Build-A-Bear Workshop (BBW) Operating Expenses (2010 - 2026)

Build-A-Bear Workshop (BBW) recorded quarterly Operating Expenses of $63.9 million in Q1 2026, up 15.59% on a QoQ basis from $55.3 million in Q4 2025, and up 10.62% year-over-year from $57.8 million in Q1 2025.

Build-A-Bear Workshop (BBW) Operating Expenses (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Build-A-Bear Workshop has disclosed Operating Expenses across 16 years of filings, most recently posting $63.9 million for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Operating Expenses rose 10.62% year-over-year to $63.9 million in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Jan 2026 was $229.2 million (up 11.14% YoY) and the FY2026 annual result came in at $229.2 million, up 11.14% from the prior year.
  • Operating Expenses grew to $63.9 million in Q1 2026, from $55.3 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Operating Expenses peaked at $63.9 million in Q1 2026 and troughed at $42.3 million in Q3 2022.
  • A 5-year average of $51.0 million and a median of $49.4 million in 2022 frame the typical range for Operating Expenses.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Operating Expenses surged 36.21% — and 2025, when it slipped 1.16%.
  • Tracing BBW's Operating Expenses over 5 years: stood at $44.4 million in 2022, then grew by 4.79% to $46.6 million in 2023, then increased by 10.96% to $51.7 million in 2024, then advanced by 7.06% to $55.3 million in 2025, then increased by 15.59% to $63.9 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows BBW's Operating Expenses at $63.9 million in Q1 2026, $55.3 million in Q4 2025, and $56.4 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

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1 Caseys General Stores 27.84 Bn 27.38 Bn 1.01 Bn 697.64 Mn
2 Williams Sonoma 24.59 Bn 23.57 Bn 1.10 Bn 627.08 Mn
3 Ulta Beauty 20.75 Bn 20.25 Bn 1.48 Bn 1.01 Bn
4 Dick'S Sporting Goods 17.81 Bn 16.45 Bn 1.77 Bn 1.57 Bn
5 Tractor Supply 15.90 Bn 15.67 Bn 1.30 Bn 941.15 Mn
6 Best Buy 15.61 Bn 13.87 Bn 2.10 Bn 1.73 Bn
7 NaaS Technology 14.72 Bn 14.70 Bn - -
8 Five Below 10.27 Bn 9.34 Bn 696.98 Mn 337.11 Mn
9 Murphy USA 10.20 Bn 10.08 Bn 3.98 Bn 279.80 Mn
10 Build-A-Bear Workshop 430.11 Mn 403.35 Mn 85.31 Mn 63.94 Mn

Historic Data

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Jan 31, 2026 63.94 Mn
Nov 1, 2025 55.31 Mn
Aug 2, 2025 56.40 Mn
May 3, 2025 53.56 Mn
Feb 1, 2025 57.80 Mn
Nov 2, 2024 51.67 Mn
Aug 3, 2024 49.21 Mn
May 4, 2024 47.56 Mn
Feb 3, 2024 58.48 Mn
Oct 28, 2023 46.57 Mn
Jul 29, 2023 48.32 Mn
Apr 29, 2023 45.63 Mn
Jan 28, 2023 53.61 Mn
Oct 29, 2022 44.44 Mn
Jul 30, 2022 42.26 Mn
Apr 30, 2022 43.62 Mn
Jan 29, 2022 49.38 Mn
Oct 30, 2021 41.71 Mn
Jul 31, 2021 40.92 Mn
May 1, 2021 35.24 Mn