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Barnes & Noble Education vs Sportsman's Warehouse Holdings

Barnes & Noble Education is the larger business, with $1.71bn of revenue in fiscal 2026 against $1.21bn for Sportsman's Warehouse Holdings (1.4 times as much). Barnes & Noble Education grew faster (6.5% against 1.0%). Barnes & Noble Education kept more of each dollar of sales as profit: a net margin of 1.0% against -4.1%.

Latest fiscal yearBarnes & Noble EducationBNED, 2026Sportsman's Warehouse HoldingsSPWH, 2026
Revenue $1.71bn $1.21bn
Revenue growth 6.5% 1.0%
Net income $16.9m −$50.1m
Operating margin — -3.1%
Net margin 1.0% -4.1%
Return on equity 6.0% -23.6%
Free cash flow $33.9m $8.9m
Cash $8.4m $1.7m
Total debt $71.0m $44.2m
Debt to equity — 23.4%
Dividend per share — —
Dividend yield — —
Share buybacks $0 —
Employees — —
Market value $434m $44.2m
Price vs our value range — Below our value range
Moat score 28 (Weak) 36 (Weak)
Insider trades, 12 months 0 buys, 11 sales 0 buys, 0 sales

Each figure is from the company's latest annual report and links to the page it comes from. Fiscal years can end on different dates. Market value and the value verdict use the delayed price shown on the stock pages. Not a recommendation.

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Figures from each company's latest annual report filed with the SEC (10-K or 20-F), as reported, with the fiscal year shown. Not investment advice. How we read filings: methodology.