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BNED Barnes & Noble Education, Inc. — dividend yield, history & ex-dividend dates

NYSE· Quarterly dividend· Common Stock · Consumer Cyclical / Specialty Retail

$12.72 ▼ $-0.19(-1.47%) as of Oct 30, 2026 06:20 UTC
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Barnes & Noble Education, Inc. operates bookstores for college and university campuses, and K-12 institutions primarily in the United States. The company sells and rents new and used print textbooks, digital textbooks, and publisher hosted digital courseware through physical and virtual bookstores, as well as directly to students through Textbooks.com. In addition, it offers First Day and First Day Complete access programs; and general merchandise, including collegiate and athletic apparel, school spirit products, lifestyle and wellness products, technology products, supplies, graduation products, and convenience items. Further, the company sources, sells, and distributes new and used textbooks; and sells hardware and a software suite of applications that provides inventory management and point-of-sale solutions to college bookstores. Additionally, it offers direct-to-student services. It operates physical college and university bookstores; virtual bookstores; True Spirit e apparel and spirit shop e-commerce websites; pop-up retail locations; customized cafés and stand-alone convenience stores; and a media channel for brands targeting the college demographic. Barnes & Noble Education, Inc. was founded in 1965 and is headquartered in Florham Park, New Jersey.

Dividend Snapshot

StatusFlat
Last Dividend$0.0800Paid Oct 29, 2026
Forward Annual$0.32From the $0.0800 dividend declared Sep 24, 2026
FrequencyQuarterly
Last Ex-DateOct 14, 2026The most recent ex-dividend date that has already passed.

Research Scores

Scores describe this security's published financial data on a 0–100 scale using the formulas on our methodology pages. They are the same for every reader, are not a probability or a forecast, and are not a recommendation. Past dividend growth does not guarantee future increases. Report a data error.

Dividend Safety Score

57/100

Mixed indicators

Complete data

Dividend Growth Score

Not Rated

required input missing: 5-year dividend growth or increase streak

Dividend Value Score

Not Rated

required input missing: yield history

DividendRank

53/100

Middle of the scale

Partial data

How the Dividend Safety Score is built for BNED
InputValuePointsWeight
Earnings payout ratioEarnings payout ratio 12% (TTM to Aug 1, 2026) 100 20%
FCF payout ratioFCF payout ratio 6% (TTM to Aug 1, 2026) 100 25%
Net debt / EBITDANet debt / EBITDA 3.8x (TTM to Aug 1, 2026) 41 15%
Interest coverageInterest coverage 2.4x (TTM to Aug 1, 2026) 36 10%
Dividend record0 years of uninterrupted regular payments 10 20%
Earnings stabilityNet income positive in 1 of the last 5 fiscal years (FY2022–FY2026) 0 10%

Inputs that are not available are left out and the remaining weights are scaled up. Profile: ordinary company. Formula version 2026-10-19.4.

Key Metrics

Current Yield

2.52%

At the Oct 30, 2026 price

The annual dividend as a percentage of the share price. A 3% yield is about $3 of dividends a year for every $100 invested at today's price.

Annualized Dividend

$0.3200

Declared Sep 24, 2026

The latest declared regular dividend scaled to a full year by how often it's paid (for semi-annual payers, the latest two payments), adjusted for stock splits. A $0.25 quarterly dividend annualizes to $1.00. Special dividends are excluded.

Frequency

Q Quarterly

How often the dividend is paid, read from the dates of recent payments: Q = quarterly (4x a year), M = monthly, S = semi-annual, A = annual.

RSI (14)

51

As of Oct 30, 2026

Relative Strength Index (0-100), a price-momentum gauge. Above 70 is often called 'overbought', below 30 'oversold'. A technical signal, not a dividend metric.

52-Week Range

$6.12 – $13.95

Closes through Oct 23, 2026

The lowest and highest price over the past year, showing where today's price sits in its recent range.

Payout Ratio (TTM)

12.48%

12 months to Aug 01, 2026 (Q1 FY2027)

The share of earnings paid out as dividends over the trailing twelve months (TTM): dividends paid divided by net income across the company's four most recent reported quarters, dated by the latest quarter end. A fiscal-year tag such as FY2025 means only annual figures were available. Lower leaves more cushion; above 100% means paying out more than the company earned. It shows n/a for funds and when net income over the period was negative; for REITs and BDCs it is marked EPS-based, since they are judged on FFO/AFFO or net investment income instead.

Years Paying

0

How many years of payments we have on record. This can understate very long histories where our data doesn't reach far enough back.

Price / Book (TTM)

1.68

Price as of Oct 25, 2026; latest reported book value

Price-to-book ratio: the share price on the date shown divided by the latest reported book value per share. A rough valuation gauge, most useful for asset-heavy sectors like REITs, banks and insurers.

S.A.F.E. Dividend Read

S.A.F.E. is a set of four checks on a dividend's record and the company's data, the same test used across the screener and our ranked lists. Solid: a Dividend Safety Score of 70+ and a yield of 2%+. Accelerating: at least three consecutive completed calendar years of higher total regular dividends. Flawless: since 1990, no calendar year whose total regular dividend fell more than 20% below the year before, and no suspension. Enduring: at least 20 years between the first and latest dividend in our records. All four met earns the S.A.F.E. flag.
S Solid
Below the Solid check (Dividend Safety Score 70+ and yield 2%+): Dividend Safety Score 57/100, yield 2.52%.
A Accelerating
Dividend growth has stalled — 0 consecutive annual increase(s), under the 3 this check looks for.
F Flawless
No calendar year's regular dividend total fell more than 20% below the year before, and no suspension of the regular dividend is on record.
E Enduring
0 year(s) of payments on record, under the 20 this check looks for.

Quote & Key Data

ExchangeNYSEThe stock exchange where the shares trade, such as NYSE or Nasdaq.
Volume267,920Oct 23, 2026 sessionHow many shares changed hands in the trading session dated beside this figure, a rough read on trading activity. Daily bars are refreshed on a slower cycle than the quoted price, so this session can be older than the price above.
Open$13.85Oct 23, 2026 sessionThe price at the start of the trading session dated beside this figure, which can be earlier than the session the quoted price comes from.
Day Range$13.47 – $13.93Oct 23, 2026 sessionThe lowest and highest price during the trading session dated beside this figure, which can be earlier than the session the quoted price comes from.
Prev Close$13.95Close of Oct 22, 2026The closing price from the session before the one dated beside these figures.
Market Cap$440.94MAs of Oct 30, 2026The company's total market value (share price times shares outstanding) on the date shown.
Shares Out34.66MImplied by market cap, Oct 30, 2026Shares outstanding implied by the market cap and share price on the date shown.
EPS (TTM)$0.6412 months to Aug 01, 2026 (Q1 FY2027)Earnings per share over the trailing twelve months (TTM), labeled with the end date of the latest reported quarter and shown in the company's reporting currency. Dividends are paid out of these earnings.
P/E (TTM)20.9Price as of Oct 25, 2026; earnings to Aug 01, 2026Price-to-earnings ratio: the share price on the date shown divided by trailing-twelve-month earnings per share. A rough gauge of how richly the stock is valued.
Last Ex-DateOct 14, 2026Paid Oct 29, 2026The most recent ex-dividend date that has already passed.
Next Ex-DateN/ANone declared yetThe ex-dividend date of the next payment the company has declared, or that is scheduled when no declaration is on file. Future dates our data provider only projects are not shown.

Why the Yield Moved (90 Days)

BNED's dividend yield rose from 0.62% to 2.52% over the past ~90 days (+1.90 pp). Of that move, +1.89 pp came from changes in the dividend rate and +0.01 pp from the share price ($12.90 on Aug 03, 2026 → $12.72 on Oct 30, 2026). A yield that rises because the price fell is not an improvement in the payout itself.

Adjusted Price History

Dividend History

Dividend Payment History

Ex-dividend calendar →
Amount Type Declared Ex-Date Record Pay
$0.0800 Q Regular Sep 24, 2026 Oct 14, 2026 Oct 14, 2026 Oct 29, 2026
$0.0800 I Regular Jun 24, 2026 Jul 16, 2026 Jul 16, 2026 Jul 30, 2026

Peer Comparison

Selected Specialty Retail dividend payers we cover, strongest DividendRank first — for context, not a recommendation.

TickerNameYield5-Yr GrowthStreakRank
BBW Build-A-Bear Workshop, Inc. 3.35% N/A 1 yr 81
CTC.TO Canadian Tire Corporation, Limited 3.28% 9.3% 15 yrs 80
ATD.TO Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc. 1.07% 21.8% 16 yrs 78
ANCTF Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc. 1.08% 21.2% 5 yrs 76

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BNED dividend — frequently asked questions

Does Barnes & Noble Education, Inc. pay a dividend?

Yes. Barnes & Noble Education, Inc. (BNED) currently pays a dividend. The annualized dividend is about $0.32 per share, a yield of approximately 2.52%.

What is Barnes & Noble Education, Inc.'s dividend yield?

Barnes & Noble Education, Inc.'s dividend yield is approximately 2.52%, based on the most recent regular payment annualized against the current share price. Yields move as the share price changes.

How often does Barnes & Noble Education, Inc. pay dividends?

Barnes & Noble Education, Inc. pays dividends quarterly — 4 times per year.

Data updated Oct 30, 2026. This research page is generated from Dividendly's structured market and dividend dataset using the approach described on our methodology and data sources pages. Data is automatically validated using defined rules and may also be periodically reviewed. Research only, not investment advice. Spotted a data error? Report it.