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Build-A-Bear Workshop, Inc.
BBW Consumer Cyclical Specialty Retail
Build-A-Bear Workshop, Inc.’s revenue for fiscal 2026 (year ended January 2026) was $529.8 million, up 6.73% from fiscal 2025. In the quarter to July 2026, revenue fell 7.21%, EPS fell 24.5% and free cash flow fell 557.8%, each against the same quarter a year earlier. Dividend growth for three consecutive years, revenue growth for five.
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Free accountTen years at a glance Fiscal years to January
| Group | Line | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | Trend | 2027e | 2028e | 2029e |
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| Price, $ | Low | 7.25 | 3.75 | 2.31 | 1.01 | 4.09 | 12.47 | 17.85 | 21.24 | 32.55 | 24.15 |
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| High | 14.65 | 10.45 | 6.50 | 5.68 | 23.34 | 26.87 | 30.49 | 48.23 | 75.85 | 72.19 | |||||
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| People | Employees | 4,200 | — | 4,300 | 4,300 | 3,700 | 3,700 | 4,200 | 4,550 | 5,100 | 5,500 | ||||
| Revenue/emp, $m | 0.09 | 0.00 | 0.08 | 0.08 | 0.07 | 0.11 | 0.11 | 0.11 | 0.10 | 0.10 | |||||
| Income, $m | |||||||||||||||
| Income, $m | Revenue | 358 | 388 | 337 | 339 | 255 | 412 | 468 | 486 | 496 | 530 | ||||
| Gross margin, % | 47.22 | 47.12 | 41.22 | 45.38 | 38.15 | 52.96 | 52.54 | 54.39 | 54.90 | 55.80 | |||||
| EBT | 14 | 13 | (19) | 2 | (20) | 51 | 62 | 66 | 67 | 67 | |||||
| EBT margin, % | 3.86 | 3.29 | (5.50) | 0.46 | (7.91) | 12.32 | 13.23 | 13.64 | 13.53 | 12.69 | |||||
| Net income | 8 | 7 | (18) | 0 | (23) | 47 | 48 | 53 | 52 | 52 | |||||
| Depreciation | 16 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | |||||
| Per share, $ | |||||||||||||||
| Per share, $ | Revenue | 22.98 | 24.92 | 23.07 | 23.01 | 17.11 | 26.62 | 31.32 | 33.89 | 36.56 | 40.61 | ||||
| Earnings | 0.51 | 0.50 | (1.23) | 0.02 | (1.65) | 3.06 | 3.21 | 3.68 | 3.81 | 4.00 | |||||
| Cash flow | 1.35 | 1.17 | 0.66 | 1.47 | 0.90 | 1.82 | 3.16 | 4.48 | 3.47 | 4.99 | |||||
| Capex | (1.14) | (1.22) | (0.77) | (0.84) | (0.34) | (0.53) | (0.91) | (1.28) | (1.42) | (1.96) | |||||
| Free cash flow | 0.21 | (0.05) | (0.11) | 0.63 | 0.56 | 1.29 | 2.25 | 3.21 | 2.05 | 3.03 | |||||
| Book value | 6.89 | 0.00 | 6.46 | 6.02 | 4.51 | 6.06 | 7.97 | 9.04 | 10.24 | 11.88 | |||||
| Shares, m | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | |||||
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| Valuation, × | P/E | 25.12 | 10.57 | 0.00 | 209.00 | 0.00 | 5.87 | 7.60 | 6.11 | 11.05 | 15.03 | ||||
| P/S | 0.43 | 0.33 | 0.21 | 0.18 | 0.32 | 0.67 | 0.78 | 0.66 | 1.16 | 1.48 | |||||
| P/B | 1.36 | 1.25 | 0.73 | 0.69 | 1.20 | 2.94 | 3.08 | 2.49 | 4.13 | 5.05 | |||||
| EV/Sales | 0.34 | 0.26 | 0.17 | 0.12 | 0.21 | 0.61 | 0.71 | 0.59 | 1.12 | 1.44 | |||||
| EV/FCF | 13.28 | 2.27 | (35.02) | 4.55 | 6.35 | 12.54 | 9.87 | 6.22 | 19.96 | 19.31 | |||||
| Cash, $m | |||||||||||||||
| Cash, $m | Operating cash flow | 21 | 18 | 10 | 22 | 13 | 28 | 47 | 64 | 47 | 65 | ||||
| Capex | (18) | (19) | (11) | (12) | (5) | (8) | (14) | (18) | (19) | (26) | |||||
| Free cash flow | 3 | (1) | (2) | 9 | 8 | 20 | 34 | 46 | 28 | 40 | |||||
| Balance, $m | |||||||||||||||
| Balance, $m | Working capital | 40 | — | 44 | 13 | 11 | 33 | 46 | 44 | 47 | 49 | ||||
| Total debt | — | — | — | 151 | 134 | 99 | 87 | — | — | — | |||||
| Net debt | (30) | — | (18) | (27) | (35) | (33) | (42) | (44) | (28) | (27) | |||||
| Shareholders’ equity | 107 | — | 94 | 89 | 67 | 94 | 119 | 130 | 139 | 155 | |||||
| Returns, % | |||||||||||||||
| Returns, % | ROA | 3.91 | 7.14 | (9.69) | 0.11 | (8.23) | 17.91 | 17.54 | 19.09 | 18.42 | 16.43 | ||||
| ROIC | 13.27 | 0.00 | (15.07) | 1.59 | (38.84) | 52.09 | 50.33 | 47.90 | 37.21 | 32.37 | |||||
| ROE | 7.29 | 0.00 | (17.79) | 0.29 | (29.48) | 58.72 | 45.10 | 42.45 | 38.54 | 35.50 | |||||
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Fiscal years to Jan 2026 · latest quarter Jul 2026 · fundamentals updated 2 Oct 2026
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Build-A-Bear Workshop, Inc. vs peers in Specialty Retail (Q) = latest quarter vs a year earlier
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| ARKO ARKO Corp. | $462.2M | 51.3× | 25.8× | +17.39% (above 0%: growing) | −75.00% (below 0%: shrinking) | −8.34% (below 0%: shrinking) | 12.68% | 1.29% | Compare |
| BNED Barnes & Noble Education, Inc | $413.9M | 19.2× | — (loss-making) | +0.85% (above 0%: growing) | n/m | +20.94% (above 0%: growing) | 19.63% | (5.94%) | Compare |
| EVGO EVgo Inc. | $399.4M | — (loss-making) | — (loss-making) | −15.69% (below 0%: shrinking) | n/m | −232.84% (below 0%: shrinking) | 8.88% | (48.58%) | Compare |
| BBW Build-A-Bear Workshop, Inc. | $319.1M | 6.3× | 7.5× | −7.21% (below 0%: shrinking) | −24.47% (below 0%: shrinking) | −557.76% (below 0%: shrinking) | 54.20% | 9.61% | |
| CHPT ChargePoint Holdings, Inc. | $218.3M | — (loss-making) | — (loss-making) | +17.74% (above 0%: growing) | n/m | +30.21% (above 0%: growing) | 36.44% | (29.34%) | Compare |
| FLWS 1-800 FLOWERS.COM, Inc. | $175.2M | — (loss-making) | — (loss-making) | −12.92% (below 0%: shrinking) | n/m | +8.60% (above 0%: growing) | 34.73% | (19.23%) | Compare |
| ONEW OneWater Marine Inc. | $160.3M | — (loss-making) | — (loss-making) | −4.01% (below 0%: shrinking) | +6.06% (above 0%: growing) | −12.50% (below 0%: shrinking) | 24.02% | 6.72% | Compare |
| Median of peers | $406.7M | 19.8× | 25.8× | +0.45% | +17.48% | +0.13% | 29.38% | (2.32%) |
Build-A-Bear Workshop, Inc. (BBW) key facts
- Strength: Build-A-Bear Workshop, Inc.’s revenue for fiscal 2026 (year ended January 2026) was $529.8 million, up 6.73% from fiscal 2025.
- Build-A-Bear Workshop, Inc. (BBW) is a Specialty Retail company in the Consumer Cyclical sector, listed on the New York Stock Exchange.
- As of October 9, 2026, BBW traded at $25.53, a market capitalization of $319.1 million.
- Build-A-Bear Workshop, Inc. pays an annual dividend of $0.91 per share, a yield of 3.55%, with a payout ratio of 22.6%.
- Return on equity was 35.5% and debt-to-equity 0.00.
- Its Piotroski F-score is 6 out of 9 and its Altman Z-score is 5.22 (safe zone) for fiscal 2026.