Bed Bath & Beyond (BBBY)
NYSE:BBBY
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Rating:48Neutral
Price Target:
$4.50
▼(-21.60% Downside)
Action:ReiteratedDate:04/29/26
The score is held down primarily by weak financial performance (ongoing losses and continued cash burn) and a technically weak price trend below major moving averages. Offsetting factors include more constructive earnings-call guidance with clear cost-savings targets and early signs of stabilization, but valuation support is limited while earnings remain negative.
Positive Factors
Strategic M&A / Ecosystem Build
The acquisitions and planned integrations create a scaled, multi‑pillar home platform combining retail, services and installation. Over 2–3 years this can boost cross‑sell, broaden addressable market, and increase higher‑margin services revenue, supporting durable top‑line and margin improvement if integrations succeed.
Negative Factors
Negative Cash Flow & Ongoing Losses
Persistent negative operating and free cash flow forces reliance on external financing, asset sales, or equity issuance to fund operations and acquisitions. Over the medium term this elevates dilution and refinancing risk and constrains the firm's ability to invest organically if cash generation does not turn positive.
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Positive Factors
Negative Factors
Strategic M&A / Ecosystem Build
The acquisitions and planned integrations create a scaled, multi‑pillar home platform combining retail, services and installation. Over 2–3 years this can boost cross‑sell, broaden addressable market, and increase higher‑margin services revenue, supporting durable top‑line and margin improvement if integrations succeed.
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Bed Bath & Beyond (BBBY) vs. SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY)
Market Cap
$386.55M
Dividend YieldN/A
Average Volume (3M)1.65M
Price to Earnings (P/E)―
Beta (1Y)2.58
Revenue Growth-25.12%
EPS Growth73.70%
CountryUS
Employees32,000
SectorGeneral
Sector StrengthN/A
IndustrySpecialty Retail
Share Statistics
EPS (TTM)-0.24
Shares Outstanding72,388,435
10 Day Avg. Volume2,084,083
30 Day Avg. Volume1,651,274
Financial Highlights & Ratios
PEG Ratio0.05
Price to Book (P/B)1.51
Price to Sales (P/S)0.31
P/FCF Ratio-5.12
Enterprise Value/Market Cap0.59
Enterprise Value/Revenue0.22
Enterprise Value/Gross Profit0.87
Enterprise Value/Ebitda-5.45
Forecast
1Y Price Target
$10.25Price Target Upside78.57% Upside
Rating ConsensusModerate Buy
Number of Analyst Covering6
EPS Forecast (FY)-0.68
Revenue Forecast (FY)$1.09B
Bed Bath & Beyond Business Overview & Revenue Model
Company Description
Bed Bath & Beyond Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates a chain of retail stores. It sells a range of domestics merchandise, including bed linens and related items, bath items, and kitchen textiles; and home furnishings, such as kitchen a...
How the Company Makes Money
Historically, Bed Bath & Beyond made money primarily through retail sales of home goods and related merchandise to consumers. Its core revenue stream was merchandise revenue generated from selling branded and private-label products across categori...
Bed Bath & Beyond Earnings Call Summary
Earnings Call Date:Apr 27, 2026
(Q1-2026)
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Next Earnings Date:Jul 23, 2026
Earnings Call Sentiment Positive
The call presented tangible signs of operational stabilization and early financial improvements (revenue growth, higher AOV, better efficiency, cash flow improvement) combined with an ambitious M&A-driven strategy to create a connected 'Everything Home' ecosystem. Management highlighted significant near-term actions and clear cost-synergy targets (additional $60M) and laid out profit-margin goals (6%–7% EBITDA). However, the company remains unprofitable this quarter, faces near-term onetime integration costs, substantial headcount reductions and execution risk from multiple acquisitions and store rationalizations. On balance, the forward-looking strategy and positive early metrics outweigh the near-term challenges, producing cautious optimism contingent on integration execution.Positive Updates
Quarterly Revenue Growth
Revenue of approximately $248 million, up 7% year-over-year (or +9.4% excluding discontinued Canadian operations); first year-over-year revenue growth in ~18–19 quarters.
Negative Updates
Adjusted EBITDA and EPS Still Negative
Adjusted EBITDA remains a loss of $8 million and adjusted diluted EPS was a loss of $0.25 per share (although both improved year-over-year), leaving the company still unprofitable on a GAAP/non‑GAAP basis.
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Q1-2026 Updates
Positive
Negative
Quarterly Revenue Growth
Revenue of approximately $248 million, up 7% year-over-year (or +9.4% excluding discontinued Canadian operations); first year-over-year revenue growth in ~18–19 quarters.
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Company Guidance
Management guided to low- to mid-single-digit revenue growth while targeting to remove an additional $60 million of costs over the next nine months, with a goal of reaching a 6%–7% EBITDA margin; near‑term integration costs of roughly $12–13 million in Q2 and a similar ~$13–14 million in Q3 were flagged, and management said the business should be breakeven (or neutral) in the current environment once cost saves are realized. They expect blended store productivity at The Container Store/Bed Bath formats to move from roughly $220/sq ft today toward $500/sq ft within 24 months (noting ~$615/sq ft is needed to drive a ~7% 4‑wall EBITDA), and outlined target blended margins of ~35%–37% for general merchandise and north of 60% for home services (with a blended gross margin target north of 40%). Other forward-looking metrics included a 6%–7% revenue CAGR target for 2027–2029, planned cadence for deal closings by late summer (Kirkland’s annual run‑rate ~ $325–350M; The Container Store ~ $0.5B; Cabinets To Go/Lumber Liquidators platform ~ $0.5B; installation/renovation network ~ $60M), and continued focus on an 11–12 year homeowner life cycle and a >100 million unique homeowner addressable base.Bed Bath & Beyond Financial Statement Overview
Summary
Income Statement
28
Negative
Balance Sheet
60
Neutral
Cash Flow
22
Negative
| Breakdown | TTM | Dec 2025 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Income Statement | ||||||
| Total Revenue | 1.06B | 1.04B | 1.39B | 1.56B | 1.93B | 2.76B |
| Gross Profit | 263.14M | 257.52M | 272.55M | 295.84M | 427.37M | 606.04M |
| EBITDA | -41.93M | -67.52M | -236.85M | -244.91M | -11.89M | 147.06M |
| Net Income | -61.11M | -84.62M | -258.80M | -307.84M | -35.24M | 108.55M |
Balance Sheet | ||||||
| Total Assets | 404.45M | 425.48M | 401.95M | 635.82M | 878.55M | 1.07B |
| Cash, Cash Equivalents and Short-Term Investments | 135.83M | 175.29M | 159.17M | 302.61M | 371.26M | 503.34M |
| Total Debt | 21.85M | 22.07M | 32.66M | 3.75M | 42.51M | 51.35M |
| Total Liabilities | 202.00M | 207.53M | 239.22M | 276.69M | 232.72M | 321.58M |
| Stockholders Equity | 202.09M | 217.58M | 162.73M | 359.13M | 645.83M | 744.39M |
Cash Flow | ||||||
| Free Cash Flow | -76.13M | -64.11M | -194.66M | -63.58M | -1.32B | -336.33M |
| Operating Cash Flow | -52.67M | -56.70M | -174.30M | -18.59M | -990.98M | 17.85M |
| Investing Cash Flow | -63.38M | -49.23M | 24.93M | -44.63M | -298.74M | -349.18M |
| Financing Cash Flow | 101.97M | 122.05M | 32.72M | -5.49M | 967.03M | -606.02M |
Bed Bath & Beyond Technical Analysis
Positive
5.74
Price Trends
4.98
Positive
5.61
Positive
7.20
Negative
Market Momentum
0.07
Negative
66.36
Neutral
89.07
Negative
Evaluating momentum and price trends is crucial in stock analysis to make informed investment decisions. For BBBY, the sentiment is Positive. The current price of 5.74 is above the 20-day moving average (MA) of 4.76, above the 50-day MA of 4.98, and below the 200-day MA of 7.20, indicating a neutral trend. The MACD of 0.07 indicates Negative momentum. The RSI at 66.36 is Neutral, neither overbought nor oversold. The STOCH value of 89.07 is Negative, not indicating any strong overbought or oversold conditions. Overall, these indicators collectively point to a Positive sentiment for BBBY.
Bed Bath & Beyond Risk Analysis
Bed Bath & Beyond disclosed 76 risk factors in its most recent earnings report. Bed Bath & Beyond reported the most risks in the "Finance & Corporate" category.
Finance & Corporate - Financial and accounting risks. Risks related to the execution of corporate activity and strategy
Latest Risks Added 0 New Risks
Bed Bath & Beyond Peers Comparison
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Sector (55)
Name | Overall Rating | Market Cap | P/E Ratio | ROE | Dividend Yield | Revenue Growth | EPS Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
69 Neutral | $4.67B | -69.24 | 11.27% | 3.10% | 26.47% | -53.64% | |
67 Neutral | $22.86B | 23.88 | 51.45% | 1.37% | 1.24% | -1.80% | |
67 Neutral | $3.64B | 9.73 | 18.07% | 1.04% | 2.02% | -3.69% | |
58 Neutral | $12.39B | 12.85 | 38.54% | 5.46% | 0.39% | 17.90% | |
55 Neutral | $6.65B | 3.83 | -15.92% | 6.20% | 10.91% | 7.18% | |
54 Neutral | $9.91B | -41.81 | 11.30% | ― | 5.11% | 39.89% | |
48 Neutral | $386.55M | -4.88 | -32.45% | ― | -25.12% | 73.70% |
* General Sector Average
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Bed Bath & Beyond Corporate Events
Business Operations and StrategyM&A TransactionsPrivate Placements and Financing
Bed Bath & Beyond Finalizes Brand House Collective Acquisition
Positive
Apr 2, 2026
On April 2, 2026, Bed Bath Beyond completed its previously announced acquisition of The Brand House Collective, merging its Knight Merger Sub subsidiary into TBHC and making TBHC a wholly owned unit. Each TBHC common share outstanding before the ...
Business Operations and StrategyExecutive/Board ChangesFinancial DisclosuresM&A TransactionsPrivate Placements and Financing
Bed Bath & Beyond Announces Transformative Container Store Merger
Positive
Apr 2, 2026
On April 2, 2026, Bed Bath Beyond, Inc. signed a merger agreement under which Falcon Merger Sub, its wholly owned subsidiary, will merge with The Container Store Holdings, LLC, leaving The Container Store as a wholly owned subsidiary. The deal va...
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