Barnes & Noble Education (BNED) Asset Utilization Ratio (2015 - 2026)
Barnes & Noble Education's (BNED) quarterly Asset Utilization Ratio came in at 1.72 in Q2 2026, up 6.2% YoY from 1.62 in Q2 2025, and up 12.97% on a QoQ basis from 1.52 in Q1 2026.
Barnes & Noble Education (BNED) Asset Utilization Ratio (2015 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Barnes & Noble Education (BNED) has 12 years of Asset Utilization Ratio data on file, last reported at 1.72 in Q2 2026.
- Quarterly Asset Utilization Ratio rose 6.2% year-over-year to 1.72 in Q2 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through May 2026 was 1.72 (up 6.2% YoY) and the FY2026 annual result came in at 2.04, up 18.79% from the prior year.
- Asset Utilization Ratio grew to 1.72 in Q2 2026, from 1.52 in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Asset Utilization Ratio ranged from a high of 1.76 in Q3 2025 to a low of 1.14 in Q1 2022.
- A 5-year average of 1.44 and a median of 1.41 in 2024 frame the typical range for Asset Utilization Ratio.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Asset Utilization Ratio rose 0.68% — and 2023, when it increased 16.45%.
- Tracing BNED's Asset Utilization Ratio over 5 years: stood at 1.23 in 2022, then rose by 13.43% to 1.39 in 2023, then advanced by 5.94% to 1.47 in 2024, then climbed by 6.05% to 1.56 in 2025, then grew by 10.01% to 1.72 in 2026.
- The last three Asset Utilization Ratio figures came in at 1.72 (Q2 2026), 1.52 (Q1 2026), and 1.56 (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
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| 10 | Barnes & Noble Education | 410.25 Mn | 401.83 Mn | 84.86 Mn | 1.83 |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| May 2, 2026 | 1.72 |
| Jan 31, 2026 | 1.52 |
| Nov 1, 2025 | 1.56 |
| Aug 2, 2025 | 1.76 |
| May 3, 2025 | 1.62 |
| Jan 25, 2025 | 1.39 |
| Oct 26, 2024 | 1.47 |
| Jul 27, 2024 | 1.58 |
| Apr 27, 2024 | 1.43 |
| Jan 27, 2024 | 1.30 |
| Oct 28, 2023 | 1.39 |
| 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 |
| Jul 31, 2021 | 1.26 |