Growth Metrics

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

Build-A-Bear Workshop has reported EBITDA Margin over the past 16 years, most recently at 11.12% for Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, EBITDA Margin fell 279.0% year-over-year to 11.12%, compared with a TTM value of 10.19% through Jan 2026, down 15.0%, and an annual FY2026 reading of 10.19%, down 15.0% over the prior year.
  • EBITDA Margin came in at 11.12% for Q1 2026, up from 6.42% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, EBITDA Margin ranged from a high of 18.58% in Q1 2022 to a low of 5.86% in Q3 2022.
  • Median EBITDA Margin over the past 5 years was 9.95% (2025), compared with a mean of 10.61%.
  • The sharpest move saw EBITDA Margin surged 784bps in 2022, then crashed -441bps in 2023.
  • Over 5 years, EBITDA Margin stood at 7.18% in 2022, then dropped by -6bps to 6.77% in 2023, then grew by 23bps to 8.35% in 2024, then dropped by -23bps to 6.42% in 2025, then surged by 73bps to 11.12% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for BBW's EBITDA Margin are 11.12% (Q1 2026), 6.42% (Q4 2025), and 9.95% (Q3 2025).