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

Barnes & Noble Education (BNED) posted Cash from Investing Activities of -$3.7 million for Q1 2026, up 13.56% quarter-over-quarter from -$4.3 million in Q4 2025, and down 34.56% year-on-year from -$5.7 million in Q1 2025.

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

Barnes & Noble Education (BNED) has reported Cash from Investing Activities for 13 consecutive years, with -$3.7 million the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2026.

  • Cash from Investing Activities for Q1 2026 came in at -$3.7 million, down 34.56% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Jan 2026 was -$14.9 million (up 54.9% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was -$12.1 million, up 13.51% from the prior year.
  • Cash from Investing Activities was -$3.7 million for Q1 2026 at Barnes & Noble Education, up from -$4.3 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Cash from Investing Activities peaked at $17.3 million in Q3 2023 and troughed at -$24.0 million in Q2 2024.
  • Average Cash from Investing Activities over 5 years is -$5.3 million, with a median of -$4.0 million recorded in 2023.
  • Year-over-year, Cash from Investing Activities slumped 505.45% in 2022 and soared 277.4% in 2023.
  • Over 5 years, Cash from Investing Activities stood at -$6.8 million in 2022, then jumped by 41.87% to -$4.0 million in 2023, then jumped by 37.42% to -$2.5 million in 2024, then sank by 73.36% to -$4.3 million in 2025, then rose by 13.56% to -$3.7 million in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Cash from Investing Activities figures were -$3.7 million in Q1 2026, -$4.3 million in Q4 2025, and -$3.7 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Cash from Investing (Qtr)
1 NaaS Technology 29.20 Bn 29.20 Bn - -
2 Caseys General Stores 28.94 Bn 28.48 Bn 1.08 Bn -242.49 Mn
3 Williams Sonoma 27.71 Bn 26.69 Bn 1.10 Bn -80.90 Mn
4 Dick'S Sporting Goods 19.10 Bn 17.75 Bn 1.77 Bn -393.20 Mn
5 Tractor Supply 16.98 Bn 16.76 Bn 1.30 Bn -171.34 Mn
6 Best Buy 16.25 Bn 14.50 Bn 2.10 Bn -160.00 Mn
7 Murphy USA 10.35 Bn 10.23 Bn 3.98 Bn -98.50 Mn
8 Five Below 10.07 Bn 9.13 Bn 696.98 Mn -64.51 Mn
9 Winmark 8.93 Bn 8.93 Bn 20.23 Mn -14,600.00
10 Barnes & Noble Education 454.40 Mn 444.26 Mn 96.10 Mn -3.73 Mn

Historic Data

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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
Oct 28, 2023 -3.98 Mn
Oct 28, 2023 -3.98 Mn