Barnes & Noble Education (BNED) Net Margin (2014 - 2026)
Barnes & Noble Education's Net Margin was -4.44% in fiscal Q1 2027 (quarter ended Aug 1, 2026), up 1.90 percentage points from -6.34% a year earlier but down 5.75 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Barnes & Noble Education (BNED) Net Margin (2014 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, Barnes & Noble Education's Net Margin was 1.29% through Aug 1, 2026, up 0.08 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2026 (ended May 2, 2026), it was 0.98%, up 5.07 percentage points from FY2025.
- Net Margin has now increased for three consecutive fiscal years, with a five-year change of +10.92 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2026).
- In earlier fiscal years, Net Margin was -4.09% in FY2025 (+0.75 pp), -4.83% in FY2024 (+1.77 pp), -6.60% in FY2023 (-2.00 pp) and -4.60% in FY2022 (+5.34 pp).
- Quarterly Net Margin has moved between -39.45% (fiscal Q1 2025) and 7.17% (fiscal Q2 2025) over five years.
- Compared with a year earlier, Net Margin was higher in six of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +7.08 percentage points.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Net Margin over five years was fiscal Q1 2026 (a gain of 33.11 percentage points); the worst was fiscal Q1 2025 (a drop of 19.42 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, BNED's Net Margin in the three fiscal quarters before Q1 2027 was 1.30% (Q4 2026), 1.29% (Q3 2026) and 3.88% (Q2 2026).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Net Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amazon Com | 2,826.22 Bn | 2,342.91 Bn | 104.83 Bn | 31.23% |
| 2 | Home Depot | 312.87 Bn | 306.11 Bn | 16.12 Bn | 9.96% |
| 3 | Tjx Companies | 162.20 Bn | 139.75 Bn | 5.07 Bn | 10.01% |
| 4 | Lowes Companies | 110.98 Bn | 103.94 Bn | 8.58 Bn | 9.24% |
| 5 | Ross Stores | 75.30 Bn | 58.23 Bn | 2.12 Bn | 13.59% |
| 6 | O Reilly Automotive | 74.25 Bn | 73.33 Bn | 2.52 Bn | 14.62% |
| 7 | Target | 70.03 Bn | 64.62 Bn | 8.94 Bn | 7.07% |
| 8 | Autozone | 52.03 Bn | 50.93 Bn | 2.52 Bn | 13.25% |
| 9 | Carvana | 43.27 Bn | 33.76 Bn | 1.38 Bn | 4.20% |
| 10 | Barnes & Noble Education | 463.24 Mn | 425.16 Mn | 57.05 Mn | -4.44% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 1, 2026 | -4.44% |
| May 2, 2026 | 1.30% |
| Jan 31, 2026 | 1.29% |
| Nov 1, 2025 | 3.88% |
| Aug 2, 2025 | -6.34% |
| May 3, 2025 | -8.16% |
| Jan 25, 2025 | 3.88% |
| Oct 26, 2024 | 7.17% |
| Jul 27, 2024 | -39.45% |
| Apr 27, 2024 | -17.77% |
| Jan 27, 2024 | -2.04% |
| Oct 28, 2023 | 4.66% |
| Jul 29, 2023 | -20.03% |
| Apr 29, 2023 | -19.12% |
| Jan 28, 2023 | -5.72% |
| Oct 29, 2022 | 3.63% |
| Jul 30, 2022 | -20.70% |
| Apr 30, 2022 | -4.36% |
| Jan 29, 2022 | -9.36% |
| Oct 30, 2021 | 3.64% |
Barnes & Noble Education Net Margin API
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Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=net-margin&ticker=BNED&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "net-margin", "ticker": "BNED", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=net-margin&ticker=BNED&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();