Barnes & Noble Education (BNED) Cash from Investing Activities (2014 - 2026)

Barnes & Noble Education (BNED) posted Cash from Investing Activities of -$4.4 million for Q2 2026, down 18.36% on a QoQ basis from -$3.7 million in Q1 2026, and down 42.28% year-over-year from -$7.6 million in Q2 2025.

Barnes & Noble Education (BNED) Cash from Investing Activities (2014 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Barnes & Noble Education's Cash from Investing Activities history runs 13 years deep, the most recent figure standing at -$4.4 million for Q2 2026.

  • Quarterly Cash from Investing Activities fell 42.28% year-over-year to -$4.4 million in Q2 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through May 2026 was -$16.2 million (down 33.84% YoY) and the FY2026 annual result came in at -$16.2 million, down 33.84% from the prior year.
  • Cash from Investing Activities was -$4.4 million for Q2 2026 at Barnes & Noble Education, down from -$3.7 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Cash from Investing Activities topped out at $17.4 million in Q4 2023 and bottomed at -$24.0 million in Q2 2024.
  • A 5-year average of -$5.3 million and a median of -$3.9 million in 2023 frame the typical range for Cash from Investing Activities.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Cash from Investing Activities tumbled 505.45% — and 2023, when it soared 236.21%.
  • Barnes & Noble Education's Cash from Investing Activities stood at -$12.8 million in 2022, then surged by 236.21% to $17.4 million in 2023, then tumbled by 114.29% to -$2.5 million in 2024, then plunged by 73.36% to -$4.3 million in 2025, then dropped by 2.32% to -$4.4 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows BNED's Cash from Investing Activities at -$4.4 million in Q2 2026, -$3.7 million in Q1 2026, and -$4.3 million in Q4 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Cash from Investing Activities (Qtr)
1 Caseys General Stores 32.31 Bn 31.79 Bn 1.08 Bn -242.49 Mn
2 NaaS Technology 31.73 Bn 31.73 Bn - -
3 Williams Sonoma 28.06 Bn 27.04 Bn 1.10 Bn -80.90 Mn
4 Ulta Beauty 22.96 Bn 22.46 Bn 1.48 Bn -275.85 Mn
5 Best Buy 18.17 Bn 16.42 Bn 2.10 Bn -160.00 Mn
6 Dick'S Sporting Goods 16.45 Bn 15.10 Bn 1.77 Bn -393.20 Mn
7 Tractor Supply 15.91 Bn 15.69 Bn 1.30 Bn -171.34 Mn
8 MINISO Group Holding 15.82 Bn 14.75 Bn 414.86 Mn -
9 Five Below 11.79 Bn 10.86 Bn 696.98 Mn -64.51 Mn
10 Barnes & Noble Education 421.92 Mn 413.50 Mn 84.86 Mn -4.42 Mn

Historic Data

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May 2, 2026 -4.42 Mn
May 2, 2026 -4.42 Mn
Jan 31, 2026 -3.73 Mn
Jan 31, 2026 -3.73 Mn
Nov 1, 2025 -4.32 Mn
Nov 1, 2025 -4.32 Mn
Aug 2, 2025 -3.74 Mn
Aug 2, 2025 -3.74 Mn
May 3, 2025 -3.10 Mn
May 3, 2025 -3.10 Mn
Jan 25, 2025 -2.77 Mn
Jan 25, 2025 -2.77 Mn
Oct 26, 2024 -2.49 Mn
Oct 26, 2024 -2.49 Mn
Jul 27, 2024 -3.74 Mn
Jul 27, 2024 -3.74 Mn
Apr 27, 2024 -24.01 Mn
Apr 27, 2024 -24.01 Mn
Jan 27, 2024 -3.26 Mn
Jan 27, 2024 -3.26 Mn