Build-A-Bear Workshop (BBW) Interest Expenses (2011 - 2026)

Build-A-Bear Workshop (BBW) posted Interest Expenses of $154.6 million for Q2 2026, up 1468.05% on a QoQ basis from $9.9 million in Q1 2026, and up 22.97% year-over-year from $125.7 million in Q2 2025.

Build-A-Bear Workshop (BBW) Interest Expenses (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Build-A-Bear Workshop's Interest Expenses history runs 14 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $154.6 million for Q2 2026.

  • Quarterly Interest Expenses rose 22.97% year-over-year to $154.6 million in Q2 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through May 2026 was $154.6 million (up 22.97% YoY) and the FY2026 annual result came in at $157.8 million, up 279.91% from the prior year.
  • Interest Expenses was $154.6 million for Q2 2026 at Build-A-Bear Workshop, up from $9.9 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Interest Expenses topped out at $154.6 million in Q2 2026 and bottomed at $9.5 million in Q1 2023.
  • A 5-year average of $39.4 million and a median of $13.5 million in 2023 frame the typical range for Interest Expenses.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2024 — Interest Expenses sank 88.07% — and 2025, when it surged 924.32%.
  • Build-A-Bear Workshop's Interest Expenses stood at $11.6 million in 2022, then climbed by 9.75% to $12.8 million in 2023, then increased by 10.83% to $14.1 million in 2024, then jumped by 924.32% to $144.9 million in 2025, then increased by 6.66% to $154.6 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows BBW's Interest Expenses at $154.6 million in Q2 2026, $9.9 million in Q1 2026, and $144.9 million in Q4 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Interest Expense (Qtr)
1 Caseys General Stores 32.13 Bn 31.61 Bn 1.08 Bn 14.45 Mn
2 NaaS Technology 30.58 Bn 30.58 Bn - -
3 Williams Sonoma 28.34 Bn 27.33 Bn 1.10 Bn 1.74 Bn
4 Ulta Beauty 23.18 Bn 22.69 Bn 1.48 Bn 317.54 Mn
5 Best Buy 18.52 Bn 16.77 Bn 2.10 Bn 11.00 Mn
6 Dick'S Sporting Goods 16.59 Bn 15.24 Bn 1.77 Bn 24.93 Mn
7 MINISO Group Holding 16.05 Bn 14.98 Bn 414.86 Mn -16.00 Mn
8 Tractor Supply 15.89 Bn 15.66 Bn 1.30 Bn 19.11 Mn
9 Five Below 12.09 Bn 11.16 Bn 696.98 Mn 86.45 Mn
10 Build-A-Bear Workshop 445.86 Mn 420.02 Mn 79.87 Mn 154.56 Mn

Historic Data

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May 2, 2026 154.56 Mn
May 2, 2026 154.56 Mn
Jan 31, 2026 9.86 Mn
Jan 31, 2026 9.86 Mn
Nov 1, 2025 144.91 Mn
Nov 1, 2025 144.91 Mn
Aug 2, 2025 14.95 Mn
Aug 2, 2025 14.95 Mn
May 3, 2025 125.70 Mn
May 3, 2025 125.70 Mn
Feb 1, 2025 10.70 Mn
Feb 1, 2025 10.70 Mn
Nov 2, 2024 14.15 Mn
Nov 2, 2024 14.15 Mn
Aug 3, 2024 11.22 Mn
Aug 3, 2024 11.22 Mn
May 4, 2024 19.91 Mn
May 4, 2024 19.91 Mn
Feb 3, 2024 9.82 Mn
Feb 3, 2024 9.82 Mn