Growth Metrics

Build-A-Bear Workshop (BBW) EBIT Margin (2016 - 2026)

Build-A-Bear Workshop (BBW) has disclosed EBIT Margin for 16 consecutive years, with 13.83% as the latest value for Q1 2026.

  • For Q1 2026, EBIT Margin fell 434.0% year-over-year to 13.83%; the TTM value through Jan 2026 reached 12.54%, down 81.0%, while the annual FY2026 figure was 2.66%, 18.0% down from the prior year.
  • EBIT Margin was 13.83% for Q1 2026 at Build-A-Bear Workshop, up from 8.57% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for EBIT Margin was 18.18% in Q1 2025, with the low at 7.6% in Q3 2022.
  • Historically, EBIT Margin has averaged 12.93% across 5 years, with a median of 12.73% in 2024.
  • The largest annual shift saw EBIT Margin soared 397bps in 2022 before it tumbled -434bps in 2026.
  • Over 5 years, EBIT Margin stood at 9.47% in 2022, then dropped by -1bps to 9.36% in 2023, then increased by 16bps to 10.86% in 2024, then dropped by -21bps to 8.57% in 2025, then soared by 62bps to 13.83% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant database, its latest 3 readings for EBIT Margin were 13.83% in Q1 2026, 8.57% in Q4 2025, and 12.16% in Q3 2025.