Barnes & Noble Education (BNED) Debt Ratio (2016 - 2026)
Barnes & Noble Education's (BNED) quarterly Debt Ratio came in at 0.1 in Q2 2026, down 26.45% YoY from 0.13 in Q2 2025, and down 21.63% on a QoQ basis from 0.12 in Q1 2026.
Barnes & Noble Education (BNED) Debt Ratio (2016 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Barnes & Noble Education (BNED) has 11 years of Debt Ratio data on file, last reported at 0.1 in Q2 2026.
- Quarterly Debt Ratio fell 26.45% year-over-year to 0.1 in Q2 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through May 2026 was 0.1 (down 26.45% YoY) and the FY2026 annual result came in at 0.1, down 26.45% from the prior year.
- Debt Ratio slipped to 0.1 in Q2 2026, from 0.12 in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Debt Ratio ranged from a high of 0.27 in Q3 2023 to a low of 0.1 in Q2 2026.
- A 5-year average of 0.18 and a median of 0.19 in 2022 frame the typical range for Debt Ratio.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Debt Ratio soared 40.25% — and 2025, when it plunged 40.98%.
- Tracing BNED's Debt Ratio over 5 years: stood at 0.2 in 2022, then gained by 1.54% to 0.21 in 2023, then decreased by 15.88% to 0.17 in 2024, then tumbled by 33.31% to 0.12 in 2025, then dropped by 16.7% to 0.1 in 2026.
- The last three Debt Ratio figures came in at 0.1 (Q2 2026), 0.12 (Q1 2026), and 0.12 (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
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| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Debt Ratio (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Caseys General Stores | 30.69 Bn | 30.16 Bn | 1.08 Bn | 0.27 |
| 2 | Williams Sonoma | 28.85 Bn | 27.83 Bn | 1.10 Bn | - |
| 3 | Ulta Beauty | 23.16 Bn | 22.94 Bn | 1.27 Bn | 0.02 |
| 4 | Best Buy | 18.41 Bn | 16.67 Bn | 2.10 Bn | 0.08 |
| 5 | Tractor Supply | 18.32 Bn | 18.09 Bn | 1.68 Bn | 0.18 |
| 6 | Dick'S Sporting Goods | 16.04 Bn | 15.05 Bn | 1.68 Bn | 0.11 |
| 7 | Five Below | 13.56 Bn | 12.45 Bn | 478.64 Mn | - |
| 8 | Murphy USA | 10.36 Bn | 10.19 Bn | 746.50 Mn | 0.43 |
| 9 | Bath & Body Works | 4.03 Bn | 3.08 Bn | 1.24 Bn | 0.82 |
| 10 | Barnes & Noble Education | 410.93 Mn | 402.52 Mn | 84.86 Mn | 0.10 |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| May 2, 2026 | 0.10 |
| Jan 31, 2026 | 0.12 |
| Nov 1, 2025 | 0.12 |
| Aug 2, 2025 | 0.18 |
| May 3, 2025 | 0.13 |
| Jan 25, 2025 | 0.13 |
| Oct 26, 2024 | 0.17 |
| Jul 27, 2024 | 0.23 |
| Apr 27, 2024 | 0.22 |
| Jan 27, 2024 | 0.22 |
| Oct 28, 2023 | 0.21 |
| Jul 29, 2023 | 0.27 |
| Apr 29, 2023 | 0.19 |
| Jan 28, 2023 | 0.22 |
| Oct 29, 2022 | 0.20 |
| Jul 30, 2022 | 0.21 |
| Apr 30, 2022 | 0.21 |
| Jan 29, 2022 | 0.16 |
| Oct 30, 2021 | 0.15 |
| Jul 31, 2021 | 0.16 |