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
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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 |