Barnes & Noble Education (BNED) EBT Margin (2014 - 2026)
Barnes & Noble Education (BNED) posted EBT Margin of -6.87% for fiscal Q1 2027 (quarter ended Aug 1, 2026), up 2.46 percentage points from -9.34% a year earlier but down 7.22 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Barnes & Noble Education (BNED) EBT Margin (2014 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Aug 1, 2026, EBT Margin at Barnes & Noble Education was 1.61%, up 0.81 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2026 (ended May 2, 2026), it was 1.21%, up 5.03 percentage points from FY2025.
- Annual EBT Margin has increased for three consecutive fiscal years, with a five-year change of +13.78 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2026).
- In prior fiscal years, Barnes & Noble Education's EBT Margin was -3.82% in FY2025 (+0.91 pp), -4.73% in FY2024 (+1.04 pp), -5.78% in FY2023 (-1.05 pp) and -4.73% in FY2022 (+7.85 pp).
- Quarterly EBT Margin has run from a low of -38.56% in fiscal Q1 2025 to a high of 6.92% in fiscal Q2 2025 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, EBT Margin increased in six of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +6.84 percentage points.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for EBT Margin in the past five years was fiscal Q1 2026, with a gain of 29.22 percentage points; the weakest was fiscal Q1 2025, with a drop of 18.71 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, EBT Margin for the three prior fiscal quarters was 0.35% (Q4 2026), 1.89% (Q3 2026) and 5.73% (Q2 2026).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EBT Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amazon Com | 2,826.22 Bn | 2,342.91 Bn | 104.83 Bn | 40.31% |
| 2 | Home Depot | 312.87 Bn | 306.11 Bn | 16.12 Bn | 13.19% |
| 3 | Tjx Companies | 162.20 Bn | 139.75 Bn | 5.07 Bn | 13.29% |
| 4 | Lowes Companies | 110.98 Bn | 103.94 Bn | 8.58 Bn | 12.23% |
| 5 | Ross Stores | 75.30 Bn | 58.23 Bn | 2.12 Bn | 18.11% |
| 6 | O Reilly Automotive | 74.25 Bn | 73.33 Bn | 2.52 Bn | 18.89% |
| 7 | Target | 70.03 Bn | 64.62 Bn | 8.94 Bn | 9.27% |
| 8 | Autozone | 52.03 Bn | 50.93 Bn | 2.52 Bn | 16.80% |
| 9 | Carvana | 43.27 Bn | 33.76 Bn | 1.38 Bn | 7.85% |
| 10 | Barnes & Noble Education | 463.24 Mn | 425.16 Mn | 57.05 Mn | -6.87% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 1, 2026 | -6.87% |
| May 2, 2026 | 0.35% |
| Jan 31, 2026 | 1.89% |
| Nov 1, 2025 | 5.73% |
| Aug 2, 2025 | -9.34% |
| May 3, 2025 | -5.51% |
| Jan 25, 2025 | 2.99% |
| Oct 26, 2024 | 6.92% |
| Jul 27, 2024 | -38.56% |
| Apr 27, 2024 | -17.90% |
| Jan 27, 2024 | -2.00% |
| Oct 28, 2023 | 4.85% |
| 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% |
Barnes & Noble Education EBT Margin API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=ebt-margin&ticker=BNED&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "ebt-margin", "ticker": "BNED", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=ebt-margin&ticker=BNED&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();