Barnes & Noble Education (BNED) Equity Ratio (2014 - 2026)

Barnes & Noble Education (BNED) reported Equity Ratio of 0.26 for Q1 2026, down 4.27% on a YoY basis from 0.27 in Q1 2025, and down 3.68% quarter-over-quarter from 0.27 in Q4 2025.

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

Barnes & Noble Education has reported Equity Ratio for 13 years, with the latest figure at 0.26 in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Equity Ratio fell 4.27% year-over-year to 0.26; the trailing twelve-month figure through Jan 2026 stood at 0.26 (down 4.27% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 0.34, up 289.8% from the prior year.
  • Equity Ratio for Q1 2026 stood at 0.26, down from 0.27 in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Equity Ratio was 0.34 in Q2 2025, with the low at 0.09 in Q2 2024.
  • Historically, Equity Ratio has averaged 0.19 across 5 years, with a median of 0.16 in 2022.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2024 — Equity Ratio sank 43.4% — and 2025, when it jumped 289.8%.
  • Barnes & Noble Education's Equity Ratio stood at 0.16 in 2022, then fell by 29.47% to 0.11 in 2023, then soared by 80.17% to 0.21 in 2024, then grew by 29.49% to 0.27 in 2025, then fell by 3.68% to 0.26 in 2026.
  • The last three Equity Ratio figures came in at 0.26 (Q1 2026), 0.27 (Q4 2025), and 0.27 (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Equity Ratio (Qtr)
1 Caseys General Stores 27.84 Bn 27.38 Bn 1.01 Bn 0.45
2 Williams Sonoma 24.59 Bn 23.57 Bn 1.10 Bn 0.38
3 Ulta Beauty 20.75 Bn 20.25 Bn 1.48 Bn 0.40
4 Dick'S Sporting Goods 17.81 Bn 16.45 Bn 1.77 Bn 0.32
5 Tractor Supply 15.90 Bn 15.67 Bn 1.30 Bn 0.22
6 Best Buy 15.61 Bn 13.87 Bn 2.10 Bn 0.21
7 NaaS Technology 14.72 Bn 14.70 Bn - -2.86
8 Five Below 10.27 Bn 9.34 Bn 696.98 Mn 0.44
9 Murphy USA 10.20 Bn 10.08 Bn 3.98 Bn 0.14
10 Barnes & Noble Education 365.53 Mn 365.53 Mn 96.10 Mn 0.26

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jan 31, 2026 0.26
Nov 1, 2025 0.27
Aug 2, 2025 0.27
May 3, 2025 0.34
Jan 25, 2025 0.27
Oct 26, 2024 0.21
Jul 27, 2024 0.15
Apr 27, 2024 0.09
Jan 27, 2024 0.10
Oct 28, 2023 0.11
Jul 29, 2023 0.10
Apr 29, 2023 0.16
Jan 28, 2023 0.14
Oct 29, 2022 0.16
Jul 30, 2022 0.14
Apr 30, 2022 0.21
Jan 29, 2022 0.19
Oct 30, 2021 0.22
Jul 31, 2021 0.20
May 1, 2021 0.28