---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001437749-26-007824"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "BBW"
cik: "0001113809"
company_name: "BUILD-A-BEAR WORKSHOP INC"
filed_at: "2026-03-12T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-15T12:54:45.937972+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.7
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Build-A-Bear reports record Q4 revenue $154.5M, FY revenue $529.8M; raises dividend 4.5%

## Summary
- Q4 diluted EPS $1.26 vs $1.62; FY diluted EPS record $3.99 vs $3.80.
- Q4 pre-tax income $21.5M (13.9% margin) includes ~$6M tariff impact; FY pre-tax $67.2M (12.7%).
- FY 2026 guidance: mid-single-digit revenue growth; pre-tax income –mid-single-digit decline to low-single-digit growth; includes ~$16M tariffs.
- Quarterly dividend increased 4.5% to $0.23 per share; $55.0M remaining under $100M repurchase program.
- Inventory $82.2M (+17.8% YoY) driven by tariffs and sales support; no borrowings under credit facility.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001437749-26-007824
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: BBW
- cik: 0001113809
- company_name: BUILD-A-BEAR WORKSHOP INC
- filed_at: 2026-03-12T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.7
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1113809/000143774926007824/0001437749-26-007824-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1113809/000143774926007824/bbw20260312_8k.htm

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