| Index | — | P/E | 19.89 | EPS (ttm) | 0.64 | Insider Own | — | Shs Outstand | 34.66M | Perf Week | -6.53% |
| Market Cap | 441.29M | Forward P/E | 13.40 | EPS next Y | 0.95 | Insider Trans | -0.05% | Shs Float | 9.06M | Perf Month | 8.71% |
| Enterprise Value | 639.29M | PEG | — | EPS next Q | -0.50 | Short Float | 19.72% | Perf Quarter | -1.24% | ||
| Income | 22.00M | P/S | 0.26 | EPS this Y | 68.14% | Short Ratio | 7.16 | Perf Half Y | 26.79% | ||
| Sales | 1.72B | P/B | 1.59 | EPS next Y | — | ROA | 2.63% | Short Interest | 1.79M | Perf YTD | 38.52% |
| Book/sh | 8.02 | P/C | 55.16 | EPS next 5Y | — | ROE | 7.76% | 52W High | 14.75 -13.69% | Perf Year | 41.44% |
| Cash/sh | 0.23 | P/FCF | 9.01 | EPS past 3/5Y | — | ROIC | 7.17% | 52W Low | 5.90 115.76% | Perf 3Y | -86.46% |
| Dividend Est. | 0.32 (2.51%) | EV/EBITDA | 9.27 | Sales past 3/5Y | 3.59% 4.04% | Gross Margin | 20.99% | Volatility | 4.02% 3.48% | Perf 5Y | -98.78% |
| Dividend TTM | 0.16 (1.26%) | EV/Sales | 0.37 | EPS Y/Y TTM | 0.00% | Oper. Margin | 2.89% | ATR (14) | 0.47 | Perf 10Y | -98.67% |
| Dividend Ex-Date | Oct 14, 2026 | Quick Ratio | 0.64 | Sales Y/Y TTM | 5.08% | Profit Margin | 1.29% | RSI (14) | 51.53 | Recom | 2.67 |
| Dividend Gr. 3/5Y | — | Current Ratio | 1.66 | EPS Q/Q | — | SMA20 | -0.92% | Beta | 1.43 | Target Price | 17.25 |
| Payout | 12.48% | Debt/Eq | 0.74 | Sales Q/Q | 1.04% | SMA50 | 5.55% | Rel Volume | 0.70 | Prev Close | 12.67 |
| Employees | 3,613 | LT Debt/Eq | 0.74 | Earnings | Dec 10 | SMA200 | 18.45% | Avg Volume | 239.72K | Price | 12.73 |
| IPO Date | Jul 23, 2015 | Option/Short | Yes / Yes | EPS/Sales Surpr. | 22.92% — | Net Debt/EBITDA | 2.87 | Volume | 167,270 | Change | 0.47% |
| Date | Action | Analyst | Rating | Target |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun-26-26 | Reiterated | Northland Securities | $17 → $19 | |
| Jun-26-26 | Upgrade | Needham | Hold → Buy | $4.00 → $16 |
| Jun-10-26 | Initiated | Northland | Outperform | $17 |
| Mar-20-24 | Reiterated | Craig-Hallum | Hold | $0.75 |
| Jan-12-24 | Downgrade | Needham | Buy → Hold | |
| Jan-11-24 | Downgrade | Craig-Hallum | Buy → Hold | |
| Mar-10-23 | Reiterated | Needham | Buy | $4.00 |
| Sep-04-20 | Upgrade | Craig-Hallum | Hold → Buy | |
| Mar-31-20 | Downgrade | Craig-Hallum | Buy → Hold | |
| Mar-16-20 | Downgrade | Craig-Hallum | Buy → Hold |
Barnes & Noble Education, Inc. operates bookstores for college and university campuses, and K-12 institutions primarily in the United States. The company sells and rents new and used print textbooks, digital textbooks, and publisher hosted digital courseware through physical and virtual bookstores, as well as directly to students through Textbooks.com. In addition, it offers First Day and First Day Complete access programs; and general merchandise, including collegiate and athletic apparel, school spirit products, lifestyle and wellness products, technology products, supplies, graduation products, and convenience items. Further, the company sources, sells, and distributes new and used textbooks; and sells hardware and a software suite of applications that provides inventory management and point-of-sale solutions to college bookstores. Additionally, it offers direct-to-student services. It operates physical college and university bookstores; virtual bookstores; True Spirit e apparel and spirit shop e-commerce websites; pop-up retail locations; customized cafés and stand-alone convenience stores; and a media channel for brands targeting the college demographic. Barnes & Noble Education, Inc. was founded in 1965 and is headquartered in Florham Park, New Jersey.
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| Line Item (USD, M) | TTM — | FY 2026 5/2/2026 | FY 2025 5/3/2025 | FY 2024 4/27/2024 | FY 2023 4/29/2023 | FY 2022 4/30/2022 | FY 2021 5/1/2021 | FY 2020 4/30/2020 | FY 2019 4/30/2019 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Revenue | 1,717 | 1,715 | 1,610 | 1,567 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Cost of Goods Sold Incl. D&A | 1,357 | 1,349 | 1,272 | 1,222 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Gross Profit | 361 | 366 | 338 | 345 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Selling, General and Administrative Excl. Other | 289 | 290 | 284 | 312 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Research and Development | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Other Operating Expense | 21 | 32 | 38 | 67 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Operating Income | 50 | 44 | 16 | -34 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Interest Expense | 14 | 16 | 17 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Unusual Expense | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Non-Operating Income (Expense) | -8 | -7 | -60 | -12 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Net Income Before Taxes | 28 | 21 | -62 | -74 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Income Taxes | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Consolidated Net Income | 22 | 17 | -66 | -76 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Net Income From Continuing Operations | 22 | 17 | -66 | -75 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Net Income | 22 | 17 | -66 | -76 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| EPS (Recurring) | 0.65 | 0.49 | -2.50 | -23.47 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| EPS (Basic, Before Extraordinaries) | 0.65 | 0.49 | -2.50 | -23.47 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| EPS (Diluted) | 0.64 | 0.49 | -2.50 | -23.47 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| EBITDA | 69 | 66 | -6 | -5 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Other After Tax Adjustments | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Stock Option Compensation Expense | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Price To Earnings Ratio | 19.89 | 20.96 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Price To Sales Ratio | 0.26 | 0.20 | 0.17 | 0.34 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Gross Margin | 21.03 | 21.34 | 20.99 | 22.02 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Operating Margin | 2.91 | 2.57 | 0.99 | -2.17 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Net Margin | 1.28 | 0.99 | -4.10 | -4.85 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Shares Outstanding | 35 | 34 | 26 | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Market Capitalization | 446 | 349 | 269 | 537 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Operating Lease Expense | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Insider | Relationship | Date | Transaction | Cost | #Shares | Value ($) | #Shares Total | SEC Form 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luster Gary | SVP, Chief Accounting Officer | Sep 23 '26 | Sale | 11.20 | 2,267 | 25,390 | 29,667 | Sep 25 |
| SHAR JONATHAN | CEO | Sep 22 '26 | Sale | 11.04 | 30,000 | 331,200 | 325,285 | Sep 24 |
| Snagusky Jason | CFO | Jul 17 '26 | Sale | 12.64 | 5,000 | 63,200 | 71,762 | Jul 21 |
| Snagusky Jason | CFO | Jul 10 '26 | Sale | 11.61 | 2,237 | 25,972 | 76,762 | Jul 14 |
| Neumann Christopher | EVP General Counsel, Secretary | Jul 10 '26 | Sale | 11.61 | 2,785 | 32,334 | 81,715 | Jul 14 |
| Luster Gary | SVP, Chief Accounting Officer | Jul 10 '26 | Sale | 11.61 | 1,066 | 12,376 | 31,934 | Jul 14 |
| TORO 18 HOLDINGS LLC | Director, 10% Owner | Jul 07 '26 | Sale | 10.00 | 2,000 | 20,000 | 7,000 | Jul 08 |
| TORO 18 HOLDINGS LLC | Director, 10% Owner | Jul 06 '26 | Sale | 11.06 | 17,000 | 188,000 | 5,000 | Jul 08 |
| Snagusky Jason | CFO | Jul 02 '26 | Sale | 12.50 | 2,210 | 27,618 | 78,999 | Jul 07 |
| SHAR JONATHAN | CEO | Jul 01 '26 | Sale | 12.83 | 67,896 | 871,106 | 294,940 | Jul 06 |
| SHAR JONATHAN | CEO | Mar 13 '26 | Sale | 8.11 | 81 | 657 | 362,836 | Mar 17 |
| Snagusky Jason | CFO | Mar 13 '26 | Sale | 8.11 | 17 | 138 | 81,209 | Mar 17 |
| TORO 18 HOLDINGS LLC | Director, 10% Owner | Mar 13 '25 | Buy | 8.60 | 142,898 | 1,229,051 | 11,208,746 | Mar 14 |
| TORO 18 HOLDINGS LLC | Director, 10% Owner | Mar 12 '25 | Buy | 8.49 | 59,146 | 502,309 | 11,065,848 | Mar 14 |
| Lids Holdings, Inc. | 10% Owner | Dec 16 '24 | Sale | 11.25 | 1,500,000 | 16,875,000 | 2,976,614 | Dec 18 |