12 years of revenue, profit, cash flow and balance-sheet history through FY2025,
from SEC filings — with a computed, factual read of the trend.
Updated Overview →
Growth & profitability
Revenue has grown 2.3% per year over the past 5 years.
Financial health
Total debt ($103M) exceeds cash ($9M); net debt is $94M.
Total debt has grown slower than revenue (-23.0% vs 2.3% per year).
Total debt is 1.9× EBITDA.
The company is unprofitable and has less than a year of cash runway at its current free-cash-flow burn.
Revenue & net income
RevenueNet income
Margins (gross / operating / net)
GrossOperatingNet
Free cash flow (CFO − capex)
Free cash flow
Cash vs total debt
CashTotal debt
Cash flow: operating / investing / financing
OperatingInvestingFinancing
Key annual figures
FY
Revenue
Net income
Gross M
Op M
FCF
Total debt
Cash
2025
$1.5B
-$66M
23.1%
1.1%
-$98M
$103M
$9M
2024
$1.4B
-$76M
24.1%
-2.4%
-$19M
$196M
$10M
2023
—
-$102M
—
—
$67M
$182M
$14M
2022
—
-$69M
—
—
-$32M
$226M
$9M
2021
—
-$140M
—
—
$5M
—
$8M
2020
—
-$38M
—
—
-$45M
—
$8M
2019
—
-$24M
—
—
$75M
—
$14M
2018
—
-$253M
—
—
$17M
—
$16M
2017
—
$5M
—
—
—
—
$19M
2016
—
$84000
—
—
—
—
$29M
2015
—
$19M
—
—
—
—
$45M
2014
—
$35M
—
—
—
—
$132M
Revenue & net income
RevenueNet income
Margins (gross / operating / net)
GrossOperatingNet
Free cash flow (CFO − capex, quarterly)
Free cash flow
Cash vs total debt
CashTotal debt
Cash flow: operating / investing / financing
OperatingInvestingFinancing
Key quarterly figures
Quarter
Revenue
Net income
Gross M
Op M
FCF
Total debt
Cash
Jan '26
$472M
$7M
20.4%
3.1%
-$33M
$138M
$10M
Nov '25
$598M
$25M
21.7%
6.8%
$62M
$123M
$12M
Aug '25
$274M
-$18M
20.2%
-8.4%
-$71M
$170M
$7M
May '25
$233M
-$23M
30.3%
12.2%
$50M
$103M
$9M
Jan '25
$420M
$18M
22.3%
4.5%
-$45M
$141M
$9M
Oct '24
$560M
$43M
23.0%
8.4%
$44M
$178M
$12M
Jul '24
$251M
-$104M
17.9%
-15.4%
-$147M
$103M
$8M
Apr '24
$193M
-$42M
28.7%
-15.0%
$79M
$196M
$10M
Jan '24
$415M
-$9M
24.2%
0.4%
-$39M
$254M
$8M
Oct '23
$570M
$28M
24.7%
7.1%
$68M
$234M
$15M
Jul '23
$253M
-$50M
20.0%
-16.5%
-$127M
$278M
$8M
Apr '23
—
-$46M
—
—
$111M
$182M
$14M
Jan '23
—
-$25M
—
—
-$37M
$284M
$9M
Oct '22
—
$22M
—
—
$29M
$250M
$17M
Jul '22
—
-$53M
—
—
-$37M
$259M
$8M
Apr '22
—
-$11M
—
—
-$7M
$226M
$9M
Jan '22
—
-$37M
—
—
-$29M
$200M
$10M
Oct '21
—
$23M
—
—
$32M
$183M
$11M
Jul '21
—
-$44M
—
—
-$29M
$204M
$8M
May '21
—
-$52M
—
—
-$20M
—
$8M
Valuation over time
How the market has priced BNED against its own fundamentals since 2023-03 —
each month-end's share price set against the most recent annual filing, so the multiple moves
as price runs ahead of (or behind) earnings. Split-adjusted.
The price-to-sales ratio has risen from 0.0× (Apr '24) to 0.3× (Jun '26).
Price / sales (P/S)
P/S
Frequently asked questions
Is BNED growing its revenue and profit?
Over the past 5 years, Barnes & Noble Education, Inc.'s revenue has grown 2.3% per year. These are computed facts, not advice.
How much debt does BNED have?
As of FY2025, Barnes & Noble Education, Inc. reported $103M of total debt against $9M of cash.
What is BNED's profit margin?
In FY2025, gross margin was 23.1%, operating margin 1.1%, and net margin -4.5%.
Where does this data come from?
All figures are extracted from the company’s SEC EDGAR/XBRL filings — 10-K annual reports and 10-Q quarterly reports (use the Annual / Quarterly toggle). Quarterly figures are derived from the as-filed statements (year-to-date amounts are differenced into discrete quarters). Growth rates and ratios are computed by tradmap; nothing here is investment advice.
Source: SEC EDGAR / XBRL (10-K + 10-Q filings) · prices EOD (Databento), corporate-action-adjusted ·
growth rates, valuation multiples & ratios computed by tradmap. Valuation uses each month-end price
against the latest annual filing. Informational only — not investment advice.