Barnes & Noble Education (BNED) Change in Cash (2014 - 2026)

Barnes & Noble Education (BNED) reported Change in Cash of -$18.0 million for Q1 2026, down 47.4% on a YoY basis from -$34.2 million in Q1 2025, and down 228.2% quarter-over-quarter from $14.0 million in Q4 2025.

Barnes & Noble Education (BNED) Change in Cash (2014 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Barnes & Noble Education has reported Change in Cash for 13 years, with the latest figure at -$18.0 million in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Change in Cash fell 47.4% year-over-year to -$18.0 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Jan 2026 stood at $1.7 million (changed 0.35% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $153000.0, up 104.48% from the prior year.
  • Change in Cash for Q1 2026 stood at -$18.0 million, down from $14.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Change in Cash was $18.1 million in Q4 2022, with the low at -$20.3 million in Q1 2024.
  • Historically, Change in Cash has averaged -$300411.8 across 5 years, with a median of -$5.3 million in 2023.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Change in Cash tumbled 521.08% — and 2024, when it soared 292.3%.
  • Barnes & Noble Education's Change in Cash stood at $18.1 million in 2022, then decreased by 11.22% to $16.0 million in 2023, then tumbled by 52.22% to $7.7 million in 2024, then soared by 83.19% to $14.0 million in 2025, then sank by 228.2% to -$18.0 million in 2026.
  • The last three Change in Cash figures came in at -$18.0 million (Q1 2026), $14.0 million (Q4 2025), and -$6.3 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Change in Cash (Qtr)
1 Caseys General Stores 33.14 Bn 32.67 Bn 1.01 Bn -27.00 Mn
2 Williams Sonoma 27.09 Bn 26.07 Bn 1.10 Bn 135.14 Mn
3 Ulta Beauty 20.97 Bn 20.47 Bn 1.48 Bn 219.32 Mn
4 Dick'S Sporting Goods 18.34 Bn 16.99 Bn 1.77 Bn 531.90 Mn
5 Best Buy 16.56 Bn 14.81 Bn 2.10 Bn 13.00 Mn
6 Tractor Supply 16.42 Bn 16.19 Bn 1.30 Bn 30.16 Mn
7 NaaS Technology 13.67 Bn 13.65 Bn - -
8 Murphy USA 11.54 Bn 11.42 Bn 3.98 Bn 89.70 Mn
9 Five Below 10.94 Bn 10.01 Bn 696.98 Mn 372.72 Mn
10 Barnes & Noble Education 386.45 Mn 386.45 Mn 96.10 Mn -18.01 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jan 31, 2026 -18.01 Mn
Nov 1, 2025 14.05 Mn
Aug 2, 2025 -6.34 Mn
May 3, 2025 12.00 Mn
Jan 25, 2025 -12.22 Mn
Oct 26, 2024 7.67 Mn
Jul 27, 2024 -7.30 Mn
Apr 27, 2024 13.55 Mn
Jan 27, 2024 -20.32 Mn
Oct 28, 2023 16.05 Mn
Jul 29, 2023 -12.69 Mn
Apr 29, 2023 3.45 Mn
Jan 28, 2023 -5.28 Mn
Oct 29, 2022 18.08 Mn
Jul 30, 2022 -5.30 Mn
Apr 30, 2022 8.29 Mn
Jan 29, 2022 -10.79 Mn
Oct 30, 2021 10.31 Mn
Jul 31, 2021 -3.60 Mn
May 1, 2021 6.13 Mn