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Barnes & Noble Education reported solid top-line growth for the fiscal third quarter ended January 31, 2026 and outlined new capital return plans. Revenue rose to $515.1 million, up 11.3% from $462.8 million a year earlier, with Gross Comparable Store Sales up 7.2%.
BNC First Day program revenue increased 32.1% year-over-year to $293.6 million, serving about 1.25 million students. Third-quarter net income was $6.7 million, down from $17.9 million mainly due to prior-year one-time benefits, while Adjusted EBITDA was $23.6 million. For the first nine months, revenue reached $1,447.7 million (up 9.0%), net income was $13.4 million versus a $42.8 million loss, and Adjusted EBITDA increased to $61.9 million.
Management plans to begin a regular quarterly dividend of $0.08 per share (about $0.32 annually) starting in fiscal first quarter 2027 and will host a virtual investor day on June 25, 2026. The company reiterated fiscal 2026 Adjusted EBITDA guidance of $65–$75 million and is targeting 15–20% or more Adjusted EBITDA growth in fiscal 2027.
Barnes & Noble Education, Inc. ownership disclosure: an amended Schedule 13G/A states that Springhouse-related entities each beneficially own 2,146,622 common shares representing 6.26% of the class and that Brian Gaines beneficially owns 2,335,442 common shares representing 6.81%, with the holdings reported as of 12/31/2025.
The filing lists voting and dispositive powers: Springhouse entities report shared voting and dispositive power over 2,146,622 shares while Mr. Gaines reports 188,820 shares of sole voting and dispositive power and shared power over 2,146,622 shares. The amendment is signed by Brian Gaines on 02/24/2026.
Barnes & Noble Education, Inc. will hold its 2025 annual stockholder meeting as a virtual-only event on March 10, 2026 at 10:00 a.m. Eastern via www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/BNED2025. Stockholders of record at the close of business on February 2, 2026, when 34,294,569 common shares were outstanding, may vote.
Stockholders are asked to elect six directors, approve on an advisory basis named executive officer pay, ratify BDO USA, P.C. as independent auditors for the fiscal year ending May 2, 2026, and authorize potential adjournment to solicit more proxies. The Board unanimously recommends voting FOR all four proposals.
The filing highlights governance practices such as annual director elections, fully independent key committees, separation of CEO and Chair roles, and an active strategy and operational review committee. It also outlines ESG initiatives, diversity on the Board, and detailed compensation structures emphasizing performance-based equity, including multi-year performance stock units tied to share price milestones and recent leadership transitions in the CEO, CFO and legal roles.
Barnes & Noble Education reported higher sales and improved year-to-date profitability for the fiscal quarter ended November 1, 2025. Total sales for the 13-week period rose to $644.4 million from $602.1 million a year earlier, driven by course materials and rental revenue. Quarterly net income was $25.0 million, down from $43.2 million, with basic earnings per share of $0.73.
For the 26-week year-to-date period, sales increased to $932.6 million from $865.6 million, and the company moved to a $6.7 million net profit from a $60.8 million loss in the prior year. Operating cash flow was a small outflow of $1.4 million, a sharp improvement from a $96.1 million outflow. Interest expense declined as the company benefited from prior balance sheet deleveraging and a new revolving $325 million credit facility, with $122.5 million outstanding at quarter end.
Barnes & Noble Education, Inc. reported a narrower net loss for the 13 weeks ended August 2, 2025 as sales grew and one-time debt costs fell. Total sales rose to $288.2 million from $263.4 million, driven largely by its BNC First Day® course-material programs, where sales increased to $114.4 million from $81.4 million, a 40.5% gain.
Gross profit improved to $55.4 million, but higher selling and administrative expenses kept the company in an operating loss of $23.2 million. Net loss shrank to $18.3 million, or $(0.54) per share, compared with a loss of $103.9 million, or $(7.69) per share, a year earlier that included a large loss on extinguishment of debt.
Operating cash flow remained negative at $(67.6) million, reflecting seasonal inventory builds and higher receivables tied to institutional billing. The balance sheet showed $950.8 million of total assets, $694.4 million of total liabilities, and $256.5 million of stockholders’ equity, with long-term borrowings of $170.0 million under a credit facility maturing in 2028. The company has completed a previously disclosed restatement of earlier financial statements and continues to emphasize First Day® growth within its single reportable segment.
Barnes & Noble Education, Inc. reported that it has released financial results for its fiscal second quarter ended November 1, 2025. The company furnished this information through a press release and related financial tables, which are attached as exhibits to the report.
The company highlights forward-looking statements about its strategic positioning, growth of its BNC First Day® course material programs, trends in revenue and gross profit, expense discipline, Adjusted EBITDA, interest costs, and capital spending. It emphasizes that actual results may differ materially due to factors such as its debt levels, liquidity needs, contract renewals for managed bookstores and online stores, competitive pressures, changes in college enrollment and funding, technology shifts including artificial intelligence in educational content, cybersecurity and technology disruptions, and changes in laws and regulations.
The filing directs readers to the company’s most recent annual report for a more detailed discussion of risks and notes that the financial results information in this report and its exhibits is being provided on a furnished, rather than filed, basis under securities laws.
Barnes & Noble Education, Inc. reported that it has released its financial results for the fiscal fourth quarter and full year ended May 3, 2025. The company disclosed these results through a press release dated December 23, 2025, and accompanying financial statements with non-GAAP reconciliation tables.
The report explains that these earnings materials are furnished, not filed, which means they are not subject to certain liability provisions under securities laws unless specifically incorporated into other documents. Investors looking for detailed revenue, profit, and cash flow figures would need to review the attached press release and financial tables referenced in the exhibits.
Barnes & Noble Education, Inc. (BNED) uses this annual report to disclose a major restatement, internal control weaknesses, and a strategic balance-sheet overhaul. An investigation found a former payment processing employee made unsupported manual journal entries that improperly reduced cost of sales in fiscal 2024 and fiscal 2025, and management determined multiple prior-period financial statements should no longer be relied upon. BNED is restating several years and quarters to correct digital sales cost errors, lease accounting for minimum commission guarantees, and rental inventory write-offs, and concluded that disclosure controls and internal control over financial reporting were not effective as of April 27, 2024 and May 3, 2025.
Operationally, BNED highlights strong growth in its BNC First Day® affordable access programs, where total revenue rose 25.3% to $593.8 million, led by a 29% increase in First Day Complete sales. The company completed June 2024 financing transactions, including $95 million of new equity capital, conversion of about $34 million of term loan debt into common stock, and a new $325 million credit facility maturing in 2028, and later raised an additional $80 million in gross proceeds through two at-the-market equity programs.
Barnes & Noble Education filed a notice that it will not be able to submit its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended November 1, 2025 on time without unreasonable effort or expense. The delay is tied to an ongoing Restatement of its financial statements for the first three quarters of fiscal 2024, the full fiscal 2024 year, and the first three quarters of fiscal 2025, which were previously determined by the Board not to be reliable.
The company plans to correct these periods in its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended May 3, 2025, after the Audit Committee’s review and work with its independent registered public accounting firms are completed. It intends to file the delayed November 1, 2025 Form 10-Q as soon as practicable after filing the Restatement, the fiscal 2025 Form 10-K, and the Form 10-Q for the quarter ended August 2, 2025.