Barnes & Noble Education (BNED) Change in Working Capital (2016 - 2026)

Barnes & Noble Education filings provide 13 years of Change in Working Capital readings, the most recent being $43.7 million for Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Change in Working Capital fell 34.5% to $43.7 million in Q1 2026 year-over-year; TTM through Jan 2026 was $19.0 million, a 68.13% decrease, with the full-year FY2025 number at $127.0 million, up 541.75% from a year prior.
  • Change in Working Capital hit $43.7 million in Q1 2026 for Barnes & Noble Education, up from -$35.3 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Change in Working Capital ranged from a high of $115.0 million in Q3 2024 to a low of -$125.9 million in Q2 2024.
  • Median Change in Working Capital over the past 5 years was $3.7 million (2024), compared with a mean of $16.8 million.
  • The widest YoY moves for Change in Working Capital: up 1687.67% in 2023, down 1426.16% in 2023.
  • Barnes & Noble Education's Change in Working Capital stood at -$2.7 million in 2022, then crashed by 1426.16% to -$41.3 million in 2023, then soared by 108.99% to $3.7 million in 2024, then plummeted by 1049.35% to -$35.3 million in 2025, then soared by 224.04% to $43.7 million in 2026.
  • The last three reported values for Change in Working Capital were $43.7 million (Q1 2026), -$35.3 million (Q4 2025), and $68.9 million (Q3 2025) per Business Quant data.