Barnes & Noble Education BNED
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Barnes & Noble Education (BNED) Cost of Revenue (2014 - 2026)

Barnes & Noble Education's (BNED) quarterly Cost of Revenue came in at $182.2 million in Q2 2026, down 13.71% YoY from $211.2 million in Q2 2025, and down 56.5% on a QoQ basis from $419.0 million in Q1 2026.

Barnes & Noble Education (BNED) Cost of Revenue (2014 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Barnes & Noble Education (BNED) has 13 years of Cost of Revenue data on file, last reported at $182.2 million in Q2 2026.

  • Quarterly Cost of Revenue fell 13.71% year-over-year to $182.2 million in Q2 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through May 2026 was $1.3 billion (up 5.99% YoY) and the FY2026 annual result came in at $1.3 billion, up 5.99% from the prior year.
  • Cost of Revenue fell to $182.2 million in Q2 2026, from $419.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Cost of Revenue ranged from a high of $514.6 million in Q4 2025 to a low of $174.9 million in Q2 2022.
  • A 5-year average of $307.1 million and a median of $274.3 million in 2022 frame the typical range for Cost of Revenue.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2025 — Cost of Revenue gained 17.01% — and 2026, when it declined 13.71%.
  • Tracing BNED's Cost of Revenue over 5 years: stood at $470.5 million in 2022, then retreated by 0.17% to $469.7 million in 2023, then grew by 0.84% to $473.6 million in 2024, then grew by 8.64% to $514.6 million in 2025, then plunged by 64.58% to $182.2 million in 2026.
  • The last three Cost of Revenue figures came in at $182.2 million (Q2 2026), $419.0 million (Q1 2026), and $514.6 million (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

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4 Tractor Supply 18.25 Bn 18.02 Bn 1.68 Bn 2.86 Bn
5 Best Buy 18.12 Bn 16.37 Bn 2.10 Bn 6.83 Bn
6 Dick'S Sporting Goods 16.18 Bn 15.18 Bn 1.68 Bn 3.48 Bn
7 Five Below 13.82 Bn 12.71 Bn 478.64 Mn 806.96 Mn
8 Murphy USA 10.46 Bn 10.28 Bn 746.50 Mn 6.06 Bn
9 Bath & Body Works 4.03 Bn 3.08 Bn 1.24 Bn 1.48 Bn
10 Barnes & Noble Education 412.31 Mn 403.89 Mn 84.86 Mn 182.25 Mn

Historic Data

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May 2, 2026 182.25 Mn
May 2, 2026 182.25 Mn
Jan 31, 2026 418.99 Mn
Jan 31, 2026 418.99 Mn
Nov 1, 2025 514.58 Mn
Nov 1, 2025 514.58 Mn
Aug 2, 2025 232.78 Mn
Aug 2, 2025 232.78 Mn
May 3, 2025 211.21 Mn
May 3, 2025 211.21 Mn
Jan 25, 2025 369.08 Mn
Jan 25, 2025 369.08 Mn
Oct 26, 2024 473.65 Mn
Oct 26, 2024 473.65 Mn
Jul 27, 2024 218.44 Mn
Jul 27, 2024 218.44 Mn
Apr 27, 2024 180.51 Mn
Apr 27, 2024 180.51 Mn
Jan 27, 2024 356.07 Mn
Jan 27, 2024 356.07 Mn