Barnes & Noble Education (BNED) Retained Earnings (2015 - 2026)
Barnes & Noble Education's (BNED) quarterly Retained Earnings came in at -$695.7 million in Q2 2026, up 2.37% YoY from -$679.6 million in Q2 2025, and little changed on a QoQ basis from -$699.2 million in Q1 2026.
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 -$695.7 million in Q2 2026.
- Quarterly Retained Earnings rose 2.37% year-over-year to -$695.7 million in Q2 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through May 2026 was -$695.7 million (up 2.37% YoY) and the FY2026 annual result came in at -$695.7 million, up 2.37% from the prior year.
- Retained Earnings steadied at -$695.7 million in Q2 2026, from -$699.2 million in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Retained Earnings ranged from a high of $25.1 million in Q2 2023 to a low of -$750.7 million in Q3 2024.
- A 5-year average of -$595.7 million and a median of -$646.7 million in 2024 frame the typical range for Retained Earnings.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Retained Earnings soared 105.11% — and 2024, when it slumped 2676.99%.
- Tracing BNED's Retained Earnings over 5 years: stood at -$522.1 million in 2022, then slipped by 19.51% to -$623.9 million in 2023, then retreated by 13.4% to -$707.5 million in 2024, then grew by 0.24% to -$705.8 million in 2025, then grew by 1.44% to -$695.7 million in 2026.
- The last three Retained Earnings figures came in at -$695.7 million (Q2 2026), -$699.2 million (Q1 2026), and -$705.8 million (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 2 | Williams Sonoma | 28.83 Bn | 27.81 Bn | 1.10 Bn | 1.51 Bn |
| 3 | Ulta Beauty | 22.86 Bn | 22.64 Bn | 1.27 Bn | 1.52 Bn |
| 4 | Tractor Supply | 18.25 Bn | 18.02 Bn | 1.68 Bn | 7.79 Bn |
| 5 | Best Buy | 18.12 Bn | 16.37 Bn | 2.10 Bn | 2.68 Bn |
| 6 | Dick'S Sporting Goods | 16.18 Bn | 15.18 Bn | 1.68 Bn | 7.04 Bn |
| 7 | Five Below | 13.82 Bn | 12.71 Bn | 478.64 Mn | 2.14 Bn |
| 8 | Murphy USA | 10.46 Bn | 10.28 Bn | 746.50 Mn | 4.49 Bn |
| 9 | Bath & Body Works | 4.03 Bn | 3.08 Bn | 1.24 Bn | -1.44 Bn |
| 10 | Barnes & Noble Education | 412.31 Mn | 403.89 Mn | 84.86 Mn | -695.70 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| 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 |