Growth Metrics

Build-A-Bear Workshop (BBW) EBITDA (2016 - 2026)

Build-A-Bear Workshop has reported EBITDA over the past 16 years, most recently at $17.2 million for Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, EBITDA fell 17.92% year-over-year to $17.2 million, compared with a TTM value of $54.0 million through Jan 2026, up 5.23%, and an annual FY2026 reading of $54.0 million, up 5.23% over the prior year.
  • EBITDA came in at $17.2 million for Q1 2026, up from $7.9 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, EBITDA ranged from a high of $24.2 million in Q1 2022 to a low of $5.9 million in Q3 2022.
  • Median EBITDA over the past 5 years was $12.4 million (2025), compared with a mean of $13.6 million.
  • The sharpest move saw EBITDA soared 139.91% in 2022, then fell 22.56% in 2024.
  • Over 5 years, EBITDA stood at $7.5 million in 2022, then decreased by 2.93% to $7.3 million in 2023, then skyrocketed by 36.9% to $10.0 million in 2024, then decreased by 21.0% to $7.9 million in 2025, then soared by 118.11% to $17.2 million in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for BBW's EBITDA are $17.2 million (Q1 2026), $7.9 million (Q4 2025), and $12.4 million (Q3 2025).