Barnes & Noble Education
Financial ratios & Valuation

Forward Multiples (2026 – 2026)

2026
Price/Earnings ratio
-20
Price/Sales ratio
0.27
Earnings per Share (EPS)
$-0.42

Historical Multiples (2015 – 2024)

2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 TTM Median
Valuation Ratios
Price/Earnings ratio
29.775.17K94.58-1.37-8.46-2.11-2.98-2.28-0.80-0.83-1.27-8.46
Price/Sales ratio
0.320.240.270.150.100.040.270.100.050.030.050.04
Price/Book Value ratio
0.720.610.710.740.450.191.300.680.620.750.470.45
Price/Cash Flow ratio
42.125.257.455.771.70-5.0111.9476.330.89-10.33-2.94-5.01
Price/Free Cash Flow ratio
-16.3013.5915.2120.132.77-1.54-90.47-3.791.22-2.75-1.27-1.27
Price/Earnings Growth ratio
-0.47-52.070.010.000.09-0.03-0.010.04-0.010.00-0.02-0.03
Dividend Yield
N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Profitability Indicator Ratios
Gross Profit Margin
25.01%25.07%24.40%25.28%25.93%23.90%17.62%24.34%22.64%20.17%24.71%24.71%
Operating Profit Margin
1.89%0.25%0.72%-11.92%-1.35%-1.28%-9.66%-3.92%-4.30%-1.39%-2.93%-1.28%
Pretax Profit Margin
1.88%0.15%0.53%-12.38%-1.83%-2.71%-12.85%-5.06%-5.77%-3.97%-4.68%-2.71%
Net Profit Margin
1.07%0.00%0.28%-11.46%-1.19%-2.06%-9.19%-4.49%-6.60%-4.03%-4.14%-2.06%
Effective Tax Rate
42.63%96.94%46.87%7.48%34.88%23.84%28.47%11.16%-1.13%-0.29%11.51%23.84%
Return on Assets
1.69%0.00%0.41%-24.30%-2.57%-3.30%-12.69%-6.42%-10.38%-6.98%-5.14%-3.30%
Return On Equity
2.42%0.01%0.75%-53.97%-5.40%-9.15%-43.77%-30.15%-77.90%-89.56%-33.67%-9.15%
Return on Capital Employed
3.89%0.56%1.52%-41.98%-5.14%-3.17%-20.82%-9.15%-12.81%-5.14%-6.95%-3.17%
Liquidity Ratios
Current Ratio
N/A1.731.451.491.441.431.34N/AN/AN/A1.291.43
Quick Ratio
0.610.330.280.300.300.280.510.500.390.320.470.30
Cash ratio
0.220.110.040.030.030.020.020.020.030.020.010.02
Days of Sales Outstanding
15.7510.2816.7516.5717.6217.9130.0831.8621.3223.9463.7517.62
Days of Inventory outstanding
94.7197.13125.41109.50113.19121.7095.72101.89108.03110.01135.60113.19
Operating Cycle
110.47107.41142.17126.08130.81139.61125.81133.76129.35133.95151.32130.81
Days of Payables Outstanding
42.6141.0049.6441.6545.2537.2342.5157.5281.9187.28108.4345.25
Cash Conversion Cycle
67.8666.4192.5284.4285.56102.3883.2976.2347.4346.66-11.24102.38
Debt Ratios
Debt Ratio
N/AN/A0.120.180.140.390.430.210.180.320.860.14
Debt Equity Ratio
N/AN/A0.220.410.291.081.510.981.394.226.250.29
Long-term Debt to Capitalization
N/AN/A0.070.170.060.400.500.440.580.730.720.06
Total Debt to Capitalization
N/AN/A0.180.290.220.520.600.490.580.800.760.22
Interest Coverage Ratio
N/A13.58-3.9125.492.825.74-17.13N/AN/AN/A-2.595.74
Cash Flow to Debt Ratio
N/AN/A0.420.300.90-0.030.070.000.50-0.01-0.04-0.03
Company Equity Multiplier
1.431.511.822.222.092.763.444.697.5012.827.252.09
Cash Flow Ratios
Operating Cash Flow / Sales Ratio
0.000.040.030.020.05-0.000.020.000.05-0.00-0.01-0.00
Free Cash Flow / Operating Cash Flow Ratio
-2.580.380.490.280.613.24-0.13-20.130.723.742.300.61
Cash Flow Coverage Ratio
N/AN/A0.420.300.90-0.030.070.000.50-0.01-0.04-0.03
Short Term Coverage Ratio
N/AN/A0.670.601.20-0.090.230.05N/A-0.05-0.24-0.09
Dividend Payout Ratio
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