NYSE: BNEDBarnes & Noble Education Inc Stock
$11.96+0.01 (+0.08%)
Updated Aug 19, 2026
BNED Price
$11.96
Fair Value Price
N/A
Market Cap
$414.33M
52 Week Low
$5.90
52 Week High
$14.75
P/E
24.41x
P/B
1.41x
P/S
0.21x
PEG
0.49x
Dividend Yield
0.67%
Revenue
$1.71B
Earnings
$16.87M
Gross Margin
21.4%
Operating Margin
2.13%
Profit Margin
1%
Debt to Equity
1.51
Operating Cash Flow
$50M
Beta
1.33
Next Earnings
Sep 3, 2026
Ex-Dividend
N/A
Next Dividend
N/A
BNED Overview
Barnes & Noble Education, Inc. was spun off from Barnes & Noble Booksellers Inc. in 2015. The company is focused on acquiring digital services companies to increase the number of services offered by its Digital Student Solutions division. Barnes & Noble Education is headquartered in Basking Ridge, NJ.
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Industry: Retail
Industry Rating
C
BNED
Ranked#9 of 36
Ranked#9 of 36
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| Name / Ticker | Price | Zen Rating |
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| $568.24 | A | |
| $16.15 | B | |
| $11.12 | B |
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Overview
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BNED ($11.96) is trading above its intrinsic value of $10.25, according to an updated version of Benjamin Graham's Formula from Chapter 11 of "The Intelligent Investor"
Below Benjamin Graham Formula Value Valuation
BNED is poor value based on its earnings relative to its share price (24.41x), compared to the US market average (16.63x)
P/E vs Market Valuation
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P/E vs Industry Valuation
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Valuation
BNED price to earnings (PE)
For valuing profitable companies with steady earnings
Company
24.41x
Industry
53.02x
Market
16.63x
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P/E vs Industry Valuation
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P/E vs Market Valuation
BNED price to book (PB)
For valuing companies that are loss-making or have lots of physical asset
Company
1.41x
Industry
8.67x
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BNED price to earnings growth (PEG)
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PEG Value Valuation
BNED's financial health
Profit margin
Revenue
$267.1M
Net Income
$3.5M
Profit Margin
1.3%
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Interest Coverage Financials
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Profit Margin Growth Financials
Assets to liabilities
Assets
$739.9M
Liabilities
$445.5M
Debt to equity
1.51
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Short-term Liabilities Financials
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Long-term Liabilities Financials
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Shrinking Debt Financials
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Healthy Debt to Equity Financials
Cash flow
Operating
$80.8M
Investing
-$4.4M
Financing
-$66.6M
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Debt Coverage Financials
BNED vs Retail Stocks
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