BNED (Barnes & Noble Education) Margin of Safety % (DCF FCF Based): N/A (As of Aug. 20, 2026)

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BNED Barnes & Noble Education Inc BNED
51 GF Score
Price $11.98
GF Value $2.40
Valuation Significantly Overvalued
! 4 Warning Signs
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What is Barnes & Noble Education Margin of Safety % (DCF FCF Based)?

Margin of Safety % (DCF FCF Based) = (Intrinsic Value: DCF (FCF Based) - Current Price) / Intrinsic Value: DCF (FCF Based).

Note: Discounted FCF model is only suitable for predictable companies (Business Predictability Rank higher than 1-Star). If the company's Predictability Rank is 1-Star or Not Rated, result may not be accurate due to the low predictability of business and the data will not be stored into our database.

Barnes & Noble Education's Predictability Rank is 1-Star. Thus, the DCF related results in the screener and portfolio will appear as zero and Margin of Safety % (DCF FCF Based) is not calculated.

BNED vs BBW, FLWS, ONEW: Margin of Safety % (DCF FCF Based) Comparison

For the Specialty Retail subindustry, Barnes & Noble Education's Margin of Safety % (DCF FCF Based), along with its competitors' market caps and Margin of Safety % (DCF FCF Based) data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.

Barnes & Noble Education Margin of Safety % (DCF FCF Based) vs Retail - Cyclical Industry

For the Retail - Cyclical industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Barnes & Noble Education's Margin of Safety % (DCF FCF Based) distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Barnes & Noble Education's Margin of Safety % (DCF FCF Based) falls into.


BNED
51GF Score
Barnes & Noble Education Inc BNED
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Is Barnes & Noble Education (BNED) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Barnes & Noble Education stock appears to be overvalued. The current stock price of $11.98 is trading 399.2% above its estimated GF Value™ of $2.40. GuruFocus considers Barnes & Noble Education to be Significantly Overvalued.

Key valuation signals for BNED:

  • Margin of Safety % (DCF FCF Based): N/A
  • GF Value™: $2.40 vs. price of $11.98 (399.2% above fair value)
  • GF Score™: 51/100 with 4 warning signs

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Barnes & Noble Education Business Description

Address 180 Park Avenue, Suite 301, Florham Park, NJ, USA, 07932
Barnes & Noble Education Inc is a contract operator of physical and virtual bookstores for college and university campuses and K-12 institutions across the United States. The company is also a textbook wholesaler and inventory management hardware and software provider. It offers course materials through physical and online bookstores, including new and used print textbooks, rental options, digital textbooks, and publisher-hosted digital courseware. Products are also offered directly to students through Textbooks.com. The majority of the company's revenue is derived from the sale of products through its bookstore locations, including virtual bookstores, and the bookstore affiliated e-commerce websites.
51GF Score

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$11.98
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$2.40
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