What are Barnes & Noble Education's profit margins?

Barnes & Noble Education (BNED) runs a 20.3% gross margin and a -0.3% operating margin, with a -0.6% net margin.

Where do Barnes & Noble Education's ratios come from?

Every ratio is computed from Barnes & Noble Education's SEC filings — trailing-twelve-month flows over period-end balances. Valuation multiples combine those fundamentals with market data, recomputed each period. Switch between quarterly, annual, and TTM, or open any ratio for its full history and peer comparisons.

Barnes & Noble Education BNED Ratios & Valuation

Income Statement Balance Sheet Cash Flow Ratios Segments

Quarterly Annual TTM

YoY QoQ

Simplified Detailed

	Q3 '26	Q2 '26	Q1 '26	Q4 '25	Q3 '25
Profitability
Gross margin	20.3%-0.3pp	20.8%-0.3pp	21.3%-0.5pp	21%-1.0pp	20.6%-1.5pp
Net margin	-0.6%+4.9pp	0.1%+7.3pp	1.2%+9.3pp	-4.1%+0.7pp	-5.4%-0.3pp
EBITDA margin	2.6%+0.4pp	3%+1.7pp	3.5%+2.5pp	2.8%+2.4pp	2.3%+2.0pp
Returns
Return on equity	-3.3%+37.6pp	0.7%+66.3pp	9.8%+111pp	-37.3%+27.5pp	-40.9%+12.9pp
Return on assets	-0.9%+6.7pp	0.2%+10.5pp	2.1%+14.7pp	-7.7%+0.3pp	-7.5%-1.0pp
Return on invested capital	1%+1.6pp	1.4%+4.8pp	4.1%+8.7pp	1.5%+7.7pp	-0.5%+4.0pp
Efficiency
Asset turnover	1.6×+0.2×	1.6×+0.2×	1.7×+0.1×	1.9×+0.2×	1.4×+0.1×
Inventory turnover	4.2×+0.5×	4.1×+0.5×	3.2×+0.1×	4×+0.3×	3.7×+0.5×
Liquidity
Current ratio	1.4×0.0×	1.4×+0.1×	1.6×+0.3×	1.7×+0.6×	1.4×+0.5×
Quick ratio	0.9×0.0×	0.8×+0.1×	0.6×+0.1×	0.6×+0.2×	0.8×+0.3×
Cash ratio	0×0.0×	0×0.0×	0×0.0×	0×0.0×	0×0.0×
Leverage
Debt-to-equity	1.1×-0.2×	1.1×-0.9×	1.4×-1.1×	1×-4.4×	1.2×-5.0×
Debt-to-assets	0.3×-0.1×	0.3×-0.1×	0.4×0.0×	0.4×-0.1×	0.3×-0.3×
Net debt / EBITDA	6.7×-3.1×	6×-14.8×	6.3×-18.7×	6×-54.9×	9.8×-150×
Per Share
Book value per share	$8.37-12.5%	$8.20+3.0%	$7.53-32.1%	$7.99-73.4%	$9.56-79.0%
Valuation
Market capitalization	$460.6M+21.9%	$318.4M+6.7%	$293.88M+67.3%	$376.3M-68.0%	$294.89M-88.3%
Enterprise value	$766.47M+17.5%	$618.63M-14.0%	$653.18M+18.6%	$650.36M-59.0%	$642.26M-80.3%
Price / sales	0.3×0.0×	0.2×0.0×	0.2×+0.1×	0.2×-0.5×	0.2×-1.4×
Price / book	1.6×+0.2×	1.1×-0.3×	1.1×0.0×	1.4×-13.2×	1×-19.7×
EV / EBITDA	16.9×+2.6×	12.4×-23.2×	11.4×-25.3×	14.2×-220×	18.2×-683×
EV / sales	0.4×0.0×	0.4×-0.1×	0.4×0.0×	0.4×-0.6×	0.4×-1.7×
Earnings yield	-2.1%+15.3pp	0.5%+38.0pp	6.7%+78.9pp	-17.5%-11.0pp	-28.7%-25.6pp

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What are Barnes & Noble Education's profit margins?: Barnes & Noble Education (BNED) runs a 20.3% gross margin and a -0.3% operating margin, with a -0.6% net margin.
Where do Barnes & Noble Education's ratios come from?: Every ratio is computed from Barnes & Noble Education's SEC filings — trailing-twelve-month flows over period-end balances. Valuation multiples combine those fundamentals with market data, recomputed each period. Switch between quarterly, annual, and TTM, or open any ratio for its full history and peer comparisons.