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

Barnes & Noble Education's Operating Expenses history runs 13 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $70.9 million for Q2 2026.

• Quarterly Operating Expenses fell 1.96% year-over-year to $70.9 million in Q2 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through May 2026 was $288.6 million (up 3.17% YoY) and the FY2026 annual result came in at $288.6 million, up 1.68% from the prior year.
• Operating Expenses was $70.9 million for Q2 2026 at Barnes & Noble Education, down from $72.6 million in the prior quarter.
• Across five years, Operating Expenses topped out at $101.5 million in Q1 2022 and bottomed at $56.2 million in Q2 2022.
• A 5-year average of $79.2 million and a median of $76.4 million in 2024 frame the typical range for Operating Expenses.
• Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Operating Expenses jumped 45.46% — and 2025, when it fell 23.06%.
• Barnes & Noble Education's Operating Expenses stood at $99.2 million in 2022, then retreated by 9.05% to $90.2 million in 2023, then slipped by 19.33% to $72.8 million in 2024, then gained by 6.2% to $77.3 million in 2025, then decreased by 8.33% to $70.9 million in 2026.
• Business Quant data shows BNED's Operating Expenses at $70.9 million in Q2 2026, $72.6 million in Q1 2026, and $77.3 million in Q4 2025.