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 statistics
95 measures from SEC filings and the closing price. Hover a name for the formula; the last column is the median of companies in the same industry group.
Important dates
- Next earnings
- Dec 22, 2026 (estimated, before the open)
- Last ex-dividend date
- Oct 14, 2026
- Fundamentals through
- Aug 1, 2026
- Share price as of
- Nov 13, 2026
Valuation ratiosIndustry
- P/TBV Ratio
- 1.98
- 2.77
- P/OCF Ratio
- 6.85
- 10.43
Enterprise valuationIndustry
- EV / Sales
- 0.25
- 0.56
- EV / EBIT
- 10.27
- 12.99
- EV / FCF
- 8.93
- 15.90
Share statisticsIndustry
- Shares Change (YoY)
- 10.5%
- 1.85%
- Shares Change (QoQ)
- 0.74%
- 0.08%
- Float
- 9M
- 36M
- Shares Held by Insiders
- 72.8%
- 8.38%
- Shares Held by Institutions
- 76.6%
- 43.9%
Short sellingIndustry
- Short Interest
- 1M
- –
- Short Interest Change
- -21.4%
- -1.30%
- Short % of Float
- 14.9%
- 7.22%
- Short % of Shares Outstanding
- 4.05%
- 5.07%
- Days to Cover
- 6.19
- 4.89
Stock price statisticsIndustry
- 52-Week High
- $14.75
- –
- 52-Week Low
- $5.90
- –
- 20-Day Moving Average
- $13.07
- –
- 50-Day Moving Average
- $12.17
- –
- 200-Day Moving Average
- $10.92
- –
- Average True Range (14)
- $0.50
- –
- Price Change (1 Week)
- 1.75%
- 0.32%
- Price Change (1 Month)
- -2.66%
- -1.36%
- Price Change (3 Months)
- 7.83%
- -8.90%
- Price Change (6 Months)
- 42.7%
- -10.6%
- Price Change (YTD)
- 39.3%
- -22.1%
- Price Change (1 Year)
- 64.7%
- -13.6%
- Price Change (3 Years)
- -90.2%
- -4.16%
- Price Change (5 Years)
- -98.8%
- -70.7%
- Price Change (10 Years)
- -98.8%
- 23.3%
- Average Volume (10 Days)
- 142,574
- –
- Average Volume (20 Days)
- 185,211
- –
- Average Volume (90 Days)
- 251,746
- –
- Relative Volume
- 0.63
- 0.75
- Relative Strength Index (14)
- 51.0
- 50.0
- Volatility (1 Year)
- 66.3%
- 64.5%
- Beta (5 Years)
- 1.51
- 1.09
MarginsIndustry
- Pretax Margin
- 1.61%
- -0.43%
- EBITDA Margin
- 4.32%
- 1.22%
- FCF Margin
- 2.84%
- 1.47%
Returns on capitalIndustry
- Return on Equity (ROE)
- 8.31%
- -4.22%
- Return on Assets (ROA)
- 2.47%
- -1.49%
- Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)
- 13.2%
- -1.77%
- Return on Capital Employed (ROCE)
- 8.67%
- 2.78%
Financial positionIndustry
- Current Ratio
- 1.66
- 1.16
- Quick Ratio
- 0.52
- 0.44
GrowthIndustry
- Revenue Growth (YoY)
- 5.03%
- 6.73%
- Net Income Growth (YoY)
- 12.1%
- 30.3%
- EPS Growth (YoY)
- -36.0%
- 12.2%
- Revenue Growth (3Y CAGR)
- 3.58%
- -1.38%
- Revenue Growth (5Y CAGR)
- 4.04%
- 4.80%
EfficiencyIndustry
- Asset Turnover
- 1.91
- 1.46
- Inventory Turnover
- 3.52
- 5.87
- Revenue Per Employee
- $264.19K
- $404.74K
- Profits Per Employee
- $3.42K
- -$2.22K
- Employee Count
- 6,500
- 445
- WACC
- 12.7%
- 9.40%
Income statement (TTM)Industry
- Pretax Income
- $27.61M
- -$578.22K
Balance sheetIndustry
- Net Cash (Debt)
- $7.81M
- $10.47K
- Net Cash Per Share
- $0.23
- $0.00
- Equity (Book Value)
- $278.37M
- $21.07M
- Book Value Per Share
- $8.03
- $0.78
- Tangible Book Value
- $224.64M
- $1.97M
- Working Capital
- $236.77M
- $2.15M
Cash flow (TTM)Industry
- Capital Expenditures
- -$15.99M
- -$13.63M
- FCF Per Share
- $1.41
- $0.12
Dividends and yieldsIndustry
- Earnings Yield
- 5.01%
- 2.70%
- FCF Yield
- 11.0%
- 2.87%
Taxes and interestIndustry
- Income Tax
- $5.38M
- $1.14M
- Effective Tax Rate
- 19.5%
- 22.2%
Scores and fair valueIndustry
- Graham Number
- $10.75
- $20.77
- Graham Upside
- -16.0%
- -24.1%
- Altman Z-Score
- 1.83
- 2.09
- Piotroski F-Score
- 8
- 5
- Beneish M-Score
- -2.62
- -2.70
Total return vs. the S&P 500
Price change plus reinvested dividends, to the close on Nov 13, 2026. The S&P 500 is measured by the SPY fund.
| Period | BNED | S&P 500 | Difference | BNED per year | S&P 500 per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 month | +4.9% | -3.0% | +8.0 pts | ||
| 3 months | +5.3% | -2.8% | +8.0 pts | ||
| Year to date | +41.1% | +11.5% | +29.6 pts | ||
| 1 year | +75.9% | +13.5% | +62.5 pts | ||
| 3 years | -88.9% | +77.7% | −166.6 pts | -52.0% | +21.1% |
| 5 years | -98.8% | +72.6% | −171.4 pts | -58.4% | +11.5% |
| 10 years | -98.8% | +308.2% | −406.9 pts | -35.5% | +15.1% |
Short interest
Shares sold short and not yet covered, reported by brokers to FINRA twice a month. Latest settlement date Oct 30, 2026.
1M BNED shares were sold short on Oct 30, 2026, down 21.4% from the previous report, or 14.92% of the shares available to trade. At recent volumes it would take 6.2 days to buy them back. Over the last 20 sessions, 60.5% of the volume reported to FINRA was short selling.
| Settlement date | Shares short | Change | Avg. daily volume | Days to cover |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 30, 2026 | 1,404,519 | -21.4% | 227,067 | 6.2 |
| Oct 15, 2026 | 1,785,993 | -5.3% | 236,026 | 7.6 |
| Sep 30, 2026 | 1,885,210 | +17.9% | 202,085 | 9.3 |
| Sep 15, 2026 | 1,598,649 | +9.2% | 363,736 | 4.4 |
| Aug 31, 2026 | 1,464,351 | +16.8% | 245,797 | 6.0 |
| Aug 14, 2026 | 1,253,351 | -21.7% | 168,600 | 7.4 |
| Jul 31, 2026 | 1,601,173 | +1.3% | 290,501 | 5.5 |
| Jul 15, 2026 | 1,580,841 | -1.8% | 488,700 | 3.2 |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 1,610,556 | -20.4% | 454,021 | 3.5 |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2,023,909 | -12.9% | 343,275 | 5.9 |
| May 29, 2026 | 2,324,674 | +11.3% | 264,774 | 8.8 |
| May 15, 2026 | 2,087,932 | -8.4% | 268,479 | 7.8 |
Ratios use trailing-twelve-month results and the latest balance sheet. How we calculate.
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