Barnes & Noble Education (BNED) Net Margin (2014 - 2026)

Barnes & Noble Education (BNED) reported Net Margin of 1.41% for Q1 2026, down 63.65% quarter-over-quarter from 3.88% in Q4 2025.

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

Barnes & Noble Education has reported Net Margin for 13 years, with the latest figure at 1.41% in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Net Margin changed N/A year-over-year to 1.41%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Jan 2026 stood at 0.8% (up 80.0% YoY), and the FY2024 full-year result was 0.05%, up 71.0% from the prior year.
  • Net Margin for Q1 2026 stood at 1.41%, down from 3.88% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Net Margin was 3.88% in Q4 2025, with the low at 6.66% in Q3 2025.
  • Historically, Net Margin has averaged 0.49% across 5 years, with a median of 0.33% in 2022.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Net Margin soared 4144 bps — and 2023, when it sank 116 bps.
  • Barnes & Noble Education's Net Margin stood at 0.33% in 2022, then jumped by 67 bps to 0.11% in 2023, then jumped by 128 bps to 0.03% in 2024, then soared by 12614 bps to 3.88% in 2025, then tumbled by 64 bps to 1.41% in 2026.
  • The last three Net Margin figures came in at 1.41% (Q1 2026), 3.88% (Q4 2025), and 6.66% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

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9 Murphy USA 10.20 Bn 10.08 Bn 3.98 Bn 2.83%
10 Barnes & Noble Education 365.53 Mn 365.53 Mn 96.10 Mn 1.41%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jan 31, 2026 1.41%
Nov 1, 2025 3.88%
Aug 2, 2025 -6.66%
Apr 27, 2024 0.03%
Jan 27, 2024 0.07%
Oct 28, 2023 -0.11%
Jul 29, 2023 -0.17%
Apr 29, 2023 -1.82%
Jan 28, 2023 -0.67%
Oct 29, 2022 -0.33%
Jul 30, 2022 -0.94%
Apr 30, 2022 -0.66%
Jan 29, 2022 -0.46%
Oct 30, 2021 -0.40%
Jul 31, 2021 -0.59%
May 1, 2021 -42.10%
Jan 30, 2021 -11.73%
Oct 31, 2020 1.26%
Aug 1, 2020 -22.87%
May 2, 2020 -15.70%