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Barnes & Noble Education (BNED) Return on Capital Employed (2016 - 2026)

Barnes & Noble Education's Return on Capital Employed history spans 12 years, with the latest figure at 0.04% for Q1 2026.

  • For Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed rose 5.0% year-over-year to 0.04%; the TTM value through Jan 2026 reached 0.04%, up 5.0%, while the annual FY2025 figure was 0.03%, 10.0% up from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed reached 0.04% in Q1 2026 per BNED's latest filing, down from 0.05% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 0.06% in Q3 2025 to a low of 0.16% in Q1 2022.
  • Average Return on Capital Employed over 5 years is 0.06%, with a median of 0.07% recorded in 2023.
  • Peak YoY movement for Return on Capital Employed: increased 16bps in 2022, then dropped -5bps in 2024.
  • A 5-year view of Return on Capital Employed shows it stood at 0.09% in 2022, then decreased by -16bps to 0.11% in 2023, then surged by 61bps to 0.04% in 2024, then skyrocketed by 222bps to 0.05% in 2025, then dropped by -23bps to 0.04% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for BNED's Return on Capital Employed are 0.04% (Q1 2026), 0.05% (Q4 2025), and 0.06% (Q3 2025).