Barnes & Noble Education BNED
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Barnes & Noble Education (BNED) Retained Earnings (2015 - 2026)

Barnes & Noble Education (BNED) posted Retained Earnings of -$708.6 million for Q3 2026, down 1.86% quarter-over-quarter from -$695.7 million in Q2 2026, and up 3.04% YoY from -$687.7 million in Q3 2025.

Analysis

Barnes & Noble Education (BNED) Retained Earnings (2015 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Barnes & Noble Education (BNED) has 12 years of Retained Earnings data on file, last reported at -$708.6 million in Q3 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q3 2026, Retained Earnings rose 3.04% year-over-year to -$708.6 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Aug 2026 stood at -$708.6 million (up 3.04% YoY), and the FY2026 full-year result was -$695.7 million, up 2.37% from the prior year.
  • Retained Earnings was -$708.6 million for Q3 2026 at Barnes & Noble Education, down from -$695.7 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Retained Earnings ranged from a high of -$480.5 million in Q1 2022 to a low of -$750.7 million in Q3 2024.
  • A 5-year average of -$634.2 million and a median of -$646.7 million in 2024 frame the typical range for Retained Earnings.
  • Across the five-year window, Retained Earnings retreated 29.79% in 2022 and grew 3.04% in 2026, its largest moves.
  • Barnes & Noble Education's Retained Earnings stood at -$522.1 million in 2022, then declined by 14.07% to -$595.5 million in 2023, then slipped by 18.81% to -$707.5 million in 2024, then climbed by 0.24% to -$705.8 million in 2025, then declined by 0.39% to -$708.6 million in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Retained Earnings figures were -$708.6 million in Q3 2026, -$695.7 million in Q2 2026, and -$699.2 million in Q1 2026.
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10 Barnes & Noble Education 369.06 Mn 361.25 Mn 57.05 Mn -708.61 Mn
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Aug 1, 2026 -708.61 Mn
May 2, 2026 -695.70 Mn
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 -707.51 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 -593.36 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