profit from every $100 of sales.
$0$100
Build-A-Bear Workshop
$28.41-0.98% today
-42.6% in 1 year
1-year low $23.361-year high $71.03
Trading close to its lowest price of the past year.
The essentials
Four questions every investor asks, answered in one line each.
more sales each year, on average, 2023 to 2026.
0%20% a year
You pay $6.70 for every $1 of profit it makes in a year.
CheapExpensive
of earnings would pay off all its debt.
No debt5 years
Money in, money out
What Build-A-Bear Workshop sold, what it kept, and what it did with the cash.
Sales went from $468 million in 2023 to $530 million in 2026, with $52.2 million of profit last year.
SalesProfit
Build-A-Bear Workshop handed back 99% of the cash it generated last year.
Buybacks $28M$12M
Free cash flow 2026$40M
Bought back its own shares$28M
Paid as dividends$12M
Cash vs. debt$27M vs. $127M
Build-A-Bear Workshop vs. similar companies
Build-A-Bear Workshop grows in the middle of these 5 and is the cheapest for its profits.
| Company | Profit from $100 of sales | Sales growth a year | Price per $1 of profit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Build-A-Bear Workshop | 6.7× · Cheap | ||
 Alimentation Couche-Tard | 16.9× · Fair price | ||
 Williams-Sonoma | 27.1× · Fair price | ||
 Ulta Beauty | 24.1× · Fair price | ||
 Coupang | 131.8× · Very expensive |
AI analysis
An AI analyst reads Build-A-Bear Workshop's last five years, its segments, earnings, insiders and peers, and writes the bull case, the bear case and what the price expects.
Run the AI analysisFull statementsIncome, balance sheet and cash flow, year by year
Income statement
| In millions of USD | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 468 | 486 | 496 | 530 | |
| 246 | 264 | 273 | 296 | |
| 62 | 65 | 66 | 66 | |
| 74 | 79 | 81 | 81 | |
| 48 | 53 | 52 | 52 | |
| 3.15 | 3.65 | 3.80 | 3.99 | |
| 52.5% | 54.4% | 54.9% | 55.8% | |
| 13.2% | 13.5% | 13.4% | 12.5% | |
| 10.3% | 10.9% | 10.4% | 9.9% |
Balance sheet
| In millions of USD | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total assets | 281 | 272 | 290 | 345 |
| Cash | 42 | 44 | 28 | 27 |
| Total debt | 87 | 84 | 97 | 127 |
| Total liabilities | 162 | 143 | 151 | 190 |
| 119 | 130 | 139 | 155 | |
| 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | |
| 23.8% | 24.2% | 22.2% | 18.6% | |
| 40.3% | 40.7% | 37.2% | 33.7% |
Cash flow
| In millions of USD | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 47 | 64 | 47 | 65 | |
| 14 | 18 | 19 | 26 | |
| 34 | 46 | 28 | 40 | |
| Dividends paid | 0 | 22 | 11 | 12 |
| 24 | 21 | 31 | 28 | |
| 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
Valuation
- 6.7×
- 7.4×
- 0.82
- 3.2×
- 0.7×
- 8.9×
- 5.5×
- 11.3%
- 14.9%
- 2.4%
Profitability
- 55.8%
- 12.5%
- 9.9%
- 15.4%
- 18.2%
- 22.6%
- 34.2%
- 15.1%
- 26.1%
- –
Growth
- +4.2%
- +8.2%
- +42.3%
- –
- −4.2%
Financial health
- 1.2×
- 0.82
- 36.8%
- –
- 1.55
- 0.64
- 1.53
How it ranks in Consumer Discretionary
Each dot is where the company stands among every company over $300M in the sector. Further right is better.
Top 14%of 977
Top 30%of 992
Top 6%of 856
Bottom 34%of 993
Top 18%of 980
What analysts expect
- Average price target
- $70.00
- Range
- $70.00 – $70.00
These targets were collected on May 20, 2026 and our analyst feed has not updated since, so we no longer compare them with today's price.
Recent earnings
Our results feed has not updated since May 21, 2026. Results reported after that are not in this table yet.
| Date | EPS | Expected | Surprise |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 12, 2026 | 1.26 | 1.23 | +2.4% |
| Dec 4, 2025 | 0.62 | 0.55 | +12.7% |
| Aug 28, 2025 | 0.94 | 0.67 | +40.3% |
| May 29, 2025 | 1.17 | 0.86 | +36.0% |
| Mar 13, 2025 | 1.59 | 1.52 | +4.6% |
| Dec 5, 2024 | 0.73 | 0.65 | +12.3% |
| Aug 29, 2024 | 0.64 | 0.57 | +12.3% |
| May 30, 2024 | 0.82 | 0.92 | −10.9% |
2.4%of the share price, paid each year
On $1,000 invested$24a year at today's yield, before tax
–per share
Raised1 yearin a row, in our data
Paid per share, each year
$1.25 in 2021 → $0.88 in 2025
How safe it looks
22.1% of its profit
Room to growStretchedMore than it earns: 29.2%
News
No recent news on file.
Insider trades
Our insider feed has not updated since May 26, 2026. Trades filed after that are not listed yet.
No insider trades on file.
The seven classic investing rulebooks
7/7Passes 7 of 7. Each bar is how well the company fits that investor's published rules, from 0 to 100; 60 or more counts as a pass.
Warren Buffett
76Pass
Benjamin Graham
68Pass
Philip Fisher
71Pass
Peter Lynch
60Pass
Joel Greenblatt
75Pass
Charlie Munger
71Pass
Terry Smith
61Pass
Questions about Build-A-Bear Workshop
Is Build-A-Bear Workshop a good stock to buy?
A solid business, and the price looks low. 7 of the 7 famous investors' published rulebooks we apply pass it. Whether it suits you depends on your goals and the price you pay; invest-like never tells anyone to buy or sell. The AI analysis lays out the case for and against. Read the Build-A-Bear Workshop AI analysis
What does Build-A-Bear Workshop do?
Build-A-Bear Workshop, Inc. operates as a multi-channel retailer of plush animals and related products. The company operates through three segments: Direct-to-Consumer, Commercial, and International Franchising. It is in Specialty Retail.
Does Build-A-Bear Workshop pay a dividend?
Yes. At today's price the dividend is 2.4% a year, about 22% of its yearly profit. In 2026 it paid out $11.5 million in dividends.
Is Build-A-Bear Workshop stock halal?
No. Build-A-Bear Workshop does not pass our halal screen: its debt is 36% of its market value, at or above the 33% limit. How we check
How has Build-A-Bear Workshop stock done over the past year?
Down 42.6% over the past twelve months, to $28.41. It traded between $23.36 and $71.03 and is 60.0% below its high.
Who are Build-A-Bear Workshop's competitors?
The largest listed companies in the same industry are Alimentation Couche-Tard, Williams-Sonoma, Ulta Beauty and Coupang. The peers table on this page compares their profit, growth and price with Build-A-Bear Workshop's.
Prices: daily closes to Nov 12, 2026. Fundamentals: company reports via invest-like data.