BBW FY2025 SEC EDGAR DEF 14A #17 of 18 in industry

Build-a-bear Workshop Inc CEO pay ratio

The CEO earned $3.4M in FY2025 against median worker pay of $1,698,118 · Miscellaneous Retail.

Miscellaneous Retail peers All rankings
State
DE
Filing date
2026-04-30
Industry
Miscellaneous Retail
Industry rank
#17/18

Data updated August 2026

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CEO-to-worker pay ratio
2:1
Below Average (Scale: 0–1000:1)
CEO pay
$3.4M
Median worker
$1,698,118

Answer first

Build-a-bear Workshop Inc's FY2025 CEO total of $3.4M ranks #1054 of 1,423 complete filings; its 2:1 pay ratio ranks #1394. Dollar rank is not ratio rank.

According to the same FY2025 complete-filing cohort used on the rankings boards (CEO total, median worker, and ratio all present). Median worker pay is $1,698,118. Industry placement uses the FY2025 SIC-59 peer cohort (# 17 of 18, 11th percentile - among the lower quartile of industry peers by pay ratio). Figures come from Section 953(b) Dodd-Frank DEF 14A disclosures - not estimates. View all Miscellaneous Retail companies.

Dollar rank
#1054
$3.4M of 1,423 FY2025
Ratio rank
#1394
2:1 of 1,423
Industry pct
11th
among the lower quartile of industry peers by pay ratio

How Build-a-bear Workshop Inc ranks nationally

Build-a-bear Workshop Inc CEO pay vs. every FY2025 complete filing

Total CEO compensation, the full national distribution, this company marked

$3,396,235 26th percentile higher than 26% of 1,423 companies

$0–$2,500,000: 304 companies (21%). Below this entry. $2,500,000–$5,000,000: 182 companies (13%). This entry sits in this band. $5,000,000–$7,500,000: 208 companies (15%). Above this entry. $7,500,000–$10,000,000: 192 companies (13%). Above this entry. $10,000,000–$12,500,000: 139 companies (10%). Above this entry. $12,500,000–$15,000,000: 91 companies (6%). Above this entry. $15,000,000–$17,500,000: 88 companies (6%). Above this entry. $17,500,000–$20,000,000: 54 companies (4%). Above this entry. $20,000,000–$22,500,000: 24 companies (2%). Above this entry. $22,500,000–$25,000,000: 34 companies (2%). Above this entry. $25,000,000–$27,500,000: 24 companies (2%). Above this entry. $27,500,000–$30,000,000: 16 companies (1%). Above this entry. $30,000,000–$32,500,000: 10 companies (1%). Above this entry. $32,500,000–$35,000,000: 7 companies (0%). Above this entry. $35,000,000–$37,500,000: 9 companies (1%). Above this entry. $37,500,000–$40,000,000: 6 companies (0%). Above this entry. $40,000,000–$42,500,000: 1 companies (0%). Above this entry. $42,500,000–$45,000,000: 1 companies (0%). Above this entry. $45,000,000–$47,500,000: 6 companies (0%). Above this entry. $47,500,000–$50,000,000: 27 companies (2%). Above this entry. This company $0 $50M+ every complete-filing company, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $2500K-wide band; taller bars hold more companies. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source SEC DEF 14A Section 953(b) disclosures, PlainCEOPay extract · FY2025

Build-a-bear Workshop Inc vs. Miscellaneous Retail peers

CEO total pay ($3.4M) against pay ratio (2:1) for Build-a-bear Workshop Inc (marked) and its 5 closest same-industry peers, against the Miscellaneous Retail industry median on both axes.

Pay + gap both highContained pay, wide gapHigh pay, contained gapBelow peer norms on both02754874.35509748.58264622.811019497.10:124.5:149.1:173.6:198.1:1CEO total payPay ratio (CEO : median worker)Build-a-bear Workshop Inc, CEO total pay: 3396235 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 2:1Build-a-bear Workshop IncSavers Value Village, Inc., CEO total pay: 87945 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 3:1Savers Value Village, Inc.Insight Enterprises Inc, CEO total pay: 10498947 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 1:1Insight Enterprises IncTitan Machinery Inc., CEO total pay: 623560 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 8:1Titan Machinery Inc.Pattern Group Inc., CEO total pay: 838640 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 22:1Pattern Group Inc.TheRealReal, Inc., CEO total pay: 2117607 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 39:1TheRealReal, Inc.
Build-a-bear Workshop Inc vs. Miscellaneous Retail peers, plotted against the industry's $8.5M median CEO total and 94:1 median pay ratio.

Ratio bands among Miscellaneous Retail peers

Exclusive CEO-to-median-worker bands across 18 complete latest-FY filings in SIC 59. Segments sum to the peer set, not this company's compensation pillar.

CEO Compensation Breakdown, FY2025

A component-level pay breakdown is not reported in Build-a-bear Workshop Inc's structured SEC pay-ratio disclosure. See our methodology →

Filing-year trail · Build-a-bear Workshop Inc

Complete DEF 14A pay-ratio filings for this CIK across FY2024–2025. Year-over-year deltas compare adjacent filing years only; incomplete dollar rows are omitted (same completeness gate as the hero figures).

Latest ratio
2:1
FY2025
vs prior FY
-2:1
from FY2024 4:1
CEO $ YoY
+18%
$3.4M latest
Filings shown
2
FY2024–2025
Build-a-bear Workshop Inc CEO total compensation, median worker pay, and pay ratio by fiscal year from SEC EDGAR DEF 14A.
FY CEO pay Δ pay Median worker Pay ratio Δ ratio
2024 $2.9M - $719,066 4:1 -
2025 $3.4M +18% $1,698,118 2:1 -2:1

Source: SEC EDGAR DEF 14A pay-ratio disclosures for CIK 1113809, FY2024–2025. Adjacent-year deltas only.

Industry Comparison - Miscellaneous Retail

This Company's Ratio
2:1
Industry Median Ratio
94:1
Industry Median CEO Pay
$8.5M
This CEO's Pay
$3.4M
Companies in Industry
18
vs. Industry Median
Below
#17 of 18 by pay ratio in this industry View all companies in Miscellaneous Retail →

Build-a-bear Workshop Inc: near-parity Item 402(u) ratio

Build-a-bear Workshop Inc's FY2025 ratio 2:1 ranks #17 of 18 Miscellaneous Retail filers (11th percentile). the CEO earned 2× the median employee ($1,698,118) in FY2025.

At $1,698,118 median worker pay, the FLOOR stamp is near pay-parity territory under MID$ CEO total.

CEO Total Pay

$3.4M

FY2025 Summary Compensation, below median

Pay Ratio

2:1

Below typical

Build-a-bear Workshop Inc in the lower Miscellaneous Retail third

Build-a-bear Workshop Inc's FY2025 ratio 2:1 ranks #17 of 18 Miscellaneous Retail filers (11th percentile). The structured pay-ratio disclosure reports the total without line-item components. Miscellaneous Retail (SIC 59) median ratio is 94:1 across 18 FY2025 filers; Build-a-bear Workshop Inc's $3.4M CEO total is at or below the $8.5M industry median CEO pay.

Dollar rank #1054 and ratio rank #1394 split - treat 2:1 as a disclosure, not a fairness score. Open Miscellaneous Retail peers.

Key Data, FY2025

Total Compensation
$3.4M
Median Employee Pay
$1,698,118
Pay Ratio
2:1
Filing Date
2026-04-30

Company Info

Ticker
BBW
CIK
1113809
Industry
Miscellaneous Retail
SIC Code
5945
State
DE
View SEC filings →
SEC EDGAR DEF 14A for CIK 1113809, FY2025. Informational only, not investment advice. Verify on EDGAR.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified. Build-a-bear Workshop Inc's FY2025 ratio 2:1 ranks #17 of 18 Miscellaneous Retail filers (11th percentile).

Read with Build-a-bear Workshop Inc

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peers first, then a SIC pole and a stamp-branched guide - not a fixed Related strip. This page stamps FLOOR · MID$ · ELITE-MED.

Helios Technologies, Inc. · MID$

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $3.4M (Δ $13K lighter vs Build-a-bear Workshop Inc); MODEST · PAR-MED vs this page's FLOOR · MID$ · ELITE-MED.
Dell Technologies Inc. · MID$

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $3.4M (Δ $14K lighter vs Build-a-bear Workshop Inc); MODEST · HIGH-MED vs this page's FLOOR · MID$ · ELITE-MED.
Stock Yards Bancorp, Inc. · MID$

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $3.4M (Δ $16K lighter vs Build-a-bear Workshop Inc); MODEST · PAR-MED vs this page's FLOOR · MID$ · ELITE-MED.
Corpay, Inc. · MID$

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $3.4M (Δ $18K heavier vs Build-a-bear Workshop Inc); MODEST · PAR-MED vs this page's FLOOR · MID$ · ELITE-MED.
Savers Value Village, Inc. (SIC 59 pole)

Savers Value Village, Inc. stamps FLOOR · MICRO nearest in-SIC by ABS(pay_ratio) to Build-a-bear Workshop Inc's FLOOR filing.
National dual ranks · #1054/#1394

Build-a-bear Workshop Inc's FY2025 package sits #1054 by CEO dollars and #1394 by ratio under MID$ · FLOOR.
Ratio primer · FLOOR

Build-a-bear Workshop Inc's FLOOR stamp sits in the lower Item 402(u) band - start with how the ratio is disclosed before comparing peers.
Data sourced from SEC EDGAR DEF 14A for Build-a-bear Workshop Inc (CIK 1113809), FY2025. See our methodology. Aggregated by PlainCEOPay as of August 2026.

Data currency: Executive compensation from SEC EDGAR DEF 14A proxy statements through fiscal year 2025, compiled and last refreshed August 2026. See our methodology for source dates and refresh cadence. Spot a figure that looks wrong? Report a correction.