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

Barnes & Noble Education (BNED) posted EBT Margin of 0.42% for Q2 2026, down 77.53% on a QoQ basis from 1.89% in Q1 2026, and up 593.0% year-over-year from 0.06% in Q2 2025.

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

Barnes & Noble Education's EBT Margin history runs 13 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 0.42% for Q2 2026.

  • Quarterly EBT Margin rose 593.0% year-over-year to 0.42% in Q2 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through May 2026 was 1.29% (up 532.0% YoY) and the FY2026 annual result came in at 1.32%, up 553.0% from the prior year.
  • EBT Margin was 0.42% for Q2 2026 at Barnes & Noble Education, down from 1.89% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, EBT Margin topped out at 7.45% in Q4 2024 and bottomed at 38.56% in Q3 2024.
  • A 5-year average of 6.76% and a median of 5.22% in 2022 frame the typical range for EBT Margin.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2024 — EBT Margin tumbled 1871 bps — and 2025, when it jumped 2874 bps.
  • Barnes & Noble Education's EBT Margin stood at 3.9% in 2022, then surged by 33 bps to 5.2% in 2023, then soared by 43 bps to 7.45% in 2024, then dropped by 17 bps to 6.17% in 2025, then plunged by 93 bps to 0.42% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows BNED's EBT Margin at 0.42% in Q2 2026, 1.89% in Q1 2026, and 6.17% in Q4 2025.

Peer Comparison

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1 Caseys General Stores 32.13 Bn 31.61 Bn 1.08 Bn 4.66%
2 NaaS Technology 30.58 Bn 30.58 Bn - -
3 Williams Sonoma 28.34 Bn 27.33 Bn 1.10 Bn 20.63%
4 Ulta Beauty 23.18 Bn 22.69 Bn 1.48 Bn 12.17%
5 Best Buy 18.52 Bn 16.77 Bn 2.10 Bn 4.23%
6 Dick'S Sporting Goods 16.59 Bn 15.24 Bn 1.77 Bn 2.89%
7 MINISO Group Holding 16.05 Bn 14.98 Bn 414.86 Mn 0.78%
8 Tractor Supply 15.89 Bn 15.66 Bn 1.30 Bn 5.97%
9 Five Below 12.09 Bn 11.16 Bn 696.98 Mn 18.33%
10 Barnes & Noble Education 424.32 Mn 415.90 Mn 84.86 Mn 0.42%

Historic Data

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DateValue
May 2, 2026 0.42%
Jan 31, 2026 1.89%
Nov 1, 2025 6.17%
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 5.20%
Jul 29, 2023 -19.84%
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%