Barnes & Noble Education (BNED) Tax Rate (2014 - 2026)

Barnes & Noble Education (BNED) posted Tax Rate of 31.65% for Q1 2026, down 1.88% quarter-over-quarter from 32.26% in Q4 2025, and up 6135.0% year-on-year from 0.51% in Q1 2025.

Barnes & Noble Education (BNED) Tax Rate (2014 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Barnes & Noble Education (BNED) has reported Tax Rate for 13 consecutive years, with 31.65% the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2026.

  • Tax Rate for Q1 2026 came in at 31.65%, up 6135.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Jan 2026 was 327.92% (up 32438.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 6.91%, down 576.0% from the prior year.
  • Tax Rate was 31.65% for Q1 2026 at Barnes & Noble Education, down from 32.26% in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Tax Rate peaked at 70.54% in Q2 2022 and troughed at 48.24% in Q2 2025.
  • Average Tax Rate over 5 years is 4.25%, with a median of 0.98% recorded in 2023.
  • Year-over-year, Tax Rate surged 12262 bps in 2022 and sank 7152 bps in 2023.
  • Over 5 years, Tax Rate stood at 1.61% in 2022, then surged by 212 bps to 1.8% in 2023, then tumbled by 298 bps to 3.55% in 2024, then surged by 1009 bps to 32.26% in 2025, then decreased by 2 bps to 31.65% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Tax Rate figures were 31.65% in Q1 2026, 32.26% in Q4 2025, and 32.11% in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Tax Rate (Qtr)
1 NaaS Technology 29.20 Bn 29.20 Bn - -
2 Caseys General Stores 28.94 Bn 28.48 Bn 1.08 Bn 23.67%
3 Williams Sonoma 27.71 Bn 26.69 Bn 1.10 Bn 24.31%
4 Dick'S Sporting Goods 19.10 Bn 17.75 Bn 1.77 Bn 28.71%
5 Tractor Supply 16.98 Bn 16.76 Bn 1.30 Bn 23.24%
6 Best Buy 16.25 Bn 14.50 Bn 2.10 Bn 26.98%
7 Murphy USA 10.35 Bn 10.23 Bn 3.98 Bn 22.64%
8 Five Below 10.07 Bn 9.13 Bn 696.98 Mn 24.82%
9 Winmark 8.93 Bn 8.93 Bn 20.23 Mn 22.01%
10 Barnes & Noble Education 454.40 Mn 444.26 Mn 96.10 Mn 31.65%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jan 31, 2026 31.65%
Jan 31, 2026 31.65%
Nov 1, 2025 32.26%
Nov 1, 2025 32.26%
Aug 2, 2025 32.11%
Aug 2, 2025 32.11%
May 3, 2025 -48.24%
May 3, 2025 -48.24%
Jan 25, 2025 -29.69%
Jan 25, 2025 -29.69%
Oct 26, 2024 -3.55%
Oct 26, 2024 -3.55%
Jul 27, 2024 -2.32%
Jul 27, 2024 -2.32%
Apr 27, 2024 -0.23%
Apr 27, 2024 -0.23%
Jan 27, 2024 -5.33%
Jan 27, 2024 -5.33%
Oct 28, 2023 1.80%
Oct 28, 2023 1.80%