Barnes & Noble Education (BNED) Debt Ratio (2016 - 2026)
Barnes & Noble Education (BNED) posted Debt Ratio of 0.1 for Q2 2026, down 21.63% on a QoQ basis from 0.12 in Q1 2026, and down 26.45% year-over-year from 0.13 in Q2 2025.
Barnes & Noble Education (BNED) Debt Ratio (2016 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Barnes & Noble Education's Debt Ratio history runs 11 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 0.1 for 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 was 0.1 for Q2 2026 at Barnes & Noble Education, down from 0.12 in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Debt Ratio topped out at 0.27 in Q3 2023 and bottomed at 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 tumbled 40.98%.
- Barnes & Noble Education's Debt Ratio stood at 0.2 in 2022, then climbed by 1.54% to 0.21 in 2023, then dropped by 15.88% to 0.17 in 2024, then sank by 33.31% to 0.12 in 2025, then fell by 16.7% to 0.1 in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows BNED's Debt Ratio at 0.1 in Q2 2026, 0.12 in Q1 2026, and 0.12 in Q4 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Debt Ratio (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Caseys General Stores | 32.35 Bn | 31.83 Bn | 1.08 Bn | 0.27 |
| 2 | NaaS Technology | 30.76 Bn | 30.76 Bn | - | 1.86 |
| 3 | Williams Sonoma | 28.07 Bn | 27.05 Bn | 1.10 Bn | - |
| 4 | Ulta Beauty | 22.98 Bn | 22.49 Bn | 1.48 Bn | 0.01 |
| 5 | Best Buy | 18.17 Bn | 16.42 Bn | 2.10 Bn | 0.08 |
| 6 | Dick'S Sporting Goods | 16.47 Bn | 15.12 Bn | 1.77 Bn | 0.11 |
| 7 | Tractor Supply | 15.98 Bn | 15.76 Bn | 1.30 Bn | 0.18 |
| 8 | MINISO Group Holding | 15.79 Bn | 14.72 Bn | 414.86 Mn | 0.25 |
| 9 | Five Below | 11.82 Bn | 10.89 Bn | 696.98 Mn | - |
| 10 | Barnes & Noble Education | 420.89 Mn | 412.47 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 |