Barnes & Noble Education, Inc.BNED
What Barnes & Noble Education, Inc. does.
Unless the context otherwise indicates, references to “we,” “us,” “our” and “the Company” refer to Barnes & Noble Education, Inc. or “BNED”, a Delaware corporation. References to “Barnes & Noble College” or “BNC” refer to our subsidiary Barnes & Noble College Booksellers, LLC. References to “MBS” refer to our subsidiary MBS Textbook Exchange, LLC.
Our fiscal year is comprised of 52 or 53 weeks, ending on the Saturday closest to the last day of April. “Fiscal 2026” means the 52 weeks ended May 2, 2026, and “Fiscal 2025” means the 53 weeks ended May 3, 2025. "Fiscal 2027" means the 52 weeks ended May 1, 2027.
Barnes & Noble Education, Inc. (“BNED”) is one of the largest contract operators of physical and virtual bookstores for college and university campuses and K-12 institutions across the United States. We are also one of the largest textbook wholesalers and inventory management hardware and software providers. As of May 2, 2026, we operated 1,116 physical and virtual bookstores, delivering essential educational content and general merchandise within a dynamic omnichannel retail environment.
Revenue and profit, by fiscal year.
| Fiscal year | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $1.4B | $1.5B | $1.5B | $1.6B | $1.6B | $1.7B |
| Net income | -$139.8M | -$68.9M | -$101.9M | -$75.7M | -$65.8M | $16.9M |
| Free cash flow | $5.3M | -$32.4M | $66.6M | -$19.2M | -$98.3M | $33.9M |
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Figures from Barnes & Noble Education, Inc.'s filings with the U.S. SEC, standardised automatically; prices are end-of-day closes. Not financial advice.