BBY vs LII Stock Comparison

Best Buy and Lennox International Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
BBY Best Buy Co Inc
$99.85 +10.0% 1M +21.1% 1Y
Market cap
$20.69B
P/E
16.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$42.20B
Div. yield
–
Specialty Retail Consumer Discretionary
7 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Best Buy leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Best Buy 7, Lennox International 4). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBBYLIILeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $20.69B $12.70B BBY
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 16.3x 16.1x LII
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 13.8x 16.6x BBY
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +1.4% -2.1% BBY
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 3.0% 14.9% LII
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 29.0% 29.8% LII
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.4x 1.3x BBY
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.01% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +21.1% -24.0% BBY
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -3.4%/yr +3.8%/yr LII
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 37.4% 41.0% BBY
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 64/100 58/100 BBY

Percentile Scorecard

BBYLII

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisBBYLII
Valuation 62 #40 of 104 46 #30 of 55
Growth 50 #50 of 99 46 #28 of 51
Profitability 79 #22 of 99 92 #5 of 51
Financial Health 56 #50 of 113 38 #37 of 59
Shareholder Returns 71 #22 of 73 70 #13 of 41
Overall 64 58
  • BBY ranked among 115 companies in Retail
  • LII ranked among 59 companies in Construction Products

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodBBYLIISPY
1 month +10.0%+1.0% -1.0%
3 months +16.9%-30.5% +2.9%
6 months +65.2%-23.4% +6.4%
Year to date +49.2%-22.5% +11.4%
1 year +21.1%-24.0% +13.1%
3 years +46.9%+8.9% +79.4%
3 years, per year +13.7%+2.9% +21.5%
5 years -15.7%+20.5% +67.7%
5 years, per year -3.4%+3.8% +10.9%
10 years +153.0%+150.6% +255.2%
10 years, per year +9.7%+9.6% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureBBYLIISPY
Volatility, 1Y 37.4%41.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 32.7%46.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.441.34 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.56-0.59 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -59.8%-48.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high 0.0%-34.4% -2.5%
52-week high $99.85$572.95 $779.14
52-week low $55.52$348.85 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleBBYLII
P/E now vs peer median 16.6xmedian 16.7x 16.5xmedian 19.9x
P/S now vs peer median 0.5xmedian 0.5x 2.5xmedian 1.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 7.9xmedian 9.1x 12.5xmedian 12.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 11.9xmedian 16.6x 17.6xmedian 16.1x
P/B now vs peer median 6.6xmedian 1.7x 10.0xmedian 3.0x
PEG now vs peer median 32.79median 0.73 1.22median 0.98

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsBBYLII
Revenue $42.20B $5.30B
Gross profit $9.57B $1.77B
Operating income $1.71B $1.04B
Net income $1.27B $788.60M
Free cash flow $1.77B $738.70M
EPS (diluted) $5.98 $22.66
Cash & equivalents $2.26B $51.50M
Total debt $1.17B $1.58B
Shares (diluted) 212.70M 34.80M
Enterprise value $14.03B $12.50B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricBBYLII
P/E 16.6x 16.5x
P/FCF 11.9x 17.6x
P/Operating cash flow 8.5x 14.5x
P/S 0.5x 2.5x
P/B 6.6x 10.0x
P/Tangible book 6.6x 12.6x
EV/EBITDA 7.9x 12.5x
EV/EBIT 11.7x 13.9x
EV/Revenue 0.5x 2.7x
EV/FCF 11.3x 19.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 8.0x 16.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 32.79 1.22

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBBYLII
Revenue growth (1Y) 1.4% -2.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -1.7% 3.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 2.0% -2.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -0.2% 8.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) 64.9% -2.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 1.8% 12.3%
Net income growth (1Y) 63.5% -6.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -0.5% 12.7%
EPS growth (1Y) 63.0% -4.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 0.5% 13.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 19.9% 7.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -3.0% 28.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 30.8% 8.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -1.1% 38.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBBYLII
Gross margin 22.7% 33.3%
EBITDA margin 5.9% 22.0%
Operating margin 4.1% 19.7%
Pretax margin 4.1% 18.5%
Net margin 3.0% 14.9%
FCF margin 4.2% 13.9%
Operating cash flow margin 5.9% 16.9%
Return on equity 40.5% 62.8%
Return on assets 8.2% 17.8%
Return on invested capital 29.0% 29.8%
Return on capital employed 26.1% 35.0%
Asset turnover 2.7x 1.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.9x 1.1x
Stock comp / revenue 0.3% 0.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBBYLII
Debt / assets 7.3% 34.8%
Debt / equity 0.4x 1.2x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.4x 1.3x
Debt / FCF 0.7x 2.1x
Liabilities / assets 80.2% 71.5%
Equity / assets 19.8% 28.5%
Interest coverage 38.0x 18.5x
Current ratio 1.1x 1.6x
Quick ratio 0.4x 0.7x
Cash ratio 0.3x 0.0x
Altman Z-score 4.27 6.14

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBBYLII
Dividend yield 3.8% 1.4%
Net buyback yield 0.7% 2.6%
Shareholder yield 4.5% 4.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 23.1%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 24.6%
Dividend growth (1Y) – 11.1%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 6.5%

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusBBYLII
Forward P/E 13.8xFY2026 16.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $7.25FY2026 $22.66FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +12.8%FY2026 -2.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -4.8% +8.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $44.26BFY2026 $5.75BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +6.2%FY2026 +10.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -8.5% +7.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBBYLII
Held by institutions 93.2% 77.3%
Institutions holding 873 655
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.3% +1.8%
Institutions buying 463 315
Institutions selling 323 236
Buyers to sellers 1.43 1.33

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

BBYLII
BBY 1.00 0.15
LII 0.15 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BBY and LII?

Best Buy (BBY) is the largest by market capitalisation: Best Buy (BBY) $20.69B, Lennox International (LII) $12.70B.

Which stock is cheaper, BBY and LII?

Lennox International (LII) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Best Buy (BBY) 16.3x, Lennox International (LII) 16.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Best Buy (BBY) is cheapest (Best Buy (BBY) 13.8x, Lennox International (LII) 16.6x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Best Buy (BBY) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Best Buy (BBY) +1.4%, Lennox International (LII) -2.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Lennox International (LII) has the highest net margin (Best Buy (BBY) 3.0%, Lennox International (LII) 14.9%). On return on invested capital, Lennox International (LII) leads (Best Buy (BBY) 29.0%, Lennox International (LII) 29.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Best Buy (BBY) returned the most: Best Buy (BBY) +21.1%, Lennox International (LII) -24.0%. Over five years, Lennox International (LII) compounded fastest (Best Buy (BBY) -3.4%/yr, Lennox International (LII) +3.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Best Buy (BBY) 0.00%, Lennox International (LII) 0.01%. Best Buy (BBY) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Best Buy (BBY) has been the steadiest (Best Buy (BBY) 37.4%, Lennox International (LII) 41.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Do BBY and LII move together?

Their daily returns over the past year have a correlation of 0.15, a weak relationship. Holding both diversifies more than two closely linked stocks would.

Which is the better stock, BBY and LII?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Best Buy (BBY) leads on 7. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.