Barnes & Noble Education (BNED) Total Debt (2016 - 2026)
Barnes & Noble Education's (BNED) quarterly Total Debt came in at $71.0 million in Q2 2026, down 31.13% YoY from $103.1 million in Q2 2025, and down 48.7% on a QoQ basis from $138.4 million in Q1 2026.
Barnes & Noble Education (BNED) Total Debt (2016 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Barnes & Noble Education (BNED) has 11 years of Total Debt data on file, last reported at $71.0 million in Q2 2026.
- Quarterly Total Debt fell 31.13% year-over-year to $71.0 million in Q2 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through May 2026 was $71.0 million (down 31.13% YoY) and the FY2026 annual result came in at $71.0 million, down 31.13% from the prior year.
- Total Debt fell to $71.0 million in Q2 2026, from $138.4 million in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Total Debt ranged from a high of $283.9 million in Q1 2023 to a low of $71.0 million in Q2 2026.
- A 5-year average of $194.9 million and a median of $198.4 million in 2022 frame the typical range for Total Debt.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Total Debt surged 41.65% — and 2025, when it plunged 47.49%.
- Tracing BNED's Total Debt over 5 years: stood at $250.4 million in 2022, then fell by 6.62% to $233.9 million in 2023, then decreased by 24.08% to $177.6 million in 2024, then plunged by 31.01% to $122.5 million in 2025, then slumped by 42.04% to $71.0 million in 2026.
- The last three Total Debt figures came in at $71.0 million (Q2 2026), $138.4 million (Q1 2026), and $122.5 million (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
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| 10 | Barnes & Noble Education | 411.96 Mn | 403.55 Mn | 84.86 Mn | 71.00 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| May 2, 2026 | 71.00 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2026 | 138.40 Mn |
| Nov 1, 2025 | 122.50 Mn |
| Aug 2, 2025 | 170.00 Mn |
| May 3, 2025 | 103.10 Mn |
| Jan 25, 2025 | 141.20 Mn |
| Oct 26, 2024 | 177.55 Mn |
| Jul 27, 2024 | 221.92 Mn |
| Apr 27, 2024 | 196.34 Mn |
| Jan 27, 2024 | 254.26 Mn |
| Oct 28, 2023 | 233.87 Mn |
| Jul 29, 2023 | 277.66 Mn |
| Apr 29, 2023 | 182.15 Mn |
| Jan 28, 2023 | 283.86 Mn |
| Oct 29, 2022 | 250.45 Mn |
| Jul 30, 2022 | 258.55 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2022 | 225.70 Mn |
| Jan 29, 2022 | 200.40 Mn |
| Oct 30, 2021 | 183.30 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2021 | 203.70 Mn |