Barnes & Noble Education (BNED) Return on Capital Employed (2015 - 2026)
Barnes & Noble Education's (BNED) quarterly Return on Capital Employed came in at 5.61% in Q2 2026, up 320.0% YoY from 1.34% in Q2 2025, and up 39.22% on a QoQ basis from 4.03% in Q1 2026.
Barnes & Noble Education (BNED) Return on Capital Employed (2015 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Barnes & Noble Education (BNED) has 12 years of Return on Capital Employed data on file, last reported at 5.61% in 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 climbed to 5.61% in Q2 2026, from 4.03% in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 6.49% in Q3 2025 to a low of 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 plunged 513 bps.
- Tracing BNED's Return on Capital Employed over 5 years: 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 rose by 8 bps to 5.61% in 2026.
- The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 5.61% (Q2 2026), 4.03% (Q1 2026), and 5.22% (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
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Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| May 2, 2026 | 5.61% |
| Jan 31, 2026 | 4.03% |
| Nov 1, 2025 | 5.22% |
| Aug 2, 2025 | 6.49% |
| May 3, 2025 | 2.40% |
| Jan 25, 2025 | -0.76% |
| Oct 26, 2024 | -4.29% |
| Jul 27, 2024 | -5.72% |
| Apr 27, 2024 | -6.02% |
| Jan 27, 2024 | -11.81% |
| Oct 28, 2023 | -10.88% |
| Jul 29, 2023 | -12.00% |
| Apr 29, 2023 | -9.95% |
| Jan 28, 2023 | -6.68% |
| Oct 29, 2022 | -9.37% |
| Jul 30, 2022 | -12.15% |
| Apr 30, 2022 | -8.04% |
| Jan 29, 2022 | -15.61% |
| Oct 30, 2021 | -19.70% |
| Jul 31, 2021 | -28.49% |