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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Build-A-Bear Workshop, Inc. (BBW) Piotroski F-score
Build-A-Bear Workshop, Inc.'s Piotroski F-score for fiscal 2026 is 6 out of 9: 6 of nine tests of profitability, leverage and efficiency passed, down from 7 in fiscal 2025.
Piotroski F-score, annual
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Annual newest first
| Period | Piotroski F-score | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | 6 | (1.00) |
| FY2025 | 7 | (2.00) |
| FY2024 | 9 | 3.00 |
| FY2023 | 6 | (1.00) |
| FY2022 | 7 | 4.00 |
| FY2021 | 3 | — |
How fiscal 2026’s score is made up
| Test | This year | Year before | Result | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive return on assets | 16.43% | 18.42% | Pass | 1 |
| Positive operating cash flow | 65.05m | 47.09m | Pass | 1 |
| Rising return on assets | 16.43% | 18.42% | Fail | 0 |
| Cash flow above net income | 12.85m | (4.70m) | Pass | 1 |
| Falling long-term leverage | 0.00 | 0.00 | Pass | 1 |
| Rising current ratio | 1.55 | 1.59 | Fail | 0 |
| No new shares issued | 13,045,400 | 13,578,600 | Pass | 1 |
| Rising gross margin | 55.80% | 54.90% | Pass | 1 |
| Rising asset turnover | 1.67 | 1.77 | Fail | 0 |
| Piotroski F-score | Mixed | 6 | ||
How the Piotroski F-score works
One point for each of nine tests, this fiscal year against the one before: positive return on assets, positive operating cash flow, rising return on assets, cash flow above net income, falling long-term leverage, a rising current ratio, no new shares issued, a rising gross margin and rising asset turnover. The ratios are the ones on this site, so each can be checked.
Joseph Piotroski (2000) called 8–9 high and 0–1 low; reading it in three bands is the common convention:
| 7–9 | Strong — most fundamentals improved |
|---|---|
| 4–6 | Mixed |
| 0–3 | Weak — most fundamentals deteriorated |
Where this differs from the paper: return on assets is on average rather than beginning-of-year assets, and weighted basic shares stand in for shares issued. The score is shown only when all nine tests can be worked out, which takes three fiscal years; banks and insurers, which report no current assets or gross profit, have none.
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What Piotroski F-score is
The Piotroski F-Score tells an investor how many signs of improving profitability, funding and efficiency a company shows against a year earlier.
One point for each of nine tests against a year earlier: positive return on assets, positive operating cash flow, rising return on assets, cash flow above net income, falling long-term leverage, rising current ratio, no new shares issued, rising gross margin, and rising asset turnover