Barnes & Noble Education, Inc. BNED R2K
Consumer Cyclical · Specialty Retail · United States
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.
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Market & Price
Market Cap
$355.31M
Current Price
$10.36
High / Low (52W)
$12.18 / $6.12
Beta
1.35
Valuation
Stock P/E
-
Industry PE
22.37
Forward P/E
-
PEG Ratio
-
Book Value
$8.46
Price to Book
1.23
P/S
0.21
EV/EBITDA
10.68
Dividend Yield
-
Profitability & Returns
ROCE
-8.63%
ROE
-3.36%
ROA
1.65%
Profit Margin
-0.56%
Op Margin
2.93%
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
$790.28M
Current Assets
$465.38M
Working Capital
$186.16M
Ownership
Promoter Holding
10.50%
Chg in Prom Hold
-
FII / Inst Holding
90.43%
Chg in FII Hold
-
Financial Snapshot
Enterprise Value
$661.18M
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%
Growth (CAGR)
Revenue 5Y
2.49%
Profit 5Y
1.47%
Revenue (YoY)
11.30%
Earnings (YoY)
-67.70%
PROS
- Generates positive free cash flow.
- In a confirmed uptrend (50-DMA above 200-DMA).
CONS
No notable concerns flagged.
* The pros and cons are auto-generated from financial metrics.
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Technical Trend
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Fundamental Growth
No fundamental data available for this stock.
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Peer comparison
Peer companies in the same sector (Consumer Cyclical).
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BNED Barnes & Noble Education, Inc. R2K | 10.36 | - | $355.31M | - | -8.63% | -3.36% | 2.49% | 1.47% |
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Quarterly Results
Figures in USD.
| Metric | Oct 2016 | Jan 2017 | Apr 2017 | Jul 2017 | Oct 2017 | Jan 2018 | Apr 2018 | Jul 2018 | Oct 2018 | Jan 2019 | Apr 2019 | Jul 2019 | Oct 2019 | Jan 2020 | May 2020 | Aug 2020 | Oct 2020 | Jan 2021 | Jul 2021 | Oct 2021 | Jan 2022 | Apr 2022 | Jul 2022 | Oct 2022 | Jan 2023 | Apr 2023 | Jul 2023 | Oct 2023 | Jan 2024 | Apr 2024 | Jul 2024 | Oct 2024 | Jan 2025 | Apr 2025 | May 2025 | Jul 2025 | Aug 2025 | Oct 2025 | Nov 2025 | Jan 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 252.65M | 569.70M | 415.38M | - | 250.93M | - | 462.82M | 278.29M | - | 288.16M | 274.18M | 644.41M | 598.21M | 515.09M |
| Cost of Revenue | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 369.07M | 221.72M | - | 232.78M | - | 514.58M | - | 418.99M |
| Gross Profit | 171.95M | 116.25M | 123.03M | 65.20M | 216.70M | 147.00M | 128.33M | 66.61M | 210.76M | 132.95M | 117.40M | 71.66M | 186.95M | 118.53M | 65.41M | 30.86M | 115.28M | 70.61M | 53.00M | 138.65M | 79.03M | 72.15M | 56.01M | 138.14M | 97.01M | 58.28M | 48.20M | 140.70M | 100.60M | 55.41M | 45.00M | - | 93.75M | 56.58M | 70.58M | 55.38M | 55.38M | 129.84M | 129.84M | 96.10M |
| Operating Expenses | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 73.12M | 80.81M | - | 78.54M | - | 84.93M | - | 81.02M |
| Operating Income | 56.76M | 5.20M | - | -55.54M | 83.26M | -295.62M | - | -49.07M | 78.48M | 3.02M | - | -43.81M | 56.43M | -2.97M | - | -58.91M | 6.73M | -64.70M | -40.73M | 24.59M | -33.13M | - | -45.61M | 28.67M | -15.08M | - | -44.16M | 40.29M | 1.49M | - | -38.72M | - | 20.63M | -24.24M | - | -23.17M | -23.17M | 44.91M | 40.80M | 15.08M |
| EBITDA | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 26.74M | -23.04M | - | -14.89M | - | 47.52M | - | 22.05M |
| Interest Expense | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5.08M | -718.00K | - | 2.84M | - | 2.98M | - | 4.88M |
| Pretax Income | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 13.83M | -30.86M | - | -26.91M | - | 36.91M | - | 9.74M |
| Tax Provision | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | -4.11M | -7.67M | - | -8.64M | - | 11.91M | - | 3.08M |
| Net Income | 29.29M | 3.76M | 227.00K | -34.78M | 48.40M | -283.24M | 17.06M | -38.62M | 59.70M | 769.00K | -46.22M | -32.16M | 35.93M | -1.69M | -40.33M | -46.65M | 7.51M | -48.29M | -43.63M | 22.53M | -36.80M | -10.96M | -52.71M | 22.14M | -25.05M | -46.25M | -52.92M | 28.42M | -9.33M | -41.92M | -103.92M | - | 17.94M | -23.19M | -23.00M | -18.27M | -18.27M | 25.00M | 25.00M | 6.66M |
| Diluted EPS | 0.63 | 0.08 | 0.00 | -0.75 | 1.03 | -6.04 | 0.36 | -0.82 | 1.25 | 0.02 | -0.97 | -0.68 | 0.74 | -0.04 | -0.84 | -0.96 | 0.15 | -0.96 | -0.85 | 0.41 | -0.71 | -0.21 | -20.09 | 8.37 | -9.47 | -17.48 | -19.99 | 10.70 | -3.49 | -15.69 | -7.69 | 1.63 | 0.23 | - | -0.68 | -0.54 | -0.54 | 0.72 | 0.72 | 0.19 |
Profit & Loss (Annual)
Figures in USD.
| Metric | May 2014 | May 2015 | Apr 2016 | Apr 2017 | Apr 2018 | Apr 2019 | May 2020 | May 2021 | Apr 2022 | Apr 2023 | Apr 2024 | Apr 2025 | May 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.50B | 1.54B | 1.57B | 1.61B | 1.46B |
| Cost of Revenue | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.15B | 1.19B | 1.22B | 1.27B | - |
| Gross Profit | 436.76M | 443.57M | 454.70M | 459.06M | 557.23M | 527.73M | 442.55M | 230.34M | 342.83M | 349.44M | 344.91M | 337.80M | 337.80M |
| Operating Expenses | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 396.09M | 399.77M | 352.13M | 321.74M | - |
| Operating Income | 58.33M | 33.56M | 4.62M | 13.55M | -262.70M | -27.65M | -42.78M | -168.76M | -53.26M | -50.34M | -7.22M | 16.07M | 15.92M |
| EBITDA | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | -18.11M | -26.87M | -5.21M | -6.18M | - |
| Interest Expense | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10.10M | 20.07M | 28.39M | 17.45M | - |
| Pretax Income | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | -70.71M | -89.13M | -74.16M | -61.57M | - |
| Tax Provision | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | -9.15M | 1.01M | 858.00K | 4.26M | - |
| Net Income | 35.11M | 19.13M | 84.00K | 5.36M | -252.57M | -24.37M | -38.25M | -139.81M | -68.86M | -101.86M | -75.75M | -65.83M | -65.83M |
| Diluted EPS | 0.88 | 0.33 | 0.00 | 0.11 | -5.40 | -0.52 | -0.80 | -2.81 | -28.99 | -42.28 | -28.46 | -2.50 | -2.50 |
Compounded Sales Growth
| 5 Years: | 2.49% |
| 1 Year: | 11.30% |
Compounded Profit Growth
| 5 Years: | 1.47% |
| 1 Year: | -67.70% |
Stock Price Performance
| 1 Year: | -13.88% |
| 6 Months: | +13.60% |
| 3 Months: | +19.77% |
| 1 Month: | +6.26% |
Balance Sheet (Annual)
Figures in USD.
| Metric | Apr 2013 | May 2014 | May 2015 | Aug 2015 | Jan 2016 | Apr 2016 | Apr 2017 | Apr 2018 | Apr 2019 | May 2020 | May 2021 | Jul 2021 | Oct 2021 | Jan 2022 | Apr 2022 | Apr 2023 | Jul 2023 | Oct 2023 | Jan 2024 | Apr 2024 | Jul 2024 | Oct 2024 | Jan 2025 | Apr 2025 | May 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Assets | - | - | 1.09B | - | - | 1.07B | 1.30B | 1.04B | 946.18M | 1.16B | 1.03B | 1.24B | 1.25B | 1.27B | 1.07B | 980.78M | 1.04B | 1.14B | 1.16B | 909.95M | 973.19M | 1.03B | 1.09B | 790.28M | 790.28M |
| Current Assets | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 531.71M | 537.00M | - | - | - | 520.81M | - | - | - | 465.38M | - |
| Cash & Equivalents | 54.70M | 132.12M | 44.82M | - | 28.57M | 28.57M | 19.00M | 16.13M | 14.01M | 8.24M | 8.02M | - | - | - | 8.79M | 14.22M | 7.66M | 15.01M | 8.12M | 10.46M | 8.21M | 11.62M | 9.19M | 9.06M | 9.06M |
| Inventory | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 323.47M | 353.33M | - | - | - | 372.35M | - | - | - | 326.00M | - |
| Receivables | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 102.36M | 71.99M | - | - | - | 69.75M | - | - | - | 54.95M | - |
| Total Liabilities | - | - | 364.00M | - | - | 363.30M | 586.12M | 571.25M | 495.55M | 738.68M | 738.10M | - | - | - | 843.18M | 850.03M | 936.76M | 1.01B | 1.04B | 829.55M | 823.41M | 816.47M | 800.24M | 518.10M | 518.10M |
| Current Liabilities | - | - | 252.78M | - | - | 258.05M | 413.22M | 413.46M | 408.54M | 406.67M | 373.68M | - | - | - | 415.40M | 462.08M | 467.40M | 597.75M | 838.55M | 474.74M | 445.79M | 499.45M | 524.17M | 279.23M | 279.23M |
| Long Term Debt | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 185.70M | 182.15M | 277.66M | 233.87M | 30.19M | 196.34M | 221.92M | 177.55M | 141.20M | 103.10M | 103.10M |
| Total Debt | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 542.44M | 466.88M | - | - | - | 413.92M | - | - | - | 283.12M | - |
| Total Equity | - | 749.64M | 726.67M | 671.84M | - | 708.39M | 713.71M | 467.96M | 450.63M | 417.75M | 293.01M | 249.29M | 272.19M | 237.46M | 228.37M | 130.75M | 100.89M | 130.03M | 121.51M | 80.40M | 149.78M | 211.44M | 292.95M | 272.19M | 272.19M |
| Shares Outstanding | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2.49M | 2.53M | - | - | - | 2.56M | - | - | - | 34.08M | - |
Cash Flows (Annual)
Figures in USD.
| Metric | May 2014 | May 2015 | Apr 2016 | Apr 2017 | Apr 2018 | Apr 2019 | May 2020 | May 2021 | Apr 2022 | Apr 2023 | Apr 2024 | Apr 2025 | May 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating Cash Flow | - | - | - | - | 60.04M | 121.79M | -8.68M | 32.90M | 1.16M | 91.67M | -5.12M | -85.41M | -85.41M |
| Investing Cash Flow | - | - | - | - | -100.03M | -55.62M | -37.02M | -36.89M | -42.66M | -31.04M | 7.40M | -12.10M | -12.10M |
| Financing Cash Flow | - | - | - | - | 35.16M | -68.27M | 39.94M | 11.80M | 45.72M | -49.67M | -5.70M | 97.67M | 97.67M |
| 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 | -12.89M |
| Free Cash Flow | - | - | - | - | 17.23M | 75.37M | -44.87M | 5.33M | -32.45M | 66.58M | -19.19M | -98.31M | -98.31M |
| Net Change in Cash | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4.22M | 10.95M | -3.42M | 153.00K | - |
| Share Buybacks | 0 | 0 | 18.61M | 9.40M | 1.64M | 1.98M | 1.26M | 894.00K | 2.37M | 864.00K | 176.00K | - | 5.00K |
Ratios (Annual)
Figures in %.
| Metric | May 2014 | May 2015 | Apr 2016 | Apr 2017 | Apr 2018 | Apr 2019 | May 2020 | May 2021 | Apr 2022 | Apr 2023 | Apr 2024 | Apr 2025 | May 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Margin % | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 22.9% | 22.6% | 22.0% | 21.0% | 23.1% |
| Operating Margin % | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | -3.6% | -3.3% | -0.5% | 1.0% | 1.1% |
| Net Margin % | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | -4.6% | -6.6% | -4.8% | -4.1% | -4.5% |
| ROE % | 4.7% | 2.6% | 0.0% | 0.8% | -54.0% | -5.4% | -9.2% | -47.7% | -30.2% | -77.9% | -94.2% | -24.2% | -24.2% |
| ROCE % | - | 4.0% | 0.6% | 1.5% | -42.0% | -5.1% | -5.7% | -25.7% | -8.1% | -9.7% | -1.7% | 3.1% | 3.1% |
Shareholding Pattern
Insiders
10.50%
Institutions
90.43%
Public Float
101.04%
Top Institutional Holders
| # | Holder | % Held | Shares | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Immersion Corp | 32.68% | 11.21M | $116.12M |
| 2 | Kanen Wealth Management LLC | 9.98% | 3.42M | $35.47M |
| 3 | Windward Management LP | 4.96% | 1.70M | $17.61M |
| 4 | Blackrock Inc. | 3.17% | 1.09M | $11.27M |
| 5 | Morgan Stanley | 3.05% | 1.05M | $10.83M |
| 6 | Prescott Group Capital Management, L.L.C. | 2.57% | 881.80K | $9.14M |
| 7 | Vanguard Capital Management LLC | 2.52% | 864.88K | $8.96M |
| 8 | Goldman Sachs Group Inc | 1.55% | 530.37K | $5.49M |
| 9 | Geode Capital Management, LLC | 1.27% | 435.48K | $4.51M |
| 10 | 683 Capital Management LLC | 1.11% | 380.00K | $3.94M |
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