Barnes & Noble Education (BNED) Profit After Tax (2014 - 2026)

Barnes & Noble Education (BNED) posted Profit After Tax of $3.5 million for Q2 2026, down 47.65% on a QoQ basis from $6.7 million in Q1 2026, and up 115.15% year-over-year from $1.6 million in Q2 2025.

Barnes & Noble Education (BNED) Profit After Tax (2014 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Barnes & Noble Education's Profit After Tax history runs 13 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $3.5 million for Q2 2026.

  • Quarterly Profit After Tax rose 115.15% year-over-year to $3.5 million in Q2 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through May 2026 was $16.9 million (up 125.63% YoY) and the FY2026 annual result came in at $16.9 million, up 125.63% from the prior year.
  • Profit After Tax was $3.5 million for Q2 2026 at Barnes & Noble Education, down from $6.7 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Profit After Tax topped out at $43.2 million in Q4 2024 and bottomed at -$103.9 million in Q3 2024.
  • A 5-year average of -$14.8 million and a median of -$13.9 million in 2024 frame the typical range for Profit After Tax.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Profit After Tax plunged 397.37% — and 2025, when it soared 286.49%.
  • Barnes & Noble Education's Profit After Tax stood at $22.1 million in 2022, then jumped by 31.37% to $29.1 million in 2023, then soared by 48.37% to $43.2 million in 2024, then plunged by 42.07% to $25.0 million in 2025, then slumped by 86.07% to $3.5 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows BNED's Profit After Tax at $3.5 million in Q2 2026, $6.7 million in Q1 2026, and $25.0 million in Q4 2025.

Peer Comparison

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1 Caseys General Stores 32.13 Bn 31.61 Bn 1.08 Bn 162.68 Mn
2 NaaS Technology 30.58 Bn 30.58 Bn - -
3 Williams Sonoma 28.34 Bn 27.33 Bn 1.10 Bn 368.02 Mn
4 Ulta Beauty 23.18 Bn 22.69 Bn 1.48 Bn 356.68 Mn
5 Best Buy 18.52 Bn 16.77 Bn 2.10 Bn 276.00 Mn
6 Dick'S Sporting Goods 16.59 Bn 15.24 Bn 1.77 Bn 128.34 Mn
7 MINISO Group Holding 16.05 Bn 14.98 Bn 414.86 Mn -389.74 Mn
8 Tractor Supply 15.89 Bn 15.66 Bn 1.30 Bn 164.52 Mn
9 Five Below 12.09 Bn 11.16 Bn 696.98 Mn 238.23 Mn
10 Barnes & Noble Education 424.32 Mn 415.90 Mn 84.86 Mn 3.48 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
May 2, 2026 3.48 Mn
Jan 31, 2026 6.66 Mn
Nov 1, 2025 25.00 Mn
Aug 2, 2025 -18.27 Mn
May 3, 2025 -23.00 Mn
Jan 25, 2025 17.94 Mn
Oct 26, 2024 43.16 Mn
Jul 27, 2024 -103.93 Mn
Apr 27, 2024 -41.99 Mn
Jan 27, 2024 -9.62 Mn
Oct 28, 2023 29.09 Mn
Jul 29, 2023 -52.50 Mn
Apr 29, 2023 -46.25 Mn
Jan 28, 2023 -22.13 Mn
Oct 29, 2022 22.14 Mn
Jul 30, 2022 -50.32 Mn
Apr 30, 2022 -9.30 Mn
Jan 29, 2022 -36.80 Mn
Oct 30, 2021 22.53 Mn
Jul 31, 2021 -42.25 Mn