Growth Metrics

Build-A-Bear Workshop (BBW) Return on Capital Employed (2016 - 2026)

Build-A-Bear Workshop (BBW) has disclosed Return on Capital Employed for 15 consecutive years, with 0.27% as the latest value for Q1 2026.

  • For Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed fell 5.0% year-over-year to 0.27%; the TTM value through Jan 2026 reached 0.27%, down 5.0%, while the annual FY2026 figure was 0.06%, 1.0% down from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed was 0.27% for Q1 2026 at Build-A-Bear Workshop, down from 0.3% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Return on Capital Employed was 0.4% in Q3 2023, with the low at 0.27% in Q1 2026.
  • Historically, Return on Capital Employed has averaged 0.33% across 5 years, with a median of 0.33% in 2024.
  • The largest annual shift saw Return on Capital Employed surged 41bps in 2022 before it decreased -7bps in 2024.
  • Over 5 years, Return on Capital Employed stood at 0.34% in 2022, then rose by 15bps to 0.39% in 2023, then dropped by -15bps to 0.33% in 2024, then fell by -8bps to 0.3% in 2025, then decreased by -11bps to 0.27% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant database, its latest 3 readings for Return on Capital Employed were 0.27% in Q1 2026, 0.3% in Q4 2025, and 0.32% in Q3 2025.