Barnes & Noble Education, Inc.
Barnes & Noble Education, Inc. (NYSE: BNED) operates physical and virtual bookstores for college and university campuses and K-12 institutions, and provides textbook wholesale distribution and inventory-management hardware and software. Its course materials include new and used print textbooks for sale or rent,… From the company’s description.
Over the twelve months to Aug 1, 2026, Barnes & Noble Education, Inc. reported revenue of $1.72B, up 5.0% from a year earlier, and net income of $22.23M. Its operating margin was 2.5%, and operations generated $64.79M in cash. In fiscal 2025, it reported revenue of $1.71B, up 6.5% from fiscal 2024, and net income of $16.87M.
Margins and return on equity change in ; everything else in percent. Fewer shares and less debt are shown plainly, not as bad news — it depends what you make of buybacks. Dotted labels explain each measure. is shown separately from the annual figures.
What Barnes & Noble Education, Inc. does
In the company’s own words
Barnes & Noble Education, Inc. (NYSE: BNED) operates physical and virtual bookstores for college and university campuses and K-12 institutions, and provides textbook wholesale distribution and inventory-management hardware and software. Its course materials include new and used print textbooks for sale or rent, digital textbooks, and publisher courseware; its BNC First Day® programs deliver required materials to students by the start of class at institutionally billed rates. Campus stores also sell school-branded apparel and gifts, trade books, technology, supplies, café products, and other merchandise. The company serves students, faculty, educational institutions, alumni, and sports fans through campus stores, e-commerce, and wholesale channels. It operates as one reportable segment and includes Barnes & Noble College (BNC) and MBS Textbook Exchange (MBS). In fiscal 2026, it operated 1,116 physical and virtual bookstores, including 647 physical locations and 469 virtual stores, and BNC First Day® generated $760.1 million in revenue. Its brands include Barnes & Noble, BNC, MBS, and True Spirit®. Its website is www.bned.com.
Company details
- Sector
- Consumer Discretionary
- Industry (SIC)
- Retail
- Headquarters
- FLORHAM PARK, NJ
- Fiscal year end
- May
- CIK
- 1634117
- SIC
- 5940
Financial performance, year by year
Fiscal 2015–2025 · USDThe full income statement, balance sheet and cash flow for each of these years — every figure traceable to its filing — is on the Financials tab with a free account.
Who owns Barnes & Noble Education, Inc. — and what changed
Funds as of 2026Q2 · superinvestors as of 2026-06-30
Largest fund holders · Barnes & Noble Education, Inc.’s weight in each
Fund ownership is a floor, not a census — pensions, insurers and people holding shares directly are not visible here.
Fund ownership counts N-PORT filers only, so it is a floor rather than a census — pensions, insurers and direct holders are not visible here, and the remainder is not “held by individuals”.
Every fund and institutional holder, quarter by quarter, is on the Ownership tab with a free account.
Recent filings
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