Barnes & Noble Education (BNED) Asset Utilization Ratio (2015 - 2026)
Barnes & Noble Education's Asset Utilization Ratio came in at 2.16 for fiscal Q1 2027 (quarter ended Aug 1, 2026), up 15.3% from 1.88 a year earlier and up 18.0% from the prior quarter.
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Barnes & Noble Education (BNED) Asset Utilization Ratio (2015 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2026 (ended May 2, 2026), Barnes & Noble Education's Asset Utilization Ratio was 2.24, up 18.3% from FY2025.
- Asset Utilization Ratio has increased in each of the last five fiscal years.
- Going back by fiscal year, Asset Utilization Ratio was 1.89 in FY2025 (+14.3%), 1.66 in FY2024 (+10.2%), 1.50 in FY2023 (+5.7%) and 1.42 in FY2022 (+10.6%).
- The fiscal Q1 2027 figure represents the highest quarterly Asset Utilization Ratio in data going back to fiscal Q4 2015.
- Year-over-year, Asset Utilization Ratio has increased for 19 consecutive quarters, with growth averaging 9.9% over the last eight quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Asset Utilization Ratio over five years came in fiscal Q2 2024 (growth of 16.5%), and the weakest in fiscal Q2 2022 (a decline of 0.4%).
- Business Quant data shows BNED's Asset Utilization Ratio at 1.83 (Q4 2026), 1.58 (Q3 2026) and 1.67 (Q2 2026) in the three fiscal quarters before Q1 2027.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Asset Util. (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amazon Com | 2,817.55 Bn | 2,334.24 Bn | 104.83 Bn | 0.73 |
| 2 | Home Depot | 311.72 Bn | 304.96 Bn | 16.12 Bn | 1.56 |
| 3 | Tjx Companies | 162.27 Bn | 139.82 Bn | 5.07 Bn | 1.70 |
| 4 | Lowes Companies | 109.59 Bn | 102.55 Bn | 8.58 Bn | 1.63 |
| 5 | Ross Stores | 75.36 Bn | 58.28 Bn | 2.12 Bn | 1.55 |
| 6 | O Reilly Automotive | 73.34 Bn | 72.43 Bn | 2.52 Bn | 1.08 |
| 7 | Target | 69.83 Bn | 64.41 Bn | 8.94 Bn | 1.81 |
| 8 | Autozone | 51.64 Bn | 50.54 Bn | 2.52 Bn | 0.97 |
| 9 | Carvana | 43.37 Bn | 33.86 Bn | 1.38 Bn | 1.77 |
| 10 | Barnes & Noble Education | 456.51 Mn | 418.43 Mn | 57.05 Mn | 2.16 |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 1, 2026 | 2.16 |
| May 2, 2026 | 1.83 |
| Jan 31, 2026 | 1.58 |
| Nov 1, 2025 | 1.67 |
| Aug 2, 2025 | 1.88 |
| May 3, 2025 | 1.71 |
| Jan 25, 2025 | 1.47 |
| Oct 26, 2024 | 1.56 |
| Jul 27, 2024 | 1.66 |
| Apr 27, 2024 | 1.51 |
| Jan 27, 2024 | 1.37 |
| Oct 28, 2023 | 1.43 |
| Jul 29, 2023 | 1.54 |
| Apr 29, 2023 | 1.37 |
| Jan 28, 2023 | 1.23 |
| Oct 29, 2022 | 1.23 |
| Jul 30, 2022 | 1.32 |
| Apr 30, 2022 | 1.28 |
| Jan 29, 2022 | 1.14 |
| Oct 30, 2021 | 1.17 |
API Access
Barnes & Noble Education Asset Utilization Ratio API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=asset-utilization-ratio&ticker=BNED&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "asset-utilization-ratio", "ticker": "BNED", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=asset-utilization-ratio&ticker=BNED&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();