Barnes & Noble Education (BNED) Free Cash Flow (2014 - 2026)
Barnes & Noble Education's (BNED) quarterly Free Cash Flow came in at $76.4 million in Q2 2026, up 96.19% YoY from $38.9 million in Q2 2025, and up 330.67% on a QoQ basis from -$33.1 million in Q1 2026.
Barnes & Noble Education (BNED) Free Cash Flow (2014 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Barnes & Noble Education (BNED) has 13 years of Free Cash Flow data on file, last reported at $76.4 million in Q2 2026.
- Quarterly Free Cash Flow rose 96.19% year-over-year to $76.4 million in Q2 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through May 2026 was $33.9 million (up 134.44% YoY) and the FY2026 annual result came in at $33.9 million, up 134.44% from the prior year.
- Free Cash Flow rose to $76.4 million in Q2 2026, from -$33.1 million in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Free Cash Flow ranged from a high of $114.3 million in Q2 2023 to a low of -$143.3 million in Q3 2024.
- A 5-year average of -$1.5 million and a median of -$16.1 million in 2022 frame the typical range for Free Cash Flow.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Free Cash Flow jumped 1105.04% — and 2023, when it plunged 686.31%.
- Tracing BNED's Free Cash Flow over 5 years: stood at $26.5 million in 2022, then jumped by 156.56% to $68.0 million in 2023, then dropped by 29.49% to $48.0 million in 2024, then rose by 21.28% to $58.2 million in 2025, then soared by 31.29% to $76.4 million in 2026.
- The last three Free Cash Flow figures came in at $76.4 million (Q2 2026), -$33.1 million (Q1 2026), and $58.2 million (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
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| 6 | Dick'S Sporting Goods | 16.18 Bn | 15.18 Bn | 1.68 Bn | -84.23 Mn |
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| 9 | Bath & Body Works | 4.03 Bn | 3.08 Bn | 1.24 Bn | 814.00 Mn |
| 10 | Barnes & Noble Education | 412.31 Mn | 403.89 Mn | 84.86 Mn | 76.39 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| May 2, 2026 | 76.39 Mn |
| May 2, 2026 | 76.39 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2026 | -33.12 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2026 | -33.12 Mn |
| Nov 1, 2025 | 58.19 Mn |
| Nov 1, 2025 | 58.19 Mn |
| Aug 2, 2025 | -67.60 Mn |
| Aug 2, 2025 | -67.60 Mn |
| May 3, 2025 | 38.94 Mn |
| May 3, 2025 | 38.94 Mn |
| Jan 25, 2025 | -41.95 Mn |
| Jan 25, 2025 | -41.95 Mn |
| Oct 26, 2024 | 47.98 Mn |
| Oct 26, 2024 | 47.98 Mn |
| Jul 27, 2024 | -143.28 Mn |
| Jul 27, 2024 | -143.28 Mn |
| Apr 27, 2024 | 82.72 Mn |
| Apr 27, 2024 | 82.72 Mn |
| Jan 27, 2024 | -39.04 Mn |
| Jan 27, 2024 | -39.04 Mn |