Barnes & Noble Education BNED Return on invested capital
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Where this comes from
Calculated from Barnes & Noble Education’s reported figures.
Based on trailing twelve months.
The official record: Barnes & Noble Education’s 10-Q, filed March 10, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →
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Questions, answered.
- What is Barnes & Noble Education's return on invested capital?
- Barnes & Noble Education (BNED) reported return on invested capital of 1% in Q4 2025.
- How has Barnes & Noble Education's return on invested capital changed year-over-year?
- Barnes & Noble Education's return on invested capital increased by 289.3% year-over-year, from -0.5% to 1%.
- What is the long-term trend for Barnes & Noble Education's return on invested capital?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Barnes & Noble Education's return on invested capital has grown at a -50.4% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from -24.5% to 1.5%.
- What does return on invested capital mean?
- Net operating profit after tax (operating income taxed at the effective rate) divided by average invested capital (debt plus equity minus cash). Measures the after-tax return on all capital put to work in the business, independent of capital structure.