Best Buy Company, Inc.

Specialty Retail

BBYMixed9 of 11 basics passed

$87.24

-1.31%

Market cap $18.3B

$87.24

-1.31%

Market cap $18.3B

Best Buy Co Inc is a pure-play consumer electronics retailer in the USA. It has two reportable segments: Domestic and International.

It is a $18.3B consumer company. Revenue grew 1.4% over the last year, it keeps 3¢ of every dollar of sales as profit, and it holds more cash than debt. It trades at 14.3× earnings — around the middle of its own history.

Website: bestbuy.com
Location: Richfield, MN
Employees: 82 000
Sector: Consumer Cyclical

Share price · 3 years

$70.38 → $87.24+24.0%

price only — dividends excluded

Key facts · TTM

Revenue: total sales; $42.2B
Profit: keeps 3¢ of every $1 sold; $1.27B
Free cash flow: cash left after running the business; $1.77B
Net cash: more cash than debt; $562M
P/E: years of profit in the price; 14.3
EPS: earnings per share, TTM; $6.00
Dividend: pays out 63% of profit · 46% of FCF; 4.40%
Shares: down 40% since 2016 — buybacks; 212.1M
Volatility: beta vs the market — under 1 swings less; 1.24

Revenue, last 10 years

52-week range

Low $55.52$87.24High $94.83

Today's price is 81% of the way from the year's low to its high.

P/E vs its history5y

14.3×median 13.2×

Higher than 62% of past days — around the middle of its own history.

Valuation vs own history

P/E

14.3×

38%

P/S

0.4×

27%

EV/EBITDA

12.0×

30%

P/B

5.7×

59%

FCF yield

9.7%

62%

Share of the last ~5 years that was pricier than today (in line with its own history). Based on the daily valuation record.

Insider activity · 90 days

-$59.6Mnet selling

Purchases$0

Sales$59.6M

Insiders trading, last 14d0 buy · 0 sell

Standing in Consumer Cyclical

Size$18.3Btop 52%
Revenue growth-3%top 91%
Net margin3%top 74%
Return on equity43%top 29%
P/E14.3×top 18%
Dividend yield4.40%top 10%

Ranked against 99 Consumer Cyclical companies with a full CV — for P/E, lower ranks higher.

Skills

Six independent scores, 0–100, built from reported numbers and valuation history. Click a row to see how it was scored.

Strong valuation and quality; Growth lags behind.

Valuation80

P/E vs own history62th pct · 5/25
FCF yield9.7% · 25/25
P/S0.4x · 25/25
EV/EBITDA9.0x · 25/25

Growth12

Revenue CAGR-5.3% · 0/25
Net income CAGR-18.8% · 0/25
EPS CAGR ~5Y-5.9% · 0/25
Fwd implied growth7.0% · 12/25

Profitability61

ROIC44.5% · 25/25
ROE42.8% · 25/25
Net margin3.0% · 6/25
Operating margin4.0% · 5/25

Health62

Altman Zn/a · 0/25
Current ratio1.12 · 12/25
Interest coverage256.4x · 25/25
Net cash / debtNet cash · 25/25

Quality97

Piotroski F7/9 · 22/25
Beneish M-2.58 · 25/25
FCF conversion139% · 25/25
Margin stabilityσ 1.1% · 25/25

Moat68

ROIC >12% years11/11 yrs · 25/25
Median gross margin22.6% · 6/25
FCF-positive years11/11 yrs · 25/25
Worst-year net marginworst 2.2% · 12/25

How the scores work →

Experience

The company's career so far — founding, the IPO, landmark products and acquisitions, plus revenue milestones and insider buying.

FY2022Financial
Revenue crossed $50B
$51.8B for the year
FY2022Financial
Best year on record
$2.45B net income
FY2016Financial
Profitable every year on record
11 consecutive profitable years in our data
FY2016Financial
Revenue already above $10B
$39.5B in first reported year
FY2016Financial
Positive free cash flow every year since
11-year streak

Achievements

Verifiable track record, straight from the reported numbers.

$10 000 invested in 2021 would be worth ~$7 784 today — price return only

$41.7B revenue in FY2026

Profitable 11 years in a row

Positive free cash flow 11 years in a row

82 000 employees

ROIC of 44.5%

Strengths & watch-outs

What a bull and a bear would each point to. Both lists come from the reported numbers, not opinions.

Strengths

Net cash position after subtracting debt from cash
Interest covered 256.4× by operating earnings
High returns on invested capital (ROIC 44.5%)
Piotroski F-Score 7/9 — fundamentally strong checklist

Watch-outs

Nothing stands out as a concern in the available data.

Qualifications

The basics a company should meet before you research it further. Each check uses the reported numbers.

9 of 11 checks passed

Revenue growing — the company sells more than a year ago+1.4% YoY
Profitable — makes more than it spends$1.27B TTM
Profit growing — earnings are higher than last year-7.1% YoY
Generates cash — cash left after running and investing$1.77B TTM
Debt under control — could handle its obligationsmore cash than debt
Established company — not a micro-cap — lower blow-up risk$18.3B market cap
Not printing shares — share count not ballooning — you keep your slice-19.4% shares over ~5y
Proven track record — years of profitability behind it11/11 profitable years
Financially stable — balance sheet not near distresshealth score 37/100
Pays a dividend — returns cash to shareholdersyield 4.40%
Valuation not extreme — price not wildly above earningsP/E 14.3

Peer comparisonBest Buy Company, Inc. vs 6 largest consumer cyclical peers — cap, P/E, growth and margin side by sideOpen ▾

Company	Market cap	P/E	Revenue growth	Net margin	Profile
BBY this company	$18.3B	14.3	+1.4%	3.0%	Mixed
AMZN Amazon.Com Inc	$2.8T	20.9	+15.8%	17.4%	Mixed
TSLA Tesla, Inc.	$1.5T	397.1	+11.8%	3.7%	Strong
NFLX NetFlix Inc	$292.8B	21.4	+16.0%	28.2%	Solid
HD Home Depot, Inc.	$290.4B	20.4	-16.0%	8.7%	Solid
DIS The Walt Disney Company	$186.5B	21.7	+4.6%	8.7%	Solid
MCD McDonald's Corporation	$166.9B	18.9	+6.3%	31.7%	Strained

Head-to-head: BBY vs AMZN · BBY vs TSLA · BBY vs NFLX

References

What covering analysts publish about the company — information only, not a recommendation.

Strong buy 2Buy 5Hold 21Sell 2

Appendix · Financial records

The full statements behind this CV, FY2016–FY2026. For readers who want to check the numbers.

Profit & lossRevenue $42.2B · net income $1.27B (TTM)Open ▾

Profit & loss

Revenue and profit over the company's career — the income statement, visualised.

How FY2026 revenue flows to profit

RevenueNet income

Revenue (TTM)

$42.2B

YoY 1.4%

Net income (TTM)

$1.27B

Margin 3.0%

Gross margin

22.7%

Operating margin

4.0%

P/E ratio

14.3

Dividend yield

4.40%

Income statement — full detail

Figures in USD billions · EPS in USD

	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025	2026
Revenue	47.3	51.8	46.3	43.5	41.5	41.7
Gross profit	10.6	11.6	9.9	9.6	9.4	9.4
Operating income (EBIT)	2.4	3.0	1.8	1.6	1.3	1.4
Net income	1.8	2.5	1.4	1.2	0.9	1.1
EPS (diluted)	6.84	9.84	6.29	5.68	4.28	5.04

Cash flowFree cash flow $1.77B · operating cash flow $2.48B (TTM)Open ▾

Cash flow statement

Cash generated by the business and what is left after investment — year by year.

Operating cash flowFree cash flow

Free cash flow (TTM)

$1.77B

Margin 4.2%

Operating cash flow (TTM)

$2.48B

FCF margin

4.2%

Cash flow statement — full detail

Figures in USD billions

	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025	2026
Operating cash flow	4.9	3.3	1.8	1.5	2.1	2.0
Capital expenditure	-0.7	-0.7	-0.9	-0.8	-0.7	-0.7
Free cash flow	4.2	2.5	0.9	0.7	1.4	1.3
FCF margin	8.9%	4.9%	1.9%	1.6%	3.4%	3.0%

Balance sheetAssets $14.7B · net cash $562M (FY2026)Open ▾

Balance sheet

How the balance sheet is built — what it owns versus how it is financed.

How $14.7B of assets is financed

80%

20%

Liabilities $11.7B — borrowed moneyEquity $2.96B — owners' stake

Cash vs debt

Total debt $1.18B − cash $1.74B = net cash $562M

Cash on hand covers all debt.

Debt repayment

Not needed

Cash already covers all debt

Interest coverage

256.4x

EBIT ÷ interest expense

ROE

42.8%

Profit per $1 of equity

Balance sheet — full detail

Figures in USD billions

	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025	2026
Cash & equivalents	5.5	2.9	1.9	1.4	1.6	1.7
Total assets	19.1	17.5	15.8	15.0	14.8	14.7
Total liabilities	14.5	14.5	13.0	11.9	12.0	11.7
Total debt	1.4	1.2	1.2	1.2	1.1	1.2
Equity	4.6	3.0	2.8	3.1	2.8	3.0
Net debt	-4.1	-1.7	-0.7	-0.3	-0.4	-0.6

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Figures are derived from company filings (quarterly values normalised from as-filed year-to-date data where applicable) and may be delayed, restated or incomplete. This page is information, not investment advice. Latest price $87.24 · market cap $18.3B.