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BEST BUY CO INC BBY

NYSE · stock · Retail-Radio, Tv & Consumer Electronics Stores · website · IPO 1987-07-20 · LEI

BEST BUY CO INC statistics & valuation

P / E15.3×
P / S0.4×
P / B5.5×
P / FCF13.0×
Net margin2.6%
FCF margin3.0%
Return on capital19.9%
Graham number -52%$39.81

Market cap as of 2026-06-29. Multiples are price-derived and refreshed daily; everything else from the latest financial reports. The Graham number is Benjamin Graham's rough maximum fair value ($39.81); a green figure means the price is below it.

Profitability & efficiency

Net margin (%)
3.10% 2.40% 3.40% 3.50% 3.80% 4.70% 3.10% 2.90% 2.20% 2.60% 2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Gross margin (%)
24.00% 23.40% 23.20% 23.00% 22.40% 22.50% 21.40% 22.10% 22.60% 22.50% 2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Operating margin (%)
4.70% 4.40% 4.40% 4.60% 5.10% 5.90% 3.90% 3.60% 3.00% 3.30% 2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Return on equity (%)
26.10% 27.70% 44.30% 44.30% 39.20% 81.30% 50.80% 40.60% 33.00% 36.10% 2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Shares outstanding
322.6M 307.1M 281.4M 268.1M 263.0M 249.3M 225.7M 218.5M 216.6M 212.1M 2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Net debt ($)
-$919.0M -$592.0M -$958.0M -$4.23B -$1.71B -$698.0M -$282.0M -$424.0M 2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Share buybacks ($)
2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Return on assets (%)
8.90% 7.70% 11.30% 9.90% 9.40% 14.00% 9.00% 8.30% 6.30% 7.30% 2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Free cash flow margin (%)
5.00% 3.40% 3.70% 4.20% 8.90% 4.90% 1.90% 1.60% 3.40% 3.00% 2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Debt / equity (×)
0.28× 0.42× 0.37× 0.28× 0.41× 0.42× 0.38× 0.41× 2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
EPS ($)
$3.81 $3.26 $5.20 $5.75 $6.84 $9.84 $6.29 $5.68 $4.28 $5.04 2017201820192020202120222023202420252026

Margins and returns computed from annual filings. Falling shares outstanding = buybacks; rising = dilution. Net debt = debt − cash (negative = net cash).

P / E vs its own history

BEST BUY CO INC trades at about 16.5× earnings — above its 10-year norm (10-year range 9.8×–22.2×, median 13.2×).

9.8× 22.2×

Shaded band = 10-year range (9.8×–22.2×); dot = today's 16.5×.

Historical P/E = month-end price near each fiscal year-end ÷ that year's EPS. A read on whether the stock is cheap or dear relative to how it has typically been valued — not a forecast.

Key ratios (by fiscal year)

RatioFY2026FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019FY2018FY2017
Gross margin22.5%22.6%22.1%21.4%22.5%22.4%23.0%23.2%23.4%24.0%
Operating margin3.3%3.0%3.6%3.9%5.9%5.1%4.6%4.4%4.4%4.7%
Net margin2.6%2.2%2.9%3.1%4.7%3.8%3.5%3.4%2.4%3.1%
FCF margin3.0%3.4%1.6%1.9%4.9%8.9%4.2%3.7%3.4%5.0%
Return on assets7.3%6.3%8.3%9.0%14.0%9.4%9.9%11.3%7.7%8.9%
Return on equity36.1%33.0%40.6%50.8%81.3%39.2%44.3%44.3%27.7%26.1%
Debt / equity0.41×0.38×0.42×0.41×0.28×0.37×0.42×0.28×
Current ratio1.111.031.000.980.991.191.101.181.261.48

Computed from company filings · US · as of 2026-01-31. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.