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

Barnes & Noble Education (BNED) posted 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 (BNED) has reported Net Margin for 13 consecutive years, with 1.41% the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2026.

  • Net Margin for Q1 2026 came in at 1.41%, changed N/A year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Jan 2026 was 0.8% (up 80.0% YoY), and the FY2024 annual result was 0.05%, up 71.0% from the prior year.
  • Net Margin was 1.41% for Q1 2026 at Barnes & Noble Education, down from 3.88% in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Net Margin peaked at 3.88% in Q4 2025 and troughed at 6.66% in Q3 2025.
  • Average Net Margin over 5 years is 0.49%, with a median of 0.33% recorded in 2022.
  • Year-over-year, Net Margin surged 4144 bps in 2022 and tumbled 116 bps in 2023.
  • Over 5 years, 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 slumped by 64 bps to 1.41% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Net Margin figures were 1.41% in Q1 2026, 3.88% in Q4 2025, and 6.66% in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

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1 NaaS Technology 29.20 Bn 29.20 Bn - -
2 Caseys General Stores 28.94 Bn 28.48 Bn 1.08 Bn 3.56%
3 Williams Sonoma 27.71 Bn 26.69 Bn 1.10 Bn 15.61%
4 Dick'S Sporting Goods 19.10 Bn 17.75 Bn 1.77 Bn 2.06%
5 Tractor Supply 16.98 Bn 16.76 Bn 1.30 Bn 4.58%
6 Best Buy 16.25 Bn 14.50 Bn 2.10 Bn 3.09%
7 Murphy USA 10.35 Bn 10.23 Bn 3.98 Bn 2.83%
8 Five Below 10.07 Bn 9.13 Bn 696.98 Mn 13.78%
9 Winmark 8.93 Bn 8.93 Bn 20.23 Mn 44.39%
10 Barnes & Noble Education 454.40 Mn 444.26 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%