Barnes & Noble Education (BNED) Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) (2014 - 2026)

Barnes & Noble Education (BNED) reported Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) of $34.6 million for Q1 2026, up 47.14% on a YoY basis from $23.5 million in Q1 2025, and little changed quarter-over-quarter from $34.5 million in Q4 2025.

Barnes & Noble Education (BNED) Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) (2014 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Barnes & Noble Education has reported Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) for 13 years, with the latest figure at $34.6 million in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) rose 47.14% year-over-year to $34.6 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Jan 2026 stood at $34.6 million (up 47.14% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $34.1 million, up 1173.8% from the prior year.
  • Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) for Q1 2026 stood at $34.6 million, roughly flat from $34.5 million in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) was $52.0 million in Q2 2022, with the low at $2.6 million in Q3 2022.
  • Historically, Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) has averaged $19.2 million across 5 years, with a median of $13.5 million in 2024.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) slumped 95.15% — and 2025, when it soared 1173.8%.
  • Barnes & Noble Education's Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) stood at $2.6 million in 2022, then climbed by 0.41% to $2.7 million in 2023, then jumped by 899.39% to $26.5 million in 2024, then advanced by 29.92% to $34.5 million in 2025, then increased by 0.33% to $34.6 million in 2026.
  • The last three Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) figures came in at $34.6 million (Q1 2026), $34.5 million (Q4 2025), and $34.1 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Shares (Diluted Avg.) (Qtr)
1 Caseys General Stores 28.23 Bn 27.77 Bn 1.01 Bn 37.24 Mn
2 Williams Sonoma 25.94 Bn 24.92 Bn 1.10 Bn 123.15 Mn
3 Ulta Beauty 21.42 Bn 20.93 Bn 1.48 Bn -
4 Dick'S Sporting Goods 18.30 Bn 16.95 Bn 1.77 Bn 85.14 Mn
5 Best Buy 15.81 Bn 14.06 Bn 2.10 Bn 211.30 Mn
6 Tractor Supply 15.78 Bn 15.56 Bn 1.30 Bn 528.14 Mn
7 NaaS Technology 14.29 Bn 14.27 Bn - -
8 Five Below 10.51 Bn 9.58 Bn 696.98 Mn 55.44 Mn
9 Murphy USA 10.28 Bn 10.16 Bn 3.98 Bn 18.71 Mn
10 Barnes & Noble Education 364.16 Mn 364.16 Mn 96.10 Mn 34.60 Mn

Historic Data

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Jan 31, 2026 34.60 Mn
Nov 1, 2025 34.48 Mn
Aug 2, 2025 34.05 Mn
May 3, 2025 34.05 Mn
Jan 25, 2025 23.52 Mn
Oct 26, 2024 26.54 Mn
Jul 27, 2024 13.51 Mn
Apr 27, 2024 2.67 Mn
Jan 27, 2024 2.67 Mn
Oct 28, 2023 2.66 Mn
Jul 29, 2023 2.65 Mn
Apr 29, 2023 2.64 Mn
Jan 28, 2023 2.65 Mn
Oct 29, 2022 2.65 Mn
Jul 30, 2022 2.62 Mn
Apr 30, 2022 52.05 Mn
Jan 29, 2022 52.00 Mn
Oct 30, 2021 54.57 Mn
Jul 31, 2021 51.47 Mn
May 1, 2021 49.67 Mn