Barnes & Noble Education (BNED) Return on Equity [ROE] (2015 - 2026)
Barnes & Noble Education's Return on Equity [ROE] was 7.76% in fiscal Q1 2027 (quarter ended Aug 1, 2026), up 0.26 percentage points from 7.50% a year earlier and up 1.99 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Barnes & Noble Education (BNED) Return on Equity [ROE] (2015 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2026 (ended May 2, 2026), Return on Equity [ROE] at Barnes & Noble Education came in at 5.96%, up 43.29 percentage points from FY2025.
- Return on Equity [ROE] shows a five-year change of +45.30 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2026).
- In earlier fiscal years, Return on Equity [ROE] was -37.34% in FY2025 (+27.54 pp), -64.88% in FY2024 (-11.48 pp), -53.40% in FY2023 (-26.99 pp) and -26.41% in FY2022 (+12.93 pp).
- The fiscal Q1 2027 figure marks the highest quarterly Return on Equity [ROE] since fiscal Q3 2019.
- Compared with a year earlier, Return on Equity [ROE] has increased for eight straight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +42.83 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Return on Equity [ROE] over five years was fiscal Q1 2026 (a gain of 117.64 percentage points); the worst was fiscal Q1 2024 (a drop of 41.91 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, BNED's Return on Equity [ROE] in the three fiscal quarters before Q1 2027 was 5.77% (Q4 2026), -3.36% (Q3 2026) and 0.62% (Q2 2026).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amazon Com | 2,691.65 Bn | 2,208.35 Bn | 104.83 Bn | 26.64% |
| 2 | Home Depot | 325.36 Bn | 318.60 Bn | 16.12 Bn | 93.32% |
| 3 | Tjx Companies | 162.54 Bn | 140.09 Bn | 5.07 Bn | 57.63% |
| 4 | Lowes Companies | 114.04 Bn | 107.00 Bn | 8.58 Bn | - |
| 5 | O Reilly Automotive | 75.74 Bn | 74.83 Bn | 2.52 Bn | - |
| 6 | Ross Stores | 75.07 Bn | 57.99 Bn | 2.12 Bn | 40.76% |
| 7 | Target | 71.70 Bn | 66.28 Bn | 8.94 Bn | 25.85% |
| 8 | Autozone | 53.85 Bn | 52.75 Bn | 2.52 Bn | - |
| 9 | Carvana | 42.25 Bn | 32.75 Bn | 1.38 Bn | 43.64% |
| 10 | Barnes & Noble Education | 478.96 Mn | 440.87 Mn | 57.05 Mn | 7.76% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 1, 2026 | 7.76% |
| May 2, 2026 | 5.77% |
| Jan 31, 2026 | -3.36% |
| Nov 1, 2025 | 0.62% |
| Aug 2, 2025 | 7.50% |
| May 3, 2025 | -23.30% |
| Jan 25, 2025 | -33.60% |
| Oct 26, 2024 | -62.02% |
| Jul 27, 2024 | -110.14% |
| Apr 27, 2024 | -75.03% |
| Jan 27, 2024 | -63.67% |
| Oct 28, 2023 | -82.97% |
| Jul 29, 2023 | -80.37% |
| Apr 29, 2023 | -61.81% |
| Jan 28, 2023 | -35.32% |
| Oct 29, 2022 | -41.51% |
| Jul 30, 2022 | -38.47% |
| Apr 30, 2022 | -29.56% |
| Jan 29, 2022 | -55.00% |
| Oct 30, 2021 | -58.16% |
API Access
Barnes & Noble Education Return on Equity [ROE] API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=BNED&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-equity-[roe]", "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-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=BNED&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();