Barnes & Noble Education (BNED) FCF Margin (2014 - 2026)
Barnes & Noble Education (BNED) posted FCF Margin of -19.41% for fiscal Q1 2027 (quarter ended Aug 1, 2026), up 5.35 percentage points from -24.76% a year earlier but down 48.01 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Barnes & Noble Education (BNED) FCF Margin (2014 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Aug 1, 2026, FCF Margin at Barnes & Noble Education was 2.84%, up 4.20 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2026 (ended May 2, 2026), it was 1.97%, up 8.08 percentage points from FY2025.
- Annual FCF Margin shows a five-year change of +2.01 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2026).
- In prior fiscal years, Barnes & Noble Education's FCF Margin was -6.11% in FY2025 (-4.88 pp), -1.22% in FY2024 (-5.54 pp), 4.31% in FY2023 (+7.64 pp) and -3.33% in FY2022 (-3.29 pp).
- Quarterly FCF Margin has run from a low of -55.98% in fiscal Q1 2025 to a high of 45.85% in fiscal Q4 2023 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, FCF Margin has increased in each of the last five quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +4.03 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for FCF Margin in the past five years was fiscal Q4 2023, with a gain of 55.52 percentage points; the weakest was fiscal Q1 2024, with a drop of 38.89 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, FCF Margin for the three prior fiscal quarters was 28.60% (Q4 2026), -6.43% (Q3 2026) and 9.61% (Q2 2026).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amazon Com | 2,826.22 Bn | 2,342.91 Bn | 104.83 Bn | -4.40% |
| 2 | Home Depot | 312.87 Bn | 306.11 Bn | 16.12 Bn | 9.42% |
| 3 | Tjx Companies | 162.20 Bn | 139.75 Bn | 5.07 Bn | 11.39% |
| 4 | Lowes Companies | 110.98 Bn | 103.94 Bn | 8.58 Bn | 12.01% |
| 5 | Ross Stores | 75.30 Bn | 58.23 Bn | 2.12 Bn | 9.97% |
| 6 | O Reilly Automotive | 74.25 Bn | 73.33 Bn | 2.52 Bn | 14.29% |
| 7 | Target | 70.03 Bn | 64.62 Bn | 8.94 Bn | 9.17% |
| 8 | Autozone | 52.03 Bn | 50.93 Bn | 2.52 Bn | 9.43% |
| 9 | Carvana | 43.27 Bn | 33.76 Bn | 1.38 Bn | 2.54% |
| 10 | Barnes & Noble Education | 463.24 Mn | 425.16 Mn | 57.05 Mn | -19.41% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 1, 2026 | -19.41% |
| May 2, 2026 | 28.60% |
| Jan 31, 2026 | -6.43% |
| Nov 1, 2025 | 9.61% |
| Aug 2, 2025 | -24.76% |
| May 3, 2025 | 17.57% |
| Jan 25, 2025 | -9.66% |
| Oct 26, 2024 | 7.37% |
| Jul 27, 2024 | -55.98% |
| Apr 27, 2024 | 33.54% |
| Jan 27, 2024 | -8.55% |
| Oct 28, 2023 | 11.15% |
| Jul 29, 2023 | -48.21% |
| Apr 29, 2023 | 45.85% |
| Jan 28, 2023 | -8.57% |
| Oct 29, 2022 | 2.78% |
| Jul 30, 2022 | -9.32% |
| Apr 30, 2022 | -9.68% |
| Jan 29, 2022 | -7.25% |
| Oct 30, 2021 | -2.05% |
Barnes & Noble Education FCF Margin API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=fcf-margin&ticker=BNED&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "fcf-margin", "ticker": "BNED", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=fcf-margin&ticker=BNED&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();