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Build-A-Bear Workshop vs ThredUp

Build-A-Bear Workshop BBW · ThredUp TDUP · Other Specialty Retail

Build-A-Bear Workshop reported revenue of $530 million in fiscal 2026, 1.7 times ThredUp's $311 million in fiscal 2025. Build-A-Bear Workshop's revenue grew 6.7% in its latest year, and ThredUp's grew 19.5%. Free cash flow was $40 million at Build-A-Bear Workshop and $0 million at ThredUp. Their fiscal years end in different months (January 31 and December 31), so the periods don't line up exactly.

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Build-A-Bear WorkshopThredUp
Latest fiscal yearFY2026, Jan 31, 2026FY2025, Dec 31, 2025
Revenue$530M$311M
Revenue growth6.7%19.5%
Revenue growth a year, last 5 years15.7%10.8%
Gross margin55.8%79.4%
Operating margin—−7.0%
Net margin9.8%−6.5%
Free cash flow$40M$0M
Free cash flow margin7.5%0.1%
Return on capital—−54.2%
Net debt to EBITDA——
Dividends and buybacks$39M$0M
Change in diluted share count−4.0%8.7%
Last close$29.70$1.28
P/E at the last close7.4×—
Insider trades, last 12 months——
Piotroski F-score—4 of 9
Amounts in each company's own currency, US$ unless marked (a foreign company may report in another), each company's latest fiscal year from its 10-K, or 20-F or 40-F for a foreign company. Growth rates compare with the year before; the five-year rate is the average a year. Free cash flow is cash from operations minus capital spending; return on capital is after-tax operating income over the money invested in the business; P/E is the last close over the latest earnings per share. Banks are measured differently (return on equity, efficiency ratio), so some rows apply to one company only.

Ten years

Revenue
US$ billions, fiscal years
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Operating margin
Percent of revenue
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Free cash flow
US$ billions. Cash from operations minus capital expenditure.
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Source: the companies' Form 10-K filings, from SEC EDGAR, and the last close. For information only, not investment advice: the figures describe results, not which company is the better investment. The Filing Desk is not affiliated with either company. Full figures on the Build-A-Bear Workshop and ThredUp pages.