Barnes & Noble Education (BNED) Net Cash Flow (2014 - 2026)
Barnes & Noble Education's (BNED) quarterly Net Cash Flow came in at $9.8 million in Q2 2026, down 18.35% YoY from $12.0 million in Q2 2025, and up 154.4% on a QoQ basis from -$18.0 million in Q1 2026.
Barnes & Noble Education (BNED) Net Cash Flow (2014 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Barnes & Noble Education (BNED) has 13 years of Net Cash Flow data on file, last reported at $9.8 million in Q2 2026.
- Quarterly Net Cash Flow fell 18.35% year-over-year to $9.8 million in Q2 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through May 2026 was -$504000.0 (down 429.41% YoY) and the FY2026 annual result came in at -$504000.0, down 429.41% from the prior year.
- Net Cash Flow improved to $9.8 million in Q2 2026, from -$18.0 million in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Net Cash Flow ranged from a high of $37.4 million in Q4 2023 to a low of -$34.1 million in Q3 2023.
- A 5-year average of -$1.7 million and a median of -$3.0 million in 2023 frame the typical range for Net Cash Flow.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Net Cash Flow surged 891.05% — and 2024, when it tumbled 2488.15%.
- Tracing BNED's Net Cash Flow over 5 years: stood at $3.8 million in 2022, then surged by 891.05% to $37.4 million in 2023, then plunged by 79.52% to $7.7 million in 2024, then soared by 83.19% to $14.0 million in 2025, then tumbled by 30.26% to $9.8 million in 2026.
- The last three Net Cash Flow figures came in at $9.8 million (Q2 2026), -$18.0 million (Q1 2026), and $14.0 million (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 4 | Tractor Supply | 18.25 Bn | 18.02 Bn | 1.68 Bn | 7.32 Mn |
| 5 | Best Buy | 18.12 Bn | 16.37 Bn | 2.10 Bn | 13.00 Mn |
| 6 | Dick'S Sporting Goods | 16.18 Bn | 15.18 Bn | 1.68 Bn | -351.61 Mn |
| 7 | Five Below | 13.82 Bn | 12.71 Bn | 478.64 Mn | -84.81 Mn |
| 8 | Murphy USA | 10.46 Bn | 10.28 Bn | 746.50 Mn | 56.80 Mn |
| 9 | Bath & Body Works | 4.03 Bn | 3.08 Bn | 1.24 Bn | 715.00 Mn |
| 10 | Barnes & Noble Education | 412.31 Mn | 403.89 Mn | 84.86 Mn | 9.80 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| May 2, 2026 | 9.80 Mn |
| May 2, 2026 | 9.80 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2026 | -18.01 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2026 | -18.01 Mn |
| Nov 1, 2025 | 14.05 Mn |
| Nov 1, 2025 | 14.05 Mn |
| Aug 2, 2025 | -6.34 Mn |
| Aug 2, 2025 | -6.34 Mn |
| May 3, 2025 | 12.00 Mn |
| May 3, 2025 | 12.00 Mn |
| Jan 25, 2025 | -12.22 Mn |
| Jan 25, 2025 | -12.22 Mn |
| Oct 26, 2024 | 7.67 Mn |
| Oct 26, 2024 | 7.67 Mn |
| Jul 27, 2024 | -7.30 Mn |
| Jul 27, 2024 | -7.30 Mn |
| Apr 27, 2024 | -4.27 Mn |
| Apr 27, 2024 | -4.27 Mn |
| Jan 27, 2024 | -20.32 Mn |
| Jan 27, 2024 | -20.32 Mn |