Growth Metrics

Barnes & Noble Education (BNED) Return on Equity (2016 - 2025)

Historic Return on Equity for Barnes & Noble Education (BNED) over the last 11 years, with Q4 2025 value amounting to 0.02%.

  • Barnes & Noble Education's Return on Equity rose 200.0% to 0.02% in Q4 2025 from the same period last year, while for Nov 2025 it was 0.02%, marking a year-over-year increase of 200.0%. This contributed to the annual value of 0.01% for FY2024, which is 600.0% up from last year.
  • As of Q4 2025, Barnes & Noble Education's Return on Equity stood at 0.02%, which was up 200.0% from 0.07% recorded in Q3 2025.
  • In the past 5 years, Barnes & Noble Education's Return on Equity ranged from a high of 0.02% in Q4 2025 and a low of 0.42% during Q2 2021
  • Over the past 5 years, Barnes & Noble Education's median Return on Equity value was 0.05% (recorded in 2023), while the average stood at 0.11%.
  • Per our database at Business Quant, Barnes & Noble Education's Return on Equity tumbled by -3300bps in 2021 and then soared by 3900bps in 2022.
  • Over the past 5 years, Barnes & Noble Education's Return on Equity (Quarter) stood at 0.38% in 2021, then surged by 89bps to 0.04% in 2022, then tumbled by -74bps to 0.07% in 2023, then skyrocketed by 103bps to 0.0% in 2024, then surged by 1148bps to 0.02% in 2025.
  • Its Return on Equity was 0.02% in Q4 2025, compared to 0.07% in Q3 2025 and 0.0% in Q1 2025.