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

Build-A-Bear Workshop (BBW) posted Change in Inventory of -$4.3 million for Q2 2026, down 174.76% on a QoQ basis from -$1.6 million in Q1 2026, and down 343.49% year-over-year from $1.8 million in Q2 2025.

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

Build-A-Bear Workshop's Change in Inventory history runs 15 years deep, the most recent figure standing at -$4.3 million for Q2 2026.

  • Quarterly Change in Inventory fell 343.49% year-over-year to -$4.3 million in Q2 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through May 2026 was $5.3 million (down 32.01% YoY) and the FY2026 annual result came in at $11.3 million, up 72.78% from the prior year.
  • Change in Inventory was -$4.3 million for Q2 2026 at Build-A-Bear Workshop, down from -$1.6 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Change in Inventory topped out at $10.7 million in Q3 2022 and bottomed at -$18.5 million in Q1 2023.
  • A 5-year average of $902333.3 and a median of $899000.0 in 2022 frame the typical range for Change in Inventory.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2024 — Change in Inventory jumped 871.87% — and 2026, when it plunged 343.49%.
  • Build-A-Bear Workshop's Change in Inventory 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 sank by 361.88% to -$4.3 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows BBW's Change in Inventory at -$4.3 million in Q2 2026, -$1.6 million in Q1 2026, and $1.6 million in Q4 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Change in Inventory (Qtr)
1 Caseys General Stores 32.35 Bn 31.83 Bn 1.08 Bn 115.02 Mn
2 NaaS Technology 30.76 Bn 30.76 Bn - -
3 Williams Sonoma 28.07 Bn 27.05 Bn 1.10 Bn -70.19 Mn
4 Ulta Beauty 22.98 Bn 22.49 Bn 1.48 Bn -566.88 Mn
5 Best Buy 18.17 Bn 16.42 Bn 2.10 Bn 367.00 Mn
6 Dick'S Sporting Goods 16.47 Bn 15.12 Bn 1.77 Bn -752.33 Mn
7 Tractor Supply 15.98 Bn 15.76 Bn 1.30 Bn 499.52 Mn
8 MINISO Group Holding 15.79 Bn 14.72 Bn 414.86 Mn -
9 Five Below 11.82 Bn 10.89 Bn 696.98 Mn -265.65 Mn
10 Build-A-Bear Workshop 440.58 Mn 414.74 Mn 79.87 Mn -4.30 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
May 2, 2026 -4.30 Mn
May 2, 2026 -4.30 Mn
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