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Best Buy Co., Inc. (BBY)

Consumer Cyclical | Specialty Retail | Richfield, United States | NYSE
82.44 USD -1.12 (-1.340%) ⇩ (Aug. 28, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 82.82 +0.38 (0.457%) ⇧ (Aug. 28, 2026, 7:45 p.m. EDT)

Short-term:★★★☆☆Long-term:★★★⯪☆Dividends:★★★⯪☆
Hot Take | Aug. 22, 2026, 2:49 a.m. EDT

Best Buy presents a compelling value proposition with a robust 39% return on equity and a forward P/E of 12, yet it struggles to justify a premium valuation given its stagnant 1.9% revenue growth. The stock has rallied significantly over the past nine years, climbing nearly 130% from its 2016 lows, but recent momentum has stalled with a 12% decline in the latest fiscal year. The 4.48% dividend yield is attractive, supported by a consistent payout history, though the 70% payout ratio leaves little room for error during economic downturns. Market sentiment is conflicted; while the price trades near its 52-week high, options traders are aggressively buying put protection, signaling a belief that further downside is likely. For investors seeking income and a turnaround story, the fundamentals are sound enough to hold, but the lack of growth and heavy hedging pressure suggest caution on new entries.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoTheta ✓0.103360
AutoARIMA0.119192
AutoETS0.122837
MSTL0.138443

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta

Forecast Reliability
Score 39%
H-stat 6.53
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.242
Excess Kurtosis -1.15
Attribute Value
Sector Consumer Cyclical
Ex Dividend Date 2026-09-16
Last Dividend Date 2026-06-17
Debt to Equity Ratio 129.846
Revenue per Share 200.48
Market Cap 17,375,641,600
Trailing P/E 13.90
Forward P/E 11.47
Beta 1.32
Profit Margins 3.01%
Website https://corporate.bestbuy.com

As of Aug. 22, 2026, 2:49 a.m. EDT: Speculators are heavily positioning for downside protection, evidenced by massive open interest in out-of-the-money puts compared to calls across multiple expiration dates. Deep OTM put strikes show significant implied volatility spikes, indicating fear of a sharp drop. While there are call walls at the 95 strike, the overwhelming put volume suggests a defensive stance rather than aggressive bullish speculation.


Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
1.28% 5.44% 4.97% 4.61%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
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
dividendRate 3.84
dividendYield 4.6
exDividendDate 2026-09-17
trailingAnnualDividendRate 3.82
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.045715652
lastDividendValue 0.96
lastDividendDate 2026-06-18
dividendDate 2026-07-09

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change 0.122213244
Address1 7,601 Penn Avenue South
All Time High 141.97
All Time Low 0.138889
Ask 82.15
Ask Size 100
Audit Risk 4
Average Analyst Rating 2.7 - Hold
Average Daily Volume10 Day 4,062,490
Average Daily Volume3 Month 3,792,812
Average Volume 3,792,812
Average Volume10Days 4,062,490
Beta 1.317
Bid 82.43
Bid Size 300
Board Risk 1
Book Value 15.064
City Richfield
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,798,675,200
Compensation Risk 6
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 82.44
Current Ratio 1.117
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,786,665,600
Day High 84.0
Day Low 80.82
Debt To Equity 129.846
Display Name Best Buy
Dividend Date 1,783,555,200
Dividend Rate 3.84
Dividend Yield 4.6
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,787,832,000
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,787,832,000
Earnings Growth 0.701
Earnings Quarterly Growth 0.694
Earnings Timestamp 1,787,833,800
Earnings Timestamp End 1,795,523,400
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,795,523,400
Ebitda 2,652,000,000
Ebitda Margins 0.06284
Enterprise To Ebitda 7.277
Enterprise To Revenue 0.457
Enterprise Value 19,297,572,864
Eps Current Year 6.59432
Eps Forward 7.18626
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 5.93
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,789,603,200
Exchange NYQ
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 82.8928
Fifty Day Average Change -0.45279694
Fifty Day Average Change Percent -0.0054624397
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 12.221325
Fifty Two Week High 91.27
Fifty Two Week High Change -8.829994
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.096745856
Fifty Two Week Low 55.1
Fifty Two Week Low Change 27.340004
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.49618882
Fifty Two Week Range 55.1 - 91.27
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 482,682,600,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 4.48
Float Shares 198,218,417
Forward Eps 7.18626
Forward P E 11.471892
Free Cashflow 1,269,624,960
Full Exchange Name NYSE
Full Time Employees 82,000
Fullday Change -1.12
Fullday Change Percent -1.34035
Fullday Price 82.8167
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Governance Epoch Date 1,785,542,400
Gross Margins 0.22677
Gross Profits 9,569,999,872
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.064840004
Held Percent Institutions 0.96782994
Implied Shares Outstanding 210,767,126
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 1
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,781,740,800
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 17,375,641,600
Market State CLOSED
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 17,611,701,048
Number Of Analyst Opinions 20
Open 83.85
Operating Cashflow 2,475,000,064
Operating Margins 0.03896
Overall Risk 1
Payout Ratio 0.63560003
Peg Ratio 1.67
Phone 612 291 1000
Post Market Change 0.37670135
Post Market Change Percent 0.45694
Post Market Price 82.8167
Post Market Time 1,787,960,746
Previous Close 83.56
Price Eps Current Year 12.501669
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 5.47265
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 0.4117353
Profit Margins 0.03014
Quick Ratio 0.356
Quote Source Name Delayed Quote
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key hold
Recommendation Mean 2.72
Region US
Regular Market Change -1.12
Regular Market Change Percent -1.34035
Regular Market Day High 84.0
Regular Market Day Low 80.82
Regular Market Day Range 80.82 - 84.0
Regular Market Open 83.85
Regular Market Previous Close 83.56
Regular Market Price 82.44
Regular Market Time 1,787,947,203
Regular Market Volume 5,154,224
Return On Assets 0.0739
Return On Equity 0.43126
Revenue Growth 0.036
Revenue Per Share 200.48
Sand P52 Week Change 0.20504117
Sector Consumer Cyclical
Sector Disp Consumer Cyclical
Sector Key consumer-cyclical
Share Holder Rights Risk 2
Shares Outstanding 210,767,126
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.066700004
Shares Short 14,058,498
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,784,073,600
Shares Short Prior Month 18,194,374
Short Name Best Buy Co., Inc.
Short Percent Of Float 0.0752
Short Ratio 4.29
Source Interval 15
State MN
Symbol BBY
Target High Price 95.0
Target Low Price 62.0
Target Mean Price 83.4
Target Median Price 85.0
Total Cash 2,255,000,064
Total Cash Per Share 10.672
Total Debt 4,132,999,936
Total Revenue 42,201,001,984
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 3.82
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.045715652
Trailing Eps 5.93
Trailing P E 13.902193
Trailing Peg Ratio 1.5934
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 71.2192
Two Hundred Day Average Change 11.220802
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.15755305
Type Disp Equity
Volume 5,154,224
Website https://corporate.bestbuy.com
Zip 55,423