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

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

• For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed rose 479.0% year-over-year to 4.03%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Jan 2026 stood at 4.03% (up 479.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 2.79%, up 997.0% from the prior year.
• Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 stood at 4.03%, down from 5.22% in the prior quarter.
• The five-year high for Return on Capital Employed was 6.49% in Q3 2025, with the low at 15.61% in Q1 2022.
• Historically, Return on Capital Employed has averaged 5.6% across 5 years, with a median of 6.68% in 2023.
• Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Return on Capital Employed soared 1635 bps — and 2024, when it plunged 513 bps.
• Barnes & Noble Education's Return on Capital Employed stood at 9.37% in 2022, then declined 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 declined by 23 bps to 4.03% in 2026.
• The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 4.03% (Q1 2026), 5.22% (Q4 2025), and 6.49% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.