What is Barnes & Noble Education's free cash flow margin?

Barnes & Noble Education (BNED) reported free cash flow margin of -1.6% in Q2 2023.

How has Barnes & Noble Education's free cash flow margin changed year-over-year?

Barnes & Noble Education's free cash flow margin increased by 41.3% year-over-year, from -2.7% to -1.6%.

What does free cash flow margin mean?

Free cash flow (operating cash flow minus capital expenditures) as a percentage of revenue, trailing twelve months. Measures how efficiently revenue converts into discretionary cash.

Barnes & Noble Education BNED Free cash flow margin

Free cash flow margin at other companies

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1.4%-1.8pp

Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$515.1M+11.3%

Gross profit$96.1M+2.5%

Operating income$14.6M-22.7%

Net income$6.7M-62.9%

EPS (diluted)$0.19-67.8%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$10.1M-39.4%

Total debt$316.0M-13.2%

Total equity$290.0M-1.0%

Total assets$1.1B+3.4%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow-$29.4M+29.9%

CapEx$3.7M+34.6%

Free cash flow-$33.1M+25.9%

Valuation

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Market cap$460.6M+21.9%

Enterprise value$766.47M+17.5%

P/S0.3×0.0×

Profitability

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Gross margin20.3%-0.3pp

Operating margin-0.3%-0.1pp

Net margin-0.6%-0.3pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity-3.3%-1.6pp

Debt / equity1.1×-0.2×

Current ratio1.4×0.0×

Where this comes from

Calculated from Barnes & Noble Education’s reported figures.

free cash flow/total revenue=-1.6%

Based on trailing twelve months.

The official record: Barnes & Noble Education’s 10-K, filed December 23, 2025, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is Barnes & Noble Education's free cash flow margin?: Barnes & Noble Education (BNED) reported free cash flow margin of -1.6% in Q2 2023.
How has Barnes & Noble Education's free cash flow margin changed year-over-year?: Barnes & Noble Education's free cash flow margin increased by 41.3% year-over-year, from -2.7% to -1.6%.
What does free cash flow margin mean?: Free cash flow (operating cash flow minus capital expenditures) as a percentage of revenue, trailing twelve months. Measures how efficiently revenue converts into discretionary cash.