Build-A-Bear Workshop BBW
NYSE BBW
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At close: Aug 20, 2026 · 4:00 PM EDT

Build-A-Bear Workshop (BBW) EBIT Margin (2010 - 2026)

Build-A-Bear Workshop's (BBW) quarterly EBIT Margin came in at 18.96% in Q2 2026, up 382.0% YoY from 3.93% in Q2 2025, and up 37.02% on a QoQ basis from 13.83% in Q1 2026.

Build-A-Bear Workshop (BBW) EBIT Margin (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Build-A-Bear Workshop (BBW) has 16 years of EBIT Margin data on file, last reported at 18.96% in Q2 2026.

  • Quarterly EBIT Margin rose 382.0% year-over-year to 18.96% in Q2 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through May 2026 was 13.43% (down 51.0% YoY) and the FY2026 annual result came in at 12.54%, down 81.0% from the prior year.
  • EBIT Margin climbed to 18.96% in Q2 2026, from 13.83% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, EBIT Margin ranged from a high of 18.96% in Q2 2026 to a low of 7.6% in Q3 2022.
  • A 5-year average of 13.26% and a median of 13.28% in 2024 frame the typical range for EBIT Margin.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — EBIT Margin surged 397 bps — and 2026, when it slumped 434 bps.
  • Tracing BBW's EBIT Margin over 5 years: stood at 9.47% in 2022, then fell by 1 bps to 9.36% in 2023, then gained by 16 bps to 10.86% in 2024, then fell by 21 bps to 8.57% in 2025, then jumped by 121 bps to 18.96% in 2026.
  • The last three EBIT Margin figures came in at 18.96% (Q2 2026), 13.83% (Q1 2026), and 8.57% (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) EBIT Margin (Qtr)
1 Caseys General Stores 30.70 Bn 30.18 Bn 1.08 Bn 7.66%
2 Williams Sonoma 28.62 Bn 27.60 Bn 1.10 Bn 20.27%
3 Ulta Beauty 22.58 Bn 22.36 Bn 1.27 Bn 14.17%
4 Tractor Supply 18.35 Bn 18.12 Bn 1.68 Bn 10.29%
5 Best Buy 18.03 Bn 16.28 Bn 2.10 Bn 4.14%
6 Dick'S Sporting Goods 15.93 Bn 14.93 Bn 1.68 Bn 8.73%
7 Five Below 13.08 Bn 11.97 Bn 478.64 Mn 12.00%
8 Murphy USA 10.51 Bn 10.33 Bn 746.50 Mn 4.48%
9 Bath & Body Works 4.08 Bn 3.13 Bn 1.24 Bn 21.99%
10 Build-A-Bear Workshop 474.18 Mn 447.93 Mn 79.87 Mn 18.96%

Historic Data

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May 2, 2026 18.96%
Jan 31, 2026 13.83%
Nov 1, 2025 8.57%
Aug 2, 2025 12.16%
May 3, 2025 15.13%
Feb 1, 2025 18.18%
Nov 2, 2024 10.86%
Aug 3, 2024 10.16%
May 4, 2024 12.73%
Feb 3, 2024 17.25%
Oct 28, 2023 9.36%
Jul 29, 2023 9.44%
Apr 29, 2023 16.06%
Jan 28, 2023 18.05%
Oct 29, 2022 9.47%
Jul 30, 2022 7.60%
Apr 30, 2022 15.47%
Jan 29, 2022 15.49%
Oct 30, 2021 8.31%
Jul 31, 2021 10.01%