Best Buy Co., Inc. BBY

90.51 (0.49) (0.54%) as of 25 Sep
Market cap
$18.8B
P/E
15.0×
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Best Buy Co., Inc. (BBY) Debt to equity

Best Buy Co., Inc.'s debt to equity at the end of the quarter to 31 July 2026 was 0.4×, down 0.0× from fiscal 2026 (0.4×). Over the past ten years it has ranged from 0.3× (fiscal 2017) to 0.4× (fiscal 2023); the current reading is higher than 67% of that period. That is above the Specialty Retail industry median of 0.3× and above the Consumer Cyclical sector median of 0.2×.

Debt to equity, annual

Annual

Period Debt to equity Change
FY2026 0.4× (3.45%)
FY2025 0.4× 7.70%
FY2024 0.4× (9.32%)
FY2023 0.4× 3.39%
FY2022 0.4× 35.58%
FY2021 0.3× (17.82%)
FY2020 0.4× (12.98%)
FY2019 0.4× 11.92%
FY2018 0.4× 29.39%
FY2017 0.3× (26.81%)

Quarterly

Period Debt to equity Change
Jul 2026 0.4× (3.14%)
Apr 2026 0.4× (4.44%)
Jan 2026 0.4× (9.63%)
Oct 2025 0.4× 1.57%
44 more quarters

Against its own ten years

Low 0.3× High 0.4×
Ten-year median 0.4×
Current reading's percentile 67

Debt to equity against peers

Company Debt to equity
FIVE Five Below, Inc. compare 0.0×
WSM Williams-Sonoma, Inc. compare 0.0×
ULTA Ulta Beauty Inc. compare 0.1×
DKS DICK'S Sporting Goods, Inc. compare 0.3×
BBY Best Buy Co., Inc. 0.4×
CASY Casey's General Stores, Inc. compare 0.6×
GME GameStop Corp. compare 0.7×
TSCO Tractor Supply Company compare 0.8×
MUSA Murphy USA Inc. compare 2.8×
Specialty Retail industry median 0.3×
Consumer Cyclical sector median 0.2×
Market median 0.2×

What Debt to equity is

Debt to Equity Ratio shows how much a company relies on borrowed money compared with the money its shareholders have in the business.

(Long Term Debt (Total) + Current Part of Debt) ÷ Shareholders Equity (Total)

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