Barnes & Noble Education, Inc. (BNED) quarterly cash flow statement — complete operating, investing & financing history
| Metric | Q3'26 | Q2'26 | Q1'26 | Q4'25 | Q3'25 | Q2'25 | Q1'25 | Q4'24 | Q3'24 | Q2'24 | Q1'24 | Q4'23 | Q3'23 | Q2'23 | Q1'23 | Q4'22 | Q3'22 | Q2'22 | Q1'22 | Q4'21 |
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| Cash from Operations | -29.39M | 66.24M | -67.6M | 53.11M | -42.44M | 47.41M | -143.99M | 81.75M | -35.77M | 72.03M | -123.12M | 114.27M | -31.97M | 38.37M | -29M | -5.84M | -16.38M | 41.58M | -17.3M | -8.7M |
| Operating CF Margin % | -5.71% | 10.28% | -23.46% | 19.09% | -9.1% | 7.87% | -54.66% | 34.65% | -7.83% | 11.8% | -46.61% | 53.1% | -7.3% | 6.3% | -11.39% | -2.24% | -4.07% | 6.63% | -7.19% | -3.91% |
| Operating CF Growth % | 30.75% | 39.72% | 53.05% | -35.03% | -18.63% | -34.18% | -16.95% | -28.46% | -11.9% | 87.72% | -324.58% | 2056.29% | -95.22% | -7.72% | -67.59% | 32.89% | 67.39% | -71.23% | 67.44% | 91.5% |
| Net Income | 6.66M | 25M | -18.27M | -23.19M | 18.13M | 43.16M | -99.48M | -27.44M | -9.93M | 24.85M | -49.97M | -41.85M | -22.13M | 24.17M | -50.32M | -10.24M | -36.8M | 22.53M | -43.63M | -44.36M |
| Depreciation & Amortization | 7.43M | 7.63M | 9.19M | 8.54M | 7.79M | 8.54M | 13.06M | 9.98M | 10.15M | 10.18M | 10.25M | 10.93M | 10.11M | 10.26M | 10.9M | 14.1M | 13.58M | 13.26M | 13.9M | 13.74M |
| Stock-Based Compensation | 0 | 1.78M | 2.54M | 2.43M | 2.56M | 1.25M | -863K | 812K | 812K | 799K | 957K | 440K | 1.21M | 1.49M | 1.58M | 1.87M | 1.86M | 1.48M | 1.12M | 1.24M |
| Deferred Taxes | -518K | -1.96M | 1.43M | 1.51M | -2.48M | 118K | 17K | -721K | 74K | 100K | -3K | 238K | 171K | 0 | 0 | -8.29M | 330K | 0 | 0 | -8.26M |
| Other Non-Cash Items | 2.25M | 915K | 916K | 916K | -5.2M | 8.74M | 57.65M | 7.11M | 10.95M | 3.35M | -2.02M | 3.55M | 6.22M | 334K | 189K | 385K | 6.77M | 363K | 796K | 15.26M |
| Working Capital Changes | -45.2M | 32.88M | -63.4M | 62.91M | -63.24M | -14.41M | -114.37M | 92M | -47.83M | 32.74M | -82.34M | 140.97M | -27.55M | 2.12M | 8.66M | -3.66M | -2.12M | 3.95M | 10.51M | 13.68M |
| Change in Receivables | -101.46M | -152.99M | -63.9M | 250.89M | -89.2M | -107.79M | -50.3M | 211.02M | -93.32M | -80.95M | -48.35M | 184.41M | -67.64M | -90.33M | 17.05M | 113.15M | -32.13M | -99.8M | 2.82M | 106.1M |
| Change in Inventory | 4.51M | 31.86M | -83.45M | 37.18M | -2.72M | 40.45M | -28.56M | 9.04M | 30.07M | -25.09M | -37.72M | 91.06M | -23.47M | 51.13M | -148.59M | 121.16M | -23.45M | 57.95M | -169.75M | 168.57M |
| Change in Payables | 56.85M | 143.04M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cash from Investing | -3.73M | -4.32M | -3.74M | -3.59M | -2.28M | -2.49M | -3.25M | -2.61M | -3.26M | -3.98M | 17.25M | -4.72M | -6.01M | -10.59M | -9.73M | -10M | -11.72M | -9.76M | -11.18M | -10.89M |
| Capital Expenditures | -3.73M | -4.32M | -3.74M | -3.59M | -2.28M | -3.06M | -3.47M | -2.61M | -3.26M | -3.98M | -4.22M | -3.39M | -4.88M | -9.29M | -7.53M | -10.14M | -12.13M | -9.89M | -11.37M | -11.31M |
| CapEx % of Revenue | 0.72% | 0.67% | 1.3% | 1.29% | 0.49% | 0.51% | 1.32% | 1.11% | 0.71% | 0.65% | 1.6% | 1.58% | 1.11% | 1.53% | 2.96% | 3.89% | 3.01% | 1.58% | 4.72% | 5.08% |
| Acquisitions | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Investments | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Other Investing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1K | 0 | 569K | 223K | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21.47M | -1.32M | -1.13M | -1.3M | -2.2M | 138K | 408K | 134K | 192K | 426K |
| Cash from Financing | 15.11M | -47.88M | 65M | -37.52M | 32.5M | -37.25M | 139.94M | -65.59M | 18.72M | -52M | 93.18M | -106.1M | 32.7M | -9.7M | 33.43M | 25.04M | 17.31M | -21.51M | 24.89M | 25.72M |
| Debt Issued (Net) | 15.91M | -47.88M | 66.9M | -38.08M | -36.34M | -44.77M | 56.95M | -59.12M | 19.19M | -44.85M | 95.58M | -101.45M | 33.6M | -8.3M | 34.6M | 25.04M | 17.1M | -20.4M | 26.1M | 25.72M |
| Equity Issued (Net) | -795K | 1K | 0 | -1K | 68.86M | 9.59M | 95M | 0 | -4K | -74K | -98K | 0 | -7K | -245K | -612K | 0 | -11K | -1.14M | -1.22M | 0 |
| Dividends Paid | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Share Repurchases | 0 | 1K | 0 | -1K | 0 | 0 | -4K | 0 | -4K | -74K | -98K | 0 | -7K | -245K | -612K | 0 | -11K | -1.14M | -1.22M | 0 |
| Other Financing | 0 | 0 | -1.9M | 560K | -22K | -2.08M | -12M | -6.47M | -464K | -7.07M | -2.31M | -4.65M | -898K | -1.16M | -559K | 0 | 219K | 37K | 0 | 0 |
| Net Change in Cash | -18.01M | 14.04M | -6.34M | 12M | -12.21M | 7.67M | -7.29M | 13.55M | -20.32M | 16.05M | -12.69M | 3.45M | -5.28M | 18.07M | -5.3M | 9.19M | -10.79M | 10.31M | -3.6M | 6.13M |
| Free Cash Flow | -33.12M | 61.92M | -71.34M | 49.52M | -44.72M | 44.35M | -147.46M | 79.14M | -39.03M | 68.05M | -127.34M | 110.88M | -36.84M | 29.08M | -36.53M | -15.98M | -28.5M | 31.69M | -28.67M | -20.02M |
| FCF Margin % | -6.43% | 9.61% | -24.76% | 17.79% | -9.59% | 7.37% | -55.98% | 33.54% | -8.55% | 11.15% | -48.21% | 51.52% | -8.41% | 4.78% | -14.34% | -6.13% | -7.08% | 5.05% | -11.91% | -8.99% |
| FCF Growth % | 25.94% | 39.62% | 51.62% | -37.43% | -14.56% | -34.82% | -15.8% | -28.62% | -5.95% | 134.03% | -248.61% | 793.79% | -29.26% | -8.24% | -27.39% | 20.16% | 52.43% | -76.6% | 52.37% | 82.1% |
| FCF per Share | -0.96 | 1.79 | -2.09 | 1.45 | -1.46 | 1.67 | -5.46 | 2.96 | -1.84 | 3.22 | -6.05 | 5.27 | -1.53 | 1.19 | -1.75 | -0.77 | -1.37 | 1.45 | -1.39 | -0.97 |
| FCF Conversion (FCF/Net Income) | -4.42x | 2.65x | 3.70x | -2.29x | -5.97x | 1.10x | 1.45x | -2.99x | 3.71x | 2.98x | 2.44x | -2.47x | 1.28x | 1.73x | 0.55x | 0.57x | 0.44x | 1.85x | 0.40x | 0.20x |
| Interest Paid | 0 | 2.73M | 2.93M | 0 | 0 | 5.13M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19.02M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Taxes Paid | 0 | 127K | 185K | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |