Barnes & Noble Education (BNED) Retained Earnings (2015 - 2026)
Barnes & Noble Education (BNED) posted Retained Earnings of -$695.7 million for Q2 2026, little changed on a QoQ basis from -$699.2 million in Q1 2026, and up 2.37% year-over-year from -$679.6 million in Q2 2025.
Barnes & Noble Education (BNED) Retained Earnings (2015 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Barnes & Noble Education's Retained Earnings history runs 12 years deep, the most recent figure standing at -$695.7 million for 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 was -$695.7 million for Q2 2026 at Barnes & Noble Education, roughly flat from -$699.2 million in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Retained Earnings topped out at $25.1 million in Q2 2023 and bottomed at -$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 sank 2676.99%.
- Barnes & Noble Education's Retained Earnings stood at -$522.1 million in 2022, then declined by 19.51% to -$623.9 million in 2023, then slipped by 13.4% to -$707.5 million in 2024, then rose by 0.24% to -$705.8 million in 2025, then rose by 1.44% to -$695.7 million in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows BNED's Retained Earnings at -$695.7 million in Q2 2026, -$699.2 million in Q1 2026, and -$705.8 million in Q4 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Retained Earnings (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Caseys General Stores | 32.44 Bn | 31.91 Bn | 1.08 Bn | 3.95 Bn |
| 2 | NaaS Technology | 31.64 Bn | 31.64 Bn | - | -1.23 Bn |
| 3 | Williams Sonoma | 28.00 Bn | 26.98 Bn | 1.10 Bn | 1.51 Bn |
| 4 | Ulta Beauty | 22.82 Bn | 22.33 Bn | 1.48 Bn | 3.76 Mn |
| 5 | Best Buy | 18.19 Bn | 16.44 Bn | 2.10 Bn | 2.68 Bn |
| 6 | Dick'S Sporting Goods | 16.40 Bn | 15.05 Bn | 1.77 Bn | 17.81 Mn |
| 7 | Tractor Supply | 16.01 Bn | 15.78 Bn | 1.30 Bn | - |
| 8 | MINISO Group Holding | 15.90 Bn | 14.83 Bn | 414.86 Mn | 775.16 Mn |
| 9 | Five Below | 11.87 Bn | 10.94 Bn | 696.98 Mn | 2.01 Bn |
| 10 | Barnes & Noble Education | 424.67 Mn | 416.25 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 |