Build-A-Bear Workshop (BBW) Cash from Operations (2011 - 2026)
Build-A-Bear Workshop (BBW) posted Cash from Operations of $4.92 million for fiscal Q2 2027 (quarter ended Aug 1, 2026), up 16.8% from $4.21 million a year earlier but down 76.8% from the prior quarter.
Build-A-Bear Workshop (BBW) Cash from Operations (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Aug 1, 2026, Cash from Operations at Build-A-Bear Workshop was $59.18 million, down 11.3% year-over-year; for FY2026 (ended Jan 31, 2026), it came in at $65.05 million, up 38.2% from FY2025.
- Annual Cash from Operations shows a five-year compound annual growth rate of 37.2% (FY2021 to FY2026).
- In prior fiscal years, Build-A-Bear Workshop's Cash from Operations was $47.09 million in FY2025 (-26.8%), $64.31 million in FY2024 (+36.0%), $47.28 million in FY2023 (+68.4%) and $28.08 million in FY2022 (+109.7%).
- Quarterly Cash from Operations has run from a low of -$1.16 million in fiscal Q3 2022 to a high of $36.03 million in fiscal Q4 2023 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Cash from Operations increased in four of the last seven quarters, with growth averaging 30.1%.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Cash from Operations in the past five years was fiscal Q2 2024, with growth of 486.0%; the weakest was fiscal Q2 2025, with a decline of 84.3%.
- According to Business Quant data, Cash from Operations for the three prior fiscal quarters was $21.22 million (Q1 2027), $24.79 million (Q4 2026) and $8.24 million (Q3 2026).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Cash from Ops. (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amazon Com | 2,659.84 Bn | 2,176.54 Bn | 104.83 Bn | 45.39 Bn |
| 2 | Home Depot | 287.59 Bn | 280.83 Bn | 16.12 Bn | 5.39 Bn |
| 3 | Tjx Companies | 147.38 Bn | 124.93 Bn | 5.07 Bn | 2.23 Bn |
| 4 | Lowes Companies | 105.03 Bn | 97.99 Bn | 8.58 Bn | 3.66 Bn |
| 5 | Ross Stores | 74.93 Bn | 57.86 Bn | 2.12 Bn | 875.76 Mn |
| 6 | Target | 71.05 Bn | 65.64 Bn | 8.94 Bn | 3.80 Bn |
| 7 | O Reilly Automotive | 70.25 Bn | 69.33 Bn | 2.52 Bn | 1.01 Bn |
| 8 | Carvana | 69.96 Bn | 61.56 Bn | 1.38 Bn | 238.00 Mn |
| 9 | Autozone | 46.92 Bn | 45.82 Bn | 2.52 Bn | 801.99 Mn |
| 10 | Build-A-Bear Workshop | 317.79 Mn | 223.05 Mn | 62.49 Mn | 4.92 Mn |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 1, 2026 | 4.92 Mn |
| May 2, 2026 | 21.22 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2026 | 24.79 Mn |
| Nov 1, 2025 | 8.24 Mn |
| Aug 2, 2025 | 4.21 Mn |
| May 3, 2025 | 27.80 Mn |
| Feb 1, 2025 | 19.51 Mn |
| Nov 2, 2024 | 15.16 Mn |
| Aug 3, 2024 | 2.05 Mn |
| May 4, 2024 | 10.37 Mn |
| Feb 3, 2024 | 31.57 Mn |
| Oct 28, 2023 | 927,000.00 |
| Jul 29, 2023 | 13.03 Mn |
| Apr 29, 2023 | 18.79 Mn |
| Jan 28, 2023 | 36.03 Mn |
| Oct 29, 2022 | 4.56 Mn |
| Jul 30, 2022 | 2.22 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2022 | 4.47 Mn |
| Jan 29, 2022 | 10.84 Mn |
| Oct 30, 2021 | -1.16 Mn |
Build-A-Bear Workshop Cash from Operations API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=cash-from-operations&ticker=BBW&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "cash-from-operations", "ticker": "BBW", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=cash-from-operations&ticker=BBW&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();