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% on a QoQ basis from 55.21% in Q1 2026, and up 691.0% year-over-year from 8.06% in Q2 2025.

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

Build-A-Bear Workshop's Gross Margin history runs 16 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 63.76% for 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 was 63.76% for Q2 2026 at Build-A-Bear Workshop, up from 55.21% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Gross Margin topped out at 63.76% in Q2 2026 and bottomed at 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 tumbled 363 bps — and 2026, when it soared 691 bps.
  • Build-A-Bear Workshop's Gross Margin 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 gained by 19 bps to 63.76% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows BBW's Gross Margin at 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 Caseys General Stores 32.43 Bn 31.91 Bn 1.08 Bn 23.63%
2 NaaS Technology 31.54 Bn 31.54 Bn - -
3 Williams Sonoma 28.17 Bn 27.15 Bn 1.10 Bn 46.87%
4 Ulta Beauty 23.05 Bn 22.56 Bn 1.48 Bn 38.06%
5 Best Buy 18.23 Bn 16.48 Bn 2.10 Bn 23.52%
6 Dick'S Sporting Goods 16.52 Bn 15.17 Bn 1.77 Bn 28.43%
7 MINISO Group Holding 15.94 Bn 14.87 Bn 414.86 Mn 46.39%
8 Tractor Supply 15.92 Bn 15.70 Bn 1.30 Bn 36.22%
9 Five Below 12.14 Bn 11.21 Bn 696.98 Mn 40.32%
10 Build-A-Bear Workshop 439.54 Mn 413.70 Mn 79.87 Mn 63.76%

Historic Data

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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%