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

Barnes & Noble Education has reported Retained Earnings for 12 years, with the latest figure at -$699.2 million in Q1 2026.

• For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Retained Earnings fell 1.39% year-over-year to -$699.2 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Jan 2026 stood at -$699.2 million (down 1.39% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was -$712.6 million, down 10.18% from the prior year.
• Retained Earnings for Q1 2026 stood at -$699.2 million, up from -$705.8 million in the prior quarter.
• The five-year high for Retained Earnings was $25.1 million in Q2 2023, with the low at -$750.7 million in Q3 2024.
• Historically, Retained Earnings has averaged -$547.8 million across 5 years, with a median of -$604.8 million in 2024.
• Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Retained Earnings soared 105.11% — and 2025, when it plunged 9116.84%.
• Barnes & Noble Education's Retained Earnings stood at -$522.1 million in 2022, then fell by 14.07% to -$595.5 million in 2023, then surged by 101.31% to $7.8 million in 2024, then sank by 9116.84% to -$705.8 million in 2025, then advanced by 0.94% to -$699.2 million in 2026.
• The last three Retained Earnings figures came in at -$699.2 million (Q1 2026), -$705.8 million (Q4 2025), and -$730.8 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.