Barnes & Noble Education (BNED) Change in Inventory (2014 - 2026)

Barnes & Noble Education (BNED) posted Change in Inventory of -$31.1 million for Q2 2026, down 10390.73% on a QoQ basis from $302000.0 in Q1 2026, and down 13.99% year-over-year from -$36.1 million in Q2 2025.

Barnes & Noble Education (BNED) Change in Inventory (2014 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Barnes & Noble Education's Change in Inventory history runs 13 years deep, the most recent figure standing at -$31.1 million for Q2 2026.

  • Quarterly Change in Inventory fell 13.99% year-over-year to -$31.1 million in Q2 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through May 2026 was -$1.2 million (up 97.27% YoY) and the FY2026 annual result came in at -$1.2 million, up 97.27% from the prior year.
  • Change in Inventory was -$31.1 million for Q2 2026 at Barnes & Noble Education, down from $302000.0 in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Change in Inventory topped out at $169.7 million in Q3 2022 and bottomed at -$144.2 million in Q2 2023.
  • A 5-year average of -$8.7 million and a median of -$9.8 million in 2023 frame the typical range for Change in Inventory.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Change in Inventory surged 753.71% — and 2025, when it slumped 1193.58%.
  • Barnes & Noble Education's Change in Inventory stood at -$92.0 million in 2022, then surged by 78.37% to -$19.9 million in 2023, then plunged by 301.16% to -$79.8 million in 2024, then gained by 10.48% to -$71.4 million in 2025, then soared by 56.5% to -$31.1 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows BNED's Change in Inventory at -$31.1 million in Q2 2026, $302000.0 in Q1 2026, and -$71.4 million in Q4 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Change in Inventory (Qtr)
1 Caseys General Stores 32.31 Bn 31.79 Bn 1.08 Bn 115.02 Mn
2 NaaS Technology 31.73 Bn 31.73 Bn - -
3 Williams Sonoma 28.06 Bn 27.04 Bn 1.10 Bn -70.19 Mn
4 Ulta Beauty 22.96 Bn 22.46 Bn 1.48 Bn -566.88 Mn
5 Best Buy 18.17 Bn 16.42 Bn 2.10 Bn 367.00 Mn
6 Dick'S Sporting Goods 16.45 Bn 15.10 Bn 1.77 Bn -752.33 Mn
7 Tractor Supply 15.91 Bn 15.69 Bn 1.30 Bn 499.52 Mn
8 MINISO Group Holding 15.82 Bn 14.75 Bn 414.86 Mn -
9 Five Below 11.79 Bn 10.86 Bn 696.98 Mn -265.65 Mn
10 Barnes & Noble Education 421.92 Mn 413.50 Mn 84.86 Mn -31.08 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
May 2, 2026 -31.08 Mn
May 2, 2026 -31.08 Mn
Jan 31, 2026 302,000.00
Jan 31, 2026 302,000.00
Nov 1, 2025 -71.44 Mn
Nov 1, 2025 -71.44 Mn
Aug 2, 2025 101.00 Mn
Aug 2, 2025 101.00 Mn
May 3, 2025 -27.26 Mn
May 3, 2025 -27.26 Mn
Jan 25, 2025 11.36 Mn
Jan 25, 2025 11.36 Mn
Oct 26, 2024 -79.80 Mn
Oct 26, 2024 -79.80 Mn
Jul 27, 2024 51.24 Mn
Jul 27, 2024 51.24 Mn
Apr 27, 2024 2.49 Mn
Apr 27, 2024 2.49 Mn
Jan 27, 2024 -22.75 Mn
Jan 27, 2024 -22.75 Mn