Barnes & Noble Education, Inc.
BNEDNYSE
$12.60
↑ +0.6%Jul 17 close · end-of-day
Price
1Y↑ +11.6%
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Key statistics
Market Cap
$436.1M
Enterprise Value
$498.7M
P/E
25.7
P/S
0.3
P/B
1.5
EV/EBITDA
7.2
PEG
—
FCF Yield
7.8%
Dividend Yield
—
Revenue (TTM)
$1.7B
Net Income (TTM)
$16.9M
Free Cash Flow (TTM)
$33.9M
Gross Margin
21.3%
Operating Margin
2.1%
Net Margin
1.0%
ROE
5.7%
ROIC
8.3%
Debt / Equity
0.2
Net Cash
-$62.6M
Return 1Y
+9.0%
Company profile
Barnes & Noble Education, Inc. operates bookstores for college and university campuses, and K-12 institutions in the United States. It operates in three segments: Retail, Wholesale, and Digital Student Solutions. The company also operates 148 True Spirit e-commerce websites; pop-up retail locations; 77 customized cafés and 12 stand-alone convenience stores.
- CEO
- Michael P. Huseby
- Sector
- Retail Trade
- Industry
- Retail
- Employees
- 4,600
- Headquarters
- New Jersey
- Website
- bned.com
Management & directors
- Luster GarySVP, Chief Accounting Officer
- Neumann ChristopherEVP General Counsel, Secretary
- Shar JonathanCEO
- Snagusky JasonCFO
Roles derived from SEC Form 4 filings.
Earnings
BNED Q4 2026 Earnings
Period ends 2026-05-02
MetricActualYoY
Revenue$267.1M↓ -5.2%
Diluted EPS$0.12↓ -117.6%
Actuals from SEC filings; YoY vs the year-ago quarter. Analyst estimates & surprise require a data feed (coming soon).
Financial statements
| Line item | FY2021 | FY2022 | FY2023 | FY2024 | FY2025 | FY2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $1.4B | $1.5B | $1.5B | $1.6B | $1.6B | $1.7B |
| Gross profit | $230.3M | $342.8M | $349.4M | $344.9M | $337.8M | $366.2M |
| Operating income | -$168.8M | -$60.6M | -$66.4M | -$33.8M | $15.9M | $36.5M |
| Net income | -$139.8M | -$68.9M | -$101.9M | -$75.7M | -$65.8M | $16.9M |
| Diluted EPS | -$2.81 | -$1.33 | -$38.61 | -$28.46 | -$2.50 | $0.49 |
| Operating cash flow | $32.9M | $1.2M | $91.7M | -$5.1M | -$85.4M | $50.1M |
| Free cash flow | $5.3M | -$32.4M | $66.6M | -$19.2M | -$98.3M | $33.9M |
| Gross margin | 16.4% | 22.9% | 22.6% | 22.0% | 21.0% | 21.4% |
| Operating margin | -12.0% | -4.1% | -4.3% | -2.2% | 1.0% | 2.1% |
| Net margin | -9.9% | -4.6% | -6.6% | -4.8% | -4.1% | 1.0% |
| Line item | Q1 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '26 | Q4 '26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $263.4M | $602.1M | $462.8M | $281.8M | $288.2M | $644.4M | $515.1M | $267.1M |
| Gross profit | $45.0M | $128.5M | $93.8M | $70.6M | $55.4M | $129.8M | $96.1M | $84.9M |
| Operating income | -$38.7M | $47.1M | $18.9M | -$11.4M | -$23.2M | $40.8M | $14.6M | $4.3M |
| Net income | -$103.9M | $43.2M | $17.9M | -$23.0M | -$18.3M | $25.0M | $6.7M | $3.5M |
| Diluted EPS | -$7.69 | $1.63 | $0.59 | -$0.68 | -$0.54 | $0.72 | $0.19 | $0.12 |
| Operating cash flow | -$143.5M | $47.4M | -$41.9M | $52.6M | -$67.6M | $66.2M | -$29.4M | $80.8M |
| Free cash flow | -$147.5M | $44.4M | -$44.7M | $49.5M | -$71.3M | $61.9M | -$33.1M | $76.4M |
| Gross margin | 17.1% | 21.3% | 20.3% | 25.0% | 19.2% | 20.1% | 18.7% | 31.8% |
| Operating margin | -14.7% | 7.8% | 4.1% | -4.1% | -8.0% | 6.3% | 2.8% | 1.6% |
| Net margin | -39.5% | 7.2% | 3.9% | -8.2% | -6.3% | 3.9% | 1.3% | 1.3% |
Company news
Jul 9, 2026
Jun 26, 2026
Jun 25, 2026
Analyst estimates
Coming soonConsensus revenue & EPS estimates and price targets will appear here once a forward-estimates data feed is connected.
Insider transactions
BoughtSoldMonthly insider $ volume · trailing 12 months
| Date | Insider | Type | Shares | Price | Value | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-10 | Neumann Christopher· EVP General Counsel, Secretary | Sale | 2,785 | $11.61 | $32,333.85 | filing |
| 2026-07-10 | Snagusky Jason· CFO | Sale | 2,237 | $11.61 | $25,971.57 | filing |
| 2026-07-10 | Luster Gary· SVP, Chief Accounting Officer | Sale | 1,066 | $11.61 | $12,376.26 | filing |
| 2026-07-10 | Luster Gary· SVP, Chief Accounting Officer | Award | 3,000 | $0.00 | $0.00 | filing |
| 2026-07-10 | SHAR JONATHAN· CEO | Award | 60,000 | $0.00 | $0.00 | filing |
| 2026-07-10 | Neumann Christopher· EVP General Counsel, Secretary | Award | 4,500 | $0.00 | $0.00 | filing |
| 2026-07-02 | Snagusky Jason· CFO | Sale | 1,384 | $12.65 | $17,507.60 | filing |
| 2026-07-02 | Snagusky Jason· CFO | Sale | 826 | $12.24 | $10,110.24 | filing |
| 2026-07-01 | SHAR JONATHAN· CEO | Sale | 67,896 | $12.83 | $871,105.68 | filing |
| 2026-03-13 | SHAR JONATHAN· CEO | Sale | 81 | $8.11 | $656.91 | filing |
| 2026-03-13 | Snagusky Jason· CFO | Sale | 17 | $8.11 | $137.87 | filing |
| 2026-03-11 | Warren Denise | Award | 23,867 | $0.00 | $0.00 | filing |
| 2026-03-11 | Singer Eric | Award | 23,867 | $0.00 | $0.00 | filing |
| 2026-03-11 | HOFFMAN EMILY | Award | 23,867 | $0.00 | $0.00 | filing |
| 2026-03-11 | WALKER KATHRYN EBERLE | Award | 23,867 | $0.00 | $0.00 | filing |
| 2026-03-11 | Madnani Sean V | Award | 23,867 | $0.00 | $0.00 | filing |
| 2026-03-11 | MARTIN WILLIAM C | Award | 23,867 | $0.00 | $0.00 | filing |
Latest 17 transactions.
Fundamentals & filings from SEC EDGAR. Prices adjusted for splits & dividends. Not investment advice.