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

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

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

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

  • Change in Cash for Q1 2026 came in at -$18.0 million, down 47.4% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Jan 2026 was $1.7 million (changed 0.35% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $153000.0, up 104.48% from the prior year.
  • Change in Cash was -$18.0 million for Q1 2026 at Barnes & Noble Education, down from $14.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Change in Cash peaked at $18.1 million in Q4 2022 and troughed at -$20.3 million in Q1 2024.
  • Average Change in Cash over 5 years is -$300411.8, with a median of -$5.3 million recorded in 2023.
  • Year-over-year, Change in Cash sank 521.08% in 2022 and surged 292.3% in 2024.
  • Over 5 years, Change in Cash stood at $18.1 million in 2022, then declined by 11.22% to $16.0 million in 2023, then slumped by 52.22% to $7.7 million in 2024, then soared by 83.19% to $14.0 million in 2025, then plunged by 228.2% to -$18.0 million in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Change in Cash figures were -$18.0 million in Q1 2026, $14.0 million in Q4 2025, and -$6.3 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Change in Cash (Qtr)
1 NaaS Technology 29.20 Bn 29.20 Bn - -
2 Caseys General Stores 28.94 Bn 28.48 Bn 1.08 Bn 57.97 Mn
3 Williams Sonoma 27.71 Bn 26.69 Bn 1.10 Bn 135.14 Mn
4 Dick'S Sporting Goods 19.10 Bn 17.75 Bn 1.77 Bn 531.90 Mn
5 Tractor Supply 16.98 Bn 16.76 Bn 1.30 Bn 30.16 Mn
6 Best Buy 16.25 Bn 14.50 Bn 2.10 Bn 13.00 Mn
7 Murphy USA 10.35 Bn 10.23 Bn 3.98 Bn 89.70 Mn
8 Five Below 10.07 Bn 9.13 Bn 696.98 Mn 372.72 Mn
9 Winmark 8.93 Bn 8.93 Bn 20.23 Mn 9.47 Mn
10 Barnes & Noble Education 454.40 Mn 444.26 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