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Barnes & Noble Education BNED Return on invested capital

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14%-3.8pp

Other financials

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

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Market cap$460.6M+21.9%
Enterprise value$766.47M+17.5%
P/S0.3×0.0×

Profitability

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Gross margin20.3%-0.3pp
Operating margin-0.3%-0.1pp
Net margin-0.6%-0.3pp
FCF margin-1.6%-0.5pp

Returns & leverage

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

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.