Build-A-Bear Workshop (BBW) Gross Margin (2010 - 2026)
Build-A-Bear Workshop (BBW) recorded quarterly Gross Margin of 55.21% in Q1 2026, up 2.91% on a QoQ basis from 53.65% in Q4 2025, and down 138.0% year-over-year from 145.3% in Q1 2025.
Build-A-Bear Workshop (BBW) Gross Margin (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Build-A-Bear Workshop has disclosed Gross Margin across 16 years of filings, most recently posting 55.21% for Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Gross Margin fell 138.0% year-over-year to 55.21% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Jan 2026 was 55.8% (up 90.0% YoY) and the FY2026 annual result came in at 55.8%, up 90.0% from the prior year.
- Gross Margin advanced to 55.21% in Q1 2026, from 53.65% in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Gross Margin peaked at 57.56% in Q3 2025 and troughed at 49.57% in Q3 2022.
- A 5-year average of 54.22% and a median of 54.12% in 2024 frame the typical range for Gross Margin.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Gross Margin plunged 363 bps — and 2023, when it soared 411 bps.
- Tracing BBW's Gross Margin over 5 years: stood at 52.0% in 2022, then grew by 1 bps to 52.65% in 2023, then grew by 3 bps to 54.12% in 2024, then slipped by 1 bps to 53.65% in 2025, then advanced by 3 bps to 55.21% in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows BBW's Gross Margin at 55.21% in Q1 2026, 53.65% in Q4 2025, and 57.56% in Q3 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Gross Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Caseys General Stores | 28.23 Bn | 27.77 Bn | 1.01 Bn | 25.70% |
| 2 | Williams Sonoma | 25.94 Bn | 24.92 Bn | 1.10 Bn | 46.87% |
| 3 | Ulta Beauty | 21.42 Bn | 20.93 Bn | 1.48 Bn | 38.06% |
| 4 | Dick'S Sporting Goods | 18.30 Bn | 16.95 Bn | 1.77 Bn | 28.43% |
| 5 | Best Buy | 15.81 Bn | 14.06 Bn | 2.10 Bn | 23.52% |
| 6 | Tractor Supply | 15.78 Bn | 15.56 Bn | 1.30 Bn | 36.22% |
| 7 | NaaS Technology | 14.29 Bn | 14.27 Bn | - | - |
| 8 | Five Below | 10.51 Bn | 9.58 Bn | 696.98 Mn | 40.32% |
| 9 | Murphy USA | 10.28 Bn | 10.16 Bn | 3.98 Bn | 82.59% |
| 10 | Build-A-Bear Workshop | 432.19 Mn | 405.44 Mn | 85.31 Mn | 55.21% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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% |
| May 1, 2021 | 52.82% |