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

Barnes & Noble Education (BNED) posted Cash from Operations of -$52.9 million for Q3 2026, down 165.42% quarter-over-quarter from $80.8 million in Q2 2026, and up 21.79% YoY from -$43.4 million in Q3 2025.

Analysis

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

Barnes & Noble Education (BNED) has 13 years of Cash from Operations data on file, last reported at -$52.9 million in Q3 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q3 2026, Cash from Operations rose 21.79% year-over-year to -$52.9 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Aug 2026 stood at $64.8 million (up 781.01% YoY), and the FY2026 full-year result was $50.1 million, up 158.61% from the prior year.
  • Cash from Operations was -$52.9 million for Q3 2026 at Barnes & Noble Education, down from $80.8 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Cash from Operations ranged from a high of $114.3 million in Q2 2023 to a low of -$143.5 million in Q3 2024.
  • A 5-year average of -$2.2 million and a median of -$16.4 million in 2022 frame the typical range for Cash from Operations.
  • Across the five-year window, Cash from Operations soared 1047.28% in 2022 and plunged 660.26% in 2023, its largest moves.
  • Barnes & Noble Education's Cash from Operations stood at $26.3 million in 2022, then soared by 174.19% to $72.0 million in 2023, then slumped by 34.18% to $47.4 million in 2024, then soared by 39.72% to $66.2 million in 2025, then slumped by 179.82% to -$52.9 million in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Cash from Operations figures were -$52.9 million in Q3 2026, $80.8 million in Q2 2026, and -$29.4 million in Q1 2026.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

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2 Best Buy 19.53 Bn 17.27 Bn 2.34 Bn 921.00 Mn
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4 GameStop 10.16 Bn 5.10 Bn 345.00 Mn 62.40 Mn
5 Signet Jewelers 3.88 Bn 3.35 Bn 602.40 Mn 71.20 Mn
6 Academy Sports & Outdoors 3.00 Bn 2.70 Bn 665.90 Mn 188.42 Mn
7 National Vision Holdings 1.33 Bn 1.30 Bn 290.43 Mn -
8 Gold.com 1.32 Bn 490.26 Mn 110.30 Mn 1.07 Bn
9 Winmark 1.02 Bn 997.85 Mn 21.15 Mn 10.73 Mn
10 Barnes & Noble Education 369.06 Mn 361.25 Mn 57.05 Mn -52.87 Mn
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Aug 1, 2026 -52.87 Mn
May 2, 2026 80.81 Mn
Jan 31, 2026 -29.39 Mn
Nov 1, 2025 66.24 Mn
Aug 2, 2025 -67.60 Mn
May 3, 2025 52.62 Mn
Jan 25, 2025 -41.95 Mn
Oct 26, 2024 47.41 Mn
Jul 27, 2024 -143.50 Mn
Apr 27, 2024 81.75 Mn
Jan 27, 2024 -35.77 Mn
Oct 28, 2023 72.03 Mn
Jul 29, 2023 -123.12 Mn
Apr 29, 2023 114.27 Mn
Jan 28, 2023 -32.67 Mn
Oct 29, 2022 26.27 Mn
Jul 30, 2022 -16.20 Mn
Apr 30, 2022 -24.10 Mn
Jan 29, 2022 -16.38 Mn
Oct 30, 2021 -2.77 Mn