SuperworthBuild-A-Bear Workshop free cash flow BBW
Cash from operations less capital spending, by quarter and over the last twelve months, from 2010.
- Last 12 months, to Aug 1, 2026
- $24.5M
- Latest quarter, Q2 FY27
- −$3.6M
- −558% on a year earlier
- Fiscal year 2026
- $39.5M
- +42% on the year before
Build-A-Bear Workshop's free cash flow was $24.5M over the twelve months to Aug 1, 2026, down 47% on a year earlier.
In its latest quarter, Q2 FY27, it was −$3.6M, down 558% on the same quarter a year before.
Over the five fiscal years to FY2026 it grew 36% a year on average.
Free cash flow over time
Fiscal year by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Free cash flow | Change |
|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | $39.5M | +42% |
| FY2025 | $27.8M | −40% |
| FY2024 | $46M | +37% |
| FY2023 | $33.6M | +69% |
| FY2022 | $19.9M | +139% |
| FY2021 | $8.3M | −10% |
| FY2020 | $9.2M | n/a |
| FY2019 | −$1.7M | n/a |
| FY2017 | n/a | n/a |
| FY2016 | −$11.2M | −217% |
| FY2015 | $9.6M | −60% |
| FY2014 | $24.1M | +803033% |
| FY2013 | $3K | n/a |
| FY2012 | −$1.8M | −145% |
| FY2011 | $4M | n/a |
Each fiscal year is the twelve months to its fourth quarter.
Quarter by quarter
| Quarter | Ended | Free cash flow | On a year earlier | Last 12 months |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 FY27 | −$3.6M | −558% | $24.5M | |
| Q1 FY27 | $14.4M | −42% | $29M | |
| Q4 FY26 | $12.1M | +24% | $39.5M | |
| Q3 FY26 | $1.7M | −85% | $37.2M | |
| Q2 FY26 | $793K | n/a | $46.7M | |
| Q1 FY26 | $24.9M | +214% | $44.7M | |
| Q4 FY25 | $9.8M | −60% | $27.8M | |
| Q3 FY25 | $11.3M | n/a | $42.4M | |
| Q2 FY25 | −$1.2M | −112% | $27.1M | |
| Q1 FY25 | $7.9M | −50% | $38.2M | |
| Q4 FY24 | $24.4M | −16% | $46M | |
| Q3 FY24 | −$4.1M | −317% | $50.8M |
Against its peers
Companies in Specialty Retail nearest Build-A-Bear Workshop's size, closest first, today.
| Company | Free cash flow yield |
|---|---|
| BBWBuild-A-Bear Workshop | 8.4% |
| ELAEnvela | 8.2% |
| LOVELovesac | 20.3% |
| SGUStar | 13.2% |
| BNEDBarnes & Noble Education | 10.4% |
| WOOFPetco Health & Wellness | 29.9% |
| WINAWinmark | 4.4% |
| HZOMarinemax | 15.3% |
| SPHSuburban Propane Partners | 8.6% |
| SVVSavers Value Village | 5.7% |
| HOURHour Loop | −0.2% |
| Peer median | 9.5% |
Where Build-A-Bear Workshop ranks
What the free cash flow tells you
Cash from operations minus capital spending. The cash the company could hand back or reinvest.
Seasonal and lumpy quarter to quarter. The TTM view is the one to trust.
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