Barnes & Noble Education (BNED) Tax Rate (2014 - 2026)
Barnes & Noble Education's (BNED) quarterly Tax Rate came in at 272.62% in Q2 2026, down 22438.0% YoY from N/an in Q2 2025, and down 961.29% on a QoQ basis from 31.65% in Q1 2026.
Barnes & Noble Education (BNED) Tax Rate (2014 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Barnes & Noble Education (BNED) has 13 years of Tax Rate data on file, last reported at 272.62% in Q2 2026.
- Quarterly Tax Rate fell 22438.0% year-over-year to 272.62% in Q2 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through May 2026 was 18.38% (up 2529.0% YoY) and the FY2026 annual result came in at 18.38%, up 2529.0% from the prior year.
- Tax Rate slipped to 272.62% in Q2 2026, from 31.65% in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Tax Rate ranged from a high of 70.54% in Q2 2022 to a low of 272.62% in Q2 2026.
- A 5-year average of 11.14% and a median of 1.3% in 2022 frame the typical range for Tax Rate.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Tax Rate soared 12262 bps — and 2026, when it plunged 22438 bps.
- Tracing BNED's Tax Rate over 5 years: stood at 1.61% in 2022, then surged by 212 bps to 1.8% in 2023, then plunged by 298 bps to 3.55% in 2024, then surged by 1009 bps to 32.26% in 2025, then slumped by 945 bps to 272.62% in 2026.
- The last three Tax Rate figures came in at 272.62% (Q2 2026), 31.65% (Q1 2026), and 32.26% (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
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| 9 | Bath & Body Works | 4.03 Bn | 3.08 Bn | 1.24 Bn | 25.09% |
| 10 | Barnes & Noble Education | 412.31 Mn | 403.89 Mn | 84.86 Mn | -272.62% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| May 2, 2026 | -272.62% |
| May 2, 2026 | -272.62% |
| May 2, 2026 | -272.62% |
| Jan 31, 2026 | 31.65% |
| Jan 31, 2026 | 31.65% |
| Jan 31, 2026 | 31.65% |
| Nov 1, 2025 | 32.26% |
| Nov 1, 2025 | 32.26% |
| Nov 1, 2025 | 32.26% |
| Aug 2, 2025 | 32.11% |
| Aug 2, 2025 | 32.11% |
| Aug 2, 2025 | 32.11% |
| May 3, 2025 | -48.24% |
| May 3, 2025 | -48.24% |
| May 3, 2025 | -48.24% |
| Jan 25, 2025 | -29.69% |
| Jan 25, 2025 | -29.69% |
| Jan 25, 2025 | -29.69% |
| Oct 26, 2024 | -3.55% |
| Oct 26, 2024 | -3.55% |