Barnes & Noble Education, Inc.
BNED NYSE· Retail-Miscellaneous Shopping Goods Stores
Last close · Oct 26, 2026
$13.62
KIRA · Stoqly’s AI analyst, in plain words
- Barnes & Noble Education, Inc. had $1.7B of revenue in fiscal 2026, up 6.5% on the year before. Over five years, revenue changed +4.0% a year on average.
- Its operating margin was 2.1%, up 1.1 pts: of every 100 in sales, about 2 is left after running the business.
- Barnes & Noble Education, Inc. made $16.9M of net profit in fiscal 2026. From fiscal 2017 to 2026, diluted EPS grew 18.1% a year.
- Free cash flow was $33.9M in fiscal 2026, 2.0% of revenue.
- Barnes & Noble Education, Inc. returned $0.0M to shareholders in fiscal 2026, 0% of free cash flow. The diluted share count rose 31.6%.
- Barnes & Noble Education, Inc. owes $62.6M more than it holds in cash, about 0.9 years of operating profit.
Market cap
$470M
P/E
20.6x
Revenue
$1.7B
Net income
$16.9M
Free cash flow
$33.9M
Operating margin
2.1%
Barnes & Noble Education, Inc. in 30 seconds · fiscal 2026
Are sales growing?
+6.5%
Yes. Sales grew 6.5% last year.
Does it make a profit?
1.0%
A little. It keeps 1.0% of every sale as profit.
Does profit turn into cash?
2.0%
Partly. 2.0% of sales ends up as free cash.
Is debt under control?
0.9x
Yes. It could repay its debt with 0.9 years of operating profit.
How healthy are the accounts?
8 / 9
Solid. It passes 8 of 9 health tests.
How is the share priced?
20.6x
One share costs 20.6 times its yearly profit per share.
What Barnes & Noble Education, Inc. does
No business description yet.
- Fiscal year ends
- May 2, 2026
- Latest annual report
- 10-K · Jul 9, 2026
- Legal name
- Barnes & Noble Education, Inc.
- CIK
- 0001634117
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Results and finances
The last 5 fiscal years. Amounts in USD.
| Fiscal year | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 | FY26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sales and profit | |||||
| Revenue | $1.5B | $1.5B | $1.6B | $1.6B | $1.7B |
| Revenue growth | 6.3% | 3.2% | 1.6% | 2.7% | 6.5% |
| Net interest income | −$10.1M | $22.7M | $40.4M | — | — |
| Gross margin | 22.9% | 22.6% | 22.0% | 21.0% | 21.4% |
| Operating margin | −4.1% | −4.3% | −2.2% | 1.0% | 2.1% |
| Net income | −$68.9M | −$102M | −$75.7M | −$65.8M | $16.9M |
| Net margin | −4.6% | −6.6% | −4.8% | −4.1% | 1.0% |
| Diluted EPS | −$1.33 | −$38.61 | −$28.46 | −$2.50 | $0.49 |
| Cash | |||||
| Cash from operations | $1.2M | $91.7M | −$5.1M | −$85.4M | $50.1M |
| Capital expenditure | $33.6M | $25.1M | $14.1M | $12.9M | $16.2M |
| Free cash flow | −$32.4M | $66.6M | −$19.2M | −$98.3M | $33.9M |
| FCF margin | −2.2% | 4.3% | −1.2% | −6.1% | 2.0% |
| Share buybacks | $2.4M | $0.9M | $0.2M | $0.0M | $0.0M |
| Share count change | 4.3% | −94.9% | 0.9% | 887.8% | 31.6% |
| Debt and strength | |||||
| Cash and short-term investments | $8.8M | $14.2M | $10.5M | $9.1M | $8.4M |
| Debt incl. finance leases | $226M | $182M | $196M | $103M | $71.0M |
| Shareholders' equity | $228M | $153M | $80.4M | $272M | $294M |
| Net debt / EBITDA | — | — | 27.5x | 1.7x | 0.9x |
| Current ratio | 1.3x | 1.2x | 1.1x | 1.7x | 1.7x |
| Returns and quality | |||||
| Return on capital | −10.8% | −16.4% | −10.0% | 3.4% | 8.4% |
| Return on equity | −26.4% | −53.4% | −64.9% | −37.3% | 6.0% |
| Return on tangible equity | −71.2% | −239.8% | — | −33.9% | 7.1% |
| Piotroski F-score | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 8 |
| Altman Z'' | −0.9 | −1.7 | −2.1 | −0.7 | −0.3 |
Insiders bought, 12 months
$0.0M
0 insiders
Insiders sold, 12 months
$1.4M
4 insiders
Of sales under plans
0%
$0.0M
How to read these numbers
- Revenue:
- Total sales reported in the income statement.
- Operating margin:
- Operating income as a share of revenue.
- Net income:
- Profit after all expenses, interest and tax.
- Free cash flow:
- Cash from operations minus capital spending.
- Net debt / EBITDA:
- Years of EBITDA needed to pay off net debt. Below zero means more cash than debt.
- Return on capital:
- After-tax operating income as a share of the money invested in the business: debt plus equity, minus cash.
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Charts and comparison
Ten years at a glance, and how it stacks up against similar companies.
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KIRA
At $13.62 a share, the company is worth $470M: 20.6 times its earnings of the last four quarters.
Source: SEC EDGAR XBRL filings (CIK 0001634117). Data updated October 24, 2026. For information only — not investment advice. Check the original filings before relying on any figure.