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BNED

Barnes & Noble Education, Inc.

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12.67 USD -0.05 -0.39%
As of Oct 30, 2026 Extended hours 12.67 0.00%
Bid
12.64 × 200
Ask
12.70 × 200
12.36 Day range 12.82
6.12 52-week range 13.95
YTD
+37.87%
1 year
+40.78%
Open
12.67
Prev close
12.72
Mkt cap
439.21M
Vol
257.93K
Avg vol
237.90K
EPS
0.64
P/E
19.80
Div yield
0.00%
More statistics
Low
12.36
High
12.82
Forward P/E
-0.27
Beta
2.13
Short ratio
4.54
Inst. own
30.06%
Dividend
0.00
Ex-div date
50-d avg
10.47
200-d avg
21.65
1y target
0.00

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Financial health

Altman Z-Score

1.80 Distress zone

Bankruptcy-risk model: below 1.81 distress, above 2.99 safe.

Piotroski F-Score

8 / 9 Strong

Nine pass/fail tests of profitability, leverage and efficiency.

FMP rating

B-3 / 5 overall

  • DCF 1
  • Return on Equity 3
  • Return on Assets 3
  • Debt / Equity 2
  • P/E 3
  • P/B 3

Valuation

P/E 21.0×
FY 2017: 94.0×FY 2018: -1.3×FY 2019: -8.3×FY 2020: -2.2×FY 2021: -13.7×FY 2022: -10.5×FY 2023: -3.7×FY 2024: -0.8×FY 2025: -4.1×FY 2026: 21.0×
FY 2017 5y median -3.7× FY 2026
P/S 0.2×
FY 2017: 10.3×FY 2018: 6.1×FY 2019: 4.0×FY 2020: 1.8×FY 2021: 11.2×FY 2022: 4.2×FY 2023: 2.1×FY 2024: 0.3×FY 2025: 0.2×FY 2026: 0.2×
FY 2017 5y median 0.3× FY 2026
P/B 1.2×
FY 2017: 27.1×FY 2018: 28.7×FY 2019: 17.9×FY 2020: 8.2×FY 2021: 53.6×FY 2022: 27.5×FY 2023: 25.0×FY 2024: 6.6×FY 2025: 1.0×FY 2026: 1.2×
FY 2017 5y median 6.6× FY 2026
P/FCF 10.4×
FY 2017: 581×FY 2018: 780×FY 2019: 107×FY 2020: -76.3×FY 2021: 2945×FY 2022: -194×FY 2023: 49.2×FY 2024: -27.6×FY 2025: -2.8×FY 2026: 10.4×
FY 2017 5y median -2.8× FY 2026
EV/EBITDA 8.6×
FY 2017: 291×FY 2018: -69.1×FY 2019: 208×FY 2020: 167×FY 2021: -132×FY 2022: -377×FY 2023: -139×FY 2024: -179×FY 2025: -88.4×FY 2026: 8.6×
FY 2017 5y median -139× FY 2026
EV/Sales 0.3×
FY 2017: 10.4×FY 2018: 6.2×FY 2019: 4.0×FY 2020: 2.1×FY 2021: 11.5×FY 2022: 4.6×FY 2023: 2.4×FY 2024: 0.6×FY 2025: 0.3×FY 2026: 0.3×
FY 2017 5y median 0.6× FY 2026
FCF Yield 9.6%
FY 2017: 0.2%FY 2018: 0.1%FY 2019: 0.9%FY 2020: -1.3%FY 2021: 0.0%FY 2022: -0.5%FY 2023: 2.0%FY 2024: -3.6%FY 2025: -36.1%FY 2026: 9.6%
FY 2017 5y median -0.5% FY 2026

Profitability

Gross Margin 21.4%
FY 2017: 24.5%FY 2018: 25.3%FY 2019: 25.9%FY 2020: 23.9%FY 2021: 16.4%FY 2022: 22.9%FY 2023: 22.6%FY 2024: 22.0%FY 2025: 21.0%FY 2026: 21.4%
FY 2017 5y median 22.0% FY 2026
Operating Margin 2.6%
FY 2017: 0.7%FY 2018: -11.9%FY 2019: -1.4%FY 2020: -2.3%FY 2021: -12.0%FY 2022: -4.1%FY 2023: -4.3%FY 2024: -2.2%FY 2025: 1.0%FY 2026: 2.6%
FY 2017 5y median -2.2% FY 2026
Net Margin 1.0%
FY 2017: 0.3%FY 2018: -11.5%FY 2019: -1.2%FY 2020: -2.1%FY 2021: -9.9%FY 2022: -4.6%FY 2023: -6.6%FY 2024: -4.8%FY 2025: -4.1%FY 2026: 1.0%
FY 2017 5y median -4.6% FY 2026
ROE 5.7%
FY 2017: 0.8%FY 2018: -54.0%FY 2019: -5.4%FY 2020: -9.2%FY 2021: -47.7%FY 2022: -30.2%FY 2023: -77.9%FY 2024: -94.2%FY 2025: -24.2%FY 2026: 5.7%
FY 2017 5y median -30.2% FY 2026
ROIC 6.8%
FY 2017: 0.7%FY 2018: -33.5%FY 2019: -2.8%FY 2020: -3.6%FY 2021: -15.9%FY 2022: -6.7%FY 2023: -10.7%FY 2024: -6.6%FY 2025: 2.8%FY 2026: 6.8%
FY 2017 5y median -6.6% FY 2026
ROA 2.3%
FY 2017: 0.4%FY 2018: -24.3%FY 2019: -2.6%FY 2020: -3.3%FY 2021: -13.6%FY 2022: -6.4%FY 2023: -10.4%FY 2024: -8.3%FY 2025: -8.3%FY 2026: 2.3%
FY 2017 5y median -8.3% FY 2026

Growth (YoY)

Revenue 6.5%
FY 2017: 3.7%FY 2018: 17.6%FY 2019: -7.7%FY 2020: -9.0%FY 2021: -24.0%FY 2022: 6.3%FY 2023: 3.2%FY 2024: 1.6%FY 2025: 2.7%FY 2026: 6.5%
FY 2017 FY 2026
Operating Income 175.0%
FY 2017: 193.2%FY 2018: -2038.1%FY 2019: 89.5%FY 2020: -54.7%FY 2021: -294.5%FY 2022: 64.1%FY 2023: -9.6%FY 2024: 49.1%FY 2025: 147.1%FY 2026: 175.0%
FY 2017 FY 2026
EPS (diluted) 119.6%
FY 2017: 6011.1%FY 2018: -5010.0%FY 2019: 90.4%FY 2020: -53.8%FY 2021: 27.8%FY 2022: 49.8%FY 2023: -45.8%FY 2024: 44.5%FY 2025: 89.3%FY 2026: 119.6%
FY 2017 FY 2026
Free Cash Flow 134.4%
FY 2017: 3.2%FY 2018: -48.3%FY 2019: 337.4%FY 2020: -159.5%FY 2021: 111.9%FY 2022: -708.3%FY 2023: 305.2%FY 2024: -128.8%FY 2025: -412.2%FY 2026: 134.4%
FY 2017 FY 2026

Financial Health

Current Ratio 1.7×
FY 2017: 1.5×FY 2018: 1.5×FY 2019: 1.4×FY 2020: 1.4×FY 2021: 1.3×FY 2022: 1.3×FY 2023: 1.2×FY 2024: 1.1×FY 2025: 1.7×FY 2026: 1.7×
FY 2017 5y median 1.3× FY 2026
Quick Ratio 0.6×
FY 2017: 0.3×FY 2018: 0.3×FY 2019: 0.3×FY 2020: 0.3×FY 2021: 0.5×FY 2022: 0.5×FY 2023: 0.4×FY 2024: 0.3×FY 2025: 0.5×FY 2026: 0.6×
FY 2017 5y median 0.5× FY 2026
Debt / Equity 0.8×
FY 2017: 0.2×FY 2018: 0.4×FY 2019: 0.3×FY 2020: 1.1×FY 2021: 1.6×FY 2022: 2.4×FY 2023: 3.6×FY 2024: 5.1×FY 2025: 1.0×FY 2026: 0.8×
FY 2017 5y median 2.4× FY 2026
Net Debt / EBITDA 3.3×
FY 2017: 2.1×FY 2018: -0.9×FY 2019: 3.0×FY 2020: 19.2×FY 2021: -3.6×FY 2022: -29.5×FY 2023: -16.8×FY 2024: -77.5×FY 2025: -44.3×FY 2026: 3.3×
FY 2017 5y median -29.5× FY 2026
Interest Coverage 2.7×
FY 2017: 3.9×FY 2018: -25.5×FY 2019: -2.8×FY 2020: -5.7×FY 2021: -20.9×FY 2022: -6.0×FY 2023: -3.3×FY 2024: -1.2×FY 2025: 0.9×FY 2026: 2.7×
FY 2017 5y median -1.2× FY 2026

Dividends

Dividend Yield 0.0%
FY 2017: 0.0%FY 2018: 0.0%FY 2019: 0.0%FY 2020: 0.0%FY 2021: 0.0%FY 2022: 0.0%FY 2023: 0.0%FY 2024: 0.0%FY 2025: 0.0%FY 2026: 0.0%
FY 2017 5y median 0.0% FY 2026
Payout Ratio 0.0%
FY 2017: 0.0%FY 2018: 0.0%FY 2019: 0.0%FY 2020: 0.0%FY 2021: 0.0%FY 2022: 0.0%FY 2023: 0.0%FY 2024: 0.0%FY 2025: 0.0%FY 2026: 0.0%
FY 2017 5y median 0.0% FY 2026

Annual · latest fiscal year ends 2026-05-02