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

Build-A-Bear Workshop (BBW) posted Gross Margin of 63.76% for Q2 2026, up 15.48% quarter-over-quarter from 55.21% in Q1 2026, and up 691.0% year-on-year from 8.06% in Q2 2025.

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

Build-A-Bear Workshop (BBW) has reported Gross Margin for 16 consecutive years, with 63.76% the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.

  • Gross Margin for Q2 2026 came in at 63.76%, up 691.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through May 2026 was 57.44% (up 189.0% YoY), and the FY2026 annual result was 55.8%, up 90.0% from the prior year.
  • Gross Margin was 63.76% for Q2 2026 at Build-A-Bear Workshop, up from 55.21% in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Gross Margin peaked at 63.76% in Q2 2026 and troughed at 49.57% in Q3 2022.
  • Average Gross Margin over 5 years is 54.75%, with a median of 54.15% recorded in 2024.
  • Year-over-year, Gross Margin slumped 363 bps in 2022 and surged 691 bps in 2026.
  • Over 5 years, Gross Margin stood at 52.0% in 2022, then increased by 1 bps to 52.65% in 2023, then increased by 3 bps to 54.12% in 2024, then dropped by 1 bps to 53.65% in 2025, then advanced by 19 bps to 63.76% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Gross Margin figures were 63.76% in Q2 2026, 55.21% in Q1 2026, and 53.65% in Q4 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Gross Margin (Qtr)
1 NaaS Technology 29.20 Bn 29.20 Bn - -
2 Caseys General Stores 28.94 Bn 28.48 Bn 1.08 Bn 23.63%
3 Williams Sonoma 27.71 Bn 26.69 Bn 1.10 Bn 46.87%
4 Dick'S Sporting Goods 19.10 Bn 17.75 Bn 1.77 Bn 28.43%
5 Tractor Supply 16.98 Bn 16.76 Bn 1.30 Bn 36.22%
6 Best Buy 16.25 Bn 14.50 Bn 2.10 Bn 23.52%
7 Murphy USA 10.35 Bn 10.23 Bn 3.98 Bn 82.59%
8 Five Below 10.07 Bn 9.13 Bn 696.98 Mn 40.32%
9 Winmark 8.93 Bn 8.93 Bn 20.23 Mn 97.03%
10 Build-A-Bear Workshop 385.71 Mn 359.87 Mn 79.87 Mn 63.76%

Historic Data

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DateValue
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%