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.

92.63 1.54 −1.64%
Market cap
$19.8B
P/E
15.3×
Fwd P/E
11.4×
Dividend yield
4.13%
F-score
7/9
Altman Z
4.18
Beneish M
−2.76
Dividend safety
73/100

Insider Decisions trades per month

Total sells 194.67
Totals in millions of $.
Dec 25 Mar 26 Jun 26 Sep 26
Buy — — — — — — — — — — — —
Sell — — — — 6 — 2 2 1 — 2 —
Insider Ownership 6.69%

Capital & Financial Ratios $m

Market Cap 19,750.00
Revenue 42,201.00
Net Income 1,272.00
Free Cash Flow 1,768.00
Net Debt (1,086.00)
Current Ratio 1.12
Debt/Equity 0.37 (at or below 0.5: strong)
P/E ratio 15.31
Fwd P/E 11.40
P/S ratio 0.46
P/B ratio 6.15 (above 6: high)
Past 5Y EPS Growth (5.92%) (below 0%: weak)
This Y EPS Growth 5.90%
Next Y EPS Growth 6.12%
Next Y revenue growth 2.34%
Next 5Y EPS Growth 6.67%

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Valuation vs history

P/E against its own 10 years 68.63%
10-year low 10-year high
P/S against its own 10 years 68.93%
10-year low 10-year high
P/B against its own 10 years 66.53%
10-year low 10-year high
EV/Sales against its own 10 years 63.69%
10-year low 10-year high
EV/FCF against its own 10 years 44.16%
10-year low 10-year high

Dividends

Payout Ratio 0.64
Annual Dividend Rate 3.83
Annual Dividend Yield 4.13%
total individual payouts
2029 Powerpack
2028 Powerpack
2027 Powerpack
2026 3.83
0.96
0.96
0.96
2025 3.80
0.95
0.95
0.95
0.95
2024 3.76
0.94
0.94
0.94
0.94
2023 3.68
0.92
0.92
0.92
0.92
2022 3.52
0.88
0.88
0.88
0.88
2021 2.80
0.70
0.70
0.70
0.70
2020 2.20
0.55
0.55
0.55
0.55
2019 2.00
0.50
0.50
0.50
0.50
2018 1.80
0.45
0.45
0.45
0.45
2017 1.36
0.34
0.34
0.34
0.34
2016 1.12
0.28
0.28
0.28
0.28
predictions special payouts not included in total or ratios

Assets vs Liabilities $m

2024 2025 2026 Q'26
Cash 1,447 1,578 1,738 2,255
Receivables 939 1,044 1,043 922
Inventory 4,958 5,085 5,230 6,296
Other 553 517 493 508
7,897 8,224 8,504 9,981
2024 2025 2026 Q'26
Payables 4,637 4,980 4,745 6,026
ST’ Debt 13 10 11 11
Other 253 253 235 216
7,909 8,016 7,679 8,936

Compound Annual Growth %

10y 5y 3y
Sales 0.53% (2.48%) (3.43%)
Cash Flow 3.86% (16.82%) 2.46%
Earnings 1.77% (9.88%) (9.01%)
Book Value (3.83%) (8.36%) 1.98%

Revenue $m

Apr Jul Oct Jan Year
’26 8,936 9,779 — — —
’26 8,767 9,438 9,672 13,814 41,691
’25 8,847 9,288 9,445 13,948 41,528
’24 9,467 9,583 9,756 14,646 43,452
’23 10,647 10,329 10,587 14,735 46,298
’22 11,637 11,849 11,910 16,365 51,761
’21 8,562 9,910 11,853 16,937 47,262
Fiscal quarters ending in the months shown.

Operating Cash Flow $m

Apr Jul Oct Jan Year
’26 375 921 — — —
’26 34 749 (99) 1,278 1,962
’25 156 661 (256) 1,537 2,098
’24 (331) 512 109 1,180 1,470
’23 (1,384) 675 601 1,932 1,824
’22 105 759 197 2,191 3,252
’21 827 2,961 119 1,020 4,927
Fiscal quarters ending in the months shown.

Free Cash Flow $m

Apr Jul Oct Jan Year
’26 215 737 — — —
’26 (132) 574 (287) 1,103 1,258
’25 4 478 (449) 1,359 1,392
’24 (535) 321 (108) 997 675
’23 (1,599) 449 346 1,698 894
’22 (56) 597 (28) 2,002 2,515
’21 649 2,799 (75) 841 4,214
Fiscal quarters ending in the months shown.

EPS $

Apr Jul Oct Jan Year
’26 1.31 1.48 — — —
’26 0.95 0.87 0.66 2.56 5.04
’25 1.13 1.34 1.26 0.54 4.28
’24 1.11 1.25 1.21 2.12 5.68
’23 1.49 1.35 1.22 2.23 6.29
’22 2.32 2.90 2.00 2.62 9.84
’21 0.61 1.65 1.48 3.10 6.84
Fiscal quarters ending in the months shown.

Target Price Range

Analyst price targets

Recommendation Rating

2.9
1Buy 2 3Hold 4 5Sell

Ten years at a glance Fiscal years to January

Group Line 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 Trend 2027e 2028e 2029e
Price, $
Price, $ Low 41.67 47.72 50.94 48.11 94.54 60.79 62.30 69.29 54.99 55.10

Analyst estimates 2027–2029

Powerpack
High 68.98 84.37 89.50 124.89 141.97 112.96 93.32 103.71 91.68 96.53
People
People Employees 125,000 125,000 125,000 125,000 102,000 105,000 90,000 85,000 85,000 82,000
Revenue/emp, $m 0.32 0.34 0.34 0.35 0.46 0.49 0.51 0.51 0.49 0.51
Income, $m
Income, $m Revenue 39,403 42,151 42,879 43,638 47,262 51,761 46,298 43,452 41,528 41,691
Gross margin, % 23.96 23.43 23.23 23.03 22.37 22.49 21.41 22.10 22.60 22.48
EBT 1,816 1,817 1,888 1,993 2,377 3,024 1,788 1,621 1,295 1,404
EBT margin, % 4.61 4.31 4.40 4.57 5.03 5.84 3.86 3.73 3.12 3.37
Net income 1,228 1,000 1,464 1,541 1,798 2,454 1,419 1,241 927 1,069
Depreciation 654 683 770 812 839 869 918 923 1,341 1,002
Per share, $
Per share, $ Revenue 123.71 140.32 155.13 164.73 182.06 209.73 205.95 199.60 192.97 197.59
Earnings 3.86 3.33 5.30 5.82 6.93 9.94 6.31 5.70 4.31 5.06
Cash flow 8.03 7.13 8.71 9.68 18.98 13.18 8.11 6.75 9.75 9.30
Capex (1.82) (2.29) (2.96) (2.80) (2.75) (2.99) (4.14) (3.65) (3.28) (3.34)
Free cash flow 6.21 4.84 5.75 6.88 16.23 10.19 3.98 3.10 6.47 5.96
Book value 14.78 12.02 11.96 13.13 17.67 12.24 12.43 14.02 13.05 14.05
Shares, m 319 300 276 265 260 247 225 218 215 211
Valuation, ×
Valuation, × P/E 11.47 21.74 11.05 14.45 15.56 9.98 14.02 12.72 19.92 12.97
P/S 0.36 0.52 0.38 0.51 0.59 0.47 0.43 0.36 0.44 0.33
P/B 3.01 6.08 4.95 6.45 6.09 8.11 7.14 5.17 6.58 4.69
EV/Sales 0.30 0.48 0.37 0.49 0.50 0.44 0.42 0.36 0.43 0.32
EV/FCF 5.88 13.88 9.93 11.79 5.66 9.06 21.53 22.96 12.97 10.61
Cash, $m
Cash, $m Operating cash flow 2,557 2,141 2,408 2,565 4,927 3,252 1,824 1,470 2,098 1,962
Capex (580) (688) (819) (743) (713) (737) (930) (795) (706) (704)
Free cash flow 1,977 1,453 1,589 1,822 4,214 2,515 894 675 1,392 1,258
Balance, $m
Balance, $m Working capital 3,394 2,012 1,357 797 2,019 (135) (177) (12) 208 825
Total debt 1,365 1,355 1,388 1,271 1,377 1,229 1,176 1,165 1,154 1,176
Net debt (2,556) (1,778) (592) (958) (4,117) (1,707) (698) (282) (424) (562)
Shareholders’ equity 4,709 3,612 3,306 3,479 4,587 3,020 2,795 3,053 2,808 2,964
Returns, %
Returns, % ROA 8.97 7.43 11.28 10.82 10.38 13.42 8.52 8.07 6.23 7.26
ROIC 53.82 62.81 43.75 49.81 317.95 144.66 53.50 35.50 33.09 36.14
ROE 27.03 24.04 42.32 45.42 44.58 64.52 48.80 42.44 31.63 37.04
Negative figures in brackets.

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Fiscal years to Jan 2026 · latest quarter Jul 2026

Charts ten years each

Best Buy Co., Inc. vs peers in Specialty Retail (Q) = latest quarter vs a year earlier

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ULTA Ulta Beauty Inc. $26.1B 21.5× 16.2× +8.87% (above 0%: growing) +13.28% (above 0%: growing) +96.46% (above 0%: growing) 39.10% 12.51% Compare
CASY Casey's General Stores, Inc. $24.9B 33.0× 37.3× +24.33% (above 0%: growing) +27.59% (above 0%: growing) −30.95% (below 0%: shrinking) 21.82% 6.50% Compare
BBY Best Buy Co., Inc. $19.8B 15.3× 11.4× +3.61% (above 0%: growing) +69.32% (above 0%: growing) +28.40% (above 0%: growing) 23.91% 4.31%
TSCO Tractor Supply Company $17.4B 17.3× 14.0× +2.29% (above 0%: growing) −14.81% (below 0%: shrinking) −38.48% (below 0%: shrinking) 37.05% 10.29% Compare
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DKS DICK'S Sporting Goods, Inc. $12.5B 15.2× 15.3× +53.21% (above 0%: growing) −26.35% (below 0%: shrinking) −55.09% (below 0%: shrinking) 34.78% 7.89% Compare
FIVE Five Below, Inc. $12.3B 19.8× 21.2× +22.85% (above 0%: growing) +415.38% (above 0%: growing) +194.67% (above 0%: growing) 48.55% 21.83% Compare
MUSA Murphy USA Inc. $10.0B 16.5× 17.2× +35.99% (above 0%: growing) +52.42% (above 0%: growing) −10.68% (below 0%: shrinking) 10.97% 4.48% Compare
Median of peers $15.8B 18.6× 19.2× +15.86% +34.49% +42.89% 38.08% 11.40%

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Best Buy Co., Inc. (BBY) key facts

  • Strength: Net income was $1.1 billion, or $5.06 per share (basic), a net margin of 2.56%.
  • Best Buy Co., Inc. (BBY) is a Specialty Retail company in the Consumer Cyclical sector, listed on the New York Stock Exchange.
  • Best Buy Co., Inc.’s revenue for fiscal 2026 (year ended January 2026) was $41.7 billion, roughly unchanged from fiscal 2025.
  • As of October 16, 2026, BBY traded at $92.63, a market capitalization of $19.8 billion.
  • At that price the stock trades at 15.3× trailing-twelve-month earnings and 0.5× sales; its P/E is higher than 69% of its own readings over the past ten years.
  • Best Buy Co., Inc. pays an annual dividend of $3.83 per share, a yield of 4.13%, with a payout ratio of 63.7%.
  • Return on equity was 37.0% and debt-to-equity 0.37.
  • Its Piotroski F-score is 7 out of 9 and its Altman Z-score is 4.18 (safe zone) for fiscal 2026.

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