Barnes & Noble Education (BNED) EBITDA (2014 - 2026)
Barnes & Noble Education's (BNED) quarterly EBITDA came in at $4.3 million in Q2 2026, up 137.53% YoY from $1.8 million in Q2 2025, and down 70.68% on a QoQ basis from $14.6 million in Q1 2026.
Barnes & Noble Education (BNED) EBITDA (2014 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Barnes & Noble Education (BNED) has 13 years of EBITDA data on file, last reported at $4.3 million in Q2 2026.
- Quarterly EBITDA 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.
- EBITDA retreated to $4.3 million in Q2 2026, from $14.6 million in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, EBITDA ranged from a high of $47.1 million in Q4 2024 to a low of -$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 EBITDA.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — EBITDA slumped 203.8% — and 2025, when it jumped 1173.01%.
- Tracing BNED's EBITDA over 5 years: stood at $28.7 million in 2022, then soared by 40.51% to $40.3 million in 2023, then advanced by 17.02% to $47.1 million in 2024, then declined by 13.47% to $40.8 million in 2025, then sank by 89.49% to $4.3 million in 2026.
- The last three EBITDA figures came in at $4.3 million (Q2 2026), $14.6 million (Q1 2026), and $40.8 million (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
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| 10 | Barnes & Noble Education | 413.34 Mn | 404.92 Mn | 84.86 Mn | 4.29 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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 |