SuperworthBarnes & Noble Education profit margin BNED
Gross, operating and net profit as a share of revenue over the last twelve months, from 2015.
- Net margin, 12 months
- 1.3%
- Operating margin, 12 months
- 2.5%
- Net margin on a year earlier
- +0.1 pts
- Peer median
- 5.1%
Over the twelve months to Aug 1, 2026, Barnes & Noble Education kept 1.3% of its revenue as net profit, with an operating margin of 2.5% and a gross margin of 21.4%.
Five years earlier its net margin was −8.8%.
The median for 10 specialty retail stocks of a similar size is 5.1%.
Profit margin over time
Fiscal year by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Net margin | Operating margin | Gross margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | 1.0% | 2.1% | 21.4% |
| FY2025 | −4.1% | 1.0% | 21.0% |
| FY2024 | −4.8% | −1.4% | 22.0% |
| FY2023 | −6.6% | −4.3% | 22.6% |
| FY2022 | −4.6% | −4.1% | 22.9% |
| FY2021 | −9.2% | −12.3% | 17.6% |
| FY2020 | −2.1% | −2.3% | 23.9% |
| FY2019 | −1.2% | −1.4% | 25.9% |
| FY2018 | −11.5% | −11.9% | 25.3% |
| FY2017 | 0.3% | 0.7% | 24.5% |
| FY2016 | 0.0% | 0.3% | 25.1% |
| FY2015 | 1.1% | 1.9% | 25.0% |
Quarter by quarter
| Quarter | Ended | Net margin, 12 months | Change on a year | Operating margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 FY27 | 1.3% | +0.1 pts | 2.5% | |
| Q4 FY26 | 1.0% | +5.1 pts | 2.1% | |
| Q3 FY26 | −0.6% | +4.9 pts | 1.2% | |
| Q2 FY26 | 0.1% | +7.3 pts | 1.5% | |
| Q1 FY26 | 1.2% | +9.3 pts | 1.9% | |
| Q4 FY25 | −4.1% | +0.7 pts | 1.0% | |
| Q3 FY25 | −5.4% | −0.3 pts | 0.7% | |
| Q2 FY25 | −7.2% | −1.0 pts | −0.5% | |
| Q1 FY25 | −8.1% | −1.5 pts | −1.2% | |
| Q4 FY24 | −4.8% | +1.8 pts | −1.4% | |
| Q3 FY24 | −5.1% | −0.8 pts | −2.5% | |
| Q2 FY24 | −6.2% | −1.0 pts | −3.6% |
Against its peers
Companies in Specialty Retail nearest Barnes & Noble Education's size, closest first, today.
| Company | Profit margin |
|---|---|
| BNEDBarnes & Noble Education | 1.3% |
| SGUStar | 4.6% |
| BBWBuild-A-Bear Workshop | 10.0% |
| ELAEnvela | 7.6% |
| WOOFPetco Health & Wellness | 0.5% |
| LOVELovesac | 2.6% |
| WINAWinmark | 45.1% |
| HZOMarinemax | 0.2% |
| SPHSuburban Propane Partners | 9.4% |
| SVVSavers Value Village | 1.4% |
| RVLVRevolve | 5.5% |
| Peer median | 5.1% |
Where Barnes & Noble Education ranks
What the profit margin tells you
Profit as a share of revenue at three levels: gross (after making the product), operating (after running the business) and net (after everything, including tax and interest).
Compare within an industry. 10% is superb for a retailer and poor for a software company.
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