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

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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

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DateValue
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%