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

Barnes & Noble Education (BNED) has 13 years of Gross Margin data on file, last reported at 19.63% in Q3 2026.

• For the quarter ending Q3 2026, Gross Margin rose 41.0% year-over-year to 19.63%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Aug 2026 stood at 21.42% (up 12.0% YoY), and the FY2026 full-year result was 21.35%, up 37.0% from the prior year.
• Gross Margin was 19.63% for Q3 2026 at Barnes & Noble Education, down from 31.77% in the prior quarter.
• In the past five years, Gross Margin ranged from a high of 31.77% in Q2 2026 to a low of 17.08% in Q3 2024.
• A 5-year average of 22.09% and a median of 21.99% in 2022 frame the typical range for Gross Margin.
• Across the five-year window, Gross Margin jumped 2177 bps in 2022 and plunged 463 bps in 2023, its largest moves.
• Barnes & Noble Education's Gross Margin stood at 22.63% in 2022, then gained by 2 bps to 23.05% in 2023, then declined by 7 bps to 21.34% in 2024, then dropped by 6 bps to 20.15% in 2025, then declined by 3 bps to 19.63% in 2026.
• Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Gross Margin figures were 19.63% in Q3 2026, 31.77% in Q2 2026, and 18.66% in Q1 2026.