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

Barnes & Noble Education (BNED) reported EBT of $9.7 million for Q1 2026, down 29.62% on a YoY basis from $13.8 million in Q1 2025, and down 73.62% quarter-over-quarter from $36.9 million in Q4 2025.

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

Barnes & Noble Education has reported EBT for 13 years, with the latest figure at $9.7 million in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, EBT fell 29.62% year-over-year to $9.7 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Jan 2026 stood at $4.2 million (up 104.78% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was -$61.6 million, up 16.98% from the prior year.
  • EBT for Q1 2026 stood at $9.7 million, down from $36.9 million in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for EBT was $41.7 million in Q4 2024, with the low at -$101.6 million in Q3 2024.
  • Historically, EBT has averaged -$15.0 million across 5 years, with a median of -$15.5 million in 2025.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — EBT sank 204.27% — and 2025, when it surged 251.46%.
  • Barnes & Noble Education's EBT stood at $23.8 million in 2022, then climbed by 24.54% to $29.6 million in 2023, then surged by 40.71% to $41.7 million in 2024, then declined by 11.45% to $36.9 million in 2025, then plunged by 73.62% to $9.7 million in 2026.
  • The last three EBT figures came in at $9.7 million (Q1 2026), $36.9 million (Q4 2025), and -$26.9 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) EBT (Qtr)
1 Caseys General Stores 27.84 Bn 27.38 Bn 1.01 Bn 171.45 Mn
2 Williams Sonoma 24.59 Bn 23.57 Bn 1.10 Bn 486.25 Mn
3 Ulta Beauty 20.75 Bn 20.25 Bn 1.48 Bn 474.32 Mn
4 Dick'S Sporting Goods 17.81 Bn 16.45 Bn 1.77 Bn 180.03 Mn
5 Tractor Supply 15.90 Bn 15.67 Bn 1.30 Bn 214.32 Mn
6 Best Buy 15.61 Bn 13.87 Bn 2.10 Bn 378.00 Mn
7 NaaS Technology 14.72 Bn 14.70 Bn - -
8 Five Below 10.27 Bn 9.34 Bn 696.98 Mn 316.85 Mn
9 Murphy USA 10.20 Bn 10.08 Bn 3.98 Bn 176.20 Mn
10 Barnes & Noble Education 365.53 Mn 365.53 Mn 96.10 Mn 9.74 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jan 31, 2026 9.74 Mn
Nov 1, 2025 36.91 Mn
Aug 2, 2025 -26.91 Mn
May 3, 2025 -15.52 Mn
Jan 25, 2025 13.83 Mn
Oct 26, 2024 41.68 Mn
Jul 27, 2024 -101.57 Mn
Apr 27, 2024 -42.24 Mn
Jan 27, 2024 -9.13 Mn
Oct 28, 2023 29.62 Mn
Jul 29, 2023 -52.41 Mn
Apr 29, 2023 -41.44 Mn
Jan 28, 2023 -22.00 Mn
Oct 29, 2022 23.79 Mn
Jul 30, 2022 -49.48 Mn
Apr 30, 2022 -13.62 Mn
Jan 29, 2022 -36.19 Mn
Oct 30, 2021 22.33 Mn
Jul 31, 2021 -43.23 Mn
May 1, 2021 -54.09 Mn