Barnes & Noble Education, Inc. (BNED) stock
BNEDNYSERetail-Miscellaneous Shopping Goods StoresFiscal year ends May 3
Financials through Q1 FY2027, quarter ended Aug 1, 2026Last filing: 10-Q on Sep 8, 2026Score 14/3012% below fair value
$12.80+0.10 (+0.79%)
Close on Nov 13, 2026Market cap $443.71MP/E 20.0Yield –
Barnes & Noble Education operating margin
Operating margin is operating income as a percentage of revenue.
Barnes & Noble Education's operating margin for the twelve months ending Aug 1, 2026 was 2.5%. For fiscal 2026 it was 2.1%, against 1.0% the year before. The highest annual figure on record is 3.3% in fiscal 2014.
Annual operating margin
| Period | Period end | Value | Change (pts) |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | May 2, 2026 | 2.1% | +1.1 |
| FY2025 | May 3, 2025 | 1.0% | +3.1 |
| FY2024 | Apr 27, 2024 | -2.2% | +2.1 |
| FY2023 | Apr 29, 2023 | -4.3% | −0.3 |
| FY2022 | Apr 30, 2022 | -4.1% | +7.9 |
| FY2021 | May 1, 2021 | -12.0% | −9.7 |
| FY2020 | May 2, 2020 | -2.3% | −1.0 |
| FY2019 | Apr 27, 2019 | -1.4% | +10.6 |
| FY2018 | Apr 28, 2018 | -11.9% | −12.6 |
| FY2017 | Apr 29, 2017 | 0.7% | +0.5 |
| FY2016 | Apr 30, 2016 | 0.3% | −1.6 |
| FY2015 | May 2, 2015 | 1.9% | −1.4 |
| FY2014 | May 3, 2014 | 3.3% | – |
Quarterly operating margin
Change is against the same quarter a year earlier.
Periods
| Period | Period end | Value | Change (pts) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 FY2027CQ2 2026 | Aug 1, 2026 | -5.9% | +2.1 |
| Q4 FY2026CQ1 2026 | May 2, 2026 | 1.6% | +5.7 |
| Q3 FY2026CQ4 2025 | Jan 31, 2026 | 2.8% | −1.2 |
| Q2 FY2026CQ3 2025 | Nov 1, 2025 | 6.3% | −1.5 |
| Q1 FY2026CQ2 2025 | Aug 2, 2025 | -8.0% | +6.7 |
| Q4 FY2025CQ1 2025 | May 3, 2025 | -4.1% | +9.3 |
| Q3 FY2025CQ4 2024 | Jan 25, 2025 | 4.1% | +3.8 |
| Q2 FY2025CQ3 2024 | Oct 26, 2024 | 7.8% | +1.2 |
| Q1 FY2025CQ2 2024 | Jul 27, 2024 | -14.7% | +2.0 |
| Q4 FY2024CQ1 2024 | Apr 27, 2024 | -13.3% | +0.9 |
| Q3 FY2024CQ4 2023 | Jan 27, 2024 | 0.3% | +3.8 |
| Q2 FY2024CQ3 2023 | Oct 28, 2023 | 6.6% | +1.9 |
| Q1 FY2024CQ2 2023 | Jul 29, 2023 | -16.7% | +1.2 |
| Q4 FY2023CQ1 2023 | Apr 29, 2023 | -14.2% | −9.7 |
| Q3 FY2023CQ4 2022 | Jan 28, 2023 | -3.4% | +5.0 |
| Q2 FY2023CQ3 2022 | Oct 29, 2022 | 4.7% | +0.7 |
| Q1 FY2023CQ2 2022 | Jul 30, 2022 | -17.9% | −0.4 |
| Q4 FY2022CQ1 2022 | Apr 30, 2022 | -4.5% | +22.0 |
| Q3 FY2022CQ4 2021 | Jan 29, 2022 | -8.4% | +7.3 |
| Q2 FY2022CQ3 2021 | Oct 30, 2021 | 4.0% | +2.8 |
| Q1 FY2022CQ2 2021 | Jul 31, 2021 | -17.5% | +11.4 |
| Q4 FY2021CQ1 2021 | May 1, 2021 | -26.5% | −6.1 |
| Q3 FY2021CQ4 2020 | Jan 30, 2021 | -15.7% | −15.1 |
| Q2 FY2021CQ3 2020 | Oct 31, 2020 | 1.1% | −6.2 |
| Q1 FY2021CQ2 2020 | Aug 1, 2020 | -28.9% | −15.2 |
| Q4 FY2020CQ1 2020 | May 2, 2020 | -20.4% | −2.4 |
| Q3 FY2020CQ4 2019 | Jan 25, 2020 | -0.6% | −1.1 |
| Q2 FY2020CQ3 2019 | Oct 26, 2019 | 7.3% | −2.3 |
| Q1 FY2020CQ2 2019 | Jul 27, 2019 | -13.7% | +0.8 |
| Q4 FY2019CQ1 2019 | Apr 27, 2019 | -18.0% | −19.4 |
| Q3 FY2019CQ4 2018 | Jan 26, 2019 | 0.6% | +49.5 |
| Q2 FY2019CQ3 2018 | Oct 27, 2018 | 9.6% | +0.2 |
| Q1 FY2019CQ2 2018 | Jul 28, 2018 | -14.5% | +1.1 |
| Q4 FY2018CQ1 2018 | Apr 28, 2018 | 1.5% | +0.2 |
| Q3 FY2018CQ4 2017 | Jan 27, 2018 | -49.0% | −50.0 |
| Q2 FY2018CQ3 2017 | Oct 28, 2017 | 9.4% | +2.0 |
| Q1 FY2018CQ2 2017 | Jul 29, 2017 | -15.6% | – |
| Q4 FY2017CQ1 2017 | Apr 29, 2017 | 1.3% | – |
| Q3 FY2017CQ4 2016 | Jan 28, 2017 | 1.0% | – |
| Q2 FY2017CQ3 2016 | Oct 29, 2016 | 7.4% | – |
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