FY2026 · ended May 2, 2026 · Revenue $1.56B, +6.9% YoY · Filed Jul 9, 2026
Barnes & Noble Education, Inc. (BNED) files with the SEC under industry code 5940, Retail-Miscellaneous Shopping Goods Stores. In fiscal 2026, which ended May 2, 2026, it reported revenue of $1.6 billion and net income of $16.9 million. Free cash flow was $33.9 million. As of Aug 1, 2026 it held $7.8 million in cash and investments and $273.2 million in total debt.
Revenue (TTM)
$1.57B
+5.4% vs year-ago TTM
Net income (TTM)
$22.23M
+12.1% vs year-ago TTM
Operating cash flow (TTM)
$64.79M
+781.0% vs year-ago TTM
Free cash flow (TTM)
$48.80M
+320.0% vs year-ago TTM
EPS (TTM)
$0.64
+1.0% vs year-ago TTM
Dividend per share
None
Shares outstanding
34.64M
+1.7% vs prior year
Net cash
$-265.40M
as of Aug 1, 2026
Operating margin
2.7%
FY 2027
Company profile
- Industry
- Retail-Miscellaneous Shopping Goods Stores (SIC 5940)
- Listed as
- BNED (NYSE)
- Fiscal year ends
- May 3
- Incorporated in
- DE
- Headquarters
- Florham Park, NJ
- SEC filer status
- Accelerated filer, Smaller reporting company
- SEC CIK
- 1634117
Other Retail-Miscellaneous Shopping Goods Stores companies
Key figures
Fiscal-year totals from the annual reports. Balance sheet lines are as of each year end.
| Line | FY 2026 May 2, 2026 |
FY 2025 May 3, 2025 |
FY 2024 Apr 27, 2024 |
FY 2023 Apr 29, 2023 |
FY 2022 Apr 30, 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $1.6B | $1.5B | $1.6B | $1.5B | $1.5B |
| Operating income | $36.5M | $15.9M | -$33.8M | -$66.4M | -$60.6M |
| Net income | $16.9M | -$65.8M | -$75.7M | -$101.9M | -$68.9M |
| Diluted EPS | $0.49 | -$2.50 | -$28.46 | -$38.61 | -$1.33 |
| Operating cash flow | $50.1M | -$85.4M | -$5.1M | $91.7M | $1.2M |
| Free cash flow | $33.9M | -$98.3M | -$19.2M | $66.6M | -$32.4M |
| Total assets | $739.9M | $790.3M | $909.9M | $980.8M | $1.1B |
| Total liabilities | $445.5M | $518.1M | $829.5M | $850.0M | $843.2M |
| Stockholders' equity | $294.4M | $272.2M | $80.4M | $153.1M | $228.4M |
| Cash and investments | $8.4M | $9.1M | $10.5M | $14.2M | $8.8M |
| Total debt | $223.5M | $283.1M | $440.7M | $466.9M | $356.7M |
Recent SEC filings
| Form | Description | Filed | Period |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8-K |
Current report
Officer or director change
|
Oct 23, 2026 | Oct 22, 2026 |
| 8-K |
Current report
Shareholder vote results
|
Sep 30, 2026 | Sep 24, 2026 |
| 8-K |
Current report
Other events
|
Sep 24, 2026 | Sep 24, 2026 |
| 10-Q | Quarterly report | Sep 8, 2026 | Aug 1, 2026 |
| 8-K |
Current report
Results of operations
|
Sep 8, 2026 | Sep 8, 2026 |
| ARS | Annual report to shareholders | Aug 12, 2026 | May 2, 2026 |
All 928 Barnes & Noble Education, Inc. SEC filings
Source: SEC EDGAR filings. This is company-reported data, not investment advice.