BBW
Build-A-Bear Workshop, Inc.
BBW's fundamentals are mixed: it turned 4.7% of its revenue into free cash flow, but its operating margin fell 1 points to 13%. At 7.0x earnings, it's trading below its usual 8.3x. Analysts expect earnings growth.
BBW Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Healthy | |
| Stable | |
| Strong |
BBW's profitability and balance sheet are currently healthy, and its revenue and cash flow are stable.
BBW PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 6.4x | $25.92 | -8.8% |
| Current | 7.1x | $28.41 | — |
| Forward | 7.7x | $28.41 | — |
| Fair | 8.2x | $33.17 | +17% |
| Expensive | 12x | $49.33 | +74% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
BBW's PE is in its cheap range at 7.0x. On analysts' estimates for next year's earnings, today's price would be 7.7x, in its fair range.
BBW Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Deteriorating | |
| Growth | |
| Stable | |
| Improving | |
| Limited | |
| Moderate |
Analysts expect BBW's earnings to grow and its profitability to improve, with its revenue holding steady.
BBW Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $3.70 | -8.3% |
| Q3 2026 | $4.03 | -9.4% |
| Q2 2026 | $4.27 | +2.9% |
| Q1 2026 | $3.99 | +5% |
| Q4 2025 | $4.34 | +15% |
| Q3 2025 | $4.45 | +25% |
| Q2 2025 | $4.15 | +19% |
| Q1 2025 | $3.80 | +4.1% |
| Q4 2024 | $3.76 | +9% |
BBW earned $4.03 per share over the past year, down 9.4% from the year before.
BBW Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $115.3M | -7.2% |
| Q2 2026 | $125.3M | -2.4% |
| Q1 2026 | $154.5M | +2.7% |
| Q4 2025 | $122.7M | +2.7% |
| Q3 2025 | $124.2M | +11% |
| Q2 2025 | $128.4M | +12% |
| Q1 2025 | $150.4M | +0.8% |
| Q4 2024 | $119.4M | +11% |
BBW's revenue grew through 2023 and has held roughly level since: $115M last quarter, down 7.2% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 10% | -2.2 points |
| Q2 2026 | 19% | +3.8 points |
| Q1 2026 | 14% | -4.3 points |
| Q4 2025 | 8.8% | -2.2 points |
| Q3 2025 | 12% | +2 points |
| Q2 2025 | 15% | +2.2 points |
| Q1 2025 | 18% | +0.8 points |
| Q4 2024 | 11% | +1.3 points |
BBW's operating margin was 10% last quarter, down 2.2 points from the same quarter a year ago.
BBW Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$3.6M | -528% |
| Q2 2026 | $14.4M | -42% |
| Q1 2026 | $12.1M | +24% |
| Q4 2025 | $1.7M | -85% |
| Q3 2025 | $849K | +$2.1M |
| Q2 2025 | $24.9M | +214% |
| Q1 2025 | $9.8M | -60% |
| Q4 2024 | $11.3M | +$15.4M |
BBW usually generates cash, though not every quarter: the latest was −$4M, but it generated $25M over the past year.
BBW Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -1.6% | -207K shares |
| 1 year | -5.4% | -708K shares |
| 3 years | -14% | -2.1M shares |
| 5 years | -23% | -3.7M shares |
| Available history | -16% | -2.3M shares |
BBW has 12M diluted shares, down 5.4% from a year ago, with $38M in buybacks over the past year.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $5.6M |
| Q2 2026 | $11.5M |
| Q1 2026 | $10.2M |
| Q4 2025 | $10.2M |
| Q3 2025 | $3.1M |
| Q2 2025 | $4.2M |
| Q1 2025 | $8.1M |
| Q4 2024 | $4.8M |
BBW spent $38M buying back its own shares over the past year, up 86% from the year before.
BBW Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -0.2x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2026 | -0.3x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2026 | -0.3x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2025 | -0.3x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2025 | -0.4x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2025 | -0.5x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2025 | -0.3x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2024 | -0.4x | Net Cash |
BBW has more cash than debt.
BBW Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 42.9 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 31.7 | Neutral |
BBW's weekly RSI is 43 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 32 (neutral).
BBW PE vs Consumer Cyclical Sector
| Metric | BBW | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 7.1x | 18x | 61% below |
| PE % | 26 | 47 | 21 pts below |
BBW is trading at 7.0x earnings, a 61% discount to the Consumer Cyclical sector's median of 18x.
BBW Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $26.4 | 7.5% above |
| 20 week MA | $30.2 | 6% below |
| 50 week MA | $39.6 | 28% below |
| 100 week MA | $44.0 | 35% below |
| 200 week MA | $35.3 | 19% below |
BBW has bounced recently, but its long-term trend is still down: it's above its 8-week average, but 19% below its 200-week average.
BBW Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $3.22 | $3.96 | +23% |
| 2021 | $3.96 | $17.3 | +337% |
| 2022 | $17.3 | $23.2 | +34% |
| 2023 | $23.2 | $23.0 | -1% |
| 2024 | $23.0 | $46.7 | +103% |
| 2025 | $46.7 | $62.3 | +34% |
| 2026 YTD | $62.3 | $28.4 | -54% |
BBW is down 54% so far in 2026, after finishing higher in five of the previous six years.