Barnes & Noble Education (BNED) Capital Expenditures (2014 - 2026)
Barnes & Noble Education (BNED) posted Capital Expenditures of $3.53 million for fiscal Q1 2027 (quarter ended Aug 1, 2026), down 5.5% from $3.74 million a year earlier and down 20.1% from the prior quarter.
Barnes & Noble Education (BNED) Capital Expenditures (2014 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Aug 1, 2026, Capital Expenditures at Barnes & Noble Education was $15.99 million, up 26.2% year-over-year; for FY2026 (ended May 2, 2026), it was $16.2 million, up 25.6% from FY2025.
- Annual Capital Expenditures shows a five-year compound annual growth rate of -10.1% (FY2021 to FY2026).
- In prior fiscal years, Barnes & Noble Education's Capital Expenditures was $12.89 million in FY2025 (-8.4%), $14.07 million in FY2024 (-43.9%), $25.09 million in FY2023 (-25.3%) and $33.61 million in FY2022 (+21.9%).
- The fiscal Q1 2027 figure stands as the lowest quarterly Capital Expenditures since fiscal Q4 2025.
- On a year-over-year basis, Capital Expenditures increased in four of the last eight quarters, with growth averaging 10.9%.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Capital Expenditures in the past five years was fiscal Q4 2026, with growth of 42.2%; the weakest was fiscal Q4 2022, with a decline of 87.0%.
- According to Business Quant data, Capital Expenditures for the three prior fiscal quarters was $4.42 million (Q4 2026), $3.73 million (Q3 2026) and $4.32 million (Q2 2026).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Capex (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amazon Com | 2,826.65 Bn | 2,343.34 Bn | 104.83 Bn | 54.21 Bn |
| 2 | Home Depot | 307.75 Bn | 300.99 Bn | 16.12 Bn | 880.00 Mn |
| 3 | Tjx Companies | 162.60 Bn | 140.14 Bn | 5.07 Bn | 497.00 Mn |
| 4 | Lowes Companies | 109.37 Bn | 102.33 Bn | 8.58 Bn | 542.00 Mn |
| 5 | Ross Stores | 75.83 Bn | 58.75 Bn | 2.12 Bn | 251.26 Mn |
| 6 | O Reilly Automotive | 73.47 Bn | 72.55 Bn | 2.52 Bn | 307.60 Mn |
| 7 | Target | 69.62 Bn | 64.21 Bn | 8.94 Bn | 1.37 Bn |
| 8 | Autozone | 51.01 Bn | 49.91 Bn | 2.52 Bn | 345.51 Mn |
| 9 | Carvana | 42.20 Bn | 32.69 Bn | 1.38 Bn | 51.00 Mn |
| 10 | Barnes & Noble Education | 443.39 Mn | 405.31 Mn | 57.05 Mn | 3.53 Mn |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 1, 2026 | 3.53 Mn |
| May 2, 2026 | 4.42 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2026 | 3.73 Mn |
| Nov 1, 2025 | 4.32 Mn |
| Aug 2, 2025 | 3.74 Mn |
| May 3, 2025 | 3.10 Mn |
| Jan 25, 2025 | 2.77 Mn |
| Oct 26, 2024 | 3.06 Mn |
| Jul 27, 2024 | 3.96 Mn |
| Apr 27, 2024 | 2.61 Mn |
| Jan 27, 2024 | 3.26 Mn |
| Oct 28, 2023 | 3.98 Mn |
| Jul 29, 2023 | 4.22 Mn |
| Apr 29, 2023 | 3.39 Mn |
| Jan 28, 2023 | 4.88 Mn |
| Oct 29, 2022 | 9.29 Mn |
| Jul 30, 2022 | 7.53 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2022 | 214,000.00 |
| Jan 29, 2022 | 12.13 Mn |
| Oct 30, 2021 | 9.89 Mn |
Barnes & Noble Education Capital Expenditures 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=capital-expenditures&ticker=BNED&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "capital-expenditures", "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=capital-expenditures&ticker=BNED&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();