Barnes & Noble Education (BNED) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2015 - 2026)
Barnes & Noble Education's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] was 9.73% in fiscal Q1 2027 (quarter ended Aug 1, 2026), up 3.24 percentage points from 6.49% a year earlier and up 4.12 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Barnes & Noble Education (BNED) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2015 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2026 (ended May 2, 2026), Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] at Barnes & Noble Education came in at 7.59%, up 4.80 percentage points from FY2025.
- Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has now increased for three consecutive fiscal years, with a five-year change of +31.02 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2026).
- In earlier fiscal years, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] was 2.79% in FY2025 (+9.97 pp), -7.18% in FY2024 (+4.60 pp), -11.78% in FY2023 (-2.25 pp) and -9.53% in FY2022 (+13.90 pp).
- The fiscal Q1 2027 figure marks the highest quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] in data going back to fiscal Q4 2015.
- Compared with a year earlier, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has increased for ten straight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +7.38 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] over five years was fiscal Q1 2023 (a gain of 16.35 percentage points); the worst was fiscal Q2 2022 (a drop of 5.53 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, BNED's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] in the three fiscal quarters before Q1 2027 was 5.61% (Q4 2026), 4.03% (Q3 2026) and 5.22% (Q2 2026).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amazon Com | 2,671.68 Bn | 2,188.38 Bn | 104.83 Bn | 11.49% |
| 2 | Home Depot | 317.55 Bn | 310.79 Bn | 16.12 Bn | 28.54% |
| 3 | Tjx Companies | 160.11 Bn | 137.66 Bn | 5.07 Bn | 34.00% |
| 4 | Lowes Companies | 111.01 Bn | 103.97 Bn | 8.58 Bn | 30.02% |
| 5 | O Reilly Automotive | 74.59 Bn | 73.68 Bn | 2.52 Bn | 47.86% |
| 6 | Ross Stores | 72.72 Bn | 55.65 Bn | 2.12 Bn | 30.97% |
| 7 | Target | 69.31 Bn | 63.90 Bn | 8.94 Bn | 15.67% |
| 8 | Autozone | 52.85 Bn | 51.75 Bn | 2.52 Bn | 33.85% |
| 9 | Carvana | 41.40 Bn | 31.89 Bn | 1.38 Bn | 18.45% |
| 10 | Barnes & Noble Education | 467.22 Mn | 429.13 Mn | 57.05 Mn | 9.73% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 1, 2026 | 9.73% |
| 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% |
API Access
Barnes & Noble Education Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] API
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Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=BNED&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-capital-employed-[roce]", "ticker": "BNED", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=BNED&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();