Barnes & Noble Education (BNED) Retained Earnings (2015 - 2026)
Barnes & Noble Education (BNED) posted Retained Earnings of -$699.2 million for Q1 2026, up 0.94% quarter-over-quarter from -$705.8 million in Q4 2025, and down 1.39% year-on-year from -$709.1 million in Q1 2025.
Barnes & Noble Education (BNED) Retained Earnings (2015 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Barnes & Noble Education (BNED) has reported Retained Earnings for 12 consecutive years, with -$699.2 million the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2026.
- Retained Earnings for Q1 2026 came in at -$699.2 million, down 1.39% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Jan 2026 was -$699.2 million (down 1.39% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was -$712.6 million, down 10.18% from the prior year.
- Retained Earnings was -$699.2 million for Q1 2026 at Barnes & Noble Education, up from -$705.8 million in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Retained Earnings peaked at $25.1 million in Q2 2023 and troughed at -$750.7 million in Q3 2024.
- Average Retained Earnings over 5 years is -$547.8 million, with a median of -$604.8 million recorded in 2024.
- Year-over-year, Retained Earnings surged 105.11% in 2023 and slumped 9116.84% in 2025.
- Over 5 years, Retained Earnings stood at -$522.1 million in 2022, then slipped by 14.07% to -$595.5 million in 2023, then surged by 101.31% to $7.8 million in 2024, then plunged by 9116.84% to -$705.8 million in 2025, then increased by 0.94% to -$699.2 million in 2026.
- Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Retained Earnings figures were -$699.2 million in Q1 2026, -$705.8 million in Q4 2025, and -$730.8 million in Q3 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Retained Earnings (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NaaS Technology | 29.20 Bn | 29.20 Bn | - | -1.23 Bn |
| 2 | Caseys General Stores | 28.94 Bn | 28.48 Bn | 1.08 Bn | 3.95 Bn |
| 3 | Williams Sonoma | 27.71 Bn | 26.69 Bn | 1.10 Bn | -13.18 Mn |
| 4 | Dick'S Sporting Goods | 19.10 Bn | 17.75 Bn | 1.77 Bn | 6.83 Bn |
| 5 | Tractor Supply | 16.98 Bn | 16.76 Bn | 1.30 Bn | 7.56 Bn |
| 6 | Best Buy | 16.25 Bn | 14.50 Bn | 2.10 Bn | 2.68 Bn |
| 7 | Murphy USA | 10.35 Bn | 10.23 Bn | 3.98 Bn | 4.30 Bn |
| 8 | Five Below | 10.07 Bn | 9.13 Bn | 696.98 Mn | 2.01 Bn |
| 9 | Winmark | 8.93 Bn | 8.93 Bn | 20.23 Mn | -67.47 Mn |
| 10 | Barnes & Noble Education | 454.40 Mn | 444.26 Mn | 96.10 Mn | -699.18 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jan 31, 2026 | -699.18 Mn |
| Nov 1, 2025 | -705.84 Mn |
| Aug 2, 2025 | -730.84 Mn |
| May 3, 2025 | -712.57 Mn |
| Jan 25, 2025 | -689.57 Mn |
| Oct 26, 2024 | 7.83 Mn |
| Jul 27, 2024 | -750.67 Mn |
| Apr 27, 2024 | -646.75 Mn |
| Jan 27, 2024 | -604.83 Mn |
| Oct 28, 2023 | -595.50 Mn |
| Jul 29, 2023 | -623.91 Mn |
| Apr 29, 2023 | 25.10 Mn |
| Jan 28, 2023 | -547.11 Mn |
| Oct 29, 2022 | -522.06 Mn |
| Jul 30, 2022 | -544.20 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2022 | -491.49 Mn |
| Jan 29, 2022 | -480.54 Mn |
| Oct 30, 2021 | -443.74 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2021 | -466.27 Mn |
| May 1, 2021 | -422.64 Mn |