Barnes & Noble Education (BNED) Net Margin (2014 - 2026)
Barnes & Noble Education (BNED) posted Net Margin of 1.58% for Q2 2026, up 22.49% on a QoQ basis from 1.29% in Q1 2026.
Barnes & Noble Education (BNED) Net Margin (2014 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Barnes & Noble Education's Net Margin history runs 13 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 1.58% for Q2 2026.
- Quarterly Net Margin changed N/A year-over-year to 1.58% in Q2 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through May 2026 was 1.05% (changed N/A YoY) and the FY2026 annual result came in at 1.08%, changed N/A from the prior year.
- Net Margin was 1.58% for Q2 2026 at Barnes & Noble Education, up from 1.29% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Net Margin topped out at 4.18% in Q4 2025 and bottomed at 6.66% in Q3 2025.
- A 5-year average of 0.33% and a median of 0.24% in 2023 frame the typical range for Net Margin.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Net Margin soared 4144 bps — and 2023, when it plunged 116 bps.
- Barnes & Noble Education's Net Margin stood at 0.33% in 2022, then soared by 64 bps to 0.12% in 2023, then soared by 126 bps to 0.03% in 2024, then surged by 13596 bps to 4.18% in 2025, then plunged by 62 bps to 1.58% in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows BNED's Net Margin at 1.58% in Q2 2026, 1.29% in Q1 2026, and 4.18% in Q4 2025.
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| 9 | Five Below | 12.14 Bn | 11.21 Bn | 696.98 Mn | 13.78% |
| 10 | Barnes & Noble Education | 427.27 Mn | 418.85 Mn | 84.86 Mn | 1.58% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| May 2, 2026 | 1.58% |
| Jan 31, 2026 | 1.29% |
| Nov 1, 2025 | 4.18% |
| Aug 2, 2025 | -6.66% |
| Apr 27, 2024 | 0.03% |
| Jan 27, 2024 | 0.07% |
| Oct 28, 2023 | -0.12% |
| Jul 29, 2023 | -0.16% |
| 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% |