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Barnes & Noble Education BNED
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Barnes & Noble Education Financial Ratios 2026-2011 | BNED
Brief overview of Barnes & Noble Education's market valuation
The comparison uses the five latest available annual observations between 2016 and 2023.
The valuation comparison uses P/E 0.16x (median 15.62x), EV/EBITDA 10.95x (median 6.17x), P/S 0.07x (median 0.04x). On average, this basket is 77.4% above its own five-year medians. The market is pricing in elevated future expectations.
Capital efficiency is characterized by ROE -38.8%, ROA -3%, ROCE -31.1%. Returns below zero mean resources are not producing positive profit. Recovery in operating results is the main reference point.
The time from paying for inputs to receiving cash rose from 102.4 days to 167.2 days. Cash turnover slowed.
Overall assessment
Barnes & Noble Education's valuation is above historical references while efficiency remains restrained, increasing sensitivity to weak reports.
Annual Financial Ratios Barnes & Noble Education
| 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
P/E |
23.2 | -4.6 | 3.8 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 15.6 | -1.8 | -6.6 | -1.2 | 82.2 | 5130.2 | - | - | - | - | - |
P/S |
0.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | - |
EPS |
0.5 | -2.5 | 1.6 | 10.7 | 8.4 | 0.4 | -0.8 | -0.5 | -5.4 | 0.1 | - | 0.3 | 0.9 | - | - | - |
EV (Enterprise Value) |
829 M | 809 M | 967 M | 998 M | 838 M | 1.07 B | 800 M | 642 M | 854 M | 1.01 B | 766 M | 319 M | 719 M | 698 M | - | - |
EBITDA per Share |
2.02 | 2.05 | 2.1 | 19 | -7.01 | -2.39 | 0.482 | 0.831 | -4.22 | 1.43 | 1.69 | - | - | - | - | - |
EV/EBITDA |
12.0 | 15.0 | 17.4 | 19.8 | -45.3 | -8.3 | 11.0 | 4.6 | -1.9 | 7.2 | 5.2 | - | - | - | - | - |
PEG |
-0.43 | 0.03 | -0.02 | -0.0 | -0.0 | -0.07 | -0.03 | 0.07 | 0.0 | 0.01 | -51.54 | - | - | - | - | - |
P/B |
1.3 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | - | - | - | - | - |
P/CF |
7.8 | -3.5 | -1.7 | -0.1 | 3.3 | 10.7 | -1.3 | 2.2 | 17.3 | 13.2 | 13.5 | - | - | - | - | - |
ROE % |
5.73 | -24.18 | 53.68 | 21.85 | 9.70 | 7.69 | -9.16 | -5.41 | -53.97 | 0.75 | 0.01 | - | - | - | - | - |
ROA % |
2.28 | -8.33 | 4.20 | 2.50 | 2.07 | 2.17 | -3.31 | -2.58 | -24.30 | 0.41 | 0.01 | - | - | - | - | - |
ROCE % |
12.41 | 5.85 | 58.64 | 30.98 | -26.54 | -57.60 | -5.71 | -5.14 | -41.98 | 1.53 | 3.13 | - | - | - | - | - |
Current Ratio |
1.7 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.7 | - | - | - | - | - |
DSO |
22.8 | 22.3 | 58.0 | 68.3 | 77.1 | 62.5 | 17.9 | 17.6 | 16.6 | 16.8 | 10.3 | - | - | - | - | - |
DIO |
80.9 | 88.2 | 261.9 | 255.7 | 91.0 | 110.2 | 121.7 | 113.2 | 109.5 | 125.6 | 97.1 | - | - | - | - | - |
DPO |
38.5 | 64.2 | 263.9 | 220.9 | 50.7 | 43.6 | 37.2 | 45.3 | 41.7 | 49.7 | 41.0 | - | - | - | - | - |
Operating Cycle |
103.8 | 110.5 | 319.9 | 324.1 | 168.1 | 172.7 | 139.6 | 130.8 | 126.1 | 142.3 | 107.4 | - | - | - | - | - |
Cash Conversion Cycle |
65.3 | 46.3 | 56.0 | 103.2 | 117.4 | 129.1 | 102.4 | 85.6 | 84.4 | 92.6 | 66.4 | - | - | - | - | - |
All numbers in USD currency
Quarterly Financial Ratios Barnes & Noble Education
| 2026-Q3 | 2026-Q2 | 2026-Q1 | 2025-Q4 | 2025-Q3 | 2025-Q2 | 2025-Q1 | 2024-Q4 | 2024-Q3 | 2024-Q2 | 2024-Q1 | 2023-Q4 | 2023-Q3 | 2023-Q2 | 2023-Q1 | 2022-Q4 | 2022-Q3 | 2022-Q2 | 2022-Q1 | 2021-Q4 | 2021-Q3 | 2021-Q2 | 2021-Q1 | 2020-Q4 | 2020-Q3 | 2020-Q2 | 2020-Q1 | 2019-Q4 | 2019-Q3 | 2019-Q2 | 2019-Q1 | 2018-Q4 | 2018-Q3 | 2018-Q2 | 2018-Q1 | 2017-Q4 | 2017-Q3 | 2017-Q2 | 2017-Q1 | 2016-Q4 | 2016-Q3 | 2016-Q2 | 2016-Q1 | 2015-Q4 | 2015-Q3 | 2015-Q2 | 2015-Q1 | 2014-Q4 | 2014-Q3 | 2014-Q2 | 2014-Q1 | 2013-Q4 | 2013-Q3 | 2013-Q2 | 2013-Q1 | 2012-Q4 | 2012-Q3 | 2012-Q2 | 2012-Q1 | 2011-Q4 | 2011-Q3 | 2011-Q2 | 2011-Q1 | |
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EPS |
0.19 | 0.73 | -0.54 | 0.19 | 0.73 | -0.54 | - | 0.59 | 1.63 | -7.69 | - | -0.18 | 9.11 | -19.03 | - | -0.48 | 0.42 | -1.01 | - | -0.96 | 0.43 | -0.41 | -0.86 | -0.04 | 0.15 | 0.15 | -0.96 | 0.02 | 0.75 | 0.75 | -0.68 | -6.04 | 1.26 | 1.26 | -0.82 | 0.08 | 1.04 | 1.04 | -0.75 | -0.07 | 0.63 | 0.63 | -0.6 | 0.09 | 0.69 | 0.69 | -0.65 | - | 0.95 | -0.71 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
EBITDA per Share |
0.64 | 1.42 | -0.41 | 0.64 | 1.42 | -0.41 | - | 0.88 | 2.1 | -0.98 | - | 0.21 | 17.3 | -11.9 | - | -0.09 | 0.74 | -0.67 | - | -1.03 | 0.71 | 0.16 | -0.81 | 0.25 | 0.41 | 0.41 | -0.93 | 0.41 | 1.5 | 1.5 | -0.59 | -5.94 | 2.01 | 2.01 | -0.69 | 0.4 | 2.14 | 2.14 | -0.87 | 0.22 | 1.51 | 1.51 | -0.86 | 0.69 | 1.51 | 1.51 | -0.85 | - | 2.08 | -0.91 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
ROE % |
6.29 | 12.83 | -3.13 | 10.12 | 28.24 | -49.97 | -42.85 | -52.77 | -36.08 | -118.65 | -49.27 | -63.46 | -42.49 | -95.11 | -32.95 | -46.98 | -24.51 | -44.02 | -14.22 | -31.50 | -17.84 | -24.14 | -13.70 | -8.95 | -8.43 | -2.54 | 3.34 | 8.23 | -55.06 | -50.78 | -46.50 | -47.81 | 15.85 | 10.34 | 4.84 | 8.68 | 7.65 | 5.17 | 2.68 | 3.66 | 5.36 | 5.79 | 6.22 | 6.65 | 10.62 | 4.58 | -3.70 | - | 5.17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
ROA % |
1.61 | 3.37 | -0.90 | 5.12 | -5.81 | -8.99 | -7.07 | -7.07 | -4.96 | -13.77 | -3.43 | -5.39 | -2.76 | -9.18 | -4.48 | -8.23 | -4.47 | -7.95 | -3.64 | -7.19 | -3.56 | -4.78 | -2.50 | -2.39 | -2.21 | -0.19 | 1.84 | 3.12 | -17.45 | -14.96 | -12.47 | -13.35 | 7.42 | 5.49 | 3.57 | 4.44 | 3.95 | 2.89 | 1.83 | 2.01 | 2.81 | 3.22 | 3.37 | 3.53 | 5.59 | 1.23 | -1.82 | - | 2.63 | -1.84 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
ROCE % |
15.45 | 24.82 | 1.38 | 16.87 | 34.13 | -6.13 | 2.91 | 3.85 | 31.21 | -42.56 | -16.72 | -25.26 | -11.90 | -71.51 | -20.03 | -38.83 | -21.25 | -42.03 | -16.24 | -32.40 | -14.25 | -21.51 | -13.26 | -12.94 | -11.68 | -1.11 | 9.46 | 14.88 | -51.62 | -48.01 | -44.40 | -45.36 | 21.26 | 16.72 | 12.18 | 15.39 | 14.32 | 10.95 | 7.58 | 7.92 | 10.25 | 10.37 | 10.49 | 11.66 | 18.82 | 8.16 | -6.64 | - | 9.15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Current Ratio |
1.4 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.5 | - | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 1.7 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.5 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 2.2 | 2.0 | 4.1 | - | 2.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
DSO |
64.8 | 33.8 | 91.6 | 64.8 | 33.8 | 41.2 | - | 27.2 | 32.6 | 44.8 | - | 53.6 | 27.1 | 40.3 | - | 50.6 | 24.6 | 45.9 | 319.3 | 50.4 | 681.1 | -250.3 | - | 36.8 | 25.7 | 21.1 | 75.7 | 32.8 | 19.2 | 15.4 | 48.8 | 28.9 | 15.5 | 9.4 | 35.5 | 29.1 | 15.8 | 13.7 | 37.9 | 24.3 | 11.0 | 7.8 | 43.4 | 24.5 | 11.0 | 7.7 | 6.8 | - | 6.9 | 6.5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
DIO |
71.7 | 64.7 | 143.1 | 71.7 | 64.7 | 137.2 | - | 39.0 | 68.5 | 154.4 | - | 90.3 | 72.0 | 151.1 | - | 104.4 | 81.0 | 173.9 | - | 110.1 | 79.9 | 51.9 | - | 117.5 | 87.0 | 98.1 | 304.3 | 116.0 | 74.1 | 93.0 | 242.5 | 110.6 | 76.4 | 208.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
DPO |
72.4 | 51.6 | 108.9 | 72.4 | 51.6 | 75.5 | - | 37.0 | 54.5 | 118.1 | - | 93.3 | 63.6 | 116.1 | - | 91.1 | 63.1 | 116.5 | - | 87.2 | 62.9 | 32.3 | - | 83.6 | 59.7 | 57.5 | 199.3 | 93.7 | 60.5 | 64.8 | 171.5 | 93.2 | 67.0 | 152.8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Operating Cycle |
- | - | - | 136.5 | 98.5 | 178.4 | - | - | 101.1 | 199.2 | - | 143.9 | 99.1 | 191.4 | - | 155.1 | 105.6 | 219.8 | 319.3 | 160.6 | 761.0 | -198.4 | - | 154.3 | 112.6 | 119.2 | 380.0 | 148.7 | 93.3 | 108.4 | 291.3 | 139.4 | 91.9 | 217.6 | 35.5 | 29.1 | 15.8 | 13.7 | 37.9 | 24.3 | 11.0 | 7.8 | 43.4 | 24.5 | 11.0 | 7.7 | 6.8 | - | 6.9 | 6.5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Cash Conversion Cycle |
- | - | - | 64.1 | 46.9 | 102.9 | - | - | 46.6 | 81.1 | - | 50.7 | 35.5 | 75.3 | - | 63.9 | 42.5 | 103.3 | 319.3 | 73.3 | 698.1 | -230.7 | - | 70.7 | 53.0 | 61.7 | 180.7 | 55.0 | 32.9 | 43.7 | 119.8 | 46.2 | 24.9 | 64.8 | 35.5 | 29.1 | 15.8 | 13.7 | 37.9 | 24.3 | 11.0 | 7.8 | 43.4 | 24.5 | 11.0 | 7.7 | 6.8 | - | 6.9 | 6.5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
All numbers in USD currency
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