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

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DateValue
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