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

Barnes & Noble Education (BNED) has reported Operating Expenses for 13 consecutive years, with $72.6 million the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2026.

• Operating Expenses for Q1 2026 came in at $72.6 million, up 13.37% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Jan 2026 was $290.0 million (up 2.51% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $306.7 million, down 14.4% from the prior year.
• Operating Expenses was $72.6 million for Q1 2026 at Barnes & Noble Education, down from $77.3 million in the prior quarter.
• Over five years, Operating Expenses peaked at $101.5 million in Q1 2022 and troughed at $56.2 million in Q2 2022.
• Average Operating Expenses over 5 years is $79.6 million, with a median of $77.3 million recorded in 2025.
• Year-over-year, Operating Expenses soared 45.46% in 2023 and declined 23.06% in 2025.
• Over 5 years, Operating Expenses stood at $99.2 million in 2022, then decreased by 9.05% to $90.2 million in 2023, then dropped by 19.33% to $72.8 million in 2024, then advanced by 6.2% to $77.3 million in 2025, then dropped by 6.15% to $72.6 million in 2026.
• Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Operating Expenses figures were $72.6 million in Q1 2026, $77.3 million in Q4 2025, and $67.9 million in Q3 2025.