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

Barnes & Noble Education (BNED) reported EBIT Margin of 3.1% for Q1 2026, down 141.0% on a YoY basis from 7.56% in Q1 2025, and down 51.05% quarter-over-quarter from 6.33% in Q4 2025.

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

Barnes & Noble Education has reported EBIT Margin for 13 years, with the latest figure at 3.1% in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, EBIT Margin fell 141.0% year-over-year to 3.1%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Jan 2026 stood at 1.25% (up 152.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 0.99%, up 335.0% from the prior year.
  • EBIT Margin for Q1 2026 stood at 3.1%, down from 6.33% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for EBIT Margin was 8.42% in Q4 2024, with the low at 17.91% in Q3 2022.
  • Historically, EBIT Margin has averaged 4.26% across 5 years, with a median of 4.05% in 2025.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — EBIT Margin soared 2204 bps — and 2023, when it slumped 973 bps.
  • Barnes & Noble Education's EBIT Margin stood at 4.7% in 2022, then soared by 41 bps to 6.6% in 2023, then advanced by 28 bps to 8.42% in 2024, then slipped by 25 bps to 6.33% in 2025, then slumped by 51 bps to 3.1% in 2026.
  • The last three EBIT Margin figures came in at 3.1% (Q1 2026), 6.33% (Q4 2025), and 8.45% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) EBIT Margin (Qtr)
1 Caseys General Stores 27.84 Bn 27.38 Bn 1.01 Bn 7.89%
2 Williams Sonoma 24.59 Bn 23.57 Bn 1.10 Bn 20.27%
3 Ulta Beauty 20.75 Bn 20.25 Bn 1.48 Bn 12.23%
4 Dick'S Sporting Goods 17.81 Bn 16.45 Bn 1.77 Bn 2.96%
5 Tractor Supply 15.90 Bn 15.67 Bn 1.30 Bn 6.50%
6 Best Buy 15.61 Bn 13.87 Bn 2.10 Bn 4.14%
7 NaaS Technology 14.72 Bn 14.70 Bn - -
8 Five Below 10.27 Bn 9.34 Bn 696.98 Mn 17.99%
9 Murphy USA 10.20 Bn 10.08 Bn 3.98 Bn 4.26%
10 Barnes & Noble Education 365.53 Mn 365.53 Mn 96.10 Mn 3.10%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jan 31, 2026 3.10%
Nov 1, 2025 6.33%
Aug 2, 2025 -8.45%
May 3, 2025 -4.05%
Jan 25, 2025 4.51%
Oct 26, 2024 8.42%
Jul 27, 2024 -14.70%
Apr 27, 2024 -13.31%
Jan 27, 2024 0.36%
Oct 28, 2023 6.60%
Jul 29, 2023 -17.48%
Apr 29, 2023 -14.24%
Jan 28, 2023 -3.44%
Oct 29, 2022 4.70%
Jul 30, 2022 -17.91%
Apr 30, 2022 -4.51%
Jan 29, 2022 -8.42%
Oct 30, 2021 3.97%
Jul 31, 2021 -17.52%
May 1, 2021 -26.55%