Barnes & Noble Education (BNED) Free Cash Flow (2014 - 2026)

Barnes & Noble Education (BNED) has reported Free Cash Flow for 13 consecutive years, with -$33.1 million the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2026.

• Free Cash Flow for Q1 2026 came in at -$33.1 million, up 25.94% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Jan 2026 was $7.0 million (up 110.73% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was -$98.3 million, down 529.57% from the prior year.
• Free Cash Flow was -$33.1 million for Q1 2026 at Barnes & Noble Education, down from $61.9 million in the prior quarter.
• Over five years, Free Cash Flow peaked at $109.5 million in Q2 2023 and troughed at -$147.5 million in Q3 2024.
• Average Free Cash Flow over 5 years is -$8.4 million, with a median of -$24.3 million recorded in 2022.
• The widest YoY moves for Free Cash Flow: up 550.54% in 2023, down 422.98% in 2023.
• Over 5 years, Free Cash Flow stood at $17.0 million in 2022, then surged by 281.63% to $64.8 million in 2023, then sank by 31.54% to $44.4 million in 2024, then soared by 39.62% to $61.9 million in 2025, then sank by 153.48% to -$33.1 million in 2026.
• Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Free Cash Flow figures were -$33.1 million in Q1 2026, $61.9 million in Q4 2025, and -$71.3 million in Q3 2025.