Barnes & Noble Education, Inc.

DB:2BN0 Stock Report

Market Cap: €354.5m

Barnes & Noble Education Management

Management criteria checks 2/4

Barnes & Noble Education's CEO is Jonathan Shar, appointed in Jun 2024, has a tenure of 2.17 years. total yearly compensation is $795.54K, comprised of 74.7% salary and 25.3% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 1.03% of the company’s shares, worth €3.64M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 1.9 years and 2.2 years respectively.

Key information

Jonathan Shar

Chief executive officer

US$795.5k

Total compensation

CEO salary percentage74.70%
CEO tenure2.2yrs
CEO ownership1.0%
Management average tenure1.9yrs
Board average tenure2.2yrs

Recent management updates

Recent updates

CEO Compensation Analysis

How has Jonathan Shar's remuneration changed compared to Barnes & Noble Education's earnings?
DateTotal CompensationSalaryCompany Earnings
May 02 2026US$796kUS$594k

US$17m

Jan 31 2026n/an/a

-US$10m

Nov 01 2025n/an/a

US$2m

Aug 02 2025n/an/a

US$20m

May 03 2025US$4mUS$571k

-US$66m

Jan 25 2025n/an/a

-US$83m

Oct 26 2024n/an/a

-US$111m

Jul 27 2024n/an/a

-US$129m

Apr 27 2024US$1mUS$550k

-US$75m

Jan 27 2024n/an/a

-US$77m

Oct 28 2023n/an/a

-US$89m

Jul 29 2023n/an/a

-US$90m

Apr 29 2023US$940kUS$550k

-US$90m

Jan 28 2023n/an/a

-US$52m

Oct 29 2022n/an/a

-US$67m

Jul 30 2022n/an/a

-US$68m

Apr 30 2022US$2mUS$550k

-US$62m

Jan 29 2022n/an/a

-US$110m

Oct 30 2021n/an/a

-US$122m

Jul 31 2021n/an/a

-US$137m

May 01 2021US$1mUS$527k

-US$134m

Jan 30 2021n/an/a

-US$128m

Oct 31 2020n/an/a

-US$81m

Aug 01 2020n/an/a

-US$53m

May 02 2020US$653kUS$400k

-US$38m

Compensation vs Market: Jonathan's total compensation ($USD795.54K) is about average for companies of similar size in the German market ($USD1.05M).

Compensation vs Earnings: Jonathan's compensation has been consistent with company performance over the past year.

CEO

Jonathan Shar (57 yo)

2.2yrs
Tenure
US$795,541
Compensation

Mr. Jonathan Shar serves as Chief Executive Officer of Barnes & Noble Education, Inc., since June 11, 2024. He served as an Executive Vice President of Retail since February 11, 2020 until June 11, 2024 an...

Leadership Team

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Jonathan Shar
Chief Executive Officer2.2yrsUS$795.54k1.03%
€ 3.6m
Jason Snagusky
Executive VP & CFO1.6yrsUS$401.31k0.21%
€ 734.4k
Christopher Neumann
Executive VP1.4yrsUS$481.31k0.24%
€ 836.3k
Celeste Risimini-Johnson
Chief Merchandising & Operations Officerno datano datano data
Gary Luster
Senior VP & Chief Accounting Officer1.4yrsno data0.092%
€ 326.8k
Stephen Culver
Senior VP & Chief Information Officerno datano datano data
Cynthia Origlio
Senior VP & Chief Human Resources Officer2.9yrsno datano data
William Maloney
Executive Vice President24.6yrsno datano data
Chris Sackett
Chief Academic Solutions Officerno datano datano data
Brian Stark
Chief Operating Officer of Storesno datano datano data
1.9yrs
Average Tenure
57.5yo
Average Age

Experienced Management: 2BN0's management team is not considered experienced ( 1.9 years average tenure), which suggests a new team.

Board Members

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
William Martin
Chairman of the Board2.2yrsUS$545.11k0.46%
€ 1.6m
Denise Warren
Independent Director4.1yrsUS$345.11k0%
€ 0
Sean Madnani
Independent Director2.2yrsUS$345.11k0%
€ 0
Eric Singer
Director2.2yrsUS$520.11k0.38%
€ 1.4m
Kathryn Walker
Independent Director4.1yrsUS$345.11k0%
€ 0
Emily Hoffman
Independent Director2.2yrsUS$345.11k0.080%
€ 285.2k
2.2yrs
Average Tenure
50yo
Average Age

Experienced Board: 2BN0's board of directors are not considered experienced ( 2.2 years average tenure), which suggests a new board.

Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2026/08/19 04:58
End of Day Share Price 2026/08/19 00:00
Earnings2026/05/02
Annual Earnings2026/05/02

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PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

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Analyst Sources

Barnes & Noble Education, Inc. is covered by 4 analysts. 2 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Alex FuhrmanCraig-Hallum Capital Group LLC
Ryan MacDonaldNeedham & Company
Owen RickertNorthland Capital Markets