Build-A-Bear Workshop (BBW) Q2 2026 earnings — TrendMatrix coverage
Reported
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Key numbers
- Reported EPS
- $0.70
- Estimate
- $0.63
- Surprise
- +11.7%
- Score at report (before → after)
- 6.5 → 6.3/10
Revenue for this quarter isn’t shown: the reported figure hasn’t cleared TrendMatrix’s freshness and sanity checks yet, and consensus revenue isn’t tracked. EPS above is the available figure.
How the report landed
Build-A-Bear Workshop (BBW) beat the $0.63 estimate with diluted EPS of $0.70 — a large 11.7% upside surprise. TrendMatrix's engine moved from Buy (Wait) (6.5/10) to Hold at 6.3/10 after the report — the engine's score fell despite the beat.
Coverage in the report window
- DA Davidson Maintains Buy on Build-A-Bear Workshop, Lowers Price Target to $37 — benzinga, 2026-08-28
- 11 Consumer Discretionary Stocks Moving In Thursday's Intraday Session — benzinga, 2026-08-27
- Crude Oil Moves Higher; Dollar General Shares Gain After Upbeat Q2 Earnings — benzinga, 2026-08-27
Where TrendMatrix's rating stands now
TrendMatrix currently rates BBW Hold at 5.4/10.
4 of the last 4 quarters beat the estimate; this quarter's +11.7% surprise compares with a +14.3% four-quarter average. Next scheduled report: 2026-12-03.
What argues against it
- Market cap $354M below $400M minimum
- Momentum score 1.0/10 — below 4.5 minimum
- Death cross — 50-day MA below 200-day MA
This section and the ones below it reflect TrendMatrix’s latest engine read — they update after the report date and are not frozen to it.
The levels TrendMatrix's engine tracks
- Current price
- $28.25
- Price target
- $36.55
- Stop
- $26.68
- Upside to target
- +29.4%
- Reward-to-risk
- 2.0:1
At 7.2× trailing and 7.4× forward earnings, consensus estimates imply little change in earnings power.
Risk check: RSI 23 — a level conventionally read as oversold.
Model outputs from TrendMatrix’s engine as of 2026-09-10 — shown for context, not personalized investment advice.
BBW at TrendMatrix's latest read
Cyclical consumer names live and die on demand momentum — same-quarter comps and guidance carry more weight than the headline surprise.
- Industry
- Specialty Retail
- Market cap
- $353.6M
- P/E (fwd)
- 7.4
- P/E (ttm)
- 7.2
- 52-week range
- $27.50–$75.85
- Off 52-week high
- 62.8%
- RSI (14)
- 23
- Volume vs avg
- 0.22×
- Score today
- 5.4/10