Barnes & Noble Education, Inc
BNED Consumer Cyclical Specialty Retail
Barnes & Noble Education, Inc’s revenue for fiscal 2026 (year ended April 2026) was $1.7 billion, up 6.50% from fiscal 2025. In the quarter to July 2026, revenue was flat, EPS grew 31.5%, free cash flow grew 20.9% and total debt fell 27.4%, each against the same quarter a year earlier. Revenue growth for five consecutive years.
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Barnes & Noble Education, Inc (BNED) EV/Sales
As of 9 October 2026, Barnes & Noble Education, Inc (BNED) trades at a EV/Sales of 0.4×. Over the past ten years it has ranged from 0.1× (April 2020) to 0.6× (January 2024); the current reading is higher than 94% of that period. That is below the Specialty Retail industry median of 0.6× and below the Consumer Cyclical sector median of 1.0×.
EV/Sales, daily
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Annual newest first
| Period | EV/Sales | Change |
|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | 0.4× | (1.33%) |
| FY2025 | 0.4× | 24.79% |
| FY2024 | 0.3× | (31.41%) |
| FY2023 | 0.4× | 71.79% |
| FY2022 | 0.3× | (37.16%) |
| FY2021 | 0.4× | 193.18% |
| FY2020 | 0.1× | (14.05%) |
| FY2019 | 0.2× | (32.30%) |
| FY2018 | 0.2× | (29.08%) |
| FY2017 | 0.3× | 45.02% |
Quarterly newest first
| Period | EV/Sales | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 2026 | 0.4× | 22.87% |
| Apr 2026 | 0.4× | (6.66%) |
| Jan 2026 | 0.4× | 1.45% |
| Oct 2025 | 0.4× | (8.44%) |
| 43 more quarters | Free account |
Against its own ten years
EV/Sales against peers
| Company | EV/Sales |
|---|---|
| ARKO ARKO Corp. compare | 0.1× |
| FLWS 1-800 FLOWERS.COM, Inc. compare | 0.2× |
| WOOF Petco Health and Wellness Company, Inc. compare | 0.3× |
| BNED Barnes & Noble Education, Inc | 0.4× |
| BBW Build-A-Bear Workshop, Inc. compare | 0.6× |
| EVGO EVgo Inc. compare | 0.7× |
| CHPT ChargePoint Holdings, Inc. compare | 0.8× |
| BWMX Betterware de Mexico SAPI de C compare | 1.3× |
| WINA Winmark Corporation compare | 12.5× |
| Specialty Retail industry median | 0.6× |
| Consumer Cyclical sector median | 1.0× |
| Market median | 2.2× |
What EV/Sales is
EV/Sales tells an investor how the value of a whole company, counting its debt and cash, compares with the sales it brings in.
((Stock Price × Shares (Basic, Weighted) (latest quarter)) + (Long Term Debt (Total) (latest quarter) + Current Part of Debt (latest quarter)) − Cash & Short Term Investments (latest quarter)) ÷ Revenue (TTM)