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Barnes & Noble Education BNED Q3 2026 earnings

Reported March 10, 2026 · Before market open

Revenue$515.1MDiluted EPS$0.23

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Jul 1, 2026 (In 4 days)

Financials

Q3 2026

Income statement

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Revenue$515.1M+11.3%
Gross profit$96.1M+2.5%
Operating income$14.6M-22.7%
Net income$6.7M-62.9%
EPS (diluted)$0.19-67.8%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$10.1M-39.4%
Total debt$316.0M-13.2%
Total equity$290.0M-1.0%
Total assets$1.1B+3.4%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow-$29.4M+29.9%
CapEx$3.7M+34.6%
Free cash flow-$33.1M+25.9%

Valuation & ratios

Valuation

as of 01/31/26
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Market cap$296.65M+0.6%
Enterprise value$602.52M-6.2%
P/S0.2×0.0×

Profitability

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Gross margin20.3%-0.3pp
Net margin-0.6%-0.3pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity-3.3%-1.6pp
Debt / equity1.1×-0.2×
Current ratio1.4×0.0×

Segments

By product

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Course Materials Product$357.8M+17.6%
General Merchandise Product$95.1M-2.2%
Service and Other Revenue$18.9M+4.6%

Versus estimates

Revenue

Q4 2026$267.5MMiss by $28.0M
Q3 2026$515.1M
Q4 2025$278.3MQ3 2025$466.3MBeat by $221.7MQ2 2025$602.1MMiss by $20.4MQ1 2025$263.4MMiss by $4.9M

Diluted EPS

Q4 2026$0.11Beat by $0.27
Q3 2026$0.23
Q4 2025-$0.68Q3 2025$0.12In lineQ2 2025$1.91Miss by $58.09Q1 2025-$3.07Beat by $77.93

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Questions, answered.

When did Barnes & Noble Education report Q3 2026 earnings?
Barnes & Noble Education (BNED) reported Q3 2026 earnings on March 10, 2026 before market open.
What were Barnes & Noble Education's Q3 2026 revenue and EPS?
Barnes & Noble Education reported revenue of $515.1M and diluted EPS of $0.23 for Q3 2026.
How did Barnes & Noble Education's Q3 2026 results compare year-over-year?
Compared to the same quarter a year prior, revenue grew 10.5% from $466.3M a year earlier and diluted EPS grew 91.7% from $0.12.
Where can I find Barnes & Noble Education's Q3 2026 SEC filings?
You can read the 8-K earnings release (0001634117-26-000017) and the 10-Q periodic report (0001634117-26-000018) directly on SEC EDGAR. The filing index links above go to sec.gov.