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

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

• For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Free Cash Flow rose 25.94% year-over-year to -$33.1 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Jan 2026 stood at $7.0 million (up 110.73% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was -$98.3 million, down 529.57% from the prior year.
• Free Cash Flow for Q1 2026 stood at -$33.1 million, down from $61.9 million in the prior quarter.
• The five-year high for Free Cash Flow was $109.5 million in Q2 2023, with the low at -$147.5 million in Q3 2024.
• Historically, Free Cash Flow has averaged -$8.4 million across 5 years, with a median of -$24.3 million in 2022.
• The largest YoY upside for Free Cash Flow was 550.54% in 2023 against a maximum downside of 422.98% in 2023.
• Barnes & Noble Education's Free Cash Flow stood at $17.0 million in 2022, then surged by 281.63% to $64.8 million in 2023, then slumped by 31.54% to $44.4 million in 2024, then soared by 39.62% to $61.9 million in 2025, then slumped by 153.48% to -$33.1 million in 2026.
• The last three Free Cash Flow figures came in at -$33.1 million (Q1 2026), $61.9 million (Q4 2025), and -$71.3 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.