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

Barnes & Noble Education (BNED) posted Inventory Average of $313.9 million for Q2 2026, down 4.67% on a QoQ basis from $329.3 million in Q1 2026, and little changed year-over-year from $313.2 million in Q2 2025.

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

Barnes & Noble Education's Inventory Average history runs 13 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $313.9 million for Q2 2026.

  • Quarterly Inventory Average changed 0.22% year-over-year to $313.9 million in Q2 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through May 2026 was $313.9 million (changed 0.22% YoY) and the FY2026 annual result came in at $299.0 million, down 7.1% from the prior year.
  • Inventory Average was $313.9 million for Q2 2026 at Barnes & Noble Education, down from $329.3 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Inventory Average topped out at $417.6 million in Q4 2022 and bottomed at $313.2 million in Q2 2025.
  • A 5-year average of $357.2 million and a median of $354.5 million in 2023 frame the typical range for Inventory Average.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Inventory Average slipped 14.95% — and 2023, when it advanced 4.93%.
  • Barnes & Noble Education's Inventory Average stood at $417.6 million in 2022, then declined by 10.38% to $374.2 million in 2023, then retreated by 5.04% to $355.4 million in 2024, then gained by 2.67% to $364.8 million in 2025, then fell by 13.97% to $313.9 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows BNED's Inventory Average at $313.9 million in Q2 2026, $329.3 million in Q1 2026, and $364.8 million in Q4 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Inventory Avg. (Qtr)
1 Caseys General Stores 32.43 Bn 31.91 Bn 1.08 Bn 498.99 Mn
2 NaaS Technology 31.54 Bn 31.54 Bn - 5,698.44
3 Williams Sonoma 28.17 Bn 27.15 Bn 1.10 Bn 1.50 Bn
4 Ulta Beauty 23.05 Bn 22.56 Bn 1.48 Bn -
5 Best Buy 18.23 Bn 16.48 Bn 2.10 Bn 5.41 Bn
6 Dick'S Sporting Goods 16.52 Bn 15.17 Bn 1.77 Bn 5.27 Bn
7 MINISO Group Holding 15.94 Bn 14.87 Bn 414.86 Mn 491.13 Mn
8 Tractor Supply 15.92 Bn 15.70 Bn 1.30 Bn 3.33 Bn
9 Five Below 12.14 Bn 11.21 Bn 696.98 Mn 979.44 Mn
10 Barnes & Noble Education 427.27 Mn 418.85 Mn 84.86 Mn 313.89 Mn

Historic Data

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May 2, 2026 313.89 Mn
Jan 31, 2026 329.27 Mn
Nov 1, 2025 364.84 Mn
Aug 2, 2025 350.06 Mn
May 3, 2025 313.19 Mn
Jan 25, 2025 321.15 Mn
Oct 26, 2024 355.37 Mn
Jul 27, 2024 369.65 Mn
Apr 27, 2024 342.79 Mn
Jan 27, 2024 352.92 Mn
Oct 28, 2023 374.24 Mn
Jul 29, 2023 353.58 Mn
Apr 29, 2023 365.95 Mn
Jan 28, 2023 390.25 Mn
Oct 29, 2022 417.56 Mn
Jul 30, 2022 378.70 Mn
Apr 30, 2022 348.75 Mn
Jan 29, 2022 387.09 Mn
Oct 30, 2021 421.50 Mn
Jul 31, 2021 376.79 Mn