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

Barnes & Noble Education (BNED) has 13 years of Operating Margin data on file, last reported at 5.94% in Q3 2026.

• For the quarter ending Q3 2026, Operating Margin rose 210.0% year-over-year to 5.94%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Aug 2026 stood at 2.47% (up 55.0% YoY), and the FY2026 full-year result was 2.13%, up 114.0% from the prior year.
• Operating Margin was 5.94% for Q3 2026 at Barnes & Noble Education, down from 1.6% in the prior quarter.
• In the past five years, Operating Margin ranged from a high of 7.83% in Q4 2024 to a low of 17.91% in Q3 2022.
• A 5-year average of 4.05% and a median of 4.05% in 2025 frame the typical range for Operating Margin.
• Across the five-year window, Operating Margin surged 2204 bps in 2022 and plunged 973 bps in 2023, its largest moves.
• Barnes & Noble Education's Operating Margin stood at 4.7% in 2022, then surged by 41 bps to 6.6% in 2023, then advanced by 19 bps to 7.83% in 2024, then slipped by 19 bps to 6.33% in 2025, then tumbled by 194 bps to 5.94% in 2026.
• Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Operating Margin figures were 5.94% in Q3 2026, 1.6% in Q2 2026, and 2.84% in Q1 2026.