Growth Metrics

Build-A-Bear Workshop (BBW) Operating Expenses (2016 - 2025)

Historic Operating Expenses for Build-A-Bear Workshop (BBW) over the last 16 years, with Q4 2025 value amounting to $55.3 million.

  • Build-A-Bear Workshop's Operating Expenses rose 705.66% to $55.3 million in Q4 2025 from the same period last year, while for Nov 2025 it was $223.1 million, marking a year-over-year increase of 780.31%. This contributed to the annual value of $206.2 million for FY2025, which is 364.14% up from last year.
  • Per Build-A-Bear Workshop's latest filing, its Operating Expenses stood at $55.3 million for Q4 2025, which was up 705.66% from $56.4 million recorded in Q3 2025.
  • Build-A-Bear Workshop's 5-year Operating Expenses high stood at $58.5 million for Q1 2024, and its period low was $35.2 million during Q2 2021.
  • Its 5-year average for Operating Expenses is $47.9 million, with a median of $47.9 million in 2023.
  • Data for Build-A-Bear Workshop's Operating Expenses shows a peak YoY increase of 9017.94% (in 2021) and a maximum YoY decrease of 1962.89% (in 2021) over the last 5 years.
  • Over the past 5 years, Build-A-Bear Workshop's Operating Expenses (Quarter) stood at $41.7 million in 2021, then grew by 6.54% to $44.4 million in 2022, then grew by 4.79% to $46.6 million in 2023, then rose by 10.96% to $51.7 million in 2024, then rose by 7.06% to $55.3 million in 2025.
  • Its Operating Expenses was $55.3 million in Q4 2025, compared to $56.4 million in Q3 2025 and $53.6 million in Q2 2025.