Barnes & Noble Education (BNED) Shares Outstanding (2014 - 2026)
Barnes & Noble Education (BNED) reported Shares Outstanding of 34.53 million for fiscal Q1 2027 (quarter ended Aug 1, 2026), up 1.4% from 34.05 million a year earlier and up 0.6% from the prior quarter.
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Barnes & Noble Education (BNED) Shares Outstanding (2014 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2026 (ended May 2, 2026), Barnes & Noble Education posted Shares Outstanding of 34.33 million, up 30.5% from FY2025.
- Shares Outstanding has a five-year compound annual growth rate of -7.1% (FY2021 to FY2026).
- By fiscal year, Shares Outstanding came in at 26.3 million in FY2025 (+887.9%), 2.66 million in FY2024 (-94.9%), 52.45 million in FY2023 (+1.3%) and 51.8 million in FY2022 (+4.3%).
- The fiscal Q1 2027 figure ranks as the highest quarterly Shares Outstanding since fiscal Q3 2024.
- Year over year, Shares Outstanding has now increased in each of the last six quarters, with growth averaging 127.6% over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Shares Outstanding in five years was fiscal Q4 2025 (growth of 887.9%); the low point was fiscal Q4 2024 (a decline of 94.9%).
- Per Business Quant data, the three fiscal quarters before Q1 2027 came in at 34.33 million (Q4 2026), 34.45 million (Q3 2026) and 34.05 million (Q2 2026).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Shares Outstanding (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amazon Com | 2,826.22 Bn | 2,342.91 Bn | 104.83 Bn | 10.77 Bn |
| 2 | Home Depot | 312.87 Bn | 306.11 Bn | 16.12 Bn | 994.00 Mn |
| 3 | Tjx Companies | 162.20 Bn | 139.75 Bn | 5.07 Bn | 1.10 Bn |
| 4 | Lowes Companies | 110.98 Bn | 103.94 Bn | 8.58 Bn | 559.00 Mn |
| 5 | Ross Stores | 75.30 Bn | 58.23 Bn | 2.12 Bn | 317.69 Mn |
| 6 | O Reilly Automotive | 74.25 Bn | 73.33 Bn | 2.52 Bn | 825.20 Mn |
| 7 | Target | 70.03 Bn | 64.62 Bn | 8.94 Bn | 454.40 Mn |
| 8 | Autozone | 52.03 Bn | 50.93 Bn | 2.52 Bn | 16.47 Mn |
| 9 | Carvana | 43.27 Bn | 33.76 Bn | 1.38 Bn | 717.69 Mn |
| 10 | Barnes & Noble Education | 463.24 Mn | 425.16 Mn | 57.05 Mn | 34.53 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 1, 2026 | 34.53 Mn |
| May 2, 2026 | 34.33 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2026 | 34.45 Mn |
| Nov 1, 2025 | 34.05 Mn |
| Aug 2, 2025 | 34.05 Mn |
| May 3, 2025 | 26.30 Mn |
| Jan 25, 2025 | 30.51 Mn |
| Oct 26, 2024 | 26.53 Mn |
| Jul 27, 2024 | 13.51 Mn |
| Apr 27, 2024 | 2.66 Mn |
| Jan 27, 2024 | 53.15 Mn |
| Oct 28, 2023 | 52.79 Mn |
| Jul 29, 2023 | 52.64 Mn |
| Apr 29, 2023 | 52.45 Mn |
| Jan 28, 2023 | 52.60 Mn |
| Oct 29, 2022 | 52.44 Mn |
| Jul 30, 2022 | 52.17 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2022 | 51.80 Mn |
| Jan 29, 2022 | 52.00 Mn |
| Oct 30, 2021 | 51.67 Mn |
API Access
Barnes & Noble Education Shares Outstanding 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=shares-outstanding&ticker=BNED&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "shares-outstanding", "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=shares-outstanding&ticker=BNED&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();