SuperworthBuild-A-Bear Workshop profit margin BBW
Gross, operating and net profit as a share of revenue over the last twelve months, from 2011.
- Net margin, 12 months
- 10.0%
- Operating margin, 12 months
- 12.9%
- Net margin on a year earlier
- −1.4 pts
- Peer median
- 2.0%
Over the twelve months to Aug 1, 2026, Build-A-Bear Workshop kept 10.0% of its revenue as net profit, with an operating margin of 12.9% and a gross margin of 56.7%.
Five years earlier its net margin was 8.3%.
The median for 10 specialty retail stocks of a similar size is 2.0%.
Profit margin over time
Fiscal year by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Net margin | Operating margin | Gross margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | 9.9% | 12.5% | 55.8% |
| FY2025 | 10.4% | 13.4% | 54.9% |
| FY2024 | 10.9% | 13.5% | 54.4% |
| FY2023 | 10.3% | 13.2% | 52.5% |
| FY2022 | 11.5% | 12.3% | 53.0% |
| FY2021 | −9.0% | −7.9% | 38.2% |
| FY2020 | 0.1% | 0.5% | 45.4% |
| FY2019 | −5.3% | −5.5% | 41.2% |
| FY2017 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| FY2016 | 0.4% | n/a | n/a |
| FY2015 | 7.2% | n/a | n/a |
| FY2014 | 3.7% | 4.1% | 46.0% |
| FY2013 | −0.6% | −0.6% | 41.8% |
| FY2012 | −12.9% | −12.7% | 39.6% |
| FY2011 | −4.3% | −0.7% | 40.6% |
Quarter by quarter
| Quarter | Ended | Net margin, 12 months | Change on a year | Operating margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 FY27 | 10.0% | −1.4 pts | 12.9% | |
| Q1 FY27 | 10.5% | −0.4 pts | 13.4% | |
| Q4 FY26 | 9.9% | −0.6 pts | 12.5% | |
| Q3 FY26 | 10.9% | +0.4 pts | 13.8% | |
| Q2 FY26 | 11.3% | +1.0 pts | 14.3% | |
| Q1 FY26 | 10.9% | +0.6 pts | 13.9% | |
| Q4 FY25 | 10.4% | −0.4 pts | 13.4% | |
| Q3 FY25 | 10.6% | −0.0 pts | 13.1% | |
| Q2 FY25 | 10.4% | −0.3 pts | 12.8% | |
| Q1 FY25 | 10.3% | +0.0 pts | 12.6% | |
| Q4 FY24 | 10.9% | +0.6 pts | 13.5% | |
| Q3 FY24 | 10.6% | −0.8 pts | 13.7% |
Against its peers
Companies in Specialty Retail nearest Build-A-Bear Workshop's size, closest first, today.
| Company | Profit margin |
|---|---|
| BBWBuild-A-Bear Workshop | 10.0% |
| ELAEnvela | 7.6% |
| LOVELovesac | 2.6% |
| SGUStar | 4.6% |
| BNEDBarnes & Noble Education | 1.3% |
| WOOFPetco Health & Wellness | 0.5% |
| WINAWinmark | 45.1% |
| HZOMarinemax | 0.2% |
| SPHSuburban Propane Partners | 9.4% |
| SVVSavers Value Village | 1.4% |
| HOURHour Loop | 1.1% |
| Peer median | 2.0% |
Where Build-A-Bear Workshop ranks
What the profit margin tells you
Profit as a share of revenue at three levels: gross (after making the product), operating (after running the business) and net (after everything, including tax and interest).
Compare within an industry. 10% is superb for a retailer and poor for a software company.
More on Build-A-Bear Workshop
Valuation data, not investment advice. Prices as of . Reported figures come from the company's filings with the SEC.