Growth Metrics

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

Build-A-Bear Workshop (BBW) has disclosed EBITDA Margin for 16 consecutive years, with 11.12% as the latest value for Q1 2026.

  • For Q1 2026, EBITDA Margin fell 279.0% year-over-year to 11.12%; the TTM value through Jan 2026 reached 10.19%, down 15.0%, while the annual FY2026 figure was 10.19%, 15.0% down from the prior year.
  • EBITDA Margin was 11.12% for Q1 2026 at Build-A-Bear Workshop, up from 6.42% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for EBITDA Margin was 18.58% in Q1 2022, with the low at 5.86% in Q3 2022.
  • Historically, EBITDA Margin has averaged 10.61% across 5 years, with a median of 9.95% in 2025.
  • The largest annual shift saw EBITDA Margin soared 784bps in 2022 before it plummeted -441bps in 2023.
  • Over 5 years, EBITDA Margin stood at 7.18% in 2022, then decreased by -6bps to 6.77% in 2023, then increased by 23bps to 8.35% in 2024, then decreased by -23bps to 6.42% in 2025, then soared by 73bps to 11.12% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant database, its latest 3 readings for EBITDA Margin were 11.12% in Q1 2026, 6.42% in Q4 2025, and 9.95% in Q3 2025.