Barnes & Noble Education Inc (BNED) — Free Cash Flow Generation Index

Latest as of October 2025: 0.93x

Barnes & Noble Education Inc (BNED) has a Free Cash Flow Generation Index of 0.93x as of October 2025. Free cash flow of $61.92 Million represents 1% of operating cash flow ($66.24 Million). See BNED net working capital ratio to evaluate short-term liquidity relative to the company's equity base.

FCF Generation Index

0.93x
Free Cash Flow / Operating CF

Free Cash Flow

$61.92 Million
USD

Operating Cash Flow

$66.24 Million
USD

Capital Expenditures

$4.32 Million
USD

Barnes & Noble Education Inc Free Cash Flow Generation Index (2012–2023)

Historical FCF Generation Index trend for Barnes & Noble Education Inc across 11 annual periods. Explore cash flow to debt ratio of Barnes & Noble Education Inc to assess how comfortably operating cash covers total debt obligations.

Annual Free Cash Flow Generation for Barnes & Noble Education Inc (2012–2023)

Year-by-year Free Cash Flow Generation Index for Barnes & Noble Education Inc. For the full company profile including market capitalisation, see Barnes & Noble Education Inc stock valuation.

Year FCG Index Free Cash Flow (USD) Operating CF Capital Expenditures YoY Change
2023 0.73x $66.58 Million $91.67 Million $25.09 Million ▲ +102.6%
2022 -27.95x $-32.45 Million $1.16 Million $33.61 Million ▼ -21068.9%
2021 -0.13x $-4.34 Million $32.88 Million $37.22 Million ▼ -121.3%
2019 0.62x $75.37 Million $121.79 Million $46.42 Million ▲ +115.6%
2018 0.29x $17.23 Million $60.04 Million $42.81 Million ▼ -41.4%
2017 0.49x $33.32 Million $67.99 Million $34.67 Million ▲ +26.1%
2016 0.39x $32.29 Million $83.08 Million $50.79 Million ▲ +122.4%
2015 -1.73x $-30.73 Million $17.73 Million $48.45 Million ▼ -804.6%
2014 0.25x $12.48 Million $50.74 Million $38.25 Million ▼ -29.4%
2013 0.35x $20.73 Million $59.49 Million $38.76 Million ▲ +4.6%
2012 0.33x $20.21 Million $60.69 Million $40.48 Million
FCG Index = Free Cash Flow / Operating Cash Flow. FCF = Operating CF + Capital Expenditures (capex stored negative).