65 /100
HIGH RISK
Score updated Jul 13, 2026

BNED — Barnes & Noble Education, Inc. Dilution Risk Tracker

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As of July 13, 2026, Barnes & Noble Education, Inc. (BNED) has a DilutionWatch DilutionScore of 65/100, rated HIGH dilution risk. Barnes & Noble Education, Inc. has a market capitalization of $355.31M, 34.30M shares outstanding, 94 institutional holders tracked. Key dilution vectors include approximately 0 months of cash runway.

Source: DilutionWatch (dilutionwatch.com) — data updated daily from SEC EDGAR filings. Not financial advice.

📊 Score Breakdown

📋 Offering Ability
33
💰 Cash Runway
95
📊 Float Risk
45
⚠️ Warrant Exposure
40
🔄Convertible Debt—

🌦️ Dilution Forecast

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Advisory
Moderate dilution signals present
30%
💰 Capital Raise 55%
• Critical: only 0.3 months cash remaining
📉 Score Deterioration 10%
• Score in HIGH risk zone (65/100)
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💹 Market Data

Market Cap$355.31M
Shares Outstanding34.30M
Float17.17M
Cash$10.14M
Debt$138.40M
Short InterestN/A

🏛 Institutional Holdings

QoQ: ↑ 14.8% shares (2026Q1 vs prior)
94 institutional holders · 28.51M shares
#1 IMMERSION CORP 11.21M shares
#2 Kanen Wealth Management LLC 3.42M shares
#3 MORGAN STANLEY 3.13M shares
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📉 Short Interest

Short Interest1.61M
Days to Cover3.5
% of Float9.4%
FINRA data as of Jun 30, 2026

📁 Recent SEC Activity

xbrl XBRL CONVERTIBLE May 03, 2025
4 INSIDER TRANSACTION Mar 17, 2026
4 INSIDER TRANSACTION Mar 17, 2026
4 INSIDER TRANSACTION Mar 13, 2026
4 INSIDER TRANSACTION Mar 13, 2026
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📰 Recent News

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📋 What This Means for BNED Shareholders

Barnes & Noble Education, Inc. (BNED) has a DilutionScore of 65/100, placing it in the High dilution risk tier. This score reflects at least one active dilution mechanism — a shelf registration, ATM program, outstanding warrants, or limited cash runway — that could materially increase the share count over the next 12–18 months. Score as of July 13, 2026, updated from SEC EDGAR data.

Cash runway is a key watch item: BNED has approximately 0 months of runway at current burn rate. Companies with less than 18 months of runway are statistically more likely to file new shelf registrations or ATM programs within the next two quarters. DilutionWatch monitors SEC 10-Q filings to update this estimate each quarter.

DilutionWatch tracks over 25 SEC filing types for BNED in real-time, scanning EDGAR every 60 seconds. The DilutionWatch screener shows real-time score changes for BNED alongside comparable high-risk stocks. Not financial advice — this analysis is for informational purposes only.

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