Barnes & Noble Education (BNED) Return on Assets [ROA] (2015 - 2026)
Barnes & Noble Education (BNED) recorded Return on Assets [ROA] of 2.80% in fiscal Q1 2027 (quarter ended Aug 1, 2026), up 0.52 percentage points from 2.28% a year earlier and up 1.00 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Barnes & Noble Education (BNED) Return on Assets [ROA] (2015 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2026 (ended May 2, 2026), Barnes & Noble Education reported Return on Assets [ROA] of 2.21%, up 9.95 percentage points from FY2025.
- Annual Return on Assets [ROA] has increased for three straight fiscal years, with a five-year change of +14.99 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2026).
- Across earlier fiscal years, Return on Assets [ROA] came in at -7.74% in FY2025 (+0.27 pp), -8.01% in FY2024 (+1.91 pp), -9.93% in FY2023 (-3.38 pp) and -6.55% in FY2022 (+6.23 pp).
- The fiscal Q1 2027 figure is the highest quarterly Return on Assets [ROA] since fiscal Q3 2019.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Assets [ROA] has increased for six consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +5.05 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Return on Assets [ROA] in the last five years was a gain of 15.74 percentage points in fiscal Q1 2026, against a drop of 6.04 percentage points in fiscal Q2 2022 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three fiscal quarters came in at 1.80% (Q4 2026), -0.88% (Q3 2026) and 0.17% (Q2 2026).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROA (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amazon Com | 2,671.68 Bn | 2,188.38 Bn | 104.83 Bn | 13.15% |
| 2 | Home Depot | 317.55 Bn | 310.79 Bn | 16.12 Bn | 13.10% |
| 3 | Tjx Companies | 160.11 Bn | 137.66 Bn | 5.07 Bn | 16.56% |
| 4 | Lowes Companies | 111.01 Bn | 103.97 Bn | 8.58 Bn | 11.99% |
| 5 | O Reilly Automotive | 74.59 Bn | 73.68 Bn | 2.52 Bn | 15.44% |
| 6 | Ross Stores | 72.72 Bn | 55.65 Bn | 2.12 Bn | 16.86% |
| 7 | Target | 69.31 Bn | 63.90 Bn | 8.94 Bn | 7.42% |
| 8 | Autozone | 52.85 Bn | 51.75 Bn | 2.52 Bn | 11.98% |
| 9 | Carvana | 41.40 Bn | 31.89 Bn | 1.38 Bn | 15.05% |
| 10 | Barnes & Noble Education | 467.22 Mn | 429.13 Mn | 57.05 Mn | 2.80% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 1, 2026 | 2.80% |
| May 2, 2026 | 1.80% |
| Jan 31, 2026 | -0.88% |
| Nov 1, 2025 | 0.17% |
| Aug 2, 2025 | 2.28% |
| May 3, 2025 | -6.99% |
| Jan 25, 2025 | -7.99% |
| Oct 26, 2024 | -11.20% |
| Jul 27, 2024 | -13.46% |
| Apr 27, 2024 | -7.31% |
| Jan 27, 2024 | -6.96% |
| Oct 28, 2023 | -8.80% |
| Jul 29, 2023 | -10.11% |
| Apr 29, 2023 | -9.01% |
| Jan 28, 2023 | -5.29% |
| Oct 29, 2022 | -6.36% |
| Jul 30, 2022 | -6.79% |
| Apr 30, 2022 | -5.89% |
| Jan 29, 2022 | -11.13% |
| Oct 30, 2021 | -12.15% |
API Access
Barnes & Noble Education Return on Assets [ROA] API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=BNED&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-assets-[roa]", "ticker": "BNED", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=BNED&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();