Build-A-Bear Workshop Inc

Build-A-Bear Workshop, Inc. operates as a mall-based, experiential specialty retailer for children in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Ireland, North America, and Europe. It operates through three segments: Direct-to-Consumer, Commercial, and International Franchising. The company offers various styles of plush products to be stuffed, pre-stuffed plush products, and sounds and scents that can be added to the stuffed animals, as well as range of clothing, shoes and accessories, and other toy and novelty items. It operates its stores under the Build-A-Bear Workshop brand name; and sells its products through its e-commerce sites and third-party marketplace sites. Build-A-Bear Workshop, Inc. was founded in 1997 and is headquartered in Saint Louis, Missouri.

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Build-A-Bear Workshop beats StubHub as the better buy for 2026

Build-A-Bear Workshop is the preferred stock over StubHub for 2026, according to a comparative analysis. Build-A-Bear reported fiscal 2025 revenue of nearly $529.8 million, a 6.7% increase, with net income of approximately $52.2 million and a net margin of 9.9%, while StubHub posted revenue of nearly $1.7 billion, a 1.4% decline, and a net loss of close to $1.9 billion. Build-A-Bear trades at a forward price-to-earnings ratio of 7.6 times and a price-to-sales ratio of 0.7 times, compared to StubHub's 28.0 times and 2.6 times, respectively. The analysis notes that Build-A-Bear offers a proven profitable model and a dividend, whereas StubHub carries heavy debt and significant litigation and regulatory risks despite capturing 50% of the ticket resale market.

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