Barnes & Noble Education (BNED) Selling, General & Administrative (2014 - 2026)
Barnes & Noble Education (BNED) recorded Selling, General & Administrative of $67.32 million in fiscal Q1 2027 (quarter ended Aug 1, 2026), down 0.8% from $67.86 million a year earlier and down 5.0% from the prior quarter.
Barnes & Noble Education (BNED) Selling, General & Administrative (2014 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a TTM basis, Barnes & Noble Education's Selling, General & Administrative came in at $288.03 million as of Aug 1, 2026, up 1.2% year-over-year; for FY2026 (ended May 2, 2026), it was $288.57 million, up 1.7% from FY2025.
- Annual Selling, General & Administrative has a five-year compound annual growth rate of -1.8% (FY2021 to FY2026).
- Across earlier fiscal years, Selling, General & Administrative came in at $283.8 million in FY2025 (-8.9%), $311.57 million in FY2024 (-12.9%), $357.61 million in FY2023 (+1.0%) and $353.97 million in FY2022 (+12.0%).
- The fiscal Q1 2027 figure is the lowest quarterly Selling, General & Administrative since fiscal Q1 2025.
- On a year-over-year basis, Selling, General & Administrative rose in four of the last eight quarters, with an average decline of 1.7%.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Selling, General & Administrative in the last five years was growth of 31.0% in fiscal Q4 2023, against a decline of 15.1% in fiscal Q2 2025 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three fiscal quarters came in at $70.86 million (Q4 2026), $72.55 million (Q3 2026) and $77.3 million (Q2 2026).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | SG&A (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amazon Com | 2,674.80 Bn | 2,191.50 Bn | 104.83 Bn | 2.79 Bn |
| 2 | Home Depot | 319.08 Bn | 312.32 Bn | 16.12 Bn | 8.42 Bn |
| 3 | Tjx Companies | 161.12 Bn | 138.67 Bn | 5.07 Bn | 3.09 Bn |
| 4 | Lowes Companies | 111.89 Bn | 104.86 Bn | 8.58 Bn | 4.46 Bn |
| 5 | O Reilly Automotive | 75.43 Bn | 74.51 Bn | 2.52 Bn | 1.53 Bn |
| 6 | Ross Stores | 73.85 Bn | 56.77 Bn | 2.12 Bn | 1.02 Bn |
| 7 | Target | 70.65 Bn | 65.23 Bn | 8.94 Bn | 5.73 Bn |
| 8 | Autozone | 53.34 Bn | 52.24 Bn | 2.52 Bn | 1.60 Bn |
| 9 | Carvana | 41.37 Bn | 31.86 Bn | 1.38 Bn | 704.00 Mn |
| 10 | Barnes & Noble Education | 472.74 Mn | 434.66 Mn | 57.05 Mn | 67.32 Mn |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 1, 2026 | 67.32 Mn |
| May 2, 2026 | 70.86 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2026 | 72.55 Mn |
| Nov 1, 2025 | 77.30 Mn |
| Aug 2, 2025 | 67.86 Mn |
| May 3, 2025 | 72.28 Mn |
| Jan 25, 2025 | 71.56 Mn |
| Oct 26, 2024 | 72.94 Mn |
| Jul 27, 2024 | 67.02 Mn |
| Apr 27, 2024 | 68.38 Mn |
| Jan 27, 2024 | 79.76 Mn |
| Oct 28, 2023 | 85.96 Mn |
| Jul 29, 2023 | 77.48 Mn |
| Apr 29, 2023 | 76.48 Mn |
| Jan 28, 2023 | 91.84 Mn |
| Oct 29, 2022 | 98.95 Mn |
| Jul 30, 2022 | 90.34 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2022 | 58.37 Mn |
| Jan 29, 2022 | 101.46 Mn |
| Oct 30, 2021 | 107.90 Mn |
Barnes & Noble Education Selling, General & Administrative 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=selling-general-and-administrative&ticker=BNED&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "selling-general-and-administrative", "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=selling-general-and-administrative&ticker=BNED&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();