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

Barnes & Noble Education's Gross Margin history runs 13 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 38.54% for 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 was 38.54% for Q2 2026 at Barnes & Noble Education, up from 18.66% in the prior quarter.
• Across five years, Gross Margin topped out at 38.54% in Q2 2026 and bottomed at 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 sank 463 bps.
• Barnes & Noble Education's Gross Margin stood at 22.63% in 2022, then rose by 9 bps to 24.7% in 2023, then fell by 7 bps to 22.96% in 2024, then slipped by 5 bps to 21.7% in 2025, then jumped by 78 bps to 38.54% in 2026.
• Business Quant data shows BNED's Gross Margin at 38.54% in Q2 2026, 18.66% in Q1 2026, and 21.7% in Q4 2025.