Barnes & Noble Education (BNED) Inventory (2014 - 2026)

Barnes & Noble Education (BNED) reported Inventory of $329.4 million for Q1 2026, up 0.8% on a YoY basis from $326.8 million in Q1 2025, and little changed quarter-over-quarter from $329.1 million in Q4 2025.

Barnes & Noble Education (BNED) Inventory (2014 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Barnes & Noble Education has reported Inventory for 13 years, with the latest figure at $329.4 million in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Inventory rose 0.8% year-over-year to $329.4 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Jan 2026 stood at $329.4 million (up 0.8% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $299.6 million, down 12.93% from the prior year.
  • Inventory for Q1 2026 stood at $329.4 million, roughly flat from $329.1 million in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Inventory was $463.6 million in Q3 2022, with the low at $293.9 million in Q2 2022.
  • Historically, Inventory has averaged $358.5 million across 5 years, with a median of $344.0 million in 2024.
  • The largest YoY upside for Inventory was 9.91% in 2023 against a maximum downside of 17.12% in 2023.
  • Barnes & Noble Education's Inventory stood at $371.6 million in 2022, then declined by 1.96% to $364.3 million in 2023, then slipped by 13.4% to $315.5 million in 2024, then advanced by 4.33% to $329.1 million in 2025, then rose by 0.09% to $329.4 million in 2026.
  • The last three Inventory figures came in at $329.4 million (Q1 2026), $329.1 million (Q4 2025), and $400.6 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Inventory (Qtr)
1 Caseys General Stores 27.84 Bn 27.38 Bn 1.01 Bn 440.83 Mn
2 Williams Sonoma 24.59 Bn 23.57 Bn 1.10 Bn 1.46 Bn
3 Ulta Beauty 20.75 Bn 20.25 Bn 1.48 Bn 44.38 Mn
4 Dick'S Sporting Goods 17.81 Bn 16.45 Bn 1.77 Bn 4.91 Bn
5 Tractor Supply 15.90 Bn 15.67 Bn 1.30 Bn 3.58 Bn
6 Best Buy 15.61 Bn 13.87 Bn 2.10 Bn 5.60 Bn
7 NaaS Technology 14.72 Bn 14.70 Bn - 2,396.87
8 Five Below 10.27 Bn 9.34 Bn 696.98 Mn 846.61 Mn
9 Murphy USA 10.20 Bn 10.08 Bn 3.98 Bn 363.30 Mn
10 Barnes & Noble Education 365.53 Mn 365.53 Mn 96.10 Mn 329.43 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jan 31, 2026 329.43 Mn
Nov 1, 2025 329.12 Mn
Aug 2, 2025 400.57 Mn
May 3, 2025 299.56 Mn
Jan 25, 2025 326.83 Mn
Oct 26, 2024 315.47 Mn
Jul 27, 2024 395.27 Mn
Apr 27, 2024 344.04 Mn
Jan 27, 2024 341.54 Mn
Oct 28, 2023 364.29 Mn
Jul 29, 2023 384.19 Mn
Apr 29, 2023 322.98 Mn
Jan 28, 2023 408.92 Mn
Oct 29, 2022 371.57 Mn
Jul 30, 2022 463.56 Mn
Apr 30, 2022 293.85 Mn
Jan 29, 2022 403.65 Mn
Oct 30, 2021 370.53 Mn
Jul 31, 2021 472.46 Mn
May 1, 2021 281.11 Mn