Barnes & Noble Education (BNED) Operating Expenses (2014 - 2026)

Barnes & Noble Education has reported Operating Expenses for 13 years, with the latest figure at $72.6 million in Q1 2026.

• For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Operating Expenses rose 13.37% year-over-year to $72.6 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Jan 2026 stood at $290.0 million (up 2.51% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $306.7 million, down 14.4% from the prior year.
• Operating Expenses for Q1 2026 stood at $72.6 million, down from $77.3 million in the prior quarter.
• The five-year high for Operating Expenses was $101.5 million in Q1 2022, with the low at $56.2 million in Q2 2022.
• Historically, Operating Expenses has averaged $79.6 million across 5 years, with a median of $77.3 million in 2025.
• Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Operating Expenses jumped 45.46% — and 2025, when it slipped 23.06%.
• Barnes & Noble Education's Operating Expenses stood at $99.2 million in 2022, then declined by 9.05% to $90.2 million in 2023, then retreated by 19.33% to $72.8 million in 2024, then increased by 6.2% to $77.3 million in 2025, then retreated by 6.15% to $72.6 million in 2026.
• The last three Operating Expenses figures came in at $72.6 million (Q1 2026), $77.3 million (Q4 2025), and $67.9 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.