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

Barnes & Noble Education's Return on Capital Employed history runs 12 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 5.61% for Q2 2026.

• Quarterly Return on Capital Employed rose 320.0% year-over-year to 5.61% in Q2 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through May 2026 was 5.61% (up 320.0% YoY) and the FY2026 annual result came in at 7.59%, up 480.0% from the prior year.
• Return on Capital Employed was 5.61% for Q2 2026 at Barnes & Noble Education, up from 4.03% in the prior quarter.
• Across five years, Return on Capital Employed topped out at 6.49% in Q3 2025 and bottomed at 15.61% in Q1 2022.
• A 5-year average of 4.97% and a median of 6.35% in 2023 frame the typical range for Return on Capital Employed.
• Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Return on Capital Employed soared 1635 bps — and 2024, when it tumbled 513 bps.
• Barnes & Noble Education's Return on Capital Employed stood at 9.37% in 2022, then retreated by 16 bps to 10.88% in 2023, then surged by 61 bps to 4.29% in 2024, then soared by 222 bps to 5.22% in 2025, then advanced by 8 bps to 5.61% in 2026.
• Business Quant data shows BNED's Return on Capital Employed at 5.61% in Q2 2026, 4.03% in Q1 2026, and 5.22% in Q4 2025.