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Barnes & Noble Education (BNED) Free Cash Flow (2016 - 2026)

Barnes & Noble Education's Free Cash Flow history spans 13 years, with the latest figure at -$33.1 million for Q1 2026.

  • For Q1 2026, Free Cash Flow rose 25.94% year-over-year to -$33.1 million; the TTM value through Jan 2026 reached $7.0 million, up 110.73%, while the annual FY2025 figure was -$98.3 million, 529.57% down from the prior year.
  • Free Cash Flow reached -$33.1 million in Q1 2026 per BNED's latest filing, down from $61.9 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Free Cash Flow ranged from a high of $109.5 million in Q2 2023 to a low of -$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 largest YoY upside for Free Cash Flow was 550.54% in 2023 against a maximum downside of 422.98% in 2023.
  • A 5-year view of Free Cash Flow shows it stood at $17.0 million in 2022, then skyrocketed by 281.63% to $64.8 million in 2023, then crashed by 31.54% to $44.4 million in 2024, then surged by 39.62% to $61.9 million in 2025, then crashed by 153.48% to -$33.1 million in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for BNED's Free Cash Flow are -$33.1 million (Q1 2026), $61.9 million (Q4 2025), and -$71.3 million (Q3 2025).