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Best Buy Co., Inc. (BBY)

Consumer Cyclical | Specialty Retail | Richfield, United States | NYSE
89.10 USD +1.14 (1.296%) ⇧ (Oct. 14, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)

Short-term:★★⯪☆☆Long-term:★★★⯪☆Dividends:★★★★☆
Hot Take ↕ | Oct. 10, 2026, 7:42 a.m. EDT

Best Buy offers a compelling value proposition anchored by exceptional return on equity and a robust dividend yield, yet the stock is currently navigating a period of short-term weakness and slowing revenue growth. The business fundamentals remain strong with a fortress-like cash generation capability and a valuation that appears discounted relative to its profitability, but the recent annual price decline and modest top-line expansion temper enthusiasm for aggressive long-term accumulation. For income investors, the payout is reliable and well-covered, providing a cushion against the cyclical headwinds facing the specialty retail sector. Short-term traders should watch the 50-day moving average closely as the price tests support levels, while longer-term holders can view the current dip as a potential entry point given the strong historical trajectory and attractive valuation metrics.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoETS ✓0.034938
MSTL0.036535
AutoTheta0.070819
AutoARIMA0.159003

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoETS

Forecast Reliability
Score 46%
H-stat 1.17
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.714
Excess Kurtosis -0.60
Attribute Value
Sector Consumer Cyclical
Ex Dividend Date 2026-09-16
Last Dividend Date 2026-09-16
Debt to Equity Ratio 130.097
Revenue per Share 200.48
Market Cap 18,686,736,384
Trailing P/E 14.63
Forward P/E 12.35
Beta 1.28
Profit Margins 3.01%
Website https://corporate.bestbuy.com

As of Oct. 10, 2026, 7:42 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning for a range-bound outcome between 85 and 95, evidenced by significant open interest walls at these strikes. Call implied volatility is notably higher than put implied volatility on near-term expirations, suggesting a bullish skew despite the recent price decline. December expiration data shows heavy hedging activity with substantial put open interest below 70 and call open interest above 100, indicating a belief in a wider range over the coming months rather than a sharp directional move.


Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
1.02% 5.16% 4.87% 4.69%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-09-17 0.960000 1.015228
2026-06-18 0.960000 1.284625
2026-03-24 0.960000 1.555664
2025-12-16 0.950000 1.308180
2025-09-18 0.950000 1.288485
2025-06-18 0.950000 1.402007
2025-03-25 0.950000 1.273117
2024-12-17 0.940000 1.074531
2024-09-19 0.940000 0.954702
2024-06-20 0.940000 1.017646
2024-03-20 0.940000 1.196081
2023-12-11 0.920000 1.240896
2023-09-18 0.920000 1.302378
2023-06-14 0.920000 1.200418
2023-03-22 0.920000 1.211483
2022-12-12 0.880000 1.067055
2022-09-19 0.880000 1.189671
2022-06-13 0.880000 1.267099
2022-03-23 0.880000 0.911067
2021-12-13 0.700000 0.698324
2021-09-13 0.700000 0.624610
2021-06-16 0.700000 0.636943
2021-03-17 0.700000 0.623608
2020-12-14 0.550000 0.543049
2020-09-14 0.550000 0.510678
2020-06-10 0.550000 0.673195
2020-03-18 0.550000 1.018519
2019-12-16 0.500000 0.582819
2019-09-18 0.500000 0.744602
2019-06-12 0.500000 0.775795
2019-03-19 0.500000 0.715410
2018-12-10 0.450000 0.767133
2018-09-17 0.450000 0.584112
2018-06-13 0.450000 0.614251
2018-03-21 0.450000 0.657510
2017-12-06 0.340000 0.557651
2017-09-18 0.340000 0.592851
2017-06-13 0.340000 0.587727
2017-03-20 0.340000 0.746433
2016-12-06 0.280000 0.596633
2016-09-09 0.280000 0.759425
2016-06-10 0.280000 0.951087
2016-03-15 0.730000 2.296320
2015-12-08 0.230000 0.745301
2015-09-11 0.230000 0.605104
2015-06-09 0.230000 0.679870
2015-03-20 0.740000 1.814170
2014-12-09 0.190000 0.520976
2014-09-09 0.190000 0.597484
2014-06-10 0.170000 0.576467
2014-03-18 0.170000 0.656878
2013-12-06 0.170000 0.414129
2013-09-06 0.170000 0.459211
2013-06-07 0.170000 0.621345
2013-03-19 0.170000 0.764045
2012-12-07 0.170000 1.417848
2012-09-07 0.170000 0.932529
2012-06-08 0.160000 0.800801
2012-04-17 0.160000 0.729927
2011-12-29 0.160000 0.692341
2011-09-30 0.160000 0.686695
2011-06-30 0.150000 0.477555
2011-04-12 0.150000 0.493583
2010-12-31 0.150000 0.437445
2010-10-01 0.150000 0.368008
2010-07-01 0.140000 0.410317
2010-04-13 0.140000 0.313269
2009-12-31 0.140000 0.354790
2009-10-02 0.140000 0.384510
2009-07-02 0.140000 0.436409
2009-04-14 0.140000 0.367454
2009-01-02 0.140000 0.482426
2008-10-03 0.140000 0.415677
2008-07-03 0.130000 0.328366
2008-04-21 0.130000 0.297007
2008-01-07 0.130000 0.275774
2007-10-04 0.130000 0.268262
2007-07-06 0.100000 0.207039
2007-04-23 0.100000 0.205086
2006-12-28 0.100000 0.202552
2006-09-29 0.100000 0.186706
2006-06-29 0.080000 0.144901
2006-04-18 0.080000 0.136963
2005-12-29 0.080000 0.182066
2005-09-30 0.080000 0.183781
2005-06-30 0.073333 0.160466
2005-04-18 0.073333 0.223622
2005-01-03 0.073333 0.185559
2004-10-04 0.073333 0.200108
2004-07-02 0.066667 0.203047
2004-04-19 0.066667 0.188680
2004-01-05 0.066667 0.192939
2003-11-14 0.200000 0.522830
Additional Data
dividendYield 4.37
exDividendDate 2026-09-17
trailingAnnualDividendRate 3.82
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.04342883
lastDividendValue 0.96
lastDividendDate 2026-09-17
dividendDate 2026-10-08

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change 0.13445377
Address1 7,601 Penn Avenue South
All Time High 141.97
All Time Low 0.138889
Ask 0.0
Ask Size 100
Audit Risk 5
Average Analyst Rating 2.8 - Hold
Average Daily Volume10 Day 2,878,020
Average Daily Volume3 Month 3,502,093
Average Volume 3,502,093
Average Volume10Days 2,878,020
Beta 1.282
Bid 87.5
Bid Size 200
Board Risk 1
Book Value 15.128
City Richfield
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,798,675,200
Compensation Risk 6
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 89.1
Current Ratio 1.117
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,790,726,400
Day High 89.12
Day Low 86.93
Debt To Equity 130.097
Display Name Best Buy
Dividend Date 1,791,417,600
Dividend Yield 4.37
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,795,550,400
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,795,550,400
Earnings Growth 0.701
Earnings Quarterly Growth 0.694
Earnings Timestamp 1,795,523,400
Earnings Timestamp End 1,795,523,400
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,795,523,400
Ebitda 2,617,999,872
Ebitda Margins 0.06204
Enterprise To Ebitda 7.799
Enterprise To Revenue 0.484
Enterprise Value 20,417,738,752
Eps Current Year 6.82788
Eps Forward 7.21321
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 6.09
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,789,603,200
Exchange NYQ
Exchange Data Delayed By 20
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 87.5536
Fifty Day Average Change 1.546402
Fifty Day Average Change Percent 0.017662346
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 13.445377
Fifty Two Week High 96.53
Fifty Two Week High Change -7.4300003
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.0769709
Fifty Two Week Low 55.1
Fifty Two Week Low Change 34.0
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.6170599
Fifty Two Week Range 55.1 - 96.53
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 482,682,600,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 4.34
Float Shares 196,923,822
Forward Eps 7.21321
Forward P E 12.352337
Free Cashflow 1,403,374,976
Full Exchange Name NYSE
Full Time Employees 82,000
Fullday Change 0.7700043
Fullday Change Percent 0.88516414
Fullday Price 89.1
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Governance Epoch Date 1,790,812,800
Gross Margins 0.22597
Gross Profits 9,536,000,000
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.06516
Held Percent Institutions 0.97103
Implied Shares Outstanding 209,727,698
Industry Specialty Retail
Industry Disp Specialty Retail
Industry Key specialty-retail
Ir Website http://www.investors.bestbuy.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=83192&p=IROL-IRhome
Is Earnings Date Estimate 0
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,789,603,200
Last Dividend Value 0.96
Last Fiscal Year End 1,769,817,600
Last Split Date 1,123,113,600
Last Split Factor 3:2
Long Business Summary Best Buy Co., Inc. offers technology products and solutions in the United States, Canada, and internationally. The company provides computing and mobile phone products, such as desktops, notebooks, and peripherals; mobile phones comprising related mobile network carrier commissions; networking products; tablets covering e-readers; smartwatches; and consumer electronics consisting of digital imaging, health and fitness products, portable audio comprising headphones and portable speakers, and smart home products, as well as home theaters that includes home theater accessories, soundbars, and televisions. It also offers appliances, such as dishwashers, laundry, ovens, refrigerators, blenders, coffee makers, vacuums, and personal care; entertainment products consisting of drones, peripherals, gaming, toys, and virtual reality, as well as hardware and software, and augmented reality glasses and other software products; and other products, such as baby, food and beverage, luggage, and outdoor living products. In addition, the company provides delivery, installation, marketplace commissions, memberships, repair, set-up, technical support, health-related, and warranty-related services. It offers its products through stores and websites under the Best Buy, Best Buy Ads, Best Buy Business, Best Buy Essentials, Best Buy Health, Best Buy Marketplace, Geek Squad, Imagine That, Insignia, Lively, Jitterbug, My Best Buy, My Best Buy Memberships, Pacific Kitchen, Home, TechLiquidators, and Yardbird brand names, as well as domain names comprising bestbuy.com, lively.com, techliquidators.com, yardbird.com, bestbuy.ca, and techliquidators.ca. The company was formerly known as Sound of Music, Inc. Best Buy Co., Inc. was incorporated in 1966 and is headquartered in Richfield, Minnesota.
Long Name Best Buy Co., Inc.
Market us_market
Market Cap 18,686,736,384
Market State PRE
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_255397
Most Recent Quarter 1,785,542,400
Net Income To Common 1,272,000,000
Next Fiscal Year End 1,801,353,600
Non Diluted Market Cap 19,043,274,978
Number Of Analyst Opinions 20
Open 87.1
Operating Cashflow 2,475,000,064
Operating Margins 0.03896
Overall Risk 1
Payout Ratio 0.63560003
Peg Ratio 1.56
Phone 612 291 1000
Previous Close 87.96
Price Eps Current Year 13.049438
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 5.8897405
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 0.44280314
Profit Margins 0.03014
Quick Ratio 0.373
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key hold
Recommendation Mean 2.8
Region US
Regular Market Change 1.14
Regular Market Change Percent 1.29604
Regular Market Day High 89.12
Regular Market Day Low 86.93
Regular Market Day Range 86.93 - 89.12
Regular Market Open 87.1
Regular Market Previous Close 87.96
Regular Market Price 89.1
Regular Market Time 1,792,008,003
Regular Market Volume 1,980,306
Return On Assets 0.07254
Return On Equity 0.43126
Revenue Growth 0.036
Revenue Per Share 200.48
Sand P52 Week Change 0.16440773
Sector Consumer Cyclical
Sector Disp Consumer Cyclical
Sector Key consumer-cyclical
Share Holder Rights Risk 2
Shares Outstanding 209,727,698
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.0709
Shares Short 14,868,600
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,788,134,400
Shares Short Prior Month 14,868,267
Short Name Best Buy Co., Inc.
Short Percent Of Float 0.08
Short Ratio 3.94
Source Interval 15
State MN
Symbol BBY
Target High Price 100.0
Target Low Price 71.0
Target Mean Price 86.95
Target Median Price 85.0
Total Cash 2,409,999,872
Total Cash Per Share 11.491
Total Debt 4,140,999,936
Total Revenue 42,201,001,984
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 3.82
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.04342883
Trailing Eps 6.09
Trailing P E 14.630541
Trailing Peg Ratio 1.6991
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 73.59385
Two Hundred Day Average Change 15.506149
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.21069898
Type Disp Equity
Volume 1,980,306
Website https://corporate.bestbuy.com
Zip 55,423