Barnes & Noble Education (BNED) Gross Margin (2014 - 2026)
Barnes & Noble Education's (BNED) quarterly Gross Margin came in at 38.54% in Q2 2026, up 1350.0% YoY from 2.66% in Q2 2025, and up 106.6% on a QoQ basis from 18.66% in Q1 2026.
Barnes & Noble Education (BNED) Gross Margin (2014 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Barnes & Noble Education (BNED) has 13 years of Gross Margin data on file, last reported at 38.54% in Q2 2026.
- Quarterly Gross Margin rose 1350.0% year-over-year to 38.54% in Q2 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through May 2026 was 22.78% (up 62.0% YoY) and the FY2026 annual result came in at 23.41%, up 32.0% from the prior year.
- Gross Margin climbed to 38.54% in Q2 2026, from 18.66% in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Gross Margin ranged from a high of 38.54% in Q2 2026 to a low of 17.08% in Q3 2024.
- A 5-year average of 23.16% and a median of 22.49% in 2022 frame the typical range for Gross Margin.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Gross Margin surged 2177 bps — and 2023, when it slumped 463 bps.
- Tracing BNED's Gross Margin over 5 years: stood at 22.63% in 2022, then grew by 9 bps to 24.7% in 2023, then dropped by 7 bps to 22.96% in 2024, then retreated by 5 bps to 21.7% in 2025, then surged by 78 bps to 38.54% in 2026.
- The last three Gross Margin figures came in at 38.54% (Q2 2026), 18.66% (Q1 2026), and 21.7% (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
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| 10 | Barnes & Noble Education | 410.93 Mn | 402.52 Mn | 84.86 Mn | 31.77% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| May 2, 2026 | 38.54% |
| Jan 31, 2026 | 18.66% |
| Nov 1, 2025 | 21.70% |
| Aug 2, 2025 | 20.20% |
| May 3, 2025 | 25.05% |
| Jan 25, 2025 | 22.34% |
| Oct 26, 2024 | 22.96% |
| Jul 27, 2024 | 17.08% |
| Apr 27, 2024 | 23.49% |
| Jan 27, 2024 | 24.22% |
| Oct 28, 2023 | 24.70% |
| 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% |
| Jul 31, 2021 | 22.80% |