Barnes & Noble Education price to book ratio BNED

Market value divided by the book value of the company's net assets, since 2015.

Today, Oct 23, 2026: 1.7×
10-year median: 0.7×
Against its 10-year history: 93rd; percentile: 0 is its lowest day, 100 its highest
10-year range: 0.0× to 4.8×
Peer median: 1.7×

Barnes & Noble Education's price to book ratio is 1.7× as of Oct 23, 2026.

That is above its ten-year median of 0.7×, higher than on 93% of days in the last ten years.

Over that time it ranged from 0.0× in Jun 2024 to 4.8× in Aug 2024.

The median for 10 specialty retail stocks of a similar size is 1.7×.

Price to book ratio over time

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Year by year

Year	End of year	Low	High
2026 so far	1.7×	0.9×	1.7×
2025	1.2×	0.8×	1.7×
2024	1.5×	0.0×	4.8×
2023	0.7×	0.3×	0.9×
2022	0.5×	0.4×	1.2×
2021	1.3×	0.6×	2.4×
2020	0.6×	0.1×	0.7×
2019	0.4×	0.3×	0.7×
2018	0.4×	0.4×	0.8×
2017	0.5×	0.4×	0.7×
2016	0.8×	0.6×	0.8×
2015	0.7×	0.6×	0.7×

Against its peers

Companies in Specialty Retail nearest Barnes & Noble Education's size, closest first, today.

Company	Price to book ratio
BNEDBarnes & Noble Education	1.7×
SGUStar	1.1×
BBWBuild-A-Bear Workshop	1.8×
ELAEnvela	3.6×
WOOFPetco Health & Wellness	0.7×
LOVELovesac	1.1×
WINAWinmark	n/m
HZOMarinemax	1.2×
SPHSuburban Propane Partners	1.7×
SVVSavers Value Village	3.2×
RVLVRevolve	2.9×
Peer median	1.7×

What the price to book ratio tells you

Market value divided by the accounting value of the company's net assets. Below 1 means the market values the business at less than what it owns on paper.

Book value misses brands, software and people, so asset-light companies always look expensive on it. Most useful for banks and industrials.

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Valuation data, not investment advice. Prices as of Oct 23, 2026. Reported figures come from the company's filings with the SEC.