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

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

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

Barnes & Noble Education (BNED) has reported Inventory for 13 consecutive years, with $329.4 million the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2026.

  • Inventory for Q1 2026 came in at $329.4 million, up 0.8% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Jan 2026 was $329.4 million (up 0.8% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $299.6 million, down 12.93% from the prior year.
  • Inventory was $329.4 million for Q1 2026 at Barnes & Noble Education, roughly flat from $329.1 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Inventory peaked at $463.6 million in Q3 2022 and troughed at $293.9 million in Q2 2022.
  • Average Inventory over 5 years is $358.5 million, with a median of $344.0 million recorded in 2024.
  • The widest YoY moves for Inventory: up 9.91% in 2023, down 17.12% in 2023.
  • Over 5 years, Inventory stood at $371.6 million in 2022, then decreased by 1.96% to $364.3 million in 2023, then fell by 13.4% to $315.5 million in 2024, then increased by 4.33% to $329.1 million in 2025, then climbed by 0.09% to $329.4 million in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Inventory figures were $329.4 million in Q1 2026, $329.1 million in Q4 2025, and $400.6 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Inventory (Qtr)
1 NaaS Technology 29.20 Bn 29.20 Bn - 2,396.87
2 Caseys General Stores 28.94 Bn 28.48 Bn 1.08 Bn 557.15 Mn
3 Williams Sonoma 27.71 Bn 26.69 Bn 1.10 Bn 1.46 Bn
4 Dick'S Sporting Goods 19.10 Bn 17.75 Bn 1.77 Bn 4.91 Bn
5 Tractor Supply 16.98 Bn 16.76 Bn 1.30 Bn 3.58 Bn
6 Best Buy 16.25 Bn 14.50 Bn 2.10 Bn 5.60 Bn
7 Murphy USA 10.35 Bn 10.23 Bn 3.98 Bn 363.30 Mn
8 Five Below 10.07 Bn 9.13 Bn 696.98 Mn 846.61 Mn
9 Winmark 8.93 Bn 8.93 Bn 20.23 Mn 421,400.00
10 Barnes & Noble Education 454.40 Mn 444.26 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