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Barnes & Noble Education, Inc (BNED) Free Cash Flow by Year

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Barnes & Noble Education, Inc generated $33.9M in free cash flow in fiscal year 2026. This represents an increase of 134.4% from the prior fiscal year. Over the trailing 12 months, Q2 FY2026 through Q1 FY2027, the same line adds up to $48.8M in free cash flow. The table below carries 13 fiscal years, from 2014 to 2026, and the quarters Barnes & Noble Education, Inc has filed alongside them.

FY2026 annual
Free Cash Flow $33.9M
YoY +134.4%
5Y CAGR +44.7%
10Y CAGR +0.5%
Source SEC Filings (10-K/10-Q) Latest period Q1 FY2027, ended Aug 1, 2026 Reported Currency USD

Annual figures, oldest first. Point at a bar to read its period.

BNED Free Cash Flow by Fiscal Year

Figures are as reported in USD. Each change compares the year with the year before it, and each column links to the filing it was taken from.

MetricTTMFY2610-KFY2510-KFY2410-KFY2310-KFY2210-KFY2110-KFY2010-KFY1910-KFY1810-KFY1710-KFY1610-KFY1510-KFY1410-K
Free Cash Flow$48.8M$33.9M+134.4%-$98.3M-412.2%-$19.2M-128.8%$66.6M+305.2%-$32.4M-708.3%$5.3M+111.9%-$44.9M-159.5%$75.4M+337.4%$17.2M-48.3%$33.3M+3.2%$32.3M+205.1%-$30.7M-346.2%$12.5M

TTM is the trailing twelve months, Q2 FY2026 through Q1 FY2027, summed from the four most recent quarterly filings.

BNED Free Cash Flow by Quarter

Figures are as reported in USD. Each change compares the quarter with the same quarter a year earlier.

MetricQ1'2710-QQ4'2610-QQ3'2610-QQ2'2610-QQ1'2610-QQ4'2510-KQ3'2510-QQ2'2510-QQ1'2510-QQ4'2410-KQ3'2410-KQ2'2410-K
Free Cash Flow-$56.4M+20.9%$76.4M+54.3%-$33.1M+25.9%$61.9M+39.6%-$71.3M+51.6%$49.5M-37.4%-$44.7M-14.6%$44.4M-34.8%-$147.5M-15.8%$79.1M-28.6%-$39.0M-5.9%$68.0M+134.0%

What free cash flow means

Free cash flow is the cash operations produced over the period, less what the company spent on property, plant and equipment, so it answers what was left over rather than what was earned on paper.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What was Barnes & Noble Education, Inc's free cash flow in fiscal year 2026?

Barnes & Noble Education, Inc generated $33.9M in free cash flow in fiscal year 2026.

How fast is Barnes & Noble Education, Inc's free cash flow growing?

Barnes & Noble Education, Inc (BNED) free cash flow rose by 134.4% year over year, from -$98.3M to $33.9M in fiscal year 2026.

What is Barnes & Noble Education, Inc's free cash flow over the last twelve months?

Barnes & Noble Education, Inc (BNED) reported $48.8M in free cash flow over the trailing 12 months, Q2 FY2026 through Q1 FY2027, summed from the four most recent quarterly filings.

Across the 13 fiscal years this page covers, Barnes & Noble Education, Inc (BNED) free cash flow went from $12.5M in fiscal year 2014 to $33.9M in fiscal year 2026.

Barnes & Noble Education, Inc (BNED) reported -$56.4M in free cash flow in Q1 2027. This represents an increase of 20.9% from the same quarter a year earlier.

Free cash flow is the cash operations produced over the period, less what the company spent on property, plant and equipment, so it answers what was left over rather than what was earned on paper. This page lists what Barnes & Noble Education, Inc (BNED) reported on that line in every period on record.