BNED · Barnes & Noble Education, Inc.
Price & Indicators
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Guidance & track record
Guidance from company 8-Ks · delivered figures from as-reported statements · no analyst estimates involved.
Technicals
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Key metrics
the company's own KPIs, from written earnings releases and filings| Metric | Latest | Period | YoY |
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| Adjusted EBITDA non-GAAP | $76.5M | fiscal 2026 | — |
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| Comparable store sales increase | 4.4% | fiscal 2026 | — |
| Revenues from BNC First Day® programs | $760.1M | fiscal 2026 | +28.0% |
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| Total enrollment (First Day Complete) | 1,249,301 | spring 2026 academic term | — |
| Total net debt | $62.6M | fiscal 2026 | — |
| Adj. EBITDA cont. ops. non-GAAP | $75M | FY26 | +26.3% |
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| FDC locations | 232 | FY26 | — |
| First Day® program revenue | $754M | FY26 | +27.0% |
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| Physical-store footprint | 647 | FY26 | — |
| Quarterly dividend | $0.08 | FY26 | — |
| Total debt | $71M | FY26 | -31.1% |
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| Total Enrollment | 1,250,585 | Spring 2026 | — |
| Total inventory | $315M | FY26 | -3.4% |
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| Gross Comparable Store Sales increase | $86.3M | the first nine months of fiscal 2026 | — |
| Adjusted Free Cash Flow non-GAAP | -15.38M | 26 weeks ended November 1, 2025 | — |
| Adjusted Net Income non-GAAP | 10.58M | 26 weeks ended November 1, 2025 | — |
| Gross Comparable Store Sales | $54.4M | first half of fiscal 2026 | — |
| Total Capital Expenditures | 8.05M | 26 weeks ended November 1, 2025 | — |
Figures exactly as the company stated them in writing · click a metric with a to chart its history · period links open the stating document · "filing" marks figures stated in the 10-K/10-Q · YoY needs an exactly comparable prior-year period
Versus peers
Specialty Retail — same industry group| Company | Mkt cap | YTD | Rev growth Y/Y | P/E | Short % shares |
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BNED
this stock
Barnes & Noble Education, Inc.
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$416.76M | +30.9% | +6.5% | — | 4.6% |
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CASY
Caseys General Stores Inc
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$30.65B | +49.9% | +10.2% | 43.2 | 4.6% |
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WSM
Williams Sonoma Inc
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$27.75B | +32.0% | +1.2% | 26.4 | 4.8% |
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ULTA
Ulta Beauty, Inc.
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$22.15B | -14.9% | +9.7% | 19.3 | 5.4% |
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TSCO
Tractor Supply Co /De/
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$18.26B | -29.9% | +4.3% | — | 5.6% |
Peers by industry group · P/E from as-reported trailing EPS · short % is of shares outstanding
At a glance
key data from every sectionPerformance
Raw-price comparisons begin at the captured split on Jun 12, 2024; windows that need an earlier baseline remain unavailable.
| 5D | 20D | 120D | MTD | YTD | |
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| BNED | -1.7% | +1.7% | +39.1% | -3.3% | +30.9% |
| SPY | -2.0% | +3.3% | +11.2% | +2.1% | +11.8% |
| vs SPY | +0.2% | -1.6% | +27.9% | -5.4% | +19.1% |
Capital returns
Dividends per share over the trailing 365 days by ex-date · buyback figures as last reported in SEC filings ("spent" derived as authorized − remaining; when several programs run concurrently, authorized is their combined total per the newest filing) · components shown separately — trailing-year buyback spend isn't tracked, so no combined shareholder yield is derived.