On this page of Benford's Law Stocks.com we present our study of Barnes & Noble Education, Inc. — ticker symbol BNED. SEC filings have been screened by our Benford's Law software, for quarterly 10Q and annual 10K filings from 9/2/2021 to 7/9/2026 for Barnes & Noble Education, Inc. under CIK number 0001634117. For filings made in XBRL (eXtensible Business Reporting Language) format, our algorithm extracts all "tagged" numbers presented by the company; for any non-XBRL filings our algorithm uses its own interal set of rules to extract what it believes to be numbers as found throughout the filings. The format found for each filing is presented below together with the results for BNED, with the percentage of found numbers beginning with each digit (1's, 2's, 3's, 4's, 5's, 6's, 7's, 8's, and 9's) charted against the "normal" range observed throughout our coverage universe, as well as the "normal" range for Barnes & Noble Education, Inc. based on the past BNED filings our system processed in the past.
Benford Chart for BNED 10K Filed 7/9/2026
33.3
16.8
11.8
7.0
9.0
6.4
7.2
4.7
3.8
 
%1 %2 %3 %4 %5 %6 %7 %8 %9
XBRL? ✓  [ original filing, BNED stockholder letter ]
Total numbers found: 768
Recent share count: 34,296,119 (3's column)

■ = Typical range across full coverage universe
# of Numbers Found in Filing
Benford's Law Stocks Indicator
768
Normal count compared to other filers, falling within the middle 50%. At this number count, it would take about 8 numbers to move any given column by a full percentage point.
Benford's Law Stocks Score for BNED = 85
85

Starting from a possible score of 100, we made the following score deductions:
 • We deducted points upon observing the 1's percentage was above the company's typical historical range.
 • We deducted point upon observing the 4's percentage was below the typical coverage universe range.
 • We deducted points upon observing the 4's percentage was below the company's typical historical range.
 • The 5's percentage was higher than the 4's percentage, increasing the penalty multiplier.
 • The 7's percentage was higher than the 6's percentage, increasing the penalty multiplier.
 • This is the 2nd column with percentage higher than the prior column, resulting in a penalty deduction.
 • We deducted points (includes the impact of penalty multiplier) upon observing the 7's percentage was above the typical coverage universe range.
BNED's Score Vs. Typical Stock
Benford's Law Stocks Indicator
BNED
Normal-to-high score compared to other filers, falling within the top of the middle 50%.
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Check our work! We provide our Barnes & Noble Education, Inc. Benford's Law analysis for informational purposes only, and our software should be expected to make mistakes and contain errors (nothing you see on this website should be relied upon for any decision-making without first repeating the analysis yourself independently), and so below we present to you all of the numbers our system detected, for the BNED filing above. This way, you can open the filing on your own and compare what you see below against what you yourself find. This can also be helpful for exploring any columns in particular that caught your eye.

1's 2's 3's
We found 256 numbers that start with the digit 1. Here they are:
1
1
1,564,365
1,463,245
150,405
146,925
1,714,770
1,610,170
1,269,051
1,193,015
1,348,602
1,272,366
12,584
1,713
1,572
15,924
15,866
16,872
116,526
145,594
183,695
17,625
135,564
148,848
1,135
115,495
19,142
103,100
1,012,349
1,006,974
16,872
12,584
1,713
1,135
10,906
18,449
1,215
1,876
1,799
181,256
16,783
127,048
16,196
12,894
16,196
12,101
1,900
1,940
153
12,531
17,912
10,000,000
100
1,940
1,940
1,006,974
16,872
16,872
1,012,349
1,116
19,801
17,422
19,665
17,332
14,991
116,526
17.8
11.0
14.8
11.0
18,190
100,867
171,283
169,190
1,685
1,698
174,880
117,080
178,380
120,288
132,081
134,939
14,189
14,842
145,594
17,625
183,695
12,584
1,109
1,713
1,128,820
1,021,456
1,564,365
1,463,245
150,405
146,925
1,714,770
1,610,170
1.2
13,565
14,892
179,893
180,174
180,266
181,501
13,192
13,565
10,418
10,410
13,192
13,565
10.7
11.5
1,714,770
1,610,170
1,123,513
1,046,615
197,345
101,976
1,351
125,215
16,872
10,000,000,000
100,000,000
10,000,000,000
10.06
10.42
15,000
16,872
17,488
12,584
1,713
1,775
1,006
1,109
1,109
14,364
1,780
12,584
1,713
12,625
12,625
12,625
12,625
103,100
103,100
103,100
103,100
10
10
10
1,000
1.10
1.00
11,516
11,597
12,290
16,279
1,167
12,290
17,446
150
15,866
12,531
17,912
137,951
134,934
193,645
195,449
16,169
18,858
166,948
14,443
152,505
1,128
12,625
1,048
1,572
1,963
1,388
1,059
126,886
1,208
12.39
1,636,950
143,202
10,000
1,197
1,185,464
143,202
10,000
10.00
15.00
122.83
122.83
122.83
10.00
15.00
121.72
121.70
121.70
172
1,305
1,329
1,135
1,135
12,930
1,193
1.7
1,044
196
1
1.4
1
16
16
1,403
18.9
11,599
1.0
1.4
1
18.3
1,772
17,194
18,964
1,809
1,241
1,072
10,901
14,889
1,074
1,398
141,372
165,884
11,557
16,304
1,524
16,944
1,135
1,445
1,075
195,845
195,845
1,075
14,845
13,244
1,645
1,775
1,830
134,294
134,755
1,369
165,055
165,406
1,830
We found 129 numbers that start with the digit 2. Here they are:
206
288,573
283,800
22,260
20,672
2.50
2.50
26,298,984
26,298,984
2,148
298,347
299,562
27,035
26,439
22,735
283,604
279,225
200,000,000
22,556
22,556
294,439
272,188
2,846
28,723
28,570
28,219
28,723
2,130
26,838
22,552
27,267
22,556
272,188
27,267
22,556
294,439
2,379
2,333
27,141
2,148
2,246
2,291
2,097
2,148
2,730
22,876
211,293
232,883
292
209,680
2,858
213,180
21,422
22,735
2,832
290
2,774
206,776
206,362
200,545
200,000,000
2,179,093
200,000,000
200,000,000
2,000,000
2,179,093
2
2
26,669
2,307,692
2,604
2,905
26,298,984
26,298,984
266,393
26,298,984
2.50
2.50
201,949
2,837
2,832
290
2,429
2.50
2.50
25
25,000
22,260
26,494
22,393
24,716
2,095
2,091
2,307,692
21,543
2,179,093
203,998
20.00
20.00
261.35
261.35
268.05
2,258
278
20,030
20,672
272
21.0
21.0
28
283
282
2
207
275
229
2,130
2,592
2,649
2,796
2,514
2,250
210
29,691
29,734
2,148
2,097
2,148
2,181
We found 91 numbers that start with the digit 3. Here they are:
34,643,372
366,168
337,804
32,754
37,939
36,538
3,800
34,330,274
34,614,155
34,137
32,249
34,123
34,456,977
34,081,114
34,429,710
34,053,847
345
341
32,754
37,939
3,662
365
370
34,365
34,198
34,081,114
341
375,863
34,456,977
345
3,172
3,548
3,679
34,123
3,500
3,208
3,500
34,123
3,792
314
358,101
355,274
3,155
39,200
39,200
300
300
34,330,274
34,330,274
34,614,155
314
314
3,792
34,000
325,000
325,000
3.50
3.50
30,000
34,000
3,662
3,662
350
37
32
365
370
38,484
336.79
374,766
3.96
3.96
3.96
3.98
3.98
3.98
3,818
3,818
3,612
333
3,224
3,484
3,800
341
3
36
3,800
34,832
36,819
389,568
305
4's 5's 6's
We found 54 numbers that start with the digit 4. Here they are:
4,281
4,256
49
49
484,463
465,385
40,229
445,458
4,218
44,475
45,000
429
429
4
4
49,900
44,910
45,000
4
40,565
4,066
494
498,590
40,229
40,229
4,142
4,500,000
40,000
40,000
429
4,131
49
49
407,763
45,000
46,061
4,281
454,502
4,049
4,913
4
406
4,935
4,256
4,341
4
4,138
4
4,256
4,258
43,582
46,955
44,297
494
We found 69 numbers that start with the digit 5. Here they are:
55,233
58,092
5,399
518,097
5,000,000
55,233
5,164
5,386
596
50,057
5,569
50,000
5
504
558,402
5,386
5,386
50,000
54,952
5,504
55,172
59,122
532,713
563,760
523,531
57,800
58,092
58,092
58,092
5,235
5,960
5,000,000
50,000
5.03
5
5,567
5,960
5,960
50,000
50
50
575
55,233
5,014
5,164
55,694
5.4
5.5
55,065
5
573,412
560
552.07
552.07
562.69
566
5,545
58
5,386
5,382
5,621
5,085
5.8
55
5,870
5,365
58,251
58,251
50
We found 49 numbers that start with the digit 6. Here they are:
61,569
65,825
65,853
67,050
64,524
695,699
65,825
6,214
6,795
6
646,746
6,673,978
67
65,825
65,825
6,214
6,214
695,699
67,749
677
6,446
642
6.0
6,509
6
659
66,937
65,825
6.50
65,825
676
60,515
61,993
667
604
6,214
6,214
62,469
642
61,569
6
6.8
6.7
62
640
6.9
6,395
60,273
65,404
7's 8's 9's
We found 55 numbers that start with the digit 7. Here they are:
79,551
79,351
78,241
739,897
790,285
71,000
712,571
739,897
790,285
7,072
761
7,096
793
78,450
7,917
749,692
7,814,965
78
78,372
78,450
712,571
7,535
77,599
78,241
7,801
7,509
7,509
7,342
78,241
77,444
716
716
71,000
71,000
71,000
71,000
7,935
75,534
7,500
72,434
7,296
750
7.85
7.62
7.94
7.85
7.77
7.94
7.85
7.77
798
76
75
7,917
7,061
We found 36 numbers that start with the digit 8. Here they are:
8,418
80,990
85,455
829
85,413
812,900
887,055
845,000
80,400
86,688
86,755
839
835
8,418
867
86,515
85,500
86,755
86
8,780
81,720
8.38
81,720
86,720
8.80
829
829
84
83,121
84,566
81,318
8,351
82,453
83,121
84,566
867
We found 29 numbers that start with the digit 9. Here they are:
9,058
977
98,077
948,920
9,914
97,667
9,000,000
90
9,914
9,914
9,058
993
98,077
977
93,280
96,599
95,000
9.55
9.79
9.79
9.55
9.53
900
9
988
913
993
926
977
While the above BNED 10K Filed 7/9/2026 is interesting in isolation, we have found that it is also useful to take a look at older Barnes & Noble Education, Inc. filings processed by our Benford's Law Stocks algorithm, to see how the company's filings "typically look" on a Benford's Law analysis. Below we repeat the 10K Filed 7/9/2026 but instead of the chart comparing against the typical company across our coverage universe, below we show the same chart compared against the typical BNED 10Q and 10K filings that we have processed historically. This is followed by similar charts for each of those historical filings.

10K Filed 7/9/2026
33.3
16.8
11.8
7.0
9.0
6.4
7.2
4.7
3.8
 
%1 %2 %3 %4 %5 %6 %7 %8 %9
Benford's Law Stocks Score: 85
XBRL? ✓  [ original filing ]
Total numbers found: 768

■ = Typical BNED range from 9/2/2021 to 7/9/2026
10K Filed 12/22/2025
26.2
20.9
9.9
10.1
8.9
6.5
7.4
4.3
5.9
 
%1 %2 %3 %4 %5 %6 %7 %8 %9
Benford's Law Stocks Score: 73
XBRL? ✓  [ original filing ]
Total numbers found: 3,449

■ = Typical BNED range from 9/2/2021 to 7/9/2026
10Q Filed 9/10/2024
24.4
20.3
10.7
9.0
12.0
4.5
5.8
5.6
7.7
 
%1 %2 %3 %4 %5 %6 %7 %8 %9
Benford's Law Stocks Score: 46
XBRL? ✓  [ original filing ]
Total numbers found: 533

■ = Typical BNED range from 9/2/2021 to 7/9/2026
10Q Filed 12/7/2023
22.8
21.8
10.2
10.6
14.5
5.5
5.7
5.5
3.2
 
%1 %2 %3 %4 %5 %6 %7 %8 %9
Benford's Law Stocks Score: 76
XBRL? ✓  [ original filing ]
Total numbers found: 801

■ = Typical BNED range from 9/2/2021 to 7/9/2026
10Q Filed 3/9/2023
25.7
16.9
13.0
11.1
13.2
5.6
6.6
3.0
4.9
 
%1 %2 %3 %4 %5 %6 %7 %8 %9
Benford's Law Stocks Score: 84
XBRL? ✓  [ original filing ]
Total numbers found: 756

■ = Typical BNED range from 9/2/2021 to 7/9/2026
10K Filed 6/29/2022
30.2
14.6
10.8
10.8
8.7
7.1
8.6
6.3
2.9
 
%1 %2 %3 %4 %5 %6 %7 %8 %9
Benford's Law Stocks Score: 74
XBRL? ✓  [ original filing ]
Total numbers found: 1,103

■ = Typical BNED range from 9/2/2021 to 7/9/2026
10Q Filed 9/2/2021
29.3
14.9
9.3
13.9
11.2
5.6
6.8
4.6
4.4
 
%1 %2 %3 %4 %5 %6 %7 %8 %9
Benford's Law Stocks Score: 72
XBRL? ✓  [ original filing ]
Total numbers found: 410

■ = Typical BNED range from 9/2/2021 to 7/9/2026
10Q Filed 3/10/2026
28.0
18.8
14.6
10.2
7.6
6.3
5.0
4.0
5.5
 
%1 %2 %3 %4 %5 %6 %7 %8 %9
Benford's Law Stocks Score: 95
XBRL? ✓  [ original filing ]
Total numbers found: 618

■ = Typical BNED range from 9/2/2021 to 7/9/2026
10Q Filed 3/10/2025
25.9
18.9
14.3
8.7
9.1
3.7
6.6
4.7
8.1
 
%1 %2 %3 %4 %5 %6 %7 %8 %9
Benford's Law Stocks Score: 48
XBRL? ✓  [ original filing ]
Total numbers found: 761

■ = Typical BNED range from 9/2/2021 to 7/9/2026
10K Filed 7/1/2024
28.7
18.7
12.4
8.7
9.7
5.8
6.7
3.3
5.8
 
%1 %2 %3 %4 %5 %6 %7 %8 %9
Benford's Law Stocks Score: 75
XBRL? ✓  [ original filing ]
Total numbers found: 1,009

■ = Typical BNED range from 9/2/2021 to 7/9/2026
10Q Filed 9/6/2023
24.6
18.4
10.0
10.2
14.8
5.3
5.8
5.3
5.6
 
%1 %2 %3 %4 %5 %6 %7 %8 %9
Benford's Law Stocks Score: 69
XBRL? ✓  [ original filing ]
Total numbers found: 532

■ = Typical BNED range from 9/2/2021 to 7/9/2026
10Q Filed 12/6/2022
24.9
22.3
10.4
10.4
12.9
6.8
4.4
5.6
2.4
 
%1 %2 %3 %4 %5 %6 %7 %8 %9
Benford's Law Stocks Score: 82
XBRL? ✓  [ original filing ]
Total numbers found: 676

■ = Typical BNED range from 9/2/2021 to 7/9/2026
10Q Filed 3/8/2022
26.6
15.3
14.3
11.3
12.3
5.2
7.2
3.6
4.3
 
%1 %2 %3 %4 %5 %6 %7 %8 %9
Benford's Law Stocks Score: 80
XBRL? ✓  [ original filing ]
Total numbers found: 726

■ = Typical BNED range from 9/2/2021 to 7/9/2026
10Q Filed 1/20/2026
23.3
19.6
16.0
10.1
7.8
7.5
6.5
3.9
5.3
 
%1 %2 %3 %4 %5 %6 %7 %8 %9
Benford's Law Stocks Score: 93
XBRL? ✓  [ original filing ]
Total numbers found: 587

■ = Typical BNED range from 9/2/2021 to 7/9/2026
10Q Filed 12/9/2024
22.7
22.8
9.9
11.8
9.0
5.9
5.1
4.4
8.5
 
%1 %2 %3 %4 %5 %6 %7 %8 %9
Benford's Law Stocks Score: 48
XBRL? ✓  [ original filing ]
Total numbers found: 710

■ = Typical BNED range from 9/2/2021 to 7/9/2026
10Q Filed 3/12/2024
25.1
18.8
12.0
9.4
12.8
5.0
5.8
4.8
6.4
 
%1 %2 %3 %4 %5 %6 %7 %8 %9
Benford's Law Stocks Score: 76
XBRL? ✓  [ original filing ]
Total numbers found: 901

■ = Typical BNED range from 9/2/2021 to 7/9/2026
10K Filed 7/31/2023
30.3
17.0
10.6
9.8
10.0
7.3
6.8
3.9
4.3
 
%1 %2 %3 %4 %5 %6 %7 %8 %9
Benford's Law Stocks Score: 98
XBRL? ✓  [ original filing ]
Total numbers found: 1,241

■ = Typical BNED range from 9/2/2021 to 7/9/2026
10Q Filed 8/31/2022
28.5
17.2
8.2
12.1
11.5
7.1
5.5
4.4
5.5
 
%1 %2 %3 %4 %5 %6 %7 %8 %9
Benford's Law Stocks Score: 81
XBRL? ✓  [ original filing ]
Total numbers found: 453

■ = Typical BNED range from 9/2/2021 to 7/9/2026
10Q Filed 11/30/2021
22.2
18.7
11.0
12.4
12.3
6.7
8.0
4.0
4.6
 
%1 %2 %3 %4 %5 %6 %7 %8 %9
Benford's Law Stocks Score: 60
XBRL? ✓  [ original filing ]
Total numbers found: 652

■ = Typical BNED range from 9/2/2021 to 7/9/2026
CTAAU 10Q Filed 8/17/2026:
20
GRML 10Q Filed 8/17/2026:
74
NEXM 10Q Filed 8/17/2026:
82
FEED 10Q Filed 8/17/2026:
83
GURE 10K Filed 8/17/2026:
81
CSTAF 10Q Filed 8/17/2026:
42
DCGO 10Q Filed 8/17/2026:
93
TWLVU 10Q Filed 8/17/2026:
69
COPLU 10Q Filed 8/17/2026:
56
CHUC 10Q Filed 8/17/2026:
100
BTBD 10Q Filed 8/17/2026:
79
AIFC 10Q Filed 8/17/2026:
89
HLIT 10Q Filed 8/17/2026:
61
CRAQU 10Q Filed 8/17/2026:
8
SNDK 10K Filed 8/17/2026:
74
LITE 10K Filed 8/17/2026:
99
TOP 10Q Filed 8/17/2026:
96
SAFX 10Q Filed 8/17/2026:
91
FDCT 10Q Filed 8/17/2026:
63
EMAT 10Q Filed 8/17/2026:
81
NXGL 10Q Filed 8/14/2026:
83
IVAUF 10Q Filed 8/14/2026:
50
GIPR 10Q Filed 8/14/2026:
87
EXTR 10K Filed 8/14/2026:
89
PVL 10Q Filed 8/14/2026:
70
PECEU 10Q Filed 8/14/2026:
61
QLEPU 10Q Filed 8/14/2026:
33
SPQS 10Q Filed 8/14/2026:
47
BEBEU 10Q Filed 8/14/2026:
39
DGXX 10Q Filed 8/14/2026:
91
CBC 10Q Filed 8/14/2026:
96
MEHA 10Q Filed 8/14/2026:
63
GSRFU 10Q Filed 8/14/2026:
68
BCARU 10Q Filed 8/14/2026:
62
EVACU 10Q Filed 8/14/2026:
33
RTACU 10Q Filed 8/14/2026:
46
SPAI 10Q Filed 8/14/2026:
97
SXTP 10Q Filed 8/14/2026:
69
PNYG 10Q Filed 8/14/2026:
57
PMNT 10Q Filed 8/14/2026:
79
 

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