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BBW

Build-A-Bear Workshop, Inc.

BBW

NYSE·Consumer Cyclical·Specialty Retail·Mkt cap $384.0M

$31.50

+3.08%

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Our plain-language verdict, the thesis, risk factors, and what is changing about the business.

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52-Week Range

$29.71 - $75.85

P/E

7.38

Fwd P/E

7.77

Beta

1.02

Div Yield

2.94%

Avg Vol

381.5K

Shares Out

12.6M

Mkt Cap

$384.0M

Price action

Price chart

Down 42.1% over the trailing year

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Total returns

Price performance

Total return across standard periods - splits & dividends adjusted by FMP. Periods longer than 1Y show annualized in the tooltip.

Why we rate it this way

The thesis at a glance

Bull and bear case · plain-English context across the five lenses we evaluate.

Bull Case

5 reasons

  • Proprietary experiential retail concept creating emotional brand loyalty and customer stickiness
  • Strong brand recognition and multi-generational customer appeal since 1997
  • Diversified revenue model reducing dependence on any single channel or geography
  • Scalable franchise model enabling international expansion with lower capital requirements
  • Customization and personalization capabilities differentiating from traditional toy retailers

Bear Case

1 risk

  • Average volatility.

Growth

Stable outlook

International franchise expansion into underpenetrated markets

Value

Deep value opportunity - significant discount to Specialty Retail peers

Momentum

Weak

-19.5% over 3m

Quality

Strong

Excellent business quality

Dividend

Solid

2.94% yield

Earnings track record

Recent earnings results

AI-summarized recap of last quarter, plus the surprise on every print.

Next: Aug 17, 2026

Q2 26 RECAP

MAY 28, 2026

Reported EPS of $1.03 vs $0.76 consensus (+35.5% surprise). Revenue of $125.3M vs $129.4M expected (-3.2%).

EPS beat +35.5%
Revenue miss

EPS surprise · last 4Q

1 of 1 beats

Q2 26

+35.5%

Next: Aug 17, 2026

Revenue trend · last 8Q

+1%

+12%

+11%

+3%

+3%

-2%

Q2 24

Q3 24

Q4 25

Q1 25

Q2 25

Q3 25

Q4 26

Q1 26

$111.8M

$119.4M

$150.4M

$128.4M

$124.2M

$122.7M

$154.5M

$125.3M

Margins · last 8Q

Gross

Operating

Profit

14.6%

Wall Street consensus

2 analysts · 100% Buy

Live ratings and price targets aggregated across covering analysts.

Buy

2

100%

Hold

0%

Sell

0%

Median Price Target

$60.00

+90.5% vs $31.50

Low $60.00
Median $60.00
High $60.00

Latest: DA Davidson · $60.00 · May 29, 2026

1 analyst covering

vs Industry

How BBW stacks vs Specialty Retail

Stock metrics vs industry averages. Green = better than industry.

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