Build-A-Bear Workshop (BBW) financial statements
Build-A-Bear Workshop reported revenue of $530M in fiscal 2026, up 4.3% a year over 9 years.
Net income was $52M.
Free cash flow was $40M, and the company returned $12M in dividends and $28M in net buybacks.
The diluted share count fell 16% over the period (buybacks).
Revenue and free cash flow
Fiscal years, $ billions.
Income statement
Fiscal years, from Build-A-Bear Workshop's 10-K filings with the SEC.
| Fiscal year | 2016 | 2017 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $364M | $358M | $337M | $339M | $255M | $412M | $468M | $486M | $496M | $530M |
| Cost of revenue | — | $189M | $198M | $185M | $158M | $194M | $222M | $222M | $224M | $234M |
| Gross profit | — | $169M | $139M | $154M | $97M | $218M | $246M | $264M | $273M | $296M |
| Selling, general and admin | $157M | $155M | $157M | $152M | $118M | $167M | $184M | $199M | $206M | $229M |
| Operating income | $5M | $14M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Pre-tax income | $5M | $14M | -$19M | $2M | -$20M | $51M | $62M | $66M | $67M | $67M |
| Income tax | $4M | $6M | -$574,000 | $1M | $3M | $3M | $14M | $14M | $15M | $15M |
| Net income | $1M | $8M | -$18M | $261,000 | -$23M | $47M | $48M | $53M | $52M | $52M |
| EPS (diluted) | $0.09 | $0.50 | -$1.23 | $0.02 | -$1.54 | $2.93 | $3.15 | $3.65 | $3.80 | $3.99 |
| Diluted shares | 16M | 16M | 15M | 15M | 15M | 16M | 15M | 14M | 14M | 13M |
| Gross margin | — | 47.2% | 41.2% | 45.4% | 38.2% | 53.0% | 52.5% | 54.4% | 54.9% | 55.8% |
| Operating margin | 1.5% | 3.9% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Net margin | 0.4% | 2.2% | -5.3% | 0.1% | -9.0% | 11.5% | 10.3% | 10.9% | 10.4% | 9.9% |
Balance sheet
Fiscal years, from Build-A-Bear Workshop's 10-K filings with the SEC.
| Fiscal year | 2016 | 2017 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash and short-term investments | $32M | $30M | $18M | $27M | $35M | $33M | $42M | $44M | $28M | $27M |
| Receivables | $13M | $13M | $11M | $12M | $8M | $12M | $15M | $9M | $16M | $21M |
| Inventory | $52M | $53M | $58M | $53M | $47M | $72M | $70M | $63M | $70M | $82M |
| Total current assets | $110M | $110M | $100M | $99M | $100M | $130M | $147M | $128M | $126M | $140M |
| Property, plant and equipment | $75M | $78M | $66M | $66M | $53M | $49M | $51M | $55M | $60M | $71M |
| Total assets | $200M | $198M | $172M | $297M | $261M | $266M | $281M | $272M | $290M | $345M |
| Total current liabilities | $83M | $70M | $56M | $86M | $89M | $97M | $101M | $84M | $79M | $91M |
| Total liabilities | $100M | $91M | $78M | $209M | $194M | $173M | $162M | $143M | $151M | $190M |
| Shareholders' equity | $99M | $107M | $94M | $89M | $67M | $94M | $118M | $130M | $139M | $155M |
| Net debt | -$32M | -$30M | -$18M | -$27M | -$35M | -$33M | -$42M | -$44M | -$28M | -$27M |
Cash flow
Fiscal years, from Build-A-Bear Workshop's 10-K filings with the SEC.
| Fiscal year | 2016 | 2017 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating cash flow | $16M | $21M | $10M | $22M | $13M | $28M | $47M | $64M | $47M | $65M |
| Capital spending | $27M | $18M | $11M | $12M | $5M | $8M | $14M | $18M | $19M | $26M |
| Free cash flow | -$11M | $3M | -$2M | $9M | $8M | $20M | $34M | $46M | $28M | $40M |
| Stock-based compensation | $3M | $3M | $3M | $3M | $2M | $3M | $3M | $2M | $2M | $3M |
| Dividends paid | — | — | — | — | $0 | $20M | $292,000 | $22M | $11M | $12M |
| Share buybacks (net) | -$1M | -$4M | -$2M | — | $0 | -$4M | -$24M | -$20M | -$31M | -$28M |
| Free cash flow margin | -3.1% | 0.9% | -0.5% | 2.7% | 3.3% | 4.8% | 7.2% | 9.5% | 5.6% | 7.5% |
| Dividends per share | — | — | — | — | — | $1.24 | $0.02 | $1.52 | $0.81 | $0.88 |
Questions
What was Build-A-Bear Workshop's revenue in 2026?
$530M in fiscal 2026, from its 10-K filing.
How much free cash flow does Build-A-Bear Workshop generate?
$40M in fiscal 2026 (operating cash flow minus capital spending).
From Build-A-Bear Workshop's annual reports filed with the SEC (XBRL data), standardised by Investingly. Information only, not investment advice.