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) Return on equity

Best Buy Co., Inc.'s return on equity over the twelve months to 31 July 2026 was 43.1%, up 6.1 percentage points from fiscal 2026 (37.0%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from 19.1% (fiscal 2016) to 64.5% (fiscal 2022); the current reading is higher than 50% of that period. That is above the Specialty Retail industry median of 2.58% and above the Consumer Cyclical sector median of 3.43%.

Return on equity, annual

Annual

Period Return on equity Change (points)
FY2026 37.0% 5.41
FY2025 31.6% (10.81)
FY2024 42.4% (6.36)
FY2023 48.8% (15.72)
FY2022 64.5% 19.94
FY2021 44.6% (0.84)
FY2020 45.4% 3.10
FY2019 42.3% 18.28
FY2018 24.0% (2.99)
FY2017 27.0% 7.90

Against its own ten years

Low 19.1% High 64.5%
Ten-year median 39.7%
Current reading's percentile 50

Return on equity against peers

Company Return on equity
MUSA Murphy USA Inc. compare 86.4%
WSM Williams-Sonoma, Inc. compare 55.0%
ULTA Ulta Beauty Inc. compare 46.1%
BBY Best Buy Co., Inc. 43.1%
TSCO Tractor Supply Company compare 39.5%
FIVE Five Below, Inc. compare 28.3%
CASY Casey's General Stores, Inc. compare 20.0%
DKS DICK'S Sporting Goods, Inc. compare 18.5%
GME GameStop Corp. compare 15.8%
Specialty Retail industry median 2.58%
Consumer Cyclical sector median 3.43%
Market median 1.76%

What Return on equity is

ROE shows how much profit a company earns for its shareholders on the equity they have in the business.

Annual: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Common Equity; TTM: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Common Equity (latest quarter)

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