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Barnes & Noble Education, Inc. BNED R2K

Consumer Cyclical · Specialty Retail · United States
https://www.bned.com
Company Profile ↓
$12.39
+11.12% 1Y
Mkt Cap$424.93M
P/E-42.72
P/B1.32
52W High$13.74
52W Low$6.12
Book Value$8.46
EPS (TTM)$-0.29

Company Overview

Barnes & Noble Education, Inc. operates bookstores for college and university campuses, and K-12 institutions primarily in the United States. The company sells and rents new and used print textbooks, digital textbooks, and publisher hosted digital courseware through physical and virtual bookstores, as well as directly to students through Textbooks.com. In addition, it offers First Day and First Day Complete access programs; and general merchandise, including collegiate and athletic apparel, school spirit products, lifestyle and wellness products, technology products, supplies, graduation products, and convenience items. Further, the company sources, sells, and distributes new and used textbooks; and sells hardware and a software suite of applications that provides inventory management and point-of-sale solutions to college bookstores. Additionally, it offers direct-to-student services. It operates physical college and university bookstores; virtual bookstores; True Spirit e apparel and spirit shop e-commerce websites; pop-up retail locations; customized cafés and stand-alone convenience stores; and a media channel for brands targeting the college demographic. Barnes & Noble Education, Inc. was founded in 1965 and is headquartered in Florham Park, New Jersey.

Why Investors Should Care

Positive Free Cash Flow

Generates positive free cash flow, funding growth and shareholder returns internally.

Recent Developments

  • May 2025 Revenue of $1.46B (+2.3% YoY); net profit $-65.83M.
  • Trailing 12 Months Year-on-year growth — revenue +11.3%, earnings -67.7%.
  • 5-Year Trend Long-term compounding — revenue CAGR -1.6%.

Growth & Price Performance

Compounded Sales Growth

5 Years:-1.60%
1 Year:11.30%

Compounded Profit Growth

5 Years:-
1 Year:-67.70%

Stock Price Performance

1 Year:+11.12%
6 Months:+48.92%
3 Months:+23.53%
1 Month:+6.17%

Highlights auto-generated from reported financials and price data; not investment advice. Verify with official filings before acting.

Technical Snapshot Bullish
52-Week Range 82% of range
$6.12 $13.74
Trend Signals
  • Price vs 50-DMAAbove
  • Price vs 200-DMAAbove
  • RSI (14)55.37 · Neutral
Price Performance
1M+6.17%
3M+23.53%
6M+48.92%
1Y+11.12%

Auto-generated from price history and fundamentals; not investment advice.

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Price Chart

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Fundamental Growth Charts

Interactive charts for Revenue, Net Income, EBITDA, Free Cash Flow, EPS, ROE, ROCE, Gross/Net/Operating Margin and more — switch metric and period using the dropdowns above. CAGR is computed across the displayed window (quarterly CAGR is annualised). Visual growth charts make it easy to spot multi-year compounding trends at a glance — far faster than reading raw numbers in a table.

PROS

  • Generates positive free cash flow.
  • In a confirmed uptrend (50-DMA above 200-DMA).

CONS

  • Revenue declined at -1.6% CAGR over 5 years.

* The pros and cons are auto-generated from financial metrics.

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Valuation

Stock P/E
-42.72
Industry PE
22.82
Forward P/E
-0.33
PEG Ratio
-
Book Value
$8.46
Price to Book
1.32
P/S
0.22
EV/EBITDA
11.10
Dividend Yield
0.00%

Growth (CAGR)

Revenue 5Y
-1.60%
Profit 5Y
-
Revenue (YoY)
11.30%
Earnings (YoY)
-67.70%

Profitability & Returns

ROCE
3.12%
ROE
-3.36%
ROA
1.65%
Profit Margin
-0.56%
Op Margin
2.93%
Gross Margin
20.35%
EPS (Latest Qtr)
$0.19
EPS (TTM)
$-0.29

Balance Sheet & Liquidity

Debt/Equity
1.09
Quick Ratio
0.74
Current Ratio
1.42
Debt
$316.01M
Total Assets
$1.13B
Current Assets
-
Working Capital
-

Ownership

Promoter Holding
10.41%
Chg in Prom Hold
-0.09%
FII / Inst Holding
87.96%
Chg in FII Hold
-3.10%

Financial Snapshot

Enterprise Value
$424.93M
Total Revenue (TTM)
$1.73B
EBITDA
$61.94M
Free Cash Flow
$42.70M
Operating Cash Flow
$21.87M
Shares Outstanding
34.30M
Gross Margin
20.35%
Payout Ratio
0.00%

Peer comparison

Peer companies in the same sector (Consumer Cyclical).

#NameCMP $P/E Mkt CapDiv Yld % ROCE %ROE % Rev CAGR 5Y %Profit CAGR 5Y %
1 BNED Barnes & Noble Education, Inc. R2K 12.39 -42.72 $424.93M 0.00% 3.12% -3.36% -1.60% -
2 AMZN Amazon.com, Inc. NDXSPXAI 247.49 32.82 $2.66T 0.00% 16.60% 24.29% 11.73% 984.47%
3 TSLA Tesla, Inc. NDXSPXAI 396.18 360.16 $1.49T 0.00% 4.10% 4.90% 52.40% 39.39%
4 HD The Home Depot, Inc. SPX 337.74 23.97 $336.77B 2.84% 28.75% 128.38% 1.52% -6.11%
5 BABA Alibaba Group Holding Limited AI 112.32 17.28 $269.47B 0.93% 4.16% 9.22% 5.62% 12.49%
6 MCD McDonald's Corporation SPX 268.94 22.17 $191.08B 2.61% 22.47% - 0.92% 7.33%
7 TJX The TJX Companies, Inc. SPX 150.34 29.25 $166.08B 1.14% 21.26% 61.25% 6.84% 8.48%
8 BKNG Booking Holdings Inc. NDXSPX 174.85 23.04 $135.49B 0.97% 70.23% -96.88% 16.93% 22.07%
9 SBUX Starbucks Corporation NDXSPX 106.17 81.05 $121.00B 2.41% 13.46% -22.93% 7.93% 5.80%
Financial Statements Quarterly Results · Profit & Loss · Balance Sheet · Cash Flows · Ratios

Quarterly Results

Figures in USD.

Metric Jan 2016Apr 2016Jul 2016Oct 2016Jan 2017Apr 2017Jul 2017Oct 2017Jan 2018Apr 2018Jul 2018Oct 2018Jan 2019Apr 2019Jul 2019Oct 2019Jan 2020May 2020Aug 2020Oct 2020Jan 2021Jul 2021Oct 2021Jan 2022Apr 2022Jul 2022Oct 2022Jan 2023Apr 2023Jul 2023Oct 2023Jan 2024Apr 2024Jul 2024Oct 2024Jan 2025May 2025Aug 2025Nov 2025Jan 2026
Revenue -----------------------------252.65M569.70M415.38M-250.93M559.67M419.66M-274.18M598.21M471.82M
Gross Profit 120.64M106.04M47.83M171.95M116.25M123.03M65.20M216.70M147.00M128.33M66.61M210.76M132.95M117.40M71.66M186.95M118.53M65.41M30.86M115.28M70.61M53.00M138.65M79.03M72.15M56.01M138.14M97.01M58.28M48.20M140.70M100.60M55.41M45.00M128.48M93.75M70.58M55.38M129.84M96.10M
Operating Income -2.44M--52.76M56.76M5.20M--55.54M83.26M-295.62M--49.07M78.48M3.02M--43.81M56.43M-2.97M--58.91M6.73M-64.70M-40.73M24.59M-33.13M--45.61M28.67M-15.08M--44.16M40.29M1.49M--38.72M47.15M18.92M--23.17M40.80M14.62M
Net Income -3.60M-2.80M-27.92M29.29M3.76M227.00K-34.78M48.40M-283.24M17.06M-38.62M59.70M769.00K-46.22M-32.16M35.93M-1.69M-40.33M-46.65M7.51M-48.29M-43.63M22.53M-36.80M-10.96M-52.71M22.14M-25.05M-46.25M-52.92M28.42M-9.33M-41.92M-103.92M43.16M17.94M-23.00M-18.27M25.00M6.66M
Diluted EPS -0.07-0.06-0.600.630.080.00-0.751.03-6.040.36-0.821.250.02-0.97-0.680.74-0.04-0.84-0.960.15-0.96-0.850.41-0.71-0.21-20.098.37-9.47-17.48-19.9910.70-3.49-15.69-7.691.630.59-0.68-0.540.720.19

Profit & Loss (Annual)

Figures in USD.

Metric May 2014May 2015Apr 2016Apr 2017Apr 2018Apr 2019May 2020May 2021Apr 2022Apr 2023Apr 2024May 2025
Revenue 1.75B1.77B1.81B1.87B2.20B2.03B1.85B1.41B1.50B1.54B1.43B1.46B
Gross Profit 436.76M443.57M454.70M459.06M557.23M527.73M442.55M230.34M342.83M349.44M344.91M337.80M
Operating Income 58.33M33.56M4.62M13.55M-262.70M-27.65M-42.78M-168.76M-60.62M-66.45M-33.80M15.92M
Net Income 35.11M19.13M84.00K5.36M-252.57M-24.37M-38.25M-139.81M-68.86M-101.86M-75.75M-65.83M
Diluted EPS 0.880.330.000.11-5.40-0.52-0.80-2.81-1.33-38.61-28.46-2.50

Balance Sheet (Annual)

Figures in USD.

Metric Apr 2013May 2014May 2015Aug 2015Jan 2016Apr 2016Apr 2017Apr 2018Apr 2019May 2020May 2021Jul 2021Oct 2021Jan 2022Apr 2022Apr 2023Jul 2023Oct 2023Jan 2024Apr 2024Jul 2024Oct 2024Jan 2025May 2025
Total Assets --1.09B--1.07B1.30B1.04B946.18M1.16B1.03B1.24B1.25B1.27B1.07B980.78M1.04B1.14B1.16B909.95M973.19M1.03B1.09B790.28M
Total Equity -749.64M726.67M671.84M-708.39M713.71M467.96M450.63M417.75M293.01M249.29M272.19M237.46M228.37M153.11M100.89M130.03M121.51M80.40M149.78M211.44M292.95M272.19M
Cash & Equivalents 54.70M132.12M44.82M-28.57M28.57M19.00M16.13M14.01M8.24M8.02M---8.79M14.22M7.66M15.01M8.12M10.46M8.21M11.62M9.19M9.06M
Long Term Debt --------------185.70M182.15M277.66M233.87M30.19M196.34M221.92M177.55M141.20M103.10M
Total Liabilities --364.00M--363.30M586.12M571.25M495.55M738.68M738.10M---843.18M850.03M936.76M1.01B1.04B829.55M823.41M816.47M800.24M518.10M
Current Liabilities --252.78M--258.05M413.22M413.46M408.54M406.67M373.68M---415.40M462.08M467.40M597.75M838.55M474.74M445.79M499.45M524.17M279.23M

Cash Flows (Annual)

Figures in USD.

Metric May 2014May 2015Apr 2016Apr 2017Apr 2018Apr 2019May 2020May 2021Apr 2022Apr 2023Apr 2024May 2025
Operating Cash Flow ----60.04M121.79M-8.68M32.90M1.16M91.67M-5.12M-85.41M
Investing Cash Flow -----100.03M-55.62M-37.02M-36.89M-42.66M-31.04M7.40M-12.10M
Financing Cash Flow ----35.16M-68.27M39.94M11.80M45.72M-49.67M-5.70M97.67M
Capital Expenditure -38.25M-48.45M-50.79M-34.67M-42.81M-46.42M-36.19M-27.56M-33.61M-25.09M-14.07M-12.89M
Free Cash Flow ----17.23M75.37M-44.87M5.33M-32.45M66.58M-19.19M-98.31M
Share Buybacks 0018.61M9.40M1.64M1.98M1.26M894.00K2.37M864.00K176.00K5.00K

Ratios (Annual)

Figures in %.

Metric May 2014May 2015Apr 2016Apr 2017Apr 2018Apr 2019May 2020May 2021Apr 2022Apr 2023Apr 2024May 2025
Gross Margin % 25.0%25.0%25.1%24.5%25.3%25.9%23.9%16.4%22.9%22.6%24.1%23.1%
Operating Margin % 3.3%1.9%0.3%0.7%-11.9%-1.4%-2.3%-12.0%-4.1%-4.3%-2.4%1.1%
Net Margin % 2.0%1.1%0.0%0.3%-11.5%-1.2%-2.1%-9.9%-4.6%-6.6%-5.3%-4.5%
ROE % 4.7%2.6%0.0%0.8%-54.0%-5.4%-9.2%-47.7%-30.2%-66.5%-94.2%-24.2%
ROCE % -4.0%0.6%1.5%-42.0%-5.1%-5.7%-25.7%-9.2%-12.8%-7.8%3.1%

Shareholding Pattern

Insiders
10.41%
Institutions
87.96%
Public Float
98.19%

Top Institutional Holders

#Holder% HeldSharesValue
1 Immersion Corp 32.68% 11.21M $133.38M
2 Kanen Wealth Management LLC 9.98% 3.42M $40.74M
3 Windward Management LP 4.96% 1.70M $20.23M
4 Blackrock Inc. 3.17% 1.09M $12.94M
5 Morgan Stanley 3.05% 1.05M $12.44M
6 Prescott Group Capital Management, L.L.C. 2.57% 881.80K $10.49M
7 Vanguard Capital Management LLC 2.52% 864.88K $10.29M
8 Goldman Sachs Group Inc 1.55% 530.37K $6.31M
9 Geode Capital Management, LLC 1.27% 435.48K $5.18M
10 683 Capital Management LLC 1.11% 380.00K $4.52M

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BNED — Frequently Asked Questions

What is the current share price of Barnes & Noble Education, Inc. (BNED)?

As of 2026-07-14 21:23 PDT, Barnes & Noble Education, Inc. (BNED) trades at $12.39 on NYSE. Its 52-week range is $6.12 to $13.74.

What is the market capitalisation of BNED?

Barnes & Noble Education, Inc. (BNED) has a market capitalisation of $424.93M on NYSE.

What is the P/E ratio of BNED?

BNED trades at a trailing price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of -42.72. The industry average P/E is 22.82. Its price-to-book (P/B) ratio is 1.32.

What is the return on equity (ROE) of BNED?

BNED has a return on equity (ROE) of -3.36%. Its return on capital employed (ROCE) is 3.12%.

Is BNED a good stock to buy?

This page provides a data-driven analysis of Barnes & Noble Education, Inc. (BNED), including valuation ratios, profitability, growth trends, auto-generated pros and cons, peer comparison and AI exposure. Review these fundamentals alongside your own research and risk tolerance. This is informational content, not investment advice.

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