Build A Bear Workshop capped fiscal 2025 with record sales and earnings, then lifted its quarterly dividend as it prepares for another year of expansion under heavier tariff pressure. Total revenue, pre tax income and EPS all reached new highs even though costs tied to tariffs, labor and healthcare weighed on margins.
Record 2025 in the books
For fiscal 2025, total revenues hit a record $529.8 million, up 6.7% from $496.4 million the prior year. Pre tax income was essentially flat but still a record at $67.2 million, including roughly $11 million in tariffs and related costs that management says would otherwise have dropped to the bottom line. Diluted EPS for the year rose to a record $3.99, up from $3.80, helped by higher pre tax profit, a lower tax rate and fewer shares outstanding. EBITDA for fiscal 2025 came in at $81.4 million, about 15.0% of revenues.
In Q4…
(13 weeks ended January 31, 2026), total revenues were a fourth quarter record $154.5 million, up 2.7% year over year. Net retail sales held roughly flat at $139.5 million, while commercial and international franchising revenue grew 37.5% to $15.1 million.
Q4 pre tax income fell to $21.5 million from $27.5 million, reflecting about $6 million in tariff and related costs; diluted EPS declined to $1.26 from $1.62. “We are pleased to report a year of solid revenue expansion, driven by growth across each of our three operating segments.
This momentum, even amid external distractions, was further supported by the successful opening of more than 60 net new units across multiple geographies for the second year in a row,” commented Sharon Price John, President and Chief Executive Officer of Build-A-Bear Workshop.
“Looking ahead, with a strong plan and key infrastructure in place, given we have now surpassed the half‑billion‑dollar milestone revenue mark this fiscal year, we are focused on further leveraging our success and the power of our brand to drive more incremental business,” concluded Ms. John…
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