Growth Metrics

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

Build-A-Bear Workshop (BBW) has disclosed Return on Equity for 15 consecutive years, with 0.34% as the latest value for Q1 2026.

  • For Q1 2026, Return on Equity fell 11.0% year-over-year to 0.34%; the TTM value through Jan 2026 reached 0.34%, down 11.0%, while the annual FY2026 figure was 0.36%, 10.0% down from the prior year.
  • Return on Equity was 0.34% for Q1 2026 at Build-A-Bear Workshop, down from 0.44% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Return on Equity was 0.54% in Q4 2022, with the low at 0.34% in Q1 2026.
  • Historically, Return on Equity has averaged 0.44% across 5 years, with a median of 0.45% in 2025.
  • The largest annual shift saw Return on Equity soared 83bps in 2022 before it dropped -12bps in 2024.
  • Over 5 years, Return on Equity stood at 0.54% in 2022, then decreased by -14bps to 0.47% in 2023, then fell by -20bps to 0.37% in 2024, then grew by 18bps to 0.44% in 2025, then fell by -22bps to 0.34% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant database, its latest 3 readings for Return on Equity were 0.34% in Q1 2026, 0.44% in Q4 2025, and 0.45% in Q3 2025.