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.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Net Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Caseys General Stores | 27.84 Bn | 27.38 Bn | 1.01 Bn | 3.32% |
| 2 | Williams Sonoma | 24.59 Bn | 23.57 Bn | 1.10 Bn | 15.61% |
| 3 | Ulta Beauty | 20.75 Bn | 20.25 Bn | 1.48 Bn | 9.19% |
| 4 | Dick'S Sporting Goods | 17.81 Bn | 16.45 Bn | 1.77 Bn | 2.06% |
| 5 | Tractor Supply | 15.90 Bn | 15.67 Bn | 1.30 Bn | 4.58% |
| 6 | Best Buy | 15.61 Bn | 13.87 Bn | 2.10 Bn | 3.09% |
| 7 | NaaS Technology | 14.72 Bn | 14.70 Bn | - | - |
| 8 | Five Below | 10.27 Bn | 9.34 Bn | 696.98 Mn | 13.78% |
| 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
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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% |