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

Barnes & Noble Education (BNED) posted Net Cash Flow of -$6.7 million for Q3 2026, down 168.13% quarter-over-quarter from $9.8 million in Q2 2026, and down 5.27% YoY from -$7.0 million in Q3 2025.

Analysis

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 -$6.7 million in Q3 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q3 2026, Net Cash Flow fell 5.27% year-over-year to -$6.7 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Aug 2026 stood at -$838000.0 (down 175.56% YoY), and the FY2026 full-year result was -$504000.0, down 429.41% from the prior year.
  • Net Cash Flow was -$6.7 million for Q3 2026 at Barnes & Noble Education, down from $9.8 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Net Cash Flow ranged from a high of $16.0 million in Q4 2023 to a low of -$41.7 million in Q1 2024.
  • A 5-year average of -$2.1 million and a median of -$6.0 million in 2023 frame the typical range for Net Cash Flow.
  • Across the five-year window, Net Cash Flow slumped 3257.84% in 2022 and surged 292.3% in 2024, its largest moves.
  • Barnes & Noble Education's Net Cash Flow stood at $6.0 million in 2022, then surged by 168.61% to $16.0 million in 2023, then plunged by 52.22% to $7.7 million in 2024, then surged by 83.19% to $14.0 million in 2025, then sank by 147.51% to -$6.7 million in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Net Cash Flow figures were -$6.7 million in Q3 2026, $9.8 million in Q2 2026, and -$18.0 million in Q1 2026.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

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4 GameStop 10.16 Bn 5.10 Bn 345.00 Mn -2.55 Bn
5 Signet Jewelers 3.88 Bn 3.35 Bn 602.40 Mn -72.30 Mn
6 Academy Sports & Outdoors 3.00 Bn 2.70 Bn 665.90 Mn -39.60 Mn
7 National Vision Holdings 1.33 Bn 1.30 Bn 290.43 Mn -
8 Gold.com 1.32 Bn 490.26 Mn 110.30 Mn 434.37 Mn
9 Winmark 1.02 Bn 997.85 Mn 21.15 Mn 6.06 Mn
10 Barnes & Noble Education 369.06 Mn 361.25 Mn 57.05 Mn -6.67 Mn
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Aug 1, 2026 -6.67 Mn
May 2, 2026 9.80 Mn
Jan 31, 2026 -18.01 Mn
Nov 1, 2025 14.05 Mn
Aug 2, 2025 -6.34 Mn
May 3, 2025 12.00 Mn
Jan 25, 2025 -12.22 Mn
Oct 26, 2024 7.67 Mn
Jul 27, 2024 -7.30 Mn
Apr 27, 2024 13.55 Mn
Jan 27, 2024 -41.71 Mn
Oct 28, 2023 16.05 Mn
Jul 29, 2023 -12.69 Mn
Apr 29, 2023 3.45 Mn
Jan 28, 2023 -5.98 Mn
Oct 29, 2022 5.97 Mn
Jul 30, 2022 7.51 Mn
Apr 30, 2022 -9.06 Mn
Jan 29, 2022 -10.79 Mn
Oct 30, 2021 -34.04 Mn