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) P/E ratio
As of 9 October 2026, Barnes & Noble Education, Inc (BNED) trades at a P/E ratio of 19.2×. Over the past ten years it has ranged from 0.0× (April 2026) to 215× (April 2017); the current reading is higher than 88% of that period. That is in line with the Specialty Retail industry median of 19.2× and above the Consumer Cyclical sector median of 17.2×.
P/E ratio, daily
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Annual newest first
| Period | P/E ratio | Change |
|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | 20.5× | — |
| FY2025 | 0.0× | — |
| FY2024 | 0.0× | — |
| FY2023 | 0.0× | — |
| FY2022 | 0.0× | — |
| FY2021 | 0.0× | — |
| FY2020 | 0.0× | — |
| FY2019 | 0.0× | — |
| FY2018 | 0.0× | — |
| FY2017 | 94.0× | — |
Quarterly newest first
| Period | P/E ratio | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 2026 | 19.1× | (6.83%) |
| Apr 2026 | 20.5× | — |
| Jan 2026 | 0.0× | — |
| Oct 2025 | 104× | 1,341.34% |
| 43 more quarters | Free account |
Against its own ten years
P/E ratio against peers
| Company | P/E ratio |
|---|---|
| EVGO EVgo Inc. compare | n/m |
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| BBW Build-A-Bear Workshop, Inc. compare | 6.3× |
| BWMX Betterware de Mexico SAPI de C compare | 9.0× |
| BNED Barnes & Noble Education, Inc | 19.2× |
| WOOF Petco Health and Wellness Company, Inc. compare | 20.3× |
| WINA Winmark Corporation compare | 25.5× |
| ARKO ARKO Corp. compare | 51.3× |
| Specialty Retail industry median | 19.2× |
| Consumer Cyclical sector median | 17.2× |
| Market median | 17.9× |
What P/E ratio is
Price to Earnings Ratio shows how much investors pay for each dollar of a company’s annual profit per share.
Stock Price ÷ EPS (Basic) (TTM)