Barnes & Noble Education (BNED) Return on Capital Employed (2015 - 2026)

Barnes & Noble Education (BNED) has reported Return on Capital Employed for 12 consecutive years, with 4.03% the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2026.

• Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 came in at 4.03%, up 479.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Jan 2026 was 4.03% (up 479.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 2.79%, up 997.0% from the prior year.
• Return on Capital Employed was 4.03% for Q1 2026 at Barnes & Noble Education, down from 5.22% in the prior quarter.
• Over five years, Return on Capital Employed peaked at 6.49% in Q3 2025 and troughed at 15.61% in Q1 2022.
• Average Return on Capital Employed over 5 years is 5.6%, with a median of 6.68% recorded in 2023.
• Year-over-year, Return on Capital Employed surged 1635 bps in 2022 and slumped 513 bps in 2024.
• Over 5 years, Return on Capital Employed stood at 9.37% in 2022, then decreased by 16 bps to 10.88% in 2023, then soared by 61 bps to 4.29% in 2024, then jumped by 222 bps to 5.22% in 2025, then decreased by 23 bps to 4.03% in 2026.
• Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Return on Capital Employed figures were 4.03% in Q1 2026, 5.22% in Q4 2025, and 6.49% in Q3 2025.