Barnes & Noble Education - Public Comps and Valuation Multiples

Barnes & Noble Education Overview

About Barnes & Noble Education

Barnes & Noble Education Inc is a contract operator of physical and virtual bookstores for college and university campuses and K-12 institutions across the United States. The company is also a textbook wholesaler and inventory management hardware and software provider. It offers course materials through physical and online bookstores, including new and used print textbooks, rental options, digital textbooks, and publisher-hosted digital courseware. Products are also offered directly to students through Textbooks.com. The majority of the company's revenue is derived from the sale of products through its bookstore locations, including virtual bookstores, and the bookstore affiliated e-commerce websites.

Founded

2012

HQ

Employees

3.6K+

Website

bned.com

Sectors

Specialty Stores

Financials

Last FY Revenue $1.6B

Last FY EBITDA -$6.2M

EV

$572M

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Barnes & Noble Education Financials

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Barnes & Noble Education P&L

In the most recent fiscal year, Barnes & Noble Education reported revenue of $1.6B and EBITDA of -$6.2M.

Barnes & Noble Education expects next 12-month revenue of XXX and NTM EBITDA of XXX

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	NTM	Last FY	FY 2026	FY 2027	FY 2028
Revenue	XXX	$1.6B	XXX	XXX	XXX
Gross Profit	XXX	$338M	XXX	XXX	XXX
Gross Margin	XXX	21%	XXX	XXX	XXX
EBITDA	XXX	-$6.2M	XXX	XXX	XXX
EBITDA Margin	XXX	0%	XXX	XXX	XXX
EBIT	XXX	$16.1M	XXX	XXX	XXX
EBIT Margin	XXX	1%	XXX	XXX	XXX
Net Profit	XXX	-$65.8M	XXX	XXX	XXX
Net Margin	XXX	-4%	XXX	XXX	XXX
Net Debt	XXX	$94.0M	XXX	XXX	XXX

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Financial performance metrics for Barnes & Noble Education including revenue, profitability, and margin analysis across different time periods. In the most recent fiscal year, Barnes & Noble Education achieved $1.6B in revenue and -$6.2M in EBITDA.
Financial Metric	Next Twelve Months (NTM)	Most Recent Fiscal Year	Current Fiscal Year (2026)	Next Fiscal Year (2027)	Two Years Forward (2028)
Total Revenue	Analyst estimates available to subscribers	$1.6B	Analyst estimates available to subscribers	Analyst estimates available to subscribers	Analyst estimates available to subscribers
Gross Profit	Analyst estimates available to subscribers	$338M	Analyst estimates available to subscribers	Analyst estimates available to subscribers	Analyst estimates available to subscribers
Gross Profit Margin	Analyst estimates available to subscribers	21.0% gross profit margin	Analyst estimates available to subscribers	Analyst estimates available to subscribers	Analyst estimates available to subscribers
EBITDA (Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, Amortization)	Analyst estimates available to subscribers	-$6.2M	Analyst estimates available to subscribers	Analyst estimates available to subscribers	Analyst estimates available to subscribers
EBITDA Margin	Analyst estimates available to subscribers	-0.4% EBITDA margin	Analyst estimates available to subscribers	Analyst estimates available to subscribers	Analyst estimates available to subscribers
EBIT (Earnings Before Interest and Taxes)	Analyst estimates available to subscribers	$16.1M	Analyst estimates available to subscribers	Analyst estimates available to subscribers	Analyst estimates available to subscribers
EBIT Margin	Analyst estimates available to subscribers	1.0% EBIT margin	Analyst estimates available to subscribers	Analyst estimates available to subscribers	Analyst estimates available to subscribers
Net Income (Net Profit)	Analyst estimates available to subscribers	-$65.8M	Analyst estimates available to subscribers	Analyst estimates available to subscribers	Analyst estimates available to subscribers
Net Profit Margin	Analyst estimates available to subscribers	-4.1% net profit margin	Analyst estimates available to subscribers	Analyst estimates available to subscribers	Analyst estimates available to subscribers
Net Debt Position	Detailed debt information available to subscribers	$94.0M	Detailed debt information available to subscribers	Detailed debt information available to subscribers	Detailed debt information available to subscribers

Financial Performance Summary for Barnes & Noble Education

This financial data table provides comprehensive performance metrics for Barnes & Noble Education, a company based in United States of America. The metrics include revenue, profitability measures, and operational efficiency indicators across multiple time periods.

Fiscal Year Performance

In the most recent fiscal year, Barnes & Noble Education reported $1.6B in total revenue.
Fiscal year EBITDA was -$6.2M.
The company maintained a gross profit margin of 21.0% in the most recent fiscal year.
EBITDA margin for the fiscal year was -0.4%.
Net profit margin reached -4.1% in the most recent fiscal year.

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Barnes & Noble Education Stock Performance

Barnes & Noble Education has current market cap of $298M, and EV of $572M.

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Barnes & Noble Education Stock Data

As of January 16, 2026, Barnes & Noble Education's stock price is $9.

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EV	Market Cap	Price 1D	Price 1M	Price 3M	Price 12M	EPS
$572M	$298M	XXX	XXX	XXX	XXX	n/a

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Barnes & Noble Education Valuation Multiples

Barnes & Noble Education's trades at 0.4x EV/Revenue multiple, and -300.4x EV/EBITDA.

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Barnes & Noble Education Financial Valuation Multiples

As of January 16, 2026, Barnes & Noble Education has market cap of $298M and EV of $572M.

Equity research analysts estimate Barnes & Noble Education's 2025E EV/Revenue multiple at XXX and 2025E EV/EBITDA multiple at XXX

Barnes & Noble Education's P/E ratio is not available.

	LTM	NTM	Last FY	FY 2026	FY 2027	FY 2028
Market cap (current)	$298M	XXX	$298M	XXX	XXX	XXX
EV (current)	$572M	XXX	$572M	XXX	XXX	XXX
EV/Revenue	n/a	XXX	0.4x	XXX	XXX	XXX
EV/EBITDA	n/a	XXX	-300.4x	XXX	XXX	XXX
EV/EBIT	n/a	XXX	46.7x	XXX	XXX	XXX
EV/Gross Profit	n/a	XXX	n/a	XXX	XXX	XXX
P/E	n/a	XXX	-4.6x	XXX	XXX	XXX
EV/FCF	n/a	XXX	-8.0x	XXX	XXX	XXX

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Barnes & Noble Education Margins & Growth Rates

Barnes & Noble Education's revenue per employee in the last FY averaged $0.5M, while opex per employee averaged $0.1M for the same period.

Barnes & Noble Education's rule of 40 is unknown (metric relevant for SaaS companies only, counted as combined revenue growth rate and EBITDA margin).

Barnes & Noble Education's rule of X is unknown (created by Bessemer, rule of X is another metric relevant for SaaS companies only, ~1.5x stronger vs. the traditional Rule of 40, counted as revenue growth rate multiplied by 2.5 plus EBITDA margin).

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Barnes & Noble Education Operational Valuation Multiples

	LTM	NTM	Last FY	FY 2026	FY 2027	FY 2028
Revenue Growth	n/a	XXX	n/a	XXX	XXX	XXX
EBITDA Margin	n/a	XXX	n/a	XXX	XXX	XXX
EBITDA Growth	n/a	XXX	n/a	XXX	XXX	XXX
Rule of 40	n/a	XXX	n/a	XXX	XXX	XXX
Bessemer Rule of X	XXX	XXX	n/a	XXX	XXX	XXX
Revenue per Employee	XXX	XXX	$0.5M	XXX	XXX	XXX
Opex per Employee	XXX	XXX	$0.1M	XXX	XXX	XXX
S&M Expenses to Revenue	XXX	XXX	n/a	XXX	XXX	XXX
G&A Expenses to Revenue	XXX	XXX	n/a	XXX	XXX	XXX
R&D Expenses to Revenue	XXX	XXX	n/a	XXX	XXX	XXX
Opex to Revenue	XXX	XXX	20%	XXX	XXX	XXX

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