BBW Build-a-bear Workshop (BBW) Insider Trading, Ownership & Congress Trades
Wholesale & Retail · Retail-hobby, toy & game shops · CIK 0001113809
Form 144 · 1
Insider buyers, 180 days
0
House members buying, 1 year
0
STOCK Act, US House only, disclosed up to 45 days after the trade
Funds added, last quarter
92
13F, latest reported quarter
What the filings say about BBW
Insiders, 180 days
-$376.5K net sold
2 sellers · 50% of sales under a 10b5-1 plan
Planned sales (Form 144), 90 days
$3.5M
1 notice
Build-a-bear Workshop insider trades (Form 4)
Form 4 buys and sells (codes P and S). Grants, option exercises
and conversions excluded.
Over the last 180 days, BUILD-A-BEAR WORKSHOP INC insiders sold a net $376.5K of stock across 152 Form 4 purchases and sales, with no insider buying. Source: SEC Form 4 filings, as of 2026-10-27.
Insider
Filed
Shares
Value
Since filing
Context
- 46 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (46 sales), the last on Sep 22, 2025.
- The trade is 3.8% of the 181,653 shares held after it.
- No other insider sold within 30 days.
- 92 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Director John Sharon Price sold about $272.9K of BBW under a 10b5-1 plan on Aug 24, 2026; 92 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.Context
- 8 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (8 sales), the last on Jun 2, 2025.
- The trade is 26.6% of the 11,277 shares held after it.
- No other insider sold within 30 days.
- 92 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Director Carrara George sold about $103.6K of BBW on Jun 5, 2026; 92 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.Context
- 4 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (4 sales), the last on Oct 6, 2025.
- The trade is 3.6% of the 9,825 shares held after it.
- 3 other insiders sold within 30 days.
- 92 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Director Rotenberg Lesli sold about $21.7K of BBW on Oct 13, 2025; 3 other insiders sold within 30 days and 92 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.Context
- 4 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (4 sales), the last on Oct 6, 2025.
- The trade is 6.4% of the 10,175 shares held after it.
- 3 other insiders sold within 30 days.
- 92 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Director Rotenberg Lesli sold about $39.6K of BBW on Oct 13, 2025; 3 other insiders sold within 30 days and 92 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.Context
- 5 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (5 sales), the last on Oct 1, 2025.
- The trade is 1.7% of the 64,142 shares held after it.
- 3 other insiders sold within 30 days.
- 92 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Director Leavitt Craig sold about $66.6K of BBW on Oct 6, 2025; 3 other insiders sold within 30 days and 92 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.152 transactions on record
Since filing: total return from the first close after the filing to the latest close, dividend-adjusted. Not a forecast.
Context lines are counts over the filings above and returns from our own price history, never a price level. Not investment advice.
Seven facts, ranked against the sector ·
Rank is not a forecast
Insiders
net -$376.5K over 180 days
-$272.9K over 90 days
more than 60% of Wholesale & Retail
Congress
no House purchase disclosed in the last 12 months
Funds
92 funds bought in last quarter
below 52% of Wholesale & Retail
Revenue
+6.7% year over year
more than 62% of Wholesale & Retail
Margin
9.9% net margin
more than 90% of Wholesale & Retail
Buybacks
$17.2M repurchased, FY to 2026-08-01
below 59% of Wholesale & Retail
Short interest
25.4% of the float short (float per yahoo 2026-10-26) · 4.5 days to cover · settled 2026-09-30
more than 99% of Wholesale & Retail
What changed in the last 30 days
Nothing new filed in the last 30 days
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The year, with the filings on it
Total return over 12 months. Each marker is a filing; hover or tap one for the detail.
-56.9%12M
Insider sellForm 144 (planned sale)
Indexed to 100, dividend-adjusted, not a price chart.
When a name files heavily, the largest trades are drawn first.
Who owns BBW: institutional holders (13F)
13F holdings, latest reported quarter
1,111,213 sh
$34.0M
995,791 sh
$30.5M
984,500 sh
$30.1M
765,938 sh
$23.5M
620,759 sh
$19.0M
Congress trades in BBW
No Congress trades reported
No House member has disclosed a trade in this stock. See what Congress is buying.
Activist and 5% holders (13D/13G)
No 5%+ ownership filings
Nobody has filed for crossing 5%. That is a fact, not missing data.
BBW planned insider sales (Form 144)
Notice of intent to sell, filed before any sale
Sharon John
Filed 2026-08-24
$3.5M
BBW mutual fund holders (N-PORT)
Funds ranked by the share of their own portfolio in this stock (N-PORT).
Paradigm Micro-Cap Fund
$6.3M position · as of 2026-06-30
3.4%
Miller Income Fund
$3.2M position · as of 2026-06-30
1.9%
North Star Micro Cap Fund
$2.5M position · as of 2026-05-31
1.4%
State Street(R) SPDR(R) S&P(R) Retail ETF
$3.2M position · as of 2026-06-30
0.9%
Inspire Fidelis Multi Factor ETF
$1.7M position · as of 2026-05-31
0.8%
Acquirers Small and Micro Deep Value ETF
$209.2K position · as of 2026-05-31
0.8%
SEC N-PORT, monthly, about 60 days late · funds ≥ $10M ·
% is the share of the fund's own portfolio
Executive pay vs shareholder return · Ms. John
CEO pay, headline and as actually paid, against the company's
return and its chosen peers' (DEF 14A).
FY
CEO total
Actually paid
Other execs, avg
TSR
Peer TSR
2025
$3.4M
$5.0M
$939.5K
+1199%
+3%
2024
$2.9M
$5.8M
$909.0K
+806%
+6%
2023
$3.6M
$2.2M
$1.5M
+374%
-7%
2022
$3.8M
$7.9M
$1.3M
+374%
-11%
2021
$3.2M
$11.4M
$1.2M
+240%
-2%
Tagged by the company under SEC Item 402(v). Returns are
cumulative from the start of the disclosure period. Green where the company beat its own peer group.
Live price
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Why this name is on the desk
Insiders have filed to sell, before selling.
The record shows a net $376.5K sold by insiders over 180 days, 92 funds added last quarter, $3.5M in planned Form 144 sales. Each figure is a federal filing, dated the day it went public.
BBW financials
Revenue growth
+6.7%
XBRL, annual
Net margin
9.9%
Ratios from the company's XBRL filings, latest filings
Revenue, TTM
$517.8M
four quarters, 2025-08-03 to 2026-08-01
Revenue, TTM BBW
| FY Jan 2026 | $529.8M |
| FY Dec 2025 | $525.8M |
| FY Feb 2025 | n/a |
| FY Dec 2024 | n/a |
| FY Feb 2024 | $486.1M |
| Aug 2026 | $115.3M |
| May 2026 | $125.3M |
| Jan 2026 | $154.5M |
| Nov 2025 | $122.7M |
| Aug 2025 | $124.2M |
| May 2025 | $128.4M |
| Feb 2025 | $150.4M |
| Nov 2024 | $119.4M |
At each fiscal year end
Single quarter
Net margin, TTM
+10.0%
net income over revenue, 2025-08-03 to 2026-08-01
Net margin, TTM BBW
| FY Jan 2026 | +9.9% |
| FY Dec 2025 | +10.9% |
| FY Feb 2025 | n/a |
| FY Dec 2024 | n/a |
| FY Feb 2024 | +10.9% |
| Aug 2026 | +7.6% |
| May 2026 | +14.6% |
| Jan 2026 | +10.6% |
| Nov 2025 | +6.6% |
| Aug 2025 | +10.0% |
| May 2025 | +11.9% |
| Feb 2025 | +14.4% |
| Nov 2024 | +8.3% |
At each fiscal year end
Single quarter
Free cash flow, TTM
$24.5M
operating cash flow minus capex, 2025-08-03 to 2026-08-01
Free cash flow, TTM BBW
| FY Jan 2026 | $39.6M |
| FY Dec 2025 | $37.2M |
| FY Feb 2025 | n/a |
| FY Dec 2024 | n/a |
| FY Feb 2024 | $46.0M |
| Aug 2026 | -$3.6M |
| May 2026 | $14.4M |
| Jan 2026 | $12.1M |
| Nov 2025 | $1.7M |
| Aug 2025 | $849.0K |
| May 2025 | $24.9M |
| Feb 2025 | $9.8M |
| Nov 2024 | $11.3M |
At each fiscal year end
Single quarter
Debt to equity
0.05x
current debt only, 2018-11-03 (94 months older than the period end); equity 2026-08-01
Debt to equity BBW
| FY Jan 2026 | 0.05x |
| FY Dec 2025 | 0.05x |
| FY Feb 2025 | 0.05x |
| FY Dec 2024 | 0.06x |
| FY Feb 2024 | 0.06x |
| Aug 2026 | 0.05x |
| May 2026 | 0.05x |
| Jan 2026 | 0.05x |
| Nov 2025 | 0.05x |
| Aug 2025 | 0.05x |
| May 2025 | 0.05x |
| Feb 2025 | 0.05x |
| Nov 2024 | 0.06x |
At each fiscal year end
Trailing four quarters at each quarter end
Cash flow to debt
8.16x
TTM operating cash flow over current debt only, 2018-11-03 (94 months older than the period end)
Cash flow to debt BBW
| FY Jan 2026 | 8.97x |
| FY Dec 2025 | 8.24x |
| FY Feb 2025 | 6.49x |
| FY Dec 2024 | 8.16x |
| FY Feb 2024 | 8.87x |
| Aug 2026 | 8.16x |
| May 2026 | 8.07x |
| Jan 2026 | 8.97x |
| Nov 2025 | 8.24x |
| Aug 2025 | 9.20x |
| May 2025 | 8.90x |
| Feb 2025 | 6.49x |
| Nov 2024 | 8.16x |
At each fiscal year end
Trailing four quarters at each quarter end
Return on equity
+32.8%
TTM net income over average of 2025-08-03 and 2026-08-01
Return on equity BBW
| FY Jan 2026 | +35.5% |
| FY Dec 2025 | +41.2% |
| FY Feb 2025 | +38.5% |
| FY Dec 2024 | +43.6% |
| FY Feb 2024 | +42.6% |
| Aug 2026 | +32.8% |
| May 2026 | +35.9% |
| Jan 2026 | +35.5% |
| Nov 2025 | +41.2% |
| Aug 2025 | +42.1% |
| May 2025 | +40.2% |
| Feb 2025 | +38.5% |
| Nov 2024 | +43.6% |
At each fiscal year end
Trailing four quarters at each quarter end
Return on assets
+15.8%
TTM net income over average of 2025-08-02 and 2026-08-01
Return on assets BBW
| FY Jan 2026 | +16.4% |
| FY Dec 2025 | +18.8% |
| FY Feb 2025 | +18.4% |
| FY Dec 2024 | +19.5% |
| FY Feb 2024 | +19.1% |
| Aug 2026 | +15.8% |
| May 2026 | +16.7% |
| Jan 2026 | +16.4% |
| Nov 2025 | +18.8% |
| Aug 2025 | +19.8% |
| May 2025 | +19.4% |
| Feb 2025 | +18.4% |
| Nov 2024 | +19.5% |
At each fiscal year end
Trailing four quarters at each quarter end
Return on invested capital
n/a
fewer than four consecutive quarters of operating income
Return on invested capital BBW
| FY Jan 2026 | n/a |
| FY Dec 2025 | n/a |
| FY Feb 2025 | n/a |
| FY Dec 2024 | n/a |
| FY Feb 2024 | n/a |
| Aug 2026 | n/a |
| May 2026 | n/a |
| Jan 2026 | n/a |
| Nov 2025 | n/a |
| Aug 2025 | n/a |
| May 2025 | n/a |
| Feb 2025 | n/a |
| Nov 2024 | n/a |
At each fiscal year end
Trailing four quarters at each quarter end
Return on capital employed
n/a
fewer than four consecutive quarters of operating income
Return on capital employed BBW
| FY Jan 2026 | n/a |
| FY Dec 2025 | n/a |
| FY Feb 2025 | n/a |
| FY Dec 2024 | n/a |
| FY Feb 2024 | n/a |
| Aug 2026 | n/a |
| May 2026 | n/a |
| Jan 2026 | n/a |
| Nov 2025 | n/a |
| Aug 2025 | n/a |
| May 2025 | n/a |
| Feb 2025 | n/a |
| Nov 2024 | n/a |
At each fiscal year end
Trailing four quarters at each quarter end
P/E, trailing
5.90x
close 2026-10-26 over four quarters of diluted EPS, 2025-08-03 to 2026-08-01
P/E, trailing BBW
| FY Jan 2026 | 14.96x |
| FY Dec 2025 | 14.15x |
| FY Feb 2025 | 11.17x |
| FY Dec 2024 | 12.31x |
| FY Feb 2024 | 6.26x |
| Aug 2026 | 8.42x |
| May 2026 | 8.44x |
| Jan 2026 | 14.96x |
| Nov 2025 | 12.52x |
| Aug 2025 | 11.12x |
| May 2025 | 8.83x |
| Feb 2025 | 11.17x |
| Nov 2024 | 10.18x |
At each fiscal year end
Trailing four quarters at each quarter end
Enterprise value
$286.2M
market value at close 2026-10-26 on 2026-09-08 shares, plus current debt only, 2018-11-03 (94 months older than the period end), minus cash 2026-08-01
Enterprise value BBW
| FY Jan 2026 | $753.1M |
| FY Dec 2025 | $772.7M |
| FY Feb 2025 | $548.5M |
| FY Dec 2024 | $597.1M |
| FY Feb 2024 | $287.9M |
| Aug 2026 | $418.5M |
| May 2026 | $434.2M |
| Jan 2026 | $753.1M |
| Nov 2025 | $691.2M |
| Aug 2025 | $620.1M |
| May 2025 | $443.5M |
| Feb 2025 | $548.5M |
| Nov 2024 | $492.9M |
At each fiscal year end
Trailing four quarters at each quarter end
FCF yield
+8.4%
TTM free cash flow over market value at close 2026-10-26
FCF yield BBW
| FY Jan 2026 | +5.1% |
| FY Dec 2025 | +4.7% |
| FY Feb 2025 | n/a |
| FY Dec 2024 | n/a |
| FY Feb 2024 | +14.2% |
| Aug 2026 | +5.8% |
| May 2026 | +6.4% |
| Jan 2026 | +5.1% |
| Nov 2025 | +5.2% |
| Aug 2025 | +7.2% |
| May 2025 | n/a |
| Feb 2025 | n/a |
| Nov 2024 | n/a |
At each fiscal year end
Trailing four quarters at each quarter end
PEG, trailing
n/a
trailing EPS growth -9%, PEG needs growth
PEG, trailing BBW
| FY Jan 2026 | 2.83x |
| FY Dec 2025 | 0.90x |
| FY Feb 2025 | 2.53x |
| FY Dec 2024 | 1.46x |
| FY Feb 2024 | n/a |
| Aug 2026 | n/a |
| May 2026 | 2.69x |
| Jan 2026 | 2.83x |
| Nov 2025 | 0.79x |
| Aug 2025 | 0.44x |
| May 2025 | 0.46x |
| Feb 2025 | 2.53x |
| Nov 2024 | 1.21x |
At each fiscal year end
Trailing four quarters at each quarter end
Price as of 2026-10-26. Hover or tap a tile for its yearly and quarterly history.
Method
TTM is four consecutive fiscal quarters; Q4 is the year minus nine months when not filed. Returns use the average of opening and closing balances. EBIT is approximated by operating income. PEG uses trailing EPS growth.
Fundamentals
Annual figures from XBRL filings. Pick a past date to see them as known then.
| 2026-01 | 2025-12 | 2025-02 | 2024-12 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $529.8M | n/a | $496.4M | n/a |
| Gross profit | $295.6M | n/a | $272.5M | n/a |
| Net income | $52.2M | $52.2M | $51.8M | $51.8M |
| EPS (diluted) | 3.99 | n/a | 3.80 | n/a |
| Operating cash flow | $65.1M | n/a | $47.1M | n/a |
| Cash | $26.8M | n/a | $27.8M | n/a |
| Buybacks | $27.7M | n/a | $31.3M | n/a |
| Dividends paid | $11.5M | n/a | $11.0M | n/a |
SEC XBRL, fiscal years, as known on 2026-10-27
BBW Stock Sonar score 6/7 axes
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BBW filings, in plain words
Are Build-a-bear Workshop insiders buying or selling BBW?
In the 180 days to 2026-10-27, Build-a-bear Workshop insiders were net sellers, a net $376.5K across purchases and sales reported on Form 4, by 2 sellers.
Are there planned insider sales of BBW?
Yes. 1 Form 144 notice of planned insider sales was filed in the 90 days to 2026-10-27, covering $3.5M of stock; the latest, by Sharon John, was filed 2026-08-24.
Read the full summary
In the 180 days to 2026-10-27, Build-a-bear Workshop insiders were net sellers of BBW, a net $376.5K across purchases and sales reported on Form 4 by 2 sellers. Insiders filed 1 Form 144 notice of intent to sell in the 90 days to 2026-10-27, covering $3.5M of stock. Each figure is counted from SEC and House filings as of 2026-10-27, dated the day the filing was made public.
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