Build-A-Bear Workshop (BBW) Tax Rate (2011 - 2026)
Build-A-Bear Workshop (BBW) reported Tax Rate of 24.68% for fiscal Q2 2027 (quarter ended Aug 1, 2026), up 5.42 percentage points from 19.26% a year earlier and up 1.31 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Build-A-Bear Workshop (BBW) Tax Rate (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the twelve months ended Aug 1, 2026, Build-A-Bear Workshop's Tax Rate came in at 23.92%, up 2.30 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2026 (ended Jan 31, 2026), it came in at 22.35%, down 0.59 percentage points from FY2025.
- Tax Rate has a five-year change of +36.22 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2026).
- By fiscal year, Tax Rate came in at 22.94% in FY2025 (+2.55 pp), 20.39% in FY2024 (-2.12 pp), 22.51% in FY2023 (+15.72 pp) and 6.79% in FY2022 (+20.66 pp).
- The fiscal Q2 2027 figure ranks as the highest quarterly Tax Rate since fiscal Q3 2024.
- Year over year, Tax Rate has now increased in each of the last three quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +0.88 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Tax Rate in five years was fiscal Q4 2023 (a gain of 41.47 percentage points); the low point was fiscal Q4 2022 (a drop of 22.75 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three fiscal quarters before Q2 2027 came in at 23.37% (Q1 2027), 23.92% (Q4 2026) and 24.30% (Q3 2026).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Tax Rate (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amazon Com | 2,686.58 Bn | 2,203.28 Bn | 104.83 Bn | 22.51% |
| 2 | Home Depot | 283.87 Bn | 277.11 Bn | 16.12 Bn | 24.53% |
| 3 | Tjx Companies | 145.82 Bn | 123.36 Bn | 5.07 Bn | 24.68% |
| 4 | Lowes Companies | 103.43 Bn | 96.39 Bn | 8.58 Bn | 24.44% |
| 5 | Ross Stores | 74.61 Bn | 57.54 Bn | 2.12 Bn | 24.98% |
| 6 | Target | 71.16 Bn | 65.74 Bn | 8.94 Bn | 23.67% |
| 7 | O Reilly Automotive | 69.71 Bn | 68.80 Bn | 2.52 Bn | 22.62% |
| 8 | Carvana | 68.78 Bn | 60.38 Bn | 1.38 Bn | 11.40% |
| 9 | Autozone | 46.23 Bn | 45.13 Bn | 2.52 Bn | 21.12% |
| 10 | Build-A-Bear Workshop | 312.43 Mn | 217.68 Mn | 62.49 Mn | 24.68% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 1, 2026 | 24.68% |
| May 2, 2026 | 23.37% |
| Jan 31, 2026 | 23.92% |
| Nov 1, 2025 | 24.30% |
| Aug 2, 2025 | 19.26% |
| May 3, 2025 | 21.97% |
| Feb 1, 2025 | 21.29% |
| Nov 2, 2024 | 24.55% |
| Aug 3, 2024 | 23.97% |
| May 4, 2024 | 23.75% |
| Feb 3, 2024 | 14.82% |
| Oct 28, 2023 | 26.69% |
| Jul 29, 2023 | 20.43% |
| Apr 29, 2023 | 24.52% |
| Jan 28, 2023 | 21.72% |
| Oct 29, 2022 | 24.61% |
| Jul 30, 2022 | 23.74% |
| Apr 30, 2022 | 21.98% |
| Oct 30, 2021 | 25.09% |
| Jul 31, 2021 | 27.85% |
Build-A-Bear Workshop Tax Rate API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=tax-rate&ticker=BBW&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "tax-rate", "ticker": "BBW", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=tax-rate&ticker=BBW&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();