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

Build-A-Bear Workshop (BBW) has reported Operating Margin for 16 consecutive years, with 18.96% the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.

• Operating Margin for Q2 2026 came in at 18.96%, up 382.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through May 2026 was 13.43% (down 51.0% YoY), and the FY2026 annual result was 2.66%, down 18.0% from the prior year.
• Operating Margin was 18.96% for Q2 2026 at Build-A-Bear Workshop, up from 13.83% in the prior quarter.
• Over five years, Operating Margin peaked at 18.96% in Q2 2026 and troughed at 7.6% in Q3 2022.
• Average Operating Margin over 5 years is 13.26%, with a median of 13.28% recorded in 2024.
• Year-over-year, Operating Margin jumped 397 bps in 2022 and plunged 434 bps in 2026.
• Over 5 years, Operating Margin stood at 9.47% in 2022, then slipped by 1 bps to 9.36% in 2023, then grew by 16 bps to 10.86% in 2024, then slipped by 21 bps to 8.57% in 2025, then jumped by 121 bps to 18.96% in 2026.
• Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Operating Margin figures were 18.96% in Q2 2026, 13.83% in Q1 2026, and 8.57% in Q4 2025.