Build-A-Bear Workshop (BBW) Change in Inventory (2011 - 2026)

Build-A-Bear Workshop (BBW) recorded quarterly Change in Inventory of -$1.6 million in Q1 2026, down 195.31% on a QoQ basis from $1.6 million in Q4 2025, and down 192.52% year-over-year from $1.7 million in Q1 2025.

Build-A-Bear Workshop (BBW) Change in Inventory (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Build-A-Bear Workshop has disclosed Change in Inventory across 15 years of filings, most recently posting -$1.6 million for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Change in Inventory fell 192.52% year-over-year to -$1.6 million in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Jan 2026 was $11.3 million (up 72.78% YoY) and the FY2026 annual result came in at $11.3 million, up 72.78% from the prior year.
  • Change in Inventory fell to -$1.6 million in Q1 2026, from $1.6 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Change in Inventory peaked at $10.7 million in Q3 2022 and troughed at -$18.5 million in Q1 2023.
  • A 5-year average of $1.2 million and a median of $1.2 million in 2022 frame the typical range for Change in Inventory.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Change in Inventory slumped 282.46% — and 2024, when it jumped 871.87%.
  • Tracing BBW's Change in Inventory over 5 years: stood at $1.2 million in 2022, then sank by 207.3% to -$1.3 million in 2023, then surged by 387.78% to $3.7 million in 2024, then plunged by 55.87% to $1.6 million in 2025, then tumbled by 195.31% to -$1.6 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows BBW's Change in Inventory at -$1.6 million in Q1 2026, $1.6 million in Q4 2025, and $9.5 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Change Inventory (Qtr)
1 Caseys General Stores 27.84 Bn 27.38 Bn 1.01 Bn -9.52 Mn
2 Williams Sonoma 24.59 Bn 23.57 Bn 1.10 Bn -70.19 Mn
3 Ulta Beauty 20.75 Bn 20.25 Bn 1.48 Bn -566.88 Mn
4 Dick'S Sporting Goods 17.81 Bn 16.45 Bn 1.77 Bn -752.33 Mn
5 Tractor Supply 15.90 Bn 15.67 Bn 1.30 Bn 499.52 Mn
6 Best Buy 15.61 Bn 13.87 Bn 2.10 Bn 367.00 Mn
7 NaaS Technology 14.72 Bn 14.70 Bn - -
8 Five Below 10.27 Bn 9.34 Bn 696.98 Mn -265.65 Mn
9 Murphy USA 10.20 Bn 10.08 Bn 3.98 Bn -
10 Build-A-Bear Workshop 430.11 Mn 403.35 Mn 85.31 Mn -1.57 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jan 31, 2026 -1.57 Mn
Jan 31, 2026 -1.57 Mn
Nov 1, 2025 1.64 Mn
Nov 1, 2025 1.64 Mn
Aug 2, 2025 9.47 Mn
Aug 2, 2025 9.47 Mn
May 3, 2025 1.77 Mn
May 3, 2025 1.77 Mn
Feb 1, 2025 -535,000.00
Feb 1, 2025 -535,000.00
Nov 2, 2024 3.72 Mn
Nov 2, 2024 3.72 Mn
Aug 3, 2024 2.77 Mn
Aug 3, 2024 2.77 Mn
May 4, 2024 593,000.00
May 4, 2024 593,000.00
Feb 3, 2024 -1.37 Mn
Feb 3, 2024 -1.37 Mn
Oct 28, 2023 -1.29 Mn
Oct 28, 2023 -1.29 Mn