profit from every $100 of sales.
$0$100
Barnes & Noble Education
$12.70-1.09% today
+63.4% in 1 year
1-year low $6.121-year high $13.95
Trading in the middle of its range for the past year.
The essentials
Four questions every investor asks, answered in one line each.
more sales each year, on average, 2022 to 2025.
0%20% a year
It has no yearly profit to compare the price with.
CheapExpensive
of earnings would pay off all its debt.
No debt5 years
Money in, money out
What Barnes & Noble Education sold, what it kept, and what it did with the cash.
Sales went from $1.50 billion in 2022 to $1.61 billion in 2025, with -$65.8 million of profit last year.
SalesProfit
Barnes & Noble Education vs. similar companies
How it compares with the largest companies in its industry.
| Company | Profit from $100 of sales | Sales growth a year | Price per $1 of profit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barnes & Noble Education | No profit yet | ||
 Alimentation Couche-Tard | 16.9× · Fair price | ||
 Williams-Sonoma | 27.1× · Fair price | ||
 Ulta Beauty | 24.1× · Fair price | ||
 Coupang | 131.8× · Very expensive |
AI analysis
An AI analyst reads Barnes & Noble Education's last five years, its segments, earnings, insiders and peers, and writes the bull case, the bear case and what the price expects.
Run the AI analysisFull statementsIncome, balance sheet and cash flow, year by year
Income statement
| In millions of USD | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,496 | 1,543 | 1,567 | 1,610 | |
| 343 | 349 | 345 | 338 | |
| -53 | -50 | -7 | 16 | |
| -18 | -27 | -5 | -6 | |
| -69 | -102 | -76 | -66 | |
| -28.99 | -42.28 | -28.46 | -2.50 | |
| 22.9% | 22.6% | 22.0% | 21.0% | |
| -3.6% | -3.3% | -0.5% | 1.0% | |
| -4.6% | -6.6% | -4.8% | -4.1% |
Balance sheet
| In millions of USD | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total assets | 1,072 | 981 | 910 | 790 |
| Cash | 9 | 14 | 10 | 9 |
| Total debt | 542 | 467 | 414 | 283 |
| Total liabilities | 843 | 850 | 830 | 518 |
| 228 | 131 | 80 | 272 | |
| 2 | 2 | 3 | 26 | |
| -6.2% | -9.1% | -7.3% | -6.3% | |
| -30.2% | -77.9% | -94.2% | -24.2% |
Cash flow
| In millions of USD | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 92 | -5 | -85 | |
| 34 | 25 | 14 | 13 | |
| -32 | 67 | -19 | -98 | |
| Dividends paid | – | – | – | – |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 6 | 5 | 3 | 5 |
Valuation
- –
- –
- –
- 1.1×
- 0.3×
- –
- –
- -22.3%
- -15.0%
- 0.0%
Profitability
- 21.0%
- 1.0%
- -4.1%
- 1.9%
- 8.8%
- -14.4%
- -3.6%
- -0.9%
- 11.3%
- –
Growth
- +2.5%
- –
- −412.2%
- –
- +7.3%
Financial health
- –
- 1.09
- 28.0%
- 5.8×
- 1.42
- 0.86
- 1.53
How it ranks in Consumer Discretionary
Each dot is where the company stands among every company over $300M in the sector. Further right is better.
Top 44%of 977
Bottom 9%of 992
Bottom 27%of 993
Bottom 1%of 980
What analysts expect
- Average price target
- $2.38
- Range
- $0.75 – $4.00
These targets were collected on May 20, 2026 and our analyst feed has not updated since, so we no longer compare them with today's price.
Recent earnings
Our results feed has not updated since May 21, 2026. Results reported after that are not in this table yet.
| Date | EPS | Expected | Surprise |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 10, 2026 | 0.23 | – | – |
| Jan 20, 2026 | -0.47 | – | – |
| May 3, 2025 | -0.68 | – | – |
| Mar 10, 2025 | 0.12 | 0.12 | +0.0% |
| Dec 9, 2024 | 1.91 | 60.00 | −96.8% |
| Sep 10, 2024 | -3.07 | -81.00 | +96.2% |
| Jul 1, 2024 | -7.11 | -38.00 | +81.3% |
| Mar 12, 2024 | -2.00 | -0.10 | −1,900.0% |
News
No recent news on file.
Insider trades
Our insider feed has not updated since May 26, 2026. Trades filed after that are not listed yet.
No insider trades on file.
The seven classic investing rulebooks
0/7Passes 0 of 7. Each bar is how well the company fits that investor's published rules, from 0 to 100; 60 or more counts as a pass.
Warren Buffett
25No pass
Benjamin Graham
46No pass
Philip Fisher
22No pass
Peter Lynch
23No pass
Joel Greenblatt
6No pass
Charlie Munger
19No pass
Terry Smith
28No pass
Questions about Barnes & Noble Education
Is Barnes & Noble Education a good stock to buy?
A business with weak numbers that is not profitable yet. 0 of the 7 famous investors' published rulebooks we apply pass it. Whether it suits you depends on your goals and the price you pay; invest-like never tells anyone to buy or sell. The AI analysis lays out the case for and against. Read the Barnes & Noble Education AI analysis
What does Barnes & Noble Education do?
Barnes & Noble Education, Inc. operates bookstores for college and university campuses, and K-12 institutions in the United States. It operates through three segments: Retail, Wholesale, and Digital Student Solutions. It is in Specialty Retail.
Does Barnes & Noble Education pay a dividend?
No. Barnes & Noble Education does not pay a dividend at the moment; in 2025 it returned $5,000 to shareholders by buying back its own shares.
Is Barnes & Noble Education stock halal?
No. Barnes & Noble Education does not pass our halal screen: its debt is 64% of its market value, at or above the 33% limit. How we check
How has Barnes & Noble Education stock done over the past year?
Up 63.4% over the past twelve months, to $12.70. It traded between $6.12 and $13.95 and is 9.0% below its high.
Who are Barnes & Noble Education's competitors?
The largest listed companies in the same industry are Alimentation Couche-Tard, Williams-Sonoma, Ulta Beauty and Coupang. The peers table on this page compares their profit, growth and price with Barnes & Noble Education's.
Prices: daily closes to Nov 12, 2026. Fundamentals: company reports via invest-like data.