Barnes & Noble Education (BNED) Gross Margin (2016 - 2026)

Barnes & Noble Education's Gross Margin history spans 13 years, with the latest figure at 20.37% for Q1 2026.

  • For Q1 2026, Gross Margin fell 197.0% year-over-year to 20.37%; the TTM value through Jan 2026 reached 21.04%, down 78.0%, while the annual FY2025 figure was 20.98%, 313.0% down from the prior year.
  • Gross Margin reached 20.37% in Q1 2026 per BNED's latest filing, up from 20.15% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Gross Margin ranged from a high of 28.73% in Q2 2022 to a low of 17.08% in Q3 2024.
  • Average Gross Margin over 5 years is 22.22%, with a median of 22.34% recorded in 2025.
  • Peak YoY movement for Gross Margin: soared 2177bps in 2022, then crashed -463bps in 2023.
  • A 5-year view of Gross Margin shows it stood at 22.63% in 2022, then grew by 2bps to 23.05% in 2023, then dropped by 0bps to 22.96% in 2024, then dropped by -12bps to 20.15% in 2025, then rose by 1bps to 20.37% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for BNED's Gross Margin are 20.37% (Q1 2026), 20.15% (Q4 2025), and 20.2% (Q3 2025).