Growth Metrics

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

Build-A-Bear Workshop (BBW) has disclosed EBT Margin for 16 consecutive years, with 13.95% as the latest value for Q1 2026.

  • For Q1 2026, EBT Margin fell 215.0% year-over-year to 13.95%; the TTM value through Jan 2026 reached 12.69%, down 18.0%, while the annual FY2026 figure was 12.69%, 18.0% down from the prior year.
  • EBT Margin was 13.95% for Q1 2026 at Build-A-Bear Workshop, up from 8.75% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for EBT Margin was 18.06% in Q1 2023, with the low at 7.59% in Q3 2022.
  • Historically, EBT Margin has averaged 12.72% across 5 years, with a median of 13.1% in 2024.
  • The largest annual shift saw EBT Margin soared 398bps in 2022 before it crashed -404bps in 2024.
  • Over 5 years, EBT Margin stood at 9.46% in 2022, then increased by 2bps to 9.62% in 2023, then grew by 14bps to 10.95% in 2024, then fell by -20bps to 8.75% in 2025, then soared by 59bps to 13.95% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant database, its latest 3 readings for EBT Margin were 13.95% in Q1 2026, 8.75% in Q4 2025, and 12.33% in Q3 2025.