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

Barnes & Noble Education (BNED) posted Inventory of $298.3 million for Q2 2026, down 9.43% on a QoQ basis from $329.4 million in Q1 2026, and little changed year-over-year from $299.6 million in Q2 2025.

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

Barnes & Noble Education's Inventory history runs 13 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $298.3 million for Q2 2026.

  • Quarterly Inventory changed 0.41% year-over-year to $298.3 million in Q2 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through May 2026 was $298.3 million (changed 0.41% YoY) and the FY2026 annual result came in at $298.3 million, changed 0.41% from the prior year.
  • Inventory was $298.3 million for Q2 2026 at Barnes & Noble Education, down from $329.4 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Inventory topped out at $463.6 million in Q3 2022 and bottomed at $293.9 million in Q2 2022.
  • A 5-year average of $355.2 million and a median of $342.8 million in 2024 frame the typical range for Inventory.
  • Peak annual rise in Inventory reached 9.91% in 2023, while the deepest fall reached 17.12% in 2023.
  • Barnes & Noble Education's Inventory stood at $371.6 million in 2022, then retreated by 1.96% to $364.3 million in 2023, then declined by 13.4% to $315.5 million in 2024, then grew by 4.33% to $329.1 million in 2025, then fell by 9.35% to $298.3 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows BNED's Inventory at $298.3 million in Q2 2026, $329.4 million in Q1 2026, and $329.1 million in Q4 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Inventory (Qtr)
1 Caseys General Stores 32.44 Bn 31.91 Bn 1.08 Bn 557.15 Mn
2 NaaS Technology 31.64 Bn 31.64 Bn - 2,396.87
3 Williams Sonoma 28.00 Bn 26.98 Bn 1.10 Bn 1.46 Bn
4 Ulta Beauty 22.82 Bn 22.33 Bn 1.48 Bn 44.38 Mn
5 Best Buy 18.19 Bn 16.44 Bn 2.10 Bn 5.60 Bn
6 Dick'S Sporting Goods 16.40 Bn 15.05 Bn 1.77 Bn 4.91 Bn
7 Tractor Supply 16.01 Bn 15.78 Bn 1.30 Bn 3.58 Bn
8 MINISO Group Holding 15.90 Bn 14.83 Bn 414.86 Mn 520.44 Mn
9 Five Below 11.87 Bn 10.94 Bn 696.98 Mn 846.61 Mn
10 Barnes & Noble Education 424.67 Mn 416.25 Mn 84.86 Mn 298.35 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
May 2, 2026 298.35 Mn
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