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Barnes & Noble Education, Inc. BNED R2K

Consumer Cyclical · Specialty Retail · United States
https://www.bned.com
Company Profile ↓
$12.72
+44.31% 1Y
Mkt Cap$440.66M
P/E25.96
P/B1.50
Div. Yield2.53%
52W High$13.65
52W Low$6.08
Book Value$8.55
EPS (TTM)$0.49

Company Overview

Barnes & Noble Education, Inc. operates bookstores for college and university campuses, and K-12 institutions primarily in the United States. The company engages in the sale and rental of course materials, including new and used print textbooks, digital textbooks, and publisher-hosted digital courseware through its physical and virtual bookstores. It also provides BNC FIRST DAY affordable access course material programs comprising First Day and First Day Complete, which provide faculty-required course materials on or before the first day of class at below-market rates; and general merchandise, including collegiate and athletic apparel, custom-branded school spirit products, lifestyle and wellness products, technology products, supplies, graduation products, and convenience items. In addition, the company sells hardware and a software suite of applications that provide inventory management and point-of-sale solutions to college bookstores. Further, it offers brand marketing programs; on-site installation for point-of-sale terminals and servers; and technical assistance through user training and its support center facility. The company operates physical college and university bookstores; virtual bookstores; True Spirit 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. It serves public, state, private, community college, trade and technical, for-profit, and online education institutions. Barnes & Noble Education, Inc. was founded in 1965 and is headquartered in Florham Park, New Jersey.

Why Investors Should Care

Dividend Income

Offers a dividend yield of 2.53%.

Positive Free Cash Flow

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

Recent Developments

  • May 2026 Revenue of $1.56B (+6.9% YoY); net profit $16.87M.
  • Trailing 12 Months Year-on-year growth — revenue -5.2%.
  • 5-Year Trend Long-term compounding — revenue CAGR -0.9%, profit CAGR -5.9%.

Growth & Price Performance

Compounded Sales Growth

5 Years:-0.92%
1 Year:-5.20%

Compounded Profit Growth

5 Years:-5.92%
1 Year:-

Stock Price Performance

1 Year:+44.31%
6 Months:+53.12%
3 Months:+23.44%
1 Month:+0.63%

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

Technical Snapshot Bullish
52-Week Range 88% of range
$6.08 $13.65
Trend Signals
  • Price vs 50-DMAAbove
  • Price vs 200-DMAAbove
  • RSI (14)57.74 · Neutral
Price Performance
1M+0.63%
3M+23.44%
6M+53.12%
1Y+44.31%
Valuation vs Sector

P/E of 25.96 is above the sector median of 19.51 — pricier than peers.

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

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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

  • Attractive dividend yield of 2.53%.
  • Generates positive free cash flow.
  • In a confirmed uptrend (50-DMA above 200-DMA).

CONS

  • Revenue declined at -0.9% CAGR over 5 years.
  • Earnings shrank at -5.9% CAGR over 5 years.

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

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Valuation

Stock P/E
25.96
Industry PE
19.51
Forward P/E
12.59
PEG Ratio
-
Book Value
$8.55
Price to Book
1.50
P/S
0.26
EV/EBITDA
9.51
Dividend Yield
2.53%

Growth (CAGR)

Revenue 5Y
-0.92%
Profit 5Y
-5.92%
Revenue (YoY)
-5.20%
Earnings (YoY)
-

Profitability & Returns

ROCE
8.01%
ROE
5.96%
ROA
2.98%
Profit Margin
0.98%
Op Margin
1.42%
Gross Margin
21.35%
EPS (Latest Qtr)
$0.19
EPS (TTM)
$0.49

Balance Sheet & Liquidity

Debt/Equity
0.76
Quick Ratio
0.44
Current Ratio
1.71
Debt
$223.50M
Total Assets
$739.90M
Current Assets
-
Working Capital
-

Ownership

Promoter Holding
9.91%
Chg in Prom Hold
-0.27%
FII / Inst Holding
92.31%
Chg in FII Hold
-0.15%

Financial Snapshot

Enterprise Value
$440.66M
Total Revenue (TTM)
$1.71B
EBITDA
$69.25M
Free Cash Flow
$21.41M
Operating Cash Flow
$50.06M
Shares Outstanding
34.64M
Gross Margin
21.35%
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 12.72 25.96 $440.66M 2.53% 8.01% 5.96% -0.92% -5.92%
2 AMZN Amazon.com, Inc. NDXSPXR3KAITECH 258.51 20.78 $2.79T 0.00% 13.33% 30.56% 24.04% 32.72%
3 TSLA Tesla, Inc. NDXSPXR3KAI 354.29 325.04 $1.40T 0.00% 4.10% 4.67% 52.40% 39.39%
4 HD The Home Depot, Inc. SPXR3K 321.05 22.79 $320.12B 2.67% 28.75% 128.38% 4.06% 6.35%
5 BABA Alibaba Group Holding Limited AITECH 113.24 17.37 $271.42B 0.83% 4.16% 9.22% 5.62% 12.49%
6 TM Toyota Motor Corporation 197.39 8.85 $233.73B 3.30% 5.24% 12.40% 10.91% 16.22%
7 MCD McDonald's Corporation SPXR3K 255.69 20.75 $181.67B 2.69% 22.47% - 0.92% 7.33%
8 BKNG Booking Holdings Inc. NDXSPXR3K 193.29 21.48 $149.78B 0.78% 70.23% -96.88% 16.93% 22.07%
9 TJX The TJX Companies, Inc. SPXR3K 132.08 25.70 $145.91B 1.18% 21.26% 61.25% 6.84% 8.48%
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 2025May 2026
Revenue 1.75B1.77B1.81B1.87B2.20B2.03B1.85B1.41B1.50B1.54B1.43B1.46B1.56B
Gross Profit 436.76M443.57M454.70M459.06M557.23M527.73M442.55M230.34M342.83M349.44M344.91M337.80M366.17M
Operating Income 58.33M33.56M4.62M13.55M-262.70M-27.65M-42.78M-168.76M-60.62M-66.45M-33.80M15.92M36.54M
Net Income 35.11M19.13M84.00K5.36M-252.57M-24.37M-38.25M-139.81M-68.86M-101.86M-75.75M-65.83M16.87M
Diluted EPS 0.880.330.000.11-5.40-0.52-0.80-2.81-1.33-38.61-28.46-2.500.49

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 2025May 2026
Total Assets --1.09B--1.07B1.30B1.04B946.18M1.16B1.03B1.24B1.25B1.27B1.07B980.78M1.04B1.14B1.16B909.95M973.19M1.03B1.09B790.28M739.90M
Total Equity -749.64M726.67M671.84M-708.39M713.71M467.96M450.63M417.75M293.01M249.29M272.19M237.46M228.37M153.11M100.89M130.03M121.51M80.40M149.78M211.44M292.95M272.19M294.44M
Cash & Equivalents 54.70M132.12M44.82M-28.57M28.57M19.00M16.13M14.01M8.24M8.02M---8.79M14.22M7.66M15.01M8.12M10.46M8.21M11.62M9.19M9.06M8.42M
Long Term Debt --------------185.70M182.15M277.66M233.87M30.19M196.34M221.92M177.55M141.20M103.10M71.00M
Total Liabilities --364.00M--363.30M586.12M571.25M495.55M738.68M738.10M---843.18M850.03M936.76M1.01B1.04B829.55M823.41M816.47M800.24M518.10M445.46M
Current Liabilities --252.78M--258.05M413.22M413.46M408.54M406.67M373.68M---415.40M462.08M467.40M597.75M838.55M474.74M445.79M499.45M524.17M279.23M283.60M

Cash Flows (Annual)

Figures in USD.

Metric May 2014May 2015Apr 2016Apr 2017Apr 2018Apr 2019May 2020May 2021Apr 2022Apr 2023Apr 2024May 2025May 2026
Operating Cash Flow ----60.04M121.79M-8.68M32.90M1.16M91.67M-5.12M-85.41M50.06M
Investing Cash Flow -----100.03M-55.62M-37.02M-36.89M-42.66M-31.04M7.40M-12.10M-16.20M
Financing Cash Flow ----35.16M-68.27M39.94M11.80M45.72M-49.67M-5.70M97.67M-34.37M
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-16.20M
Free Cash Flow ----17.23M75.37M-44.87M5.33M-32.45M66.58M-19.19M-98.31M33.86M
Share Buybacks 0018.61M9.40M1.64M1.98M1.26M894.00K2.37M864.00K176.00K5.00K0

Ratios (Annual)

Figures in %.

Metric May 2014May 2015Apr 2016Apr 2017Apr 2018Apr 2019May 2020May 2021Apr 2022Apr 2023Apr 2024May 2025May 2026
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%23.4%
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%2.3%
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%1.1%
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%5.7%
ROCE % -4.0%0.6%1.5%-42.0%-5.1%-5.7%-25.7%-9.2%-12.8%-7.8%3.1%8.0%

Shareholding Pattern

Insiders
9.91%
Institutions
92.31%
Public Float
102.46%

Top Institutional Holders

#Holder% HeldSharesValue
1 Immersion Corp 32.33% 11.21M $134.17M
2 Kanen Wealth Management LLC 9.75% 3.38M $40.45M
3 Windward Management LP 4.78% 1.66M $19.83M
4 Blackrock Inc. 3.40% 1.18M $14.09M
5 Morgan Stanley 3.06% 1.06M $12.68M
6 Prescott Group Capital Management, L.L.C. 2.57% 891.80K $10.67M
7 Vanguard Capital Management LLC 2.32% 804.64K $9.63M
8 Geode Capital Management, LLC 1.43% 495.90K $5.94M
9 State Street Corporation 1.06% 366.53K $4.39M
10 683 Capital Management LLC 1.01% 349.05K $4.18M

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BNED — Frequently Asked Questions

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

As of 2026-09-07 16:24 PDT, Barnes & Noble Education, Inc. (BNED) trades at $12.72 on NYSE. Its 52-week range is $6.08 to $13.65.

What is the market capitalisation of BNED?

Barnes & Noble Education, Inc. (BNED) has a market capitalisation of $440.66M on NYSE.

What is the P/E ratio of BNED?

BNED trades at a trailing price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 25.96. The industry average P/E is 19.51. Its price-to-book (P/B) ratio is 1.50.

Does BNED pay a dividend?

Barnes & Noble Education, Inc. (BNED) currently offers a dividend yield of 2.53%.

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

BNED has a return on equity (ROE) of 5.96%. Its return on capital employed (ROCE) is 8.01%.

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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