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BUILD-A-BEAR WORKSHOP INC BBW

NYSE · stock · Retail-Hobby, Toy & Game Shops · website · IPO 2004-10-28 · LEI

BUILD-A-BEAR WORKSHOP INC statistics & valuation

Market cap$392.9M
P / E7.5×
P / S0.7×
P / B2.5×
P / FCF9.9×
Dividend yield2.94%
Net margin9.9%
Return on equity33.7%
FCF margin7.5%
Graham number -11.8%$32.62

Market cap as of 2026-06-29. Multiples are price-derived and refreshed daily; everything else from the latest financial reports. The Graham number is Benjamin Graham's rough maximum fair value ($32.62); a green figure means the price is below it.

Profitability & efficiency

Net margin (%)
0.40% 2.20% -5.30% 0.10% -9.00% 11.50% 10.30% 10.90% 10.40% 9.90% 2016201720192020202120222023202420252026
Gross margin (%)
47.20% 41.20% 45.40% 38.20% 53.00% 52.50% 54.40% 54.90% 55.80% 2016201720192020202120222023202420252026
Operating margin (%)
2016201720192020202120222023202420252026
Return on equity (%)
1.40% 7.40% -19.00% 0.30% -34.10% 50.50% 40.60% 40.70% 37.20% 33.70% 2016201720192020202120222023202420252026
Shares outstanding
15.6M 15.8M 15.0M 15.2M 15.9M 16.1M 15.2M 14.5M 13.6M 13.1M 2016201720192020202120222023202420252026
Net debt ($)
2016201720192020202120222023202420252026
Share buybacks ($)
2016201720192020202120222023202420252026
Return on assets (%)
0.70% 4.00% -10.40% 0.10% -8.80% 17.70% 17.10% 19.40% 17.90% 15.10% 2016201720192020202120222023202420252026
Free cash flow margin (%)
-3.10% 0.90% -0.50% 2.70% 3.30% 4.80% 7.20% 9.50% 5.60% 7.50% 2016201720192020202120222023202420252026
Debt / equity (×)
2016201720192020202120222023202420252026
EPS ($)
$0.09 $0.50 -$1.23 $0.02 -$1.54 $2.93 $3.15 $3.65 $3.80 $3.99 2016201720192020202120222023202420252026

Margins and returns computed from annual filings. Falling shares outstanding = buybacks; rising = dilution. Net debt = debt − cash (negative = net cash).

P / E vs its own history

BUILD-A-BEAR WORKSHOP INC trades at about 9.3× earnings — below its 10-year norm (10-year range 6.6×–190.5×, median 12.2×).

6.6× 190.5×

Shaded band = 10-year range (6.6×–190.5×); dot = today's 9.3×.

Historical P/E = month-end price near each fiscal year-end ÷ that year's EPS. A read on whether the stock is cheap or dear relative to how it has typically been valued — not a forecast.

Key ratios (by fiscal year)

RatioFY2026FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019FY2017FY2016
Gross margin55.8%54.9%54.4%52.5%53.0%38.2%45.4%41.2%47.2%—
Net margin9.9%10.4%10.9%10.3%11.5%-9.0%0.1%-5.3%2.2%0.4%
FCF margin7.5%5.6%9.5%7.2%4.8%3.3%2.7%-0.5%0.9%-3.1%
Return on assets15.1%17.9%19.4%17.1%17.7%-8.8%0.1%-10.4%4.0%0.7%
Return on equity33.7%37.2%40.7%40.6%50.5%-34.1%0.3%-19.0%7.4%1.4%
Current ratio1.551.591.531.461.331.121.151.781.581.33

Computed from company filings · US · as of 2026-01-31. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.