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

Barnes & Noble Education (BNED) posted Profit After Tax of $6.7 million for Q1 2026, down 73.38% quarter-over-quarter from $25.0 million in Q4 2025, and down 62.91% year-on-year from $17.9 million in Q1 2025.

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

Barnes & Noble Education (BNED) has reported Profit After Tax for 13 consecutive years, with $6.7 million the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2026.

  • Profit After Tax for Q1 2026 came in at $6.7 million, down 62.91% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Jan 2026 was -$9.6 million (up 88.66% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was -$65.8 million, up 12.26% from the prior year.
  • Profit After Tax was $6.7 million for Q1 2026 at Barnes & Noble Education, down from $25.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Profit After Tax peaked at $43.2 million in Q4 2024 and troughed at -$103.9 million in Q3 2024.
  • Average Profit After Tax over 5 years is -$15.8 million, with a median of -$18.3 million recorded in 2025.
  • Year-over-year, Profit After Tax sank 282.0% in 2023 and jumped 292.26% in 2025.
  • Over 5 years, Profit After Tax stood at $24.2 million in 2022, then rose by 20.37% to $29.1 million in 2023, then jumped by 48.37% to $43.2 million in 2024, then sank by 42.07% to $25.0 million in 2025, then sank by 73.38% to $6.7 million in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Profit After Tax figures were $6.7 million in Q1 2026, $25.0 million in Q4 2025, and -$18.3 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) PAT (Qtr)
1 NaaS Technology 29.20 Bn 29.20 Bn - -
2 Caseys General Stores 28.94 Bn 28.48 Bn 1.08 Bn 162.68 Mn
3 Williams Sonoma 27.71 Bn 26.69 Bn 1.10 Bn 368.02 Mn
4 Dick'S Sporting Goods 19.10 Bn 17.75 Bn 1.77 Bn 128.34 Mn
5 Tractor Supply 16.98 Bn 16.76 Bn 1.30 Bn 164.52 Mn
6 Best Buy 16.25 Bn 14.50 Bn 2.10 Bn 276.00 Mn
7 Murphy USA 10.35 Bn 10.23 Bn 3.98 Bn 136.30 Mn
8 Five Below 10.07 Bn 9.13 Bn 696.98 Mn 238.23 Mn
9 Winmark 8.93 Bn 8.93 Bn 20.23 Mn 9.25 Mn
10 Barnes & Noble Education 454.40 Mn 444.26 Mn 96.10 Mn 6.66 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
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 -9.33 Mn
Oct 28, 2023 29.09 Mn
Jul 29, 2023 -52.50 Mn
Apr 29, 2023 -41.85 Mn
Jan 28, 2023 -25.05 Mn
Oct 29, 2022 24.17 Mn
Jul 30, 2022 -50.32 Mn
Apr 30, 2022 -10.96 Mn
Jan 29, 2022 -36.80 Mn
Oct 30, 2021 22.53 Mn
Jul 31, 2021 -42.25 Mn
May 1, 2021 -46.14 Mn