Best Buy (BBY) EBIT Margin (2009 - 2026)
Best Buy (BBY) recorded quarterly EBIT Margin of 4.14% in Q2 2026, down 20.67% quarter-over-quarter from 5.22% in Q1 2026, and up 164.0% year-on-year from 1.57% in Q2 2025.
Best Buy (BBY) EBIT Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Best Buy has disclosed EBIT Margin across 18 years of filings, most recently posting 4.14% for Q2 2026.
- For the quarter ending Q2 2026, EBIT Margin rose 164.0% year-over-year to 4.14%; the trailing twelve-month figure through May 2026 stood at 3.68% (up 86.0% YoY), and the FY2026 full-year result was 3.33%, up 29.0% from the prior year.
- EBIT Margin was 4.14% for Q2 2026 at Best Buy, down from 5.22% in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, EBIT Margin peaked at 5.22% in Q1 2026 and troughed at 5.58% in Q1 2023.
- The 5-year median for EBIT Margin is 3.61% (2023), against an average of 3.03%.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2024: EBIT Margin slumped 1049 bps in 2023, then soared 941 bps in 2024.
- Year by year, EBIT Margin stood at 3.45% in 2022, then advanced by 5 bps to 3.63% in 2023, then grew by 2 bps to 3.71% in 2024, then tumbled by 45 bps to 2.05% in 2025, then jumped by 102 bps to 4.14% in 2026.
- Per Business Quant data, the three most recent EBIT Margin figures were 4.14% in Q2 2026, 5.22% in Q1 2026, and 2.05% in Q4 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EBIT Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Caseys General Stores | 28.23 Bn | 27.77 Bn | 1.01 Bn | 7.89% |
| 2 | Williams Sonoma | 25.94 Bn | 24.92 Bn | 1.10 Bn | 20.27% |
| 3 | Ulta Beauty | 21.42 Bn | 20.93 Bn | 1.48 Bn | 12.23% |
| 4 | Dick'S Sporting Goods | 18.30 Bn | 16.95 Bn | 1.77 Bn | 2.96% |
| 5 | Best Buy | 15.81 Bn | 14.06 Bn | 2.10 Bn | 4.14% |
| 6 | Tractor Supply | 15.78 Bn | 15.56 Bn | 1.30 Bn | 6.50% |
| 7 | NaaS Technology | 14.29 Bn | 14.27 Bn | - | - |
| 8 | Five Below | 10.51 Bn | 9.58 Bn | 696.98 Mn | 17.99% |
| 9 | Murphy USA | 10.28 Bn | 10.16 Bn | 3.98 Bn | 4.26% |
| 10 | GameStop | 9.98 Bn | 965.44 Mn | 386.80 Mn | 12.24% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| May 2, 2026 | 4.14% |
| Jan 31, 2026 | 5.22% |
| Nov 1, 2025 | 2.05% |
| Aug 2, 2025 | 2.66% |
| May 3, 2025 | 2.50% |
| Feb 1, 2025 | 1.56% |
| Nov 2, 2024 | 3.71% |
| Aug 3, 2024 | 4.12% |
| May 4, 2024 | 3.53% |
| Feb 3, 2024 | 3.83% |
| Oct 28, 2023 | 3.63% |
| Jul 29, 2023 | 3.63% |
| Apr 29, 2023 | 3.29% |
| Jan 28, 2023 | -5.58% |
| Oct 29, 2022 | 3.45% |
| Jul 30, 2022 | 3.59% |
| Apr 30, 2022 | 4.34% |
| Jan 29, 2022 | 4.91% |
| Oct 30, 2021 | 5.63% |
| Jul 31, 2021 | 6.73% |