Barnes & Noble Education BNED
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As of: Sep 10, 2026 · 3:59 PM EDT

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

Historic Data

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DateValue
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