Barnes & Noble Education (BNED) Gross Margin (2014 - 2026)
Barnes & Noble Education's Gross Margin was 19.63% in fiscal Q1 2027 (quarter ended Aug 1, 2026), up 0.41 percentage points from 19.22% a year earlier but down 12.14 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Barnes & Noble Education (BNED) Gross Margin (2014 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, Barnes & Noble Education's Gross Margin was 21.42% through Aug 1, 2026, up 0.12 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2026 (ended May 2, 2026), it was 21.35%, up 0.37 percentage points from FY2025.
- Gross Margin shows a five-year change of +4.98 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2026).
- In earlier fiscal years, Gross Margin was 20.98% in FY2025 (-1.03 pp), 22.01% in FY2024 (-0.63 pp), 22.64% in FY2023 (-0.28 pp) and 22.92% in FY2022 (+6.54 pp).
- Quarterly Gross Margin has moved between 17.08% (fiscal Q1 2025) and 31.77% (fiscal Q4 2026) over five years.
- Compared with a year earlier, Gross Margin was higher in four of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +0.57 percentage points.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Gross Margin over five years was fiscal Q4 2022 (a gain of 21.77 percentage points); the worst was fiscal Q4 2023 (a drop of 4.63 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, BNED's Gross Margin in the three fiscal quarters before Q1 2027 was 31.77% (Q4 2026), 18.66% (Q3 2026) and 20.15% (Q2 2026).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Gross Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amazon Com | 2,826.22 Bn | 2,342.91 Bn | 104.83 Bn | 52.26% |
| 2 | Home Depot | 312.87 Bn | 306.11 Bn | 16.12 Bn | 33.67% |
| 3 | Tjx Companies | 162.20 Bn | 139.75 Bn | 5.07 Bn | 33.41% |
| 4 | Lowes Companies | 110.98 Bn | 103.94 Bn | 8.58 Bn | 33.04% |
| 5 | Ross Stores | 75.30 Bn | 58.23 Bn | 2.12 Bn | 33.83% |
| 6 | O Reilly Automotive | 74.25 Bn | 73.33 Bn | 2.52 Bn | 51.45% |
| 7 | Target | 70.03 Bn | 64.62 Bn | 8.94 Bn | 33.67% |
| 8 | Autozone | 52.03 Bn | 50.93 Bn | 2.52 Bn | 52.15% |
| 9 | Carvana | 43.27 Bn | 33.76 Bn | 1.38 Bn | 18.76% |
| 10 | Barnes & Noble Education | 463.24 Mn | 425.16 Mn | 57.05 Mn | 19.63% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 1, 2026 | 19.63% |
| May 2, 2026 | 31.77% |
| Jan 31, 2026 | 18.66% |
| Nov 1, 2025 | 20.15% |
| Aug 2, 2025 | 19.22% |
| May 3, 2025 | 25.05% |
| Jan 25, 2025 | 20.26% |
| Oct 26, 2024 | 21.34% |
| Jul 27, 2024 | 17.08% |
| Apr 27, 2024 | 23.49% |
| Jan 27, 2024 | 22.03% |
| Oct 28, 2023 | 23.05% |
| Jul 29, 2023 | 18.25% |
| Apr 29, 2023 | 24.10% |
| Jan 28, 2023 | 22.15% |
| Oct 29, 2022 | 22.63% |
| Jul 30, 2022 | 21.99% |
| Apr 30, 2022 | 28.73% |
| Jan 29, 2022 | 20.09% |
| Oct 30, 2021 | 22.41% |
Barnes & Noble Education Gross 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=gross-margin&ticker=BNED&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "gross-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=gross-margin&ticker=BNED&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();