Best Buy (BBY) Dividend Coverage Ratio (2009 - 2026)
Best Buy's (BBY) quarterly Dividend Coverage Ratio came in at 1.55 in Q3 2026, up 68.06% year-over-year from 0.92 in Q3 2025, and up 13.21% quarter-over-quarter from 1.37 in Q2 2026.
Analysis
Best Buy (BBY) Dividend Coverage Ratio (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Best Buy (BBY) has reported Dividend Coverage Ratio for 18 consecutive years, with 1.55 the latest figure, recorded in Q3 2026.
- On a quarterly basis, Dividend Coverage Ratio rose 68.06% year-over-year to 1.55 in Q3 2026; TTM through Aug 2026 was 1.58, a 63.94% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2026 full-year figure at 1.33, up 16.47% from the prior year.
- Dividend Coverage Ratio was 1.55 for Q3 2026 at Best Buy, up from 1.37 in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Dividend Coverage Ratio peaked at 3.42 in Q1 2022 and troughed at 0.58 in Q1 2025.
- A 5-year average of 1.56 and a median of 1.37 in 2026 frame the typical range for Dividend Coverage Ratio.
- Across the five-year window, Dividend Coverage Ratio tumbled 74.82% in 2025 and surged 362.14% in 2026, its largest moves.
- Over 5 years, Dividend Coverage Ratio stood at 1.39 in 2022, then dropped by 6.15% to 1.3 in 2023, then increased by 2.92% to 1.34 in 2024, then sank by 47.19% to 0.71 in 2025, then surged by 118.31% to 1.55 in 2026.
- The last three Dividend Coverage Ratio figures came in at 1.55 (Q3 2026), 1.37 (Q2 2026), and 2.7 (Q1 2026), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Div. Cover (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ulta Beauty | 23.29 Bn | 23.08 Bn | 1.19 Bn | - |
| 2 | Best Buy | 18.60 Bn | 16.35 Bn | 2.34 Bn | 1.55 |
| 3 | Dick'S Sporting Goods | 11.90 Bn | 10.99 Bn | 1.94 Bn | 2.84 |
| 4 | Signet Jewelers | 4.10 Bn | 3.50 Bn | 556.50 Mn | 2.25 |
| 5 | Academy Sports & Outdoors | 3.27 Bn | 2.93 Bn | 479.35 Mn | 5.46 |
| 6 | National Vision Holdings | 1.36 Bn | 1.32 Bn | 290.43 Mn | - |
| 7 | Gold.com | 1.36 Bn | 778.11 Mn | 176.58 Mn | 11.28 |
| 8 | GameStop | 1.27 Bn | -7.10 Bn | 340.30 Mn | - |
| 9 | Winmark | 1.11 Bn | 1.09 Bn | 21.15 Mn | 2.84 |
| 10 | Barnes & Noble Education | 371.22 Mn | 363.41 Mn | 57.05 Mn | -4.65 |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 1, 2026 | 1.55 |
| May 2, 2026 | 1.37 |
| Jan 31, 2026 | 2.70 |
| Nov 1, 2025 | 0.71 |
| Aug 2, 2025 | 0.92 |
| May 3, 2025 | 1.00 |
| Feb 1, 2025 | 0.59 |
| Nov 2, 2024 | 1.34 |
| Aug 3, 2024 | 1.43 |
| May 4, 2024 | 1.21 |
| Feb 3, 2024 | 2.32 |
| Oct 28, 2023 | 1.30 |
| Jul 29, 2023 | 1.37 |
| Apr 29, 2023 | 1.21 |
| Jan 28, 2023 | 2.51 |
| Oct 29, 2022 | 1.39 |
| Jul 30, 2022 | 1.56 |
| Apr 30, 2022 | 1.71 |
| Jan 29, 2022 | 3.42 |
| Oct 30, 2021 | 2.90 |