Barnes & Noble Education (BNED) EBIT (2014 - 2026)

Barnes & Noble Education (BNED) posted EBIT of $4.3 million for Q2 2026, down 70.68% on a QoQ basis from $14.6 million in Q1 2026, and up 137.53% year-over-year from $1.8 million in Q2 2025.

Barnes & Noble Education (BNED) EBIT (2014 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Barnes & Noble Education's EBIT history runs 13 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $4.3 million for Q2 2026.

  • Quarterly EBIT rose 137.53% year-over-year to $4.3 million in Q2 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through May 2026 was $36.5 million (up 129.45% YoY) and the FY2026 annual result came in at $36.5 million, up 129.45% from the prior year.
  • EBIT was $4.3 million for Q2 2026 at Barnes & Noble Education, down from $14.6 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, EBIT topped out at $47.1 million in Q4 2024 and bottomed at -$45.6 million in Q3 2022.
  • A 5-year average of -$5.1 million and a median of -$11.4 million in 2022 frame the typical range for EBIT.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — EBIT sank 203.8% — and 2025, when it jumped 1173.01%.
  • Barnes & Noble Education's EBIT stood at $28.7 million in 2022, then surged by 40.51% to $40.3 million in 2023, then grew by 17.02% to $47.1 million in 2024, then retreated by 13.47% to $40.8 million in 2025, then tumbled by 89.49% to $4.3 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows BNED's EBIT at $4.3 million in Q2 2026, $14.6 million in Q1 2026, and $40.8 million in Q4 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) EBIT (Qtr)
1 Caseys General Stores 32.43 Bn 31.91 Bn 1.08 Bn 350.33 Mn
2 NaaS Technology 31.54 Bn 31.54 Bn - -
3 Williams Sonoma 28.17 Bn 27.15 Bn 1.10 Bn 477.81 Mn
4 Ulta Beauty 23.05 Bn 22.56 Bn 1.48 Bn 476.94 Mn
5 Best Buy 18.23 Bn 16.48 Bn 2.10 Bn 370.00 Mn
6 Dick'S Sporting Goods 16.52 Bn 15.17 Bn 1.77 Bn 184.51 Mn
7 MINISO Group Holding 15.94 Bn 14.87 Bn 414.86 Mn 130.22 Mn
8 Tractor Supply 15.92 Bn 15.70 Bn 1.30 Bn 233.43 Mn
9 Five Below 12.14 Bn 11.21 Bn 696.98 Mn 310.88 Mn
10 Barnes & Noble Education 427.27 Mn 418.85 Mn 84.86 Mn 4.29 Mn

Historic Data

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May 2, 2026 4.29 Mn
Jan 31, 2026 14.62 Mn
Nov 1, 2025 40.80 Mn
Aug 2, 2025 -23.17 Mn
May 3, 2025 -11.42 Mn
Jan 25, 2025 18.92 Mn
Oct 26, 2024 47.15 Mn
Jul 27, 2024 -38.72 Mn
Apr 27, 2024 -31.41 Mn
Jan 27, 2024 1.49 Mn
Oct 28, 2023 40.29 Mn
Jul 29, 2023 -44.16 Mn
Apr 29, 2023 -34.43 Mn
Jan 28, 2023 -15.08 Mn
Oct 29, 2022 28.67 Mn
Jul 30, 2022 -45.61 Mn
Apr 30, 2022 -11.33 Mn
Jan 29, 2022 -33.14 Mn
Oct 30, 2021 24.59 Mn
Jul 31, 2021 -40.74 Mn