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

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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

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DateValue
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