Barnes & Noble Education (BNED) EBT Margin (2014 - 2026)
Barnes & Noble Education's (BNED) quarterly EBT Margin came in at 0.42% in Q2 2026, up 593.0% YoY from 0.06% in Q2 2025, and down 77.53% on a QoQ basis from 1.89% in Q1 2026.
Barnes & Noble Education (BNED) EBT Margin (2014 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Barnes & Noble Education (BNED) has 13 years of EBT Margin data on file, last reported at 0.42% in 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 retreated to 0.42% in Q2 2026, from 1.89% in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, EBT Margin ranged from a high of 7.45% in Q4 2024 to a low of 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 plunged 1871 bps — and 2025, when it jumped 2874 bps.
- Tracing BNED's EBT Margin over 5 years: stood at 3.9% in 2022, then soared by 33 bps to 5.2% in 2023, then jumped by 43 bps to 7.45% in 2024, then decreased by 17 bps to 6.17% in 2025, then slumped by 93 bps to 0.42% in 2026.
- The last three EBT Margin figures came in at 0.42% (Q2 2026), 1.89% (Q1 2026), and 6.17% (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Caseys General Stores | 30.70 Bn | 30.18 Bn | 1.08 Bn | 4.66% |
| 2 | Williams Sonoma | 28.79 Bn | 27.77 Bn | 1.10 Bn | 20.63% |
| 3 | Ulta Beauty | 23.06 Bn | 22.84 Bn | 1.27 Bn | 14.19% |
| 4 | Best Buy | 18.40 Bn | 16.65 Bn | 2.10 Bn | 4.23% |
| 5 | Tractor Supply | 18.32 Bn | 18.09 Bn | 1.68 Bn | 9.91% |
| 6 | Dick'S Sporting Goods | 16.06 Bn | 15.06 Bn | 1.68 Bn | 8.64% |
| 7 | Five Below | 13.55 Bn | 12.44 Bn | 478.64 Mn | 12.64% |
| 8 | Murphy USA | 10.41 Bn | 10.23 Bn | 746.50 Mn | 4.08% |
| 9 | Bath & Body Works | 4.02 Bn | 3.07 Bn | 1.24 Bn | 19.75% |
| 10 | Barnes & Noble Education | 411.96 Mn | 403.55 Mn | 84.86 Mn | 0.35% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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% |