Barnes & Noble Education (BNED) Debt Ratio (2016 - 2026)
Barnes & Noble Education (BNED) posted Debt Ratio of 0.15 for Q3 2026, up 52.0% quarter-over-quarter from 0.1 in Q2 2026, and up 95.33% YoY from 0.07 in Q3 2025.
Analysis
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 0.15 in Q3 2026.
- For the quarter ending Q3 2026, Debt Ratio rose 95.33% year-over-year to 0.15; the trailing twelve-month figure through Aug 2026 stood at 0.15 (up 95.33% YoY), and the FY2026 full-year result was 0.1, down 26.45% from the prior year.
- Debt Ratio was 0.15 for Q3 2026 at Barnes & Noble Education, up from 0.1 in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Debt Ratio ranged from a high of 0.41 in Q1 2024 to a low of 0.07 in Q3 2025.
- A 5-year average of 0.19 and a median of 0.19 in 2023 frame the typical range for Debt Ratio.
- Across the five-year window, Debt Ratio sank 68.63% in 2025 and soared 95.33% in 2026, its largest moves.
- Barnes & Noble Education's Debt Ratio stood at 0.2 in 2022, then rose by 1.54% to 0.21 in 2023, then retreated by 15.88% to 0.17 in 2024, then plunged by 33.31% to 0.12 in 2025, then climbed by 26.61% to 0.15 in 2026.
- Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Debt Ratio figures were 0.15 in Q3 2026, 0.1 in Q2 2026, and 0.12 in Q1 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Debt Ratio (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ulta Beauty | 23.01 Bn | 22.80 Bn | 1.19 Bn | 0.10 |
| 2 | Best Buy | 18.63 Bn | 16.37 Bn | 2.34 Bn | 0.07 |
| 3 | Dick'S Sporting Goods | 11.84 Bn | 10.93 Bn | 1.94 Bn | 0.10 |
| 4 | Signet Jewelers | 3.91 Bn | 3.31 Bn | 556.50 Mn | - |
| 5 | Academy Sports & Outdoors | 3.50 Bn | 3.16 Bn | 479.35 Mn | 0.09 |
| 6 | National Vision Holdings | 1.36 Bn | 1.32 Bn | 290.43 Mn | 0.12 |
| 7 | Gold.com | 1.26 Bn | 677.41 Mn | 176.58 Mn | 0.03 |
| 8 | Winmark | 1.11 Bn | 1.08 Bn | 21.15 Mn | 0.69 |
| 9 | GameStop | 1.04 Bn | -7.33 Bn | 340.30 Mn | 0.38 |
| 10 | Barnes & Noble Education | 377.78 Mn | 369.97 Mn | 57.05 Mn | 0.15 |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 1, 2026 | 0.15 |
| 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 | 0.41 |
| 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 | 0.24 |
| Apr 30, 2022 | 0.25 |
| Jan 29, 2022 | 0.16 |
| Oct 30, 2021 | 0.15 |