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Barnes & Noble Education Inc (BNED) Financial History

20 years of revenue, earnings, cash-flow and balance-sheet history from public filings.

CONSUMER CYCLICAL · SPECIALTY RETAIL · DATA UPDATED 2026-10-03

Barnes & Noble Education Inc (BNED) operates in the SPECIALTY RETAIL industry and is headquartered in Florham Park, United States with about 2,365 employees. Its market capitalization is roughly $439 million. In the fiscal year ended 2026-04-30, BNED reported $1.7B in revenue and $17M in net income.

Barnes & Noble Education, Inc. operates bookstores for college and university campuses, and K-12 institutions primarily in the United States.

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BNED Revenue & Earnings History — Annual Income Statement

Income statement	TTM → 2026-07-31	2026-04-30	2025-04-30	2024-04-30	2023-04-30	2022-04-30	2021-04-30	2020-04-30	2019-04-30	2018-04-30	2017-04-30	2016-04-30	2015-04-30	2014-04-30	2013-04-30	2012-04-30	2011-04-30
Total Revenue	$1.7B	$1.7B	$1.6B	$1.6B	$1.5B	$1.5B	$1.4B	$1.9B	$2.0B	$2.2B	$1.9B	$1.8B	$1.8B	$1.7B	$1.8B	$1.7B	$1.8B
Gross Profit	$360M	$366M	$338M	$345M	$349M	$343M	$230M	$443M	$528M	$557M	$459M	$455M	$444M	$437M	$405M	$394M	$379M
Gross Margin %	21.0%	21.3%	21.0%	22.0%	22.6%	22.9%	16.4%	23.9%	25.9%	25.3%	24.5%	25.1%	25.0%	25.0%	22.9%	22.6%	21.3%
Operating Income (EBIT)	$50M	$44M	$16M	($34M)	($66M)	($61M)	($169M)	($43M)	($28M)	($263M)	$14M	$5M	$34M	$58M	$55M	$66M	$48M
Operating Margin %	2.9%	2.5%	1.0%	-2.2%	-4.3%	-4.0%	-12.0%	-2.3%	-1.4%	-11.9%	0.7%	0.3%	1.9%	3.3%	3.1%	3.8%	2.7%
Net Income	$22M	$17M	($66M)	($76M)	($102M)	($69M)	($140M)	($38M)	($24M)	($253M)	$5M	$0M	$19M	$35M	$30M	$36M	$23M
Net Margin %	1.3%	1.0%	-4.1%	-4.8%	-6.6%	-4.6%	-9.9%	-2.1%	-1.2%	-11.5%	0.3%	0.0%	1.1%	2.0%	1.7%	2.1%	1.3%
EBITDA	$69M	$66M	($6M)	($5M)	($27M)	($18M)	($123M)	$23M	$39M	($197M)	$67M	$57M	$84M	$106M	$102M	$111M	$27M
Earnings Per Share (EPS)	$0.64	$0.49	$-1.93	$-2.85	$-4.85	$-3.32	$-7.04	$-1.99	$-1.29	$-13.50	$0.29	$0.00	$1.24	$2.35	$2.05	$1.89	$0.47
Shares Outstanding (M)	35M	35M	34M	27M	21M	21M	20M	19M	19M	19M	19M	19M	15M	15M	15M	19M	48M

USD; $M / $B as marked. Newest period first. Source: public company filings (via Yahoo Finance aggregation).

BNED Quarterly Revenue & Earnings — Last 8 Quarters

Quarterly income statement	2026-07-31	2026-04-30	2026-01-31	2025-10-31	2025-07-31	2025-04-30	2025-01-31	2024-10-31
Total Revenue	$291M	$267M	$515M	$644M	$288M	$278M	$466M	$602M
Gross Profit	$57M	$85M	$89M	$130M	$55M	$57M	$96M	$128M
Gross Margin %	19.6%	31.8%	17.2%	20.2%	19.2%	20.3%	20.7%	21.3%
Operating Income (EBIT)	($18M)	$11M	$16M	$41M	($22M)	($24M)	$23M	$47M
Operating Margin %	-6.3%	4.2%	3.1%	6.3%	-7.5%	-8.7%	4.9%	7.8%
Net Income	($13M)	$3M	$7M	$25M	($18M)	($23M)	$7M	$43M
Net Margin %	-4.4%	1.3%	1.3%	3.9%	-6.3%	-8.3%	1.5%	7.2%
EBITDA	($10M)	$9M	$22M	$48M	($15M)	—	$31M	$55M
Earnings Per Share (EPS)	$-0.37	$0.10	$0.19	$0.72	$-0.54	$-0.68	$0.23	$1.63
Shares Outstanding (M)	35M	35M	35M	35M	34M	34M	31M	27M

USD; $M / $B as marked. Newest period first. Source: public company filings (via Yahoo Finance aggregation).

BNED Free Cash Flow History

Cash flow	TTM → 2026-07-31	2026-04-30	2025-04-30	2024-04-30	2023-04-30	2022-04-30	2021-04-30	2020-04-30	2019-04-30	2018-04-30	2017-04-30	2016-04-30	2015-04-30	2014-04-30	2013-04-30	2012-04-30
Cash from Operations (CFO)	$65M	$50M	($85M)	($5M)	$92M	$1M	$33M	($9M)	$122M	$60M	$68M	$83M	$18M	$51M	$59M	$61M
Capital Expenditures (CapEx)	$16M	$16M	$13M	$14M	$25M	$34M	$37M	$36M	$46M	$43M	$35M	$51M	$48M	$38M	$39M	$40M
Free Cash Flow (FCF)	$49M	$34M	($98M)	($19M)	$67M	($32M)	($4M)	($45M)	$75M	$17M	$33M	$32M	($31M)	$12M	$21M	$20M
FCF Margin %	2.8%	2.0%	-6.1%	-1.2%	4.3%	-2.2%	-0.3%	-2.4%	3.7%	0.8%	1.8%	1.8%	-1.7%	0.7%	1.2%	1.2%
Dividends Paid	—	—	—	—	—	$0M	$723M	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

USD; $M / $B as marked. Newest period first. Source: public company filings (via Yahoo Finance aggregation).

BNED Quarterly Free Cash Flow — Last 8 Quarters

Quarterly cash flow	2026-07-31	2026-04-30	2026-01-31	2025-10-31	2025-07-31	2025-04-30	2025-01-31	2024-10-31
Cash from Operations (CFO)	($53M)	$81M	($29M)	$66M	($68M)	$53M	($42M)	$47M
Capital Expenditures (CapEx)	$4M	$4M	$4M	$4M	$4M	$4M	$2M	$3M
Free Cash Flow (FCF)	($56M)	$76M	($33M)	$62M	($71M)	$50M	($45M)	$44M
FCF Margin %	-19.4%	28.6%	-6.4%	9.6%	-24.8%	17.8%	-9.6%	7.4%
Dividends Paid	$3M	—	—	—	$0M	—	—	—

USD; $M / $B as marked. Newest period first. Source: public company filings (via Yahoo Finance aggregation).

BNED Balance Sheet History

Balance sheet	2026-07-31	2026-04-30	2025-04-30	2024-04-30	2023-04-30	2022-04-30	2021-04-30	2020-04-30	2019-04-30	2018-04-30	2017-04-30	2016-04-30	2015-04-30	2014-04-30	2013-04-30
Total Assets	$847M	$740M	$790M	$910M	$981M	$1.1B	$1.0B	$1.2B	$946M	$1.0B	$1.3B	$1.1B	$1.1B	$1.1B	$1.0B
Cash & Cash Equivalents	$8M	$8M	$9M	$10M	$14M	$9M	$8M	$8M	$14M	$16M	$19M	$29M	$45M	$144M	$55M
Total Liabilities	$568M	$445M	$518M	$830M	$850M	$843M	$738M	$739M	$496M	$571M	$586M	$363M	$364M	$336M	$316M
Total Debt (Short + Long-Term)	$191M	$138M	$103M	$273M	$282M	$323M	$270M	$267M	$134M	$196M	$160M	$0M	$0M	$0M	$0M
Total Shareholders' Equity	$278M	$294M	$272M	$80M	$131M	$228M	$293M	$418M	$451M	$468M	$714M	$708M	$727M	$808M	$711M

USD; $M / $B as marked. Newest period first. Source: public company filings (via Yahoo Finance aggregation).

Quarterly statements, profitability ratios, price history, insider activity and institutional holders are in the interactive BNED viewer.

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