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

Build-A-Bear Workshop (BBW) posted EBITDA Margin of 18.96% for Q2 2026, up 37.02% on a QoQ basis from 13.83% in Q1 2026, and up 382.0% year-over-year from 3.93% in Q2 2025.

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

Build-A-Bear Workshop's EBITDA Margin history runs 16 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 18.96% for Q2 2026.

  • Quarterly EBITDA 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.
  • EBITDA Margin was 18.96% for Q2 2026 at Build-A-Bear Workshop, up from 13.83% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, EBITDA Margin topped out at 18.96% in Q2 2026 and bottomed at 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 EBITDA Margin.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — EBITDA Margin surged 397 bps — and 2026, when it sank 434 bps.
  • Build-A-Bear Workshop's EBITDA Margin stood at 9.47% in 2022, then decreased by 1 bps to 9.36% in 2023, then climbed by 16 bps to 10.86% in 2024, then decreased by 21 bps to 8.57% in 2025, then soared by 121 bps to 18.96% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows BBW's EBITDA Margin at 18.96% in Q2 2026, 13.83% in Q1 2026, and 8.57% in Q4 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) EBITDA Margin (Qtr)
1 Caseys General Stores 32.13 Bn 31.61 Bn 1.08 Bn 7.66%
2 NaaS Technology 30.58 Bn 30.58 Bn - -
3 Williams Sonoma 28.34 Bn 27.33 Bn 1.10 Bn 20.27%
4 Ulta Beauty 23.18 Bn 22.69 Bn 1.48 Bn 12.23%
5 Best Buy 18.52 Bn 16.77 Bn 2.10 Bn 4.14%
6 Dick'S Sporting Goods 16.59 Bn 15.24 Bn 1.77 Bn 2.96%
7 MINISO Group Holding 16.05 Bn 14.98 Bn 414.86 Mn 14.56%
8 Tractor Supply 15.89 Bn 15.66 Bn 1.30 Bn 6.50%
9 Five Below 12.09 Bn 11.16 Bn 696.98 Mn 17.99%
10 Build-A-Bear Workshop 445.86 Mn 420.02 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%