Build-A-Bear Workshop (BBW) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2026)
Build-A-Bear Workshop (BBW) recorded quarterly Return on Capital Employed of 27.07% in Q1 2026, down 10.68% on a QoQ basis from 30.31% in Q4 2025, and down 471.0% year-over-year from 7.3% in Q1 2025.
Build-A-Bear Workshop (BBW) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Build-A-Bear Workshop has disclosed Return on Capital Employed across 15 years of filings, most recently posting 27.07% for Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Return on Capital Employed fell 471.0% year-over-year to 27.07% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Jan 2026 was 27.07% (down 471.0% YoY) and the FY2026 annual result came in at 6.22%, down 77.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed declined to 27.07% in Q1 2026, from 30.31% in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Return on Capital Employed peaked at 39.52% in Q3 2023 and troughed at 27.07% in Q1 2026.
- A 5-year average of 33.43% and a median of 32.96% in 2024 frame the typical range for Return on Capital Employed.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Return on Capital Employed surged 4131 bps — and 2024, when it sank 736 bps.
- Tracing BBW's Return on Capital Employed over 5 years: stood at 33.93% in 2022, then grew by 15 bps to 38.93% in 2023, then declined by 15 bps to 32.96% in 2024, then retreated by 8 bps to 30.31% in 2025, then slipped by 11 bps to 27.07% in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows BBW's Return on Capital Employed at 27.07% in Q1 2026, 30.31% in Q4 2025, and 32.24% in Q3 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Caseys General Stores | 28.23 Bn | 27.77 Bn | 1.01 Bn | 18.66% |
| 2 | Williams Sonoma | 25.94 Bn | 24.92 Bn | 1.10 Bn | 41.55% |
| 3 | Ulta Beauty | 21.42 Bn | 20.93 Bn | 1.48 Bn | 32.06% |
| 4 | Dick'S Sporting Goods | 18.30 Bn | 16.95 Bn | 1.77 Bn | 8.58% |
| 5 | Best Buy | 15.81 Bn | 14.06 Bn | 2.10 Bn | 22.05% |
| 6 | Tractor Supply | 15.78 Bn | 15.56 Bn | 1.30 Bn | 17.35% |
| 7 | NaaS Technology | 14.29 Bn | 14.27 Bn | - | - |
| 8 | Five Below | 10.51 Bn | 9.58 Bn | 696.98 Mn | 11.70% |
| 9 | Murphy USA | 10.28 Bn | 10.16 Bn | 3.98 Bn | 22.31% |
| 10 | Build-A-Bear Workshop | 432.19 Mn | 405.44 Mn | 85.31 Mn | 27.07% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jan 31, 2026 | 27.07% |
| Nov 1, 2025 | 30.31% |
| Aug 2, 2025 | 32.24% |
| May 3, 2025 | 33.26% |
| Feb 1, 2025 | 31.79% |
| Nov 2, 2024 | 32.96% |
| Aug 3, 2024 | 32.16% |
| May 4, 2024 | 31.94% |
| Feb 3, 2024 | 36.80% |
| Oct 28, 2023 | 38.93% |
| Jul 29, 2023 | 39.52% |
| Apr 29, 2023 | 35.24% |
| Jan 28, 2023 | 36.62% |
| Oct 29, 2022 | 33.93% |
| Jul 30, 2022 | 33.61% |
| Apr 30, 2022 | 32.42% |
| Jan 29, 2022 | 29.52% |
| Oct 30, 2021 | 23.74% |
| Jul 31, 2021 | 19.69% |
| May 1, 2021 | 6.66% |