Q1 FY2027 · ended Aug 1, 2026 · Revenue $276.86M, +1.0% YoY · Filed Sep 8, 2026
Barnes & Noble Education, Inc. (BNED) files with the SEC under industry code 5940, Retail-Miscellaneous Shopping Goods Stores. In Q1 of fiscal 2027, the quarter ended Aug 1, 2026, it reported revenue of $276.9 million and a net loss of $12.9 million. Free cash flow was -$56.4 million. As of Aug 1, 2026 it held $7.8 million in cash and investments and $273.2 million in total debt.
Revenue
$276.86M
+1.0% vs year-ago quarter
Net income
$-12.91M
+29.3% vs year-ago quarter
Operating cash flow
$-52.87M
+21.8% vs year-ago quarter
Free cash flow
$-56.40M
+20.9% vs year-ago quarter
EPS
$-0.37
+31.5% vs year-ago quarter
Dividend per share
None
Shares outstanding
34.66M
+0.1% vs prior quarter
Net cash
$-265.40M
Q1 FY2027
Operating margin
2.7%
TTM
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
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Key figures
Fiscal-year totals from the annual reports; switch to Annual for the full-year view. Balance sheet lines are as of each year end.
| Line | Q1 FY2027 Aug 1, 2026 |
Q4 FY2026 May 2, 2026 |
Q3 FY2026 Jan 31, 2026 |
Q2 FY2026 Nov 1, 2025 |
Q1 FY2026 Aug 2, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $276.9M | $220.2M | $471.8M | $598.2M | $274.2M |
| Operating income | -$17.3M | $4.3M | $14.6M | $40.8M | -$23.2M |
| Net income | -$12.9M | $3.5M | $6.7M | $25.0M | -$18.3M |
| Diluted EPS | -$0.37 | $0.10 | $0.19 | $0.72 | -$0.54 |
| Operating cash flow | -$52.9M | $80.8M | -$29.4M | $66.2M | -$67.6M |
| Free cash flow | -$56.4M | $76.4M | -$33.1M | $61.9M | -$71.3M |
| Total assets | $846.7M | $739.9M | $1.1B | $1.1B | $950.8M |
| Total liabilities | $568.4M | $445.5M | $840.3M | $780.1M | $694.4M |
| Stockholders' equity | $278.4M | $294.4M | $290.0M | $283.2M | $256.5M |
| Cash and investments | $7.8M | $8.4M | $10.1M | $11.7M | $7.3M |
| Total debt | $273.2M | $223.5M | $316.0M | $311.9M | $366.6M |
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.