Build-A-Bear Workshop (BBW) Gross Margin (2010 - 2026)
Build-A-Bear Workshop's (BBW) quarterly Gross Margin came in at 63.76% in Q2 2026, up 691.0% YoY from 8.06% in Q2 2025, and up 15.48% on a QoQ basis from 55.21% in Q1 2026.
Build-A-Bear Workshop (BBW) Gross Margin (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Build-A-Bear Workshop (BBW) has 16 years of Gross Margin data on file, last reported at 63.76% in Q2 2026.
- Quarterly Gross Margin rose 691.0% year-over-year to 63.76% in Q2 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through May 2026 was 57.44% (up 189.0% YoY) and the FY2026 annual result came in at 55.8%, up 90.0% from the prior year.
- Gross Margin rose to 63.76% in Q2 2026, from 55.21% in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Gross Margin ranged from a high of 63.76% in Q2 2026 to a low of 49.57% in Q3 2022.
- A 5-year average of 54.75% and a median of 54.15% in 2024 frame the typical range for Gross Margin.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Gross Margin plunged 363 bps — and 2026, when it soared 691 bps.
- Tracing BBW's Gross Margin over 5 years: stood at 52.0% in 2022, then advanced by 1 bps to 52.65% in 2023, then advanced by 3 bps to 54.12% in 2024, then retreated by 1 bps to 53.65% in 2025, then increased by 19 bps to 63.76% in 2026.
- The last three Gross Margin figures came in at 63.76% (Q2 2026), 55.21% (Q1 2026), and 53.65% (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Caseys General Stores | 30.70 Bn | 30.18 Bn | 1.08 Bn | 23.63% |
| 2 | Williams Sonoma | 28.62 Bn | 27.60 Bn | 1.10 Bn | 46.87% |
| 3 | Ulta Beauty | 22.58 Bn | 22.36 Bn | 1.27 Bn | 40.07% |
| 4 | Tractor Supply | 18.35 Bn | 18.12 Bn | 1.68 Bn | 37.05% |
| 5 | Best Buy | 18.03 Bn | 16.28 Bn | 2.10 Bn | 23.52% |
| 6 | Dick'S Sporting Goods | 15.93 Bn | 14.93 Bn | 1.68 Bn | 32.59% |
| 7 | Five Below | 13.08 Bn | 11.97 Bn | 478.64 Mn | 37.23% |
| 8 | Murphy USA | 10.51 Bn | 10.33 Bn | 746.50 Mn | 10.97% |
| 9 | Bath & Body Works | 4.08 Bn | 3.13 Bn | 1.24 Bn | 45.67% |
| 10 | Build-A-Bear Workshop | 474.18 Mn | 447.93 Mn | 79.87 Mn | 63.76% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| May 2, 2026 | 63.76% |
| Jan 31, 2026 | 55.21% |
| Nov 1, 2025 | 53.65% |
| Aug 2, 2025 | 57.56% |
| May 3, 2025 | 56.84% |
| Feb 1, 2025 | 56.59% |
| Nov 2, 2024 | 54.12% |
| Aug 3, 2024 | 54.18% |
| May 4, 2024 | 54.18% |
| Feb 3, 2024 | 56.42% |
| Oct 28, 2023 | 52.65% |
| Jul 29, 2023 | 53.68% |
| Apr 29, 2023 | 54.06% |
| Jan 28, 2023 | 54.99% |
| Oct 29, 2022 | 52.00% |
| Jul 30, 2022 | 49.57% |
| Apr 30, 2022 | 52.55% |
| Jan 29, 2022 | 53.49% |
| Oct 30, 2021 | 52.15% |
| Jul 31, 2021 | 53.20% |