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

Barnes & Noble Education (BNED) posted Cost of Revenue of $182.2 million for Q2 2026, down 56.5% on a QoQ basis from $419.0 million in Q1 2026, and down 13.71% year-over-year from $211.2 million in Q2 2025.

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

Barnes & Noble Education's Cost of Revenue history runs 13 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $182.2 million for 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 was $182.2 million for Q2 2026 at Barnes & Noble Education, down from $419.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Cost of Revenue topped out at $514.6 million in Q4 2025 and bottomed at $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 grew 17.01% — and 2026, when it decreased 13.71%.
  • Barnes & Noble Education's Cost of Revenue stood at $470.5 million in 2022, then slipped by 0.17% to $469.7 million in 2023, then rose by 0.84% to $473.6 million in 2024, then rose by 8.64% to $514.6 million in 2025, then slumped by 64.58% to $182.2 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows BNED's Cost of Revenue at $182.2 million in Q2 2026, $419.0 million in Q1 2026, and $514.6 million in Q4 2025.

Peer Comparison

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7 MINISO Group Holding 16.05 Bn 14.98 Bn 414.86 Mn 479.46 Mn
8 Tractor Supply 15.89 Bn 15.66 Bn 1.30 Bn 2.29 Bn
9 Five Below 12.09 Bn 11.16 Bn 696.98 Mn 1.03 Bn
10 Barnes & Noble Education 424.32 Mn 415.90 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