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) Return on invested capital
Best Buy Co., Inc.'s return on invested capital over the twelve months to 31 July 2026 was 51.0%, up 14.8 percentage points from fiscal 2026 (36.1%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from 30.4% (fiscal 2016) to 318.0% (fiscal 2021); the current reading is higher than 42% of that period. That is above the Specialty Retail industry median of 0.00% and above the Consumer Cyclical sector median of 2.95%.
Return on invested capital, annual
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Annual newest first
| Period | Return on invested capital | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | 36.1% | 3.05 |
| FY2025 | 33.1% | (2.41) |
| FY2024 | 35.5% | (18.00) |
| FY2023 | 53.5% | (91.16) |
| FY2022 | 144.7% | (173.29) |
| FY2021 | 318.0% | 268.14 |
| FY2020 | 49.8% | 6.06 |
| FY2019 | 43.8% | (19.06) |
| FY2018 | 62.8% | 8.99 |
| FY2017 | 53.8% | 23.46 |
Against its own ten years
Return on invested capital against peers
| Company | Return on invested capital |
|---|---|
| WSM Williams-Sonoma, Inc. compare | 86.4% |
| BBY Best Buy Co., Inc. | 51.0% |
| FIVE Five Below, Inc. compare | 38.0% |
| ULTA Ulta Beauty Inc. compare | 36.4% |
| MUSA Murphy USA Inc. compare | 20.6% |
| TSCO Tractor Supply Company compare | 18.2% |
| CASY Casey's General Stores, Inc. compare | 11.4% |
| DKS DICK'S Sporting Goods, Inc. compare | 10.9% |
| GME GameStop Corp. compare | 5.72% |
| Specialty Retail industry median | 0.00% |
| Consumer Cyclical sector median | 2.95% |
| Market median | 0.00% |
What Return on invested capital is
Return on Invested Capital shows how much after-tax operating profit a company earns on the money its lenders and shareholders have put in.
TTM: (Operating Income × 0.625) ÷ (Shareholders Equity (Total) (latest quarter) + Long Term Debt (Total) (latest quarter) + Current Part of Debt (latest quarter) − Cash & Short Term Investments (latest quarter)); Annual: (Operating Income × 0.625) ÷ (Shareholders Equity (Total) + Long Term Debt (Total) + Current Part of Debt − Cash & Short Term Investments)
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