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

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

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

Barnes & Noble Education has reported Tax Rate for 13 years, with the latest figure at 31.65% in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Tax Rate rose 6135.0% year-over-year to 31.65%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Jan 2026 stood at 327.92% (up 32438.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 6.91%, down 576.0% from the prior year.
  • Tax Rate for Q1 2026 stood at 31.65%, down from 32.26% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Tax Rate was 70.54% in Q2 2022, with the low at 48.24% in Q2 2025.
  • Historically, Tax Rate has averaged 4.25% across 5 years, with a median of 0.98% in 2023.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Tax Rate soared 12262 bps — and 2023, when it tumbled 7152 bps.
  • Barnes & Noble Education's Tax Rate 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 declined by 2 bps to 31.65% in 2026.
  • The last three Tax Rate figures came in at 31.65% (Q1 2026), 32.26% (Q4 2025), and 32.11% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Tax Rate (Qtr)
1 Caseys General Stores 27.84 Bn 27.38 Bn 1.01 Bn 24.13%
2 Williams Sonoma 24.59 Bn 23.57 Bn 1.10 Bn 24.31%
3 Ulta Beauty 20.75 Bn 20.25 Bn 1.48 Bn 24.45%
4 Dick'S Sporting Goods 17.81 Bn 16.45 Bn 1.77 Bn 28.71%
5 Tractor Supply 15.90 Bn 15.67 Bn 1.30 Bn 23.24%
6 Best Buy 15.61 Bn 13.87 Bn 2.10 Bn 26.98%
7 NaaS Technology 14.72 Bn 14.70 Bn - -
8 Five Below 10.27 Bn 9.34 Bn 696.98 Mn 24.82%
9 Murphy USA 10.20 Bn 10.08 Bn 3.98 Bn 22.64%
10 Barnes & Noble Education 365.53 Mn 365.53 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%