Barnes & Noble Education (BNED) Invested Capital (2014 - 2026)

Barnes & Noble Education (BNED) reported Invested Capital of $428.4 million for Q1 2026, down 1.33% on a YoY basis from $434.1 million in Q1 2025, and up 5.58% quarter-over-quarter from $405.7 million in Q4 2025.

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

Barnes & Noble Education has reported Invested Capital for 13 years, with the latest figure at $428.4 million in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Invested Capital fell 1.33% year-over-year to $428.4 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Jan 2026 stood at $428.4 million (down 1.33% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $375.3 million, up 35.61% from the prior year.
  • Invested Capital for Q1 2026 stood at $428.4 million, up from $405.7 million in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Invested Capital was $460.3 million in Q1 2023, with the low at $151.7 million in Q1 2024.
  • Historically, Invested Capital has averaged $382.1 million across 5 years, with a median of $395.4 million in 2022.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2024 — Invested Capital slumped 67.05% — and 2025, when it jumped 186.19%.
  • Barnes & Noble Education's Invested Capital stood at $450.9 million in 2022, then dropped by 19.3% to $363.9 million in 2023, then rose by 6.89% to $389.0 million in 2024, then advanced by 4.31% to $405.7 million in 2025, then increased by 5.58% to $428.4 million in 2026.
  • The last three Invested Capital figures came in at $428.4 million (Q1 2026), $405.7 million (Q4 2025), and $426.5 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

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1 Caseys General Stores 33.14 Bn 32.67 Bn 1.01 Bn 3.95 Bn
2 Williams Sonoma 27.09 Bn 26.07 Bn 1.10 Bn 2.08 Bn
3 Ulta Beauty 20.97 Bn 20.47 Bn 1.48 Bn 2.87 Bn
4 Dick'S Sporting Goods 18.34 Bn 16.99 Bn 1.77 Bn 5.54 Bn
5 Best Buy 16.56 Bn 14.81 Bn 2.10 Bn 4.25 Bn
6 Tractor Supply 16.42 Bn 16.19 Bn 1.30 Bn 2.66 Bn
7 NaaS Technology 13.67 Bn 13.65 Bn - -43.70 Mn
8 Murphy USA 11.54 Bn 11.42 Bn 3.98 Bn 2.82 Bn
9 Five Below 10.94 Bn 10.01 Bn 696.98 Mn 2.19 Bn
10 Barnes & Noble Education 386.45 Mn 386.45 Mn 96.10 Mn 428.37 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jan 31, 2026 428.37 Mn
Nov 1, 2025 405.74 Mn
Aug 2, 2025 426.45 Mn
May 3, 2025 375.29 Mn
Jan 25, 2025 434.15 Mn
Oct 26, 2024 388.99 Mn
Jul 27, 2024 371.70 Mn
Apr 27, 2024 276.74 Mn
Jan 27, 2024 151.70 Mn
Oct 28, 2023 363.90 Mn
Jul 29, 2023 378.55 Mn
Apr 29, 2023 335.26 Mn
Jan 28, 2023 460.34 Mn
Oct 29, 2022 450.91 Mn
Jul 30, 2022 395.40 Mn
Apr 30, 2022 414.07 Mn
Jan 29, 2022 437.86 Mn
Oct 30, 2021 455.49 Mn
Jul 31, 2021 402.99 Mn
May 1, 2021 343.01 Mn