Growth Metrics

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

Build-A-Bear Workshop has reported Gross Margin over the past 16 years, most recently at 55.21% for Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Gross Margin fell 138.0% year-over-year to 55.21%, compared with a TTM value of 55.8% through Jan 2026, up 90.0%, and an annual FY2026 reading of 55.8%, up 90.0% over the prior year.
  • Gross Margin came in at 55.21% for Q1 2026, up from 53.65% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Gross Margin ranged from a high of 57.56% in Q3 2025 to a low of 49.57% in Q3 2022.
  • Median Gross Margin over the past 5 years was 54.12% (2024), compared with a mean of 54.22%.
  • The sharpest move saw Gross Margin crashed -363bps in 2022, then soared 411bps in 2023.
  • Over 5 years, Gross Margin stood at 52.0% in 2022, then increased by 1bps to 52.65% in 2023, then increased by 3bps to 54.12% in 2024, then dropped by -1bps to 53.65% in 2025, then rose by 3bps to 55.21% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for BBW's Gross Margin are 55.21% (Q1 2026), 53.65% (Q4 2025), and 57.56% (Q3 2025).