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

Barnes & Noble Education has reported Gross Margin for 13 years, with the latest figure at 20.37% in Q1 2026.

• For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Gross Margin fell 197.0% year-over-year to 20.37%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Jan 2026 stood at 21.04% (down 78.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 20.98%, down 313.0% from the prior year.
• Gross Margin for Q1 2026 stood at 20.37%, up from 20.15% in the prior quarter.
• The five-year high for Gross Margin was 28.73% in Q2 2022, with the low at 17.08% in Q3 2024.
• Historically, Gross Margin has averaged 22.22% across 5 years, with a median of 22.34% in 2025.
• Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Gross Margin surged 2177 bps — and 2023, when it slumped 463 bps.
• Barnes & Noble Education's Gross Margin stood at 22.63% in 2022, then advanced by 2 bps to 23.05% in 2023, then declined by 0 bps to 22.96% in 2024, then decreased by 12 bps to 20.15% in 2025, then grew by 1 bps to 20.37% in 2026.
• The last three Gross Margin figures came in at 20.37% (Q1 2026), 20.15% (Q4 2025), and 20.2% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.