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

Barnes & Noble Education's (BNED) quarterly Operating Income came in at $4.3 million in Q2 2026, up 137.53% YoY from $1.8 million in Q2 2025, and down 70.68% on a QoQ basis from $14.6 million in Q1 2026.

Barnes & Noble Education (BNED) Operating Income (2014 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Barnes & Noble Education (BNED) has 13 years of Operating Income data on file, last reported at $4.3 million in Q2 2026.

  • Quarterly Operating Income rose 137.53% year-over-year to $4.3 million in Q2 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through May 2026 was $36.5 million (up 129.45% YoY) and the FY2026 annual result came in at $36.5 million, up 129.45% from the prior year.
  • Operating Income retreated to $4.3 million in Q2 2026, from $14.6 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Operating Income ranged from a high of $47.1 million in Q4 2024 to a low of -$45.6 million in Q3 2022.
  • A 5-year average of -$5.1 million and a median of -$11.4 million in 2022 frame the typical range for Operating Income.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Operating Income slumped 203.8% — and 2025, when it jumped 1173.01%.
  • Tracing BNED's Operating Income over 5 years: stood at $28.7 million in 2022, then soared by 40.51% to $40.3 million in 2023, then advanced by 17.02% to $47.1 million in 2024, then declined by 13.47% to $40.8 million in 2025, then sank by 89.49% to $4.3 million in 2026.
  • The last three Operating Income figures came in at $4.3 million (Q2 2026), $14.6 million (Q1 2026), and $40.8 million (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

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3 Ulta Beauty 22.86 Bn 22.64 Bn 1.27 Bn 448.26 Mn
4 Tractor Supply 18.25 Bn 18.02 Bn 1.68 Bn 467.12 Mn
5 Best Buy 18.12 Bn 16.37 Bn 2.10 Bn 370.00 Mn
6 Dick'S Sporting Goods 16.18 Bn 15.18 Bn 1.68 Bn 450.65 Mn
7 Five Below 13.82 Bn 12.71 Bn 478.64 Mn 154.24 Mn
8 Murphy USA 10.46 Bn 10.28 Bn 746.50 Mn 304.90 Mn
9 Bath & Body Works 4.03 Bn 3.08 Bn 1.24 Bn 599.00 Mn
10 Barnes & Noble Education 412.31 Mn 403.89 Mn 84.86 Mn 4.29 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
May 2, 2026 4.29 Mn
Jan 31, 2026 14.62 Mn
Nov 1, 2025 40.80 Mn
Aug 2, 2025 -23.17 Mn
May 3, 2025 -11.42 Mn
Jan 25, 2025 18.92 Mn
Oct 26, 2024 47.15 Mn
Jul 27, 2024 -38.72 Mn
Apr 27, 2024 -31.41 Mn
Jan 27, 2024 1.49 Mn
Oct 28, 2023 40.29 Mn
Jul 29, 2023 -44.16 Mn
Apr 29, 2023 -34.43 Mn
Jan 28, 2023 -15.08 Mn
Oct 29, 2022 28.67 Mn
Jul 30, 2022 -45.61 Mn
Apr 30, 2022 -11.33 Mn
Jan 29, 2022 -33.14 Mn
Oct 30, 2021 24.59 Mn
Jul 31, 2021 -40.74 Mn