Growth Metrics

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

Build-A-Bear Workshop (BBW) has disclosed Return on Sales for 16 consecutive years, with 0.11% as the latest value for Q1 2026.

  • For Q1 2026, Return on Sales fell 10.0% year-over-year to 0.11%; the TTM value through Jan 2026 reached 0.1%, down 2.0%, while the annual FY2026 figure was 0.1%, 2.0% down from the prior year.
  • Return on Sales was 0.11% for Q1 2026 at Build-A-Bear Workshop, up from 0.07% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Return on Sales was 0.21% in Q1 2025, with the low at 0.06% in Q3 2022.
  • Historically, Return on Sales has averaged 0.11% across 5 years, with a median of 0.1% in 2024.
  • The largest annual shift saw Return on Sales increased 9bps in 2025 before it fell -10bps in 2026.
  • Over 5 years, Return on Sales stood at 0.07% in 2022, then fell by -1bps to 0.07% in 2023, then grew by 17bps to 0.08% in 2024, then fell by -20bps to 0.07% in 2025, then skyrocketed by 61bps to 0.11% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant database, its latest 3 readings for Return on Sales were 0.11% in Q1 2026, 0.07% in Q4 2025, and 0.1% in Q3 2025.