Best Buy Co., Inc.
BBY Consumer Cyclical Specialty Retail
Best Buy Co., Inc.’s revenue for fiscal 2026 (year ended January 2026) was $41.7 billion, roughly unchanged from fiscal 2025. In the quarter to July 2026, revenue grew 3.61%, EPS grew 69.3%, free cash flow grew 28.4% and total debt was flat, each against the same quarter a year earlier. Member of the S&P 500; dividend growth for ten consecutive years.
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Best Buy Co., Inc. (BBY) Operating margin
Best Buy Co., Inc.'s operating margin over the twelve months to 31 July 2026 was 4.05%, up 0.7 percentage points from fiscal 2026 (3.33%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from 3.04% (fiscal 2025) to 5.87% (fiscal 2022); the current reading is higher than 17% of that period. That is above the Specialty Retail industry median of 3.66% and above the Consumer Cyclical sector median of 3.57%.
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Annual newest first
| Period | Operating margin | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | 3.33% | 0.29 |
| FY2025 | 3.04% | (0.58) |
| FY2024 | 3.62% | (0.26) |
| FY2023 | 3.88% | (1.99) |
| FY2022 | 5.87% | 0.81 |
| FY2021 | 5.06% | 0.46 |
| FY2020 | 4.60% | 0.17 |
| FY2019 | 4.43% | 0.06 |
| FY2018 | 4.37% | (0.34) |
| FY2017 | 4.71% | 1.23 |
Quarterly newest first
| Period | Operating margin | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 2026 | 4.31% | 0.17 |
| Apr 2026 | 4.14% | (1.08) |
| Jan 2026 | 5.22% | 3.17 |
| Oct 2025 | 2.05% | (0.61) |
| 44 more quarters | Free account |
Against its own ten years
Operating margin against peers
| Company | Operating margin |
|---|---|
| WSM Williams-Sonoma, Inc. compare | 19.2% |
| FIVE Five Below, Inc. compare | 14.8% |
| GME GameStop Corp. compare | 13.5% |
| ULTA Ulta Beauty Inc. compare | 12.5% |
| TSCO Tractor Supply Company compare | 8.51% |
| CASY Casey's General Stores, Inc. compare | 5.88% |
| DKS DICK'S Sporting Goods, Inc. compare | 5.53% |
| MUSA Murphy USA Inc. compare | 4.29% |
| BBY Best Buy Co., Inc. | 4.05% |
| Specialty Retail industry median | 3.66% |
| Consumer Cyclical sector median | 3.57% |
| Market median | 0.00% |
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EBIT Margin tells an investor how much operating profit, before interest and taxes, a company keeps from each unit of revenue.
EBIT ÷ Revenue
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