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

Build-A-Bear Workshop (BBW) recorded quarterly EBITDA Margin of 11.12% in Q1 2026, up 73.18% on a QoQ basis from 6.42% in Q4 2025, and down 279.0% year-over-year from 6.21% in Q1 2025.

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

Build-A-Bear Workshop has disclosed EBITDA Margin across 16 years of filings, most recently posting 11.12% for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly EBITDA Margin fell 279.0% year-over-year to 11.12% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Jan 2026 was 10.19% (down 15.0% YoY) and the FY2026 annual result came in at 10.19%, down 15.0% from the prior year.
  • EBITDA Margin advanced to 11.12% in Q1 2026, from 6.42% in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, EBITDA Margin peaked at 18.58% in Q1 2022 and troughed at 5.86% in Q3 2022.
  • A 5-year average of 10.61% and a median of 9.95% in 2025 frame the typical range for EBITDA Margin.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — EBITDA Margin surged 784 bps — and 2023, when it slumped 441 bps.
  • Tracing BBW's EBITDA Margin over 5 years: stood at 7.18% in 2022, then slipped by 6 bps to 6.77% in 2023, then rose by 23 bps to 8.35% in 2024, then slipped by 23 bps to 6.42% in 2025, then jumped by 73 bps to 11.12% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows BBW's EBITDA Margin at 11.12% in Q1 2026, 6.42% in Q4 2025, and 9.95% in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) EBITDA Margin (Qtr)
1 Caseys General Stores 28.23 Bn 27.77 Bn 1.01 Bn 7.89%
2 Williams Sonoma 25.94 Bn 24.92 Bn 1.10 Bn 20.27%
3 Ulta Beauty 21.42 Bn 20.93 Bn 1.48 Bn 12.23%
4 Dick'S Sporting Goods 18.30 Bn 16.95 Bn 1.77 Bn 2.96%
5 Best Buy 15.81 Bn 14.06 Bn 2.10 Bn 4.14%
6 Tractor Supply 15.78 Bn 15.56 Bn 1.30 Bn 6.50%
7 NaaS Technology 14.29 Bn 14.27 Bn - -
8 Five Below 10.51 Bn 9.58 Bn 696.98 Mn 17.99%
9 Murphy USA 10.28 Bn 10.16 Bn 3.98 Bn 4.26%
10 Build-A-Bear Workshop 432.19 Mn 405.44 Mn 85.31 Mn 11.12%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jan 31, 2026 11.12%
Nov 1, 2025 6.42%
Aug 2, 2025 9.95%
May 3, 2025 12.91%
Feb 1, 2025 13.92%
Nov 2, 2024 8.35%
Aug 3, 2024 8.07%
May 4, 2024 9.93%
Feb 3, 2024 15.08%
Oct 28, 2023 6.77%
Jul 29, 2023 7.78%
Apr 29, 2023 12.25%
Jan 28, 2023 14.18%
Oct 29, 2022 7.18%
Jul 30, 2022 5.86%
Apr 30, 2022 12.08%
Jan 29, 2022 18.58%
Oct 30, 2021 6.31%
Jul 31, 2021 7.17%
May 1, 2021 11.41%