Consumer Cyclical
Live Price
Offline$10.73
-2.54% today
1Y Change
-5.61%
Window
Jun 25, 2025 β Jun 16, 2026
Coverage: 245 bars Β· Jun 25, 2025 β Jun 16, 2026
Research Briefing
A compact read on the setup, peer context, quarterly changes, and recent earnings reaction.
Research Snapshot
Barnes & Noble Education, Inc. (BNED) is a Consumer Cyclical stock with a market cap of $350.00M. The stock last traded around $10.73 and down 5.6% across the available one-year price window (Jun 25, 2025 β Jun 16, 2026). Baseline metrics include revenue growth of +2.7%, EPS growth of +89.3%, a dividend yield of 0.0%. What stands out right now is revenue +2.7%, EPS +89.3%, free cash flow -412.2% with operating margin 3.6% and ROIC 8.8%. Valuation is more restrained than many high-expectation growth names at price/sales 0.2. Stock Foundry combines BNED price history, valuation, growth, dividend context, earnings, analyst forecasts, news, related Consumer Cyclical peers on this page.
Sector Context
How this name stacks up against nearby peers on first-pass metrics.
Revenue Growth
Below sector median
+2.7% vs +7.5% peer median
Operating Margin
Below sector median
+3.6% vs +8.4% peer median
What Changed This Quarter
Latest report context and the signals most likely to have changed the story.
Latest report came in below the EPS bar
Q2 2026 was reported on May 27, 2026 with an EPS surprise of -0.3%.
The operating story is still moving forward
Revenue is running at +2.7% and EPS at +89.3%, with operating margin around 3.6%.
Earnings Reaction Memory
How the stock has tended to move after recent reports.
Across the last 3 reported quarters, the stock averaged +3.0% over the next 5 trading days and finished higher after 3 of those reports.
| Quarter | EPS Ξ | 1D | 5D | 20D |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Q2 2026 May 27, 2026 | -0.3% | +2.5% | +2.3% | β |
Q2 2026 Apr 28, 2026 | +3.1% | -3.2% | +1.1% | -0.2% |
Q3 2025 Sep 23, 2025 | +91.9% | +0.1% | +5.5% | -0.8% |
Benchmark Edge
Normalized return, excess return, max drawdown, and calendar-year wins against the benchmarks investors actually use.
BNED
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Normalized return
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Excess Return
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Relative to SPY
BNED Max Drawdown
-48.87%
Trailing 1Y
SPY Max Drawdown
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Trailing 1Y
Uses the longest available daily history for BNED and SPY.
Company Overview
Barnes & Noble Education, Inc.
Valuation, growth, profitability, and balance sheet signals.
Company announcements and filings-style updates.
Next Step
After the overview, the strongest next step is usually chart context or a tighter compare set.