13 years of revenue, profit, cash flow and balance-sheet history through FY2026, from SEC filings — with a computed, factual read of the trend. Updated Overview →
| FY | Revenue | Net income | Gross M | Op M | ROE | ROA | FCF | Total debt | Cash |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $1.6B | $17M | 23.4% | 2.3% | 5.7% | 2.3% | $34M | $71M | $8M |
| 2025 | $1.5B | -$66M | 23.1% | 1.1% | -24.2% | -8.3% | -$98M | $103M | $9M |
| 2024 | $1.4B | -$76M | 24.1% | -2.4% | -94.2% | -8.3% | -$19M | $196M | $10M |
| 2023 | — | -$102M | — | — | -66.5% | -10.4% | $67M | $182M | $14M |
| 2022 | — | -$69M | — | — | -30.2% | -6.4% | -$32M | $226M | $9M |
| 2021 | — | -$140M | — | — | -47.7% | -13.6% | $5M | — | $8M |
| 2020 | — | -$38M | — | — | -9.2% | -3.3% | -$45M | — | $8M |
| 2019 | — | -$24M | — | — | -5.4% | -2.6% | $75M | — | $14M |
| 2018 | — | -$253M | — | — | -54.0% | -24.3% | $17M | — | $16M |
| 2017 | — | $5M | — | — | 0.8% | 0.4% | — | — | $19M |
| 2016 | — | $84000 | — | — | 0.0% | 0.0% | — | — | $29M |
| 2015 | — | $19M | — | — | 2.6% | 1.8% | — | — | $45M |
| 2014 | — | $35M | — | — | 4.7% | — | — | — | $132M |
| Quarter | Revenue | Net income | Gross M | Op M | ROE | ROA | FCF | Total debt | Cash |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug '26 | $277M | -$13M | 20.6% | -6.2% | -4.6% | -1.5% | -$56M | $124M | $8M |
| May '26 | $220M | $3M | 38.5% | 1.9% | 1.2% | 0.5% | $76M | $71M | $8M |
| Jan '26 | $472M | $7M | 20.4% | 3.1% | 2.3% | 0.6% | -$33M | $138M | $10M |
| Nov '25 | $598M | $25M | 21.7% | 6.8% | 8.8% | 2.4% | $62M | $123M | $12M |
| Aug '25 | $274M | -$18M | 20.2% | -8.4% | -7.1% | -1.9% | -$71M | $170M | $7M |
| May '25 | $233M | -$23M | 30.3% | -4.9% | -8.5% | -2.9% | $50M | $103M | $9M |
| Jan '25 | $420M | $18M | 22.3% | 4.5% | 6.1% | 1.6% | -$45M | $141M | $9M |
| Oct '24 | $560M | $43M | 23.0% | 8.4% | 20.4% | 4.2% | $44M | $178M | $12M |
| Jul '24 | $251M | -$104M | 17.9% | -15.4% | -69.4% | -10.7% | -$147M | $103M | $8M |
| Apr '24 | $193M | -$42M | 28.7% | -15.0% | -52.1% | -4.6% | $79M | $196M | $10M |
| Jan '24 | $415M | -$9M | 24.2% | 0.4% | -7.7% | -0.8% | -$39M | $254M | $8M |
| Oct '23 | $570M | $28M | 24.7% | 7.1% | 21.9% | 2.5% | $68M | $234M | $15M |
| Jul '23 | $253M | -$50M | 20.0% | -16.5% | -49.9% | -4.9% | -$127M | $278M | $8M |
| Apr '23 | — | -$46M | — | — | -30.2% | -4.7% | $111M | $182M | $14M |
| Jan '23 | — | -$25M | — | — | -14.2% | -2.0% | -$37M | $284M | $9M |
| Oct '22 | — | $22M | — | — | 11.0% | 1.8% | $29M | $250M | $17M |
| Jul '22 | — | -$53M | — | — | -29.8% | -4.3% | -$37M | $259M | $8M |
| Apr '22 | — | -$11M | — | — | -4.8% | -1.0% | -$7M | $226M | $9M |
| Jan '22 | — | -$37M | — | — | -15.5% | -2.9% | -$29M | $200M | $10M |
| Oct '21 | — | $23M | — | — | 8.3% | 1.8% | $32M | $183M | $11M |
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.
Over the past 5 years, Barnes & Noble Education, Inc.'s revenue has grown 4.6% per year. These are computed facts, not advice.
As of FY2026, Barnes & Noble Education, Inc. reported $71M of total debt against $8M of cash.
In FY2026, gross margin was 23.4%, operating margin 2.3%, and net margin 1.1%.
As of Sep '26, Barnes & Noble Education, Inc. traded at a price-to-earnings ratio of about 25.1× (market cap ÷ latest annual net income). The valuation charts above show how its P/E, P/S have moved with the share price. These are computed facts, not advice.
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.