Build-A-Bear Workshop (BBW) Operating Expenses (2010 - 2026)
Build-A-Bear Workshop's (BBW) quarterly Operating Expenses came in at $56.1 million in Q2 2026, up 4.8% YoY from $53.6 million in Q2 2025, and down 12.21% on a QoQ basis from $63.9 million in Q1 2026.
Build-A-Bear Workshop (BBW) Operating Expenses (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Build-A-Bear Workshop (BBW) has 16 years of Operating Expenses data on file, last reported at $56.1 million in Q2 2026.
- Quarterly Operating Expenses rose 4.8% year-over-year to $56.1 million in Q2 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through May 2026 was $231.8 million (up 9.21% YoY) and the FY2026 annual result came in at $229.2 million, up 11.14% from the prior year.
- Operating Expenses declined to $56.1 million in Q2 2026, from $63.9 million in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Operating Expenses ranged from a high of $63.9 million in Q1 2026 to a low of $42.3 million in Q3 2022.
- A 5-year average of $51.3 million and a median of $50.5 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 advanced by 4.79% to $46.6 million in 2023, then climbed by 10.96% to $51.7 million in 2024, then rose by 7.06% to $55.3 million in 2025, then advanced by 1.47% to $56.1 million in 2026.
- The last three Operating Expenses figures came in at $56.1 million (Q2 2026), $63.9 million (Q1 2026), and $55.3 million (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
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| 8 | Murphy USA | 10.51 Bn | 10.33 Bn | 746.50 Mn | 6.50 Bn |
| 9 | Bath & Body Works | 4.08 Bn | 3.13 Bn | 1.24 Bn | 645.00 Mn |
| 10 | Build-A-Bear Workshop | 474.18 Mn | 447.93 Mn | 79.87 Mn | 56.13 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| May 2, 2026 | 56.13 Mn |
| 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 |