---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001634117-26-000017"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "BNED"
cik: "0001634117"
company_name: "Barnes & Noble Education, Inc."
filed_at: "2026-03-10T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-15T16:40:23.052492+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# BNED Q3 revenue +11.3% to $515M; initiates $0.08 quarterly dividend

## Summary
- Revenue $515.1M, +11.3% YoY; net income $6.7M vs $17.9M prior due to absence of one-time gain.
- Adjusted EBITDA $23.6M vs $24.8M prior; BNC First Day revenue +32.1% to $293.6M.
- Initiates quarterly dividend of $0.08/share (~3.5% yield) starting fiscal Q1 2027.
- Fiscal 2026 Adjusted EBITDA guidance reaffirmed at $65-75M; virtual investor day June 25, 2026.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001634117-26-000017
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: BNED
- cik: 0001634117
- company_name: Barnes & Noble Education, Inc.
- filed_at: 2026-03-10T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.75
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1634117/000163411726000017/0001634117-26-000017-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1634117/000163411726000017/bned-20260310.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001634117-26-000017.txt

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