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

Barnes & Noble Education (BNED) has reported Gross Margin for 13 consecutive years, with 20.37% the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2026.

• Gross Margin for Q1 2026 came in at 20.37%, down 197.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Jan 2026 was 21.04% (down 78.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 20.98%, down 313.0% from the prior year.
• Gross Margin was 20.37% for Q1 2026 at Barnes & Noble Education, up from 20.15% in the prior quarter.
• Over five years, Gross Margin peaked at 28.73% in Q2 2022 and troughed at 17.08% in Q3 2024.
• Average Gross Margin over 5 years is 22.22%, with a median of 22.34% recorded in 2025.
• Year-over-year, Gross Margin jumped 2177 bps in 2022 and plunged 463 bps in 2023.
• Over 5 years, Gross Margin stood at 22.63% in 2022, then increased by 2 bps to 23.05% in 2023, then decreased by 0 bps to 22.96% in 2024, then declined by 12 bps to 20.15% in 2025, then gained by 1 bps to 20.37% in 2026.
• Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Gross Margin figures were 20.37% in Q1 2026, 20.15% in Q4 2025, and 20.2% in Q3 2025.