Barnes & Noble Education (BNED) EBT Margin (2014 - 2026)
Barnes & Noble Education (BNED) reported EBT Margin of 2.06% for Q1 2026, down 123.0% on a YoY basis from 8.97% in Q1 2025, and down 63.97% quarter-over-quarter from 5.73% in Q4 2025.
Barnes & Noble Education (BNED) EBT Margin (2014 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Barnes & Noble Education has reported EBT Margin for 13 years, with the latest figure at 2.06% in Q1 2026.
- For the quarter ending Q1 2026, EBT Margin fell 123.0% year-over-year to 2.06%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Jan 2026 stood at 0.25% (up 622.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 3.82%, up 136.0% from the prior year.
- EBT Margin for Q1 2026 stood at 2.06%, down from 5.73% in the prior quarter.
- The five-year high for EBT Margin was 7.45% in Q4 2024, with the low at 38.56% in Q3 2024.
- Historically, EBT Margin has averaged 7.27% across 5 years, with a median of 5.42% in 2022.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2024 — EBT Margin plunged 1781 bps — and 2025, when it jumped 2874 bps.
- Barnes & Noble Education's EBT Margin stood at 3.9% in 2022, then advanced by 25 bps to 4.85% in 2023, then soared by 53 bps to 7.45% in 2024, then dropped by 23 bps to 5.73% in 2025, then tumbled by 64 bps to 2.06% in 2026.
- The last three EBT Margin figures came in at 2.06% (Q1 2026), 5.73% (Q4 2025), and 9.82% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Caseys General Stores | 27.84 Bn | 27.38 Bn | 1.01 Bn | 4.38% |
| 2 | Williams Sonoma | 24.59 Bn | 23.57 Bn | 1.10 Bn | 20.63% |
| 3 | Ulta Beauty | 20.75 Bn | 20.25 Bn | 1.48 Bn | 12.17% |
| 4 | Dick'S Sporting Goods | 17.81 Bn | 16.45 Bn | 1.77 Bn | 2.89% |
| 5 | Tractor Supply | 15.90 Bn | 15.67 Bn | 1.30 Bn | 5.97% |
| 6 | Best Buy | 15.61 Bn | 13.87 Bn | 2.10 Bn | 4.23% |
| 7 | NaaS Technology | 14.72 Bn | 14.70 Bn | - | - |
| 8 | Five Below | 10.27 Bn | 9.34 Bn | 696.98 Mn | 18.33% |
| 9 | Murphy USA | 10.20 Bn | 10.08 Bn | 3.98 Bn | 3.66% |
| 10 | Barnes & Noble Education | 365.53 Mn | 365.53 Mn | 96.10 Mn | 2.06% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jan 31, 2026 | 2.06% |
| Nov 1, 2025 | 5.73% |
| Aug 2, 2025 | -9.82% |
| May 3, 2025 | -5.51% |
| Jan 25, 2025 | 3.30% |
| Oct 26, 2024 | 7.45% |
| Jul 27, 2024 | -38.56% |
| Apr 27, 2024 | -17.90% |
| Jan 27, 2024 | -2.20% |
| Oct 28, 2023 | 4.85% |
| Jul 29, 2023 | -20.74% |
| Apr 29, 2023 | -17.14% |
| Jan 28, 2023 | -5.02% |
| Oct 29, 2022 | 3.90% |
| Jul 30, 2022 | -19.43% |
| Apr 30, 2022 | -5.42% |
| Jan 29, 2022 | -9.20% |
| Oct 30, 2021 | 3.61% |
| Jul 31, 2021 | -18.59% |
| May 1, 2021 | -27.68% |