12.1xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $3.25FY2026 – $3.33FY2027
EPS growth, next FY -18.5%FY2026 – +10.3%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after +8.6% – +29.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $533.87MFY2026 – $20.58BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY +0.8%FY2026 – -19.3%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after -6.5% – -12.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBBWPCSVGOLD
Held by institutions 100.0% – 59.4%
Institutions holding 176 – 222
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.1% – +4.0%
Institutions buying 92 – 131
Institutions selling 45 – 62
Buyers to sellers 2.04 – 2.11

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.

BBWPCSVGOLD
BBW 1.00 0.01 0.19
PCSV 0.01 1.00 0.02
GOLD 0.19 0.02 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BBW, PCSV and GOLD?

Gold.com (GOLD) is the largest by market capitalisation: Build-A-Bear Workshop (BBW) $368.40M, PCS Edventures! (PCSV) $13.55M, Gold.com (GOLD) $1.17B.

Which stock is cheaper, BBW, PCSV and GOLD?

Build-A-Bear Workshop (BBW) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Build-A-Bear Workshop (BBW) 7.1x, PCS Edventures! (PCSV) -115.5x, Gold.com (GOLD) 12.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Build-A-Bear Workshop (BBW) is cheapest (Build-A-Bear Workshop (BBW) 9.1x, Gold.com (GOLD) 12.1x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Gold.com (GOLD) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Build-A-Bear Workshop (BBW) -0.9%, PCS Edventures! (PCSV) -15.2%, Gold.com (GOLD) +132.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Build-A-Bear Workshop (BBW) has the highest net margin (Build-A-Bear Workshop (BBW) 10.0%, PCS Edventures! (PCSV) -2.1%, Gold.com (GOLD) 0.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Gold.com (GOLD) returned the most: Build-A-Bear Workshop (BBW) -45.5%, PCS Edventures! (PCSV) -16.7%, Gold.com (GOLD) +51.2%. Over five years, PCS Edventures! (PCSV) compounded fastest (Build-A-Bear Workshop (BBW) +13.2%/yr, PCS Edventures! (PCSV) +18.5%/yr, Gold.com (GOLD) +0.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Gold.com (GOLD) has the highest dividend yield: Build-A-Bear Workshop (BBW) 3.08%, Gold.com (GOLD) 3.98%. PCS Edventures! (PCSV) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Gold.com (GOLD) has been the steadiest (Build-A-Bear Workshop (BBW) 58.9%, PCS Edventures! (PCSV) 357.8%, Gold.com (GOLD) 53.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BBW, PCSV and GOLD?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Gold.com (GOLD) leads on 6. 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.