Best Buy (BBY) EBIT Margin (2009 - 2026)
Best Buy's (BBY) quarterly EBIT Margin came in at 4.31% in Q3 2026, up 165.0% year-over-year from 1.62% in Q3 2025, and up 3.98% quarter-over-quarter from 4.14% in Q2 2026.
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Best Buy (BBY) EBIT Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Best Buy (BBY) has reported EBIT Margin for 18 consecutive years, with 4.31% the latest figure, recorded in Q3 2026.
- On a quarterly basis, EBIT Margin rose 165.0% year-over-year to 4.31% in Q3 2026; TTM through Aug 2026 was 4.05%, a 156.0% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2026 full-year figure at 3.33%, up 29.0% from the prior year.
- EBIT Margin was 4.31% for Q3 2026 at Best Buy, up from 4.14% in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, EBIT Margin peaked at 5.63% in Q1 2023 and troughed at 1.56% in Q1 2025.
- A 5-year average of 3.7% and a median of 3.71% in 2024 frame the typical range for EBIT Margin.
- Across the five-year window, EBIT Margin sank 313 bps in 2022 and soared 366 bps in 2026, its largest moves.
- Over 5 years, EBIT Margin stood at 3.45% in 2022, then gained by 5 bps to 3.63% in 2023, then climbed by 2 bps to 3.71% in 2024, then slumped by 45 bps to 2.05% in 2025, then surged by 110 bps to 4.31% in 2026.
- The last three EBIT Margin figures came in at 4.31% (Q3 2026), 4.14% (Q2 2026), and 5.22% (Q1 2026), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EBIT Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ulta Beauty | 23.26 Bn | 23.05 Bn | 1.19 Bn | 12.51% |
| 2 | Best Buy | 18.83 Bn | 16.57 Bn | 2.34 Bn | 4.31% |
| 3 | Dick'S Sporting Goods | 11.87 Bn | 10.96 Bn | 1.94 Bn | 7.89% |
| 4 | Signet Jewelers | 3.91 Bn | 3.31 Bn | 556.50 Mn | 2.38% |
| 5 | Academy Sports & Outdoors | 3.42 Bn | 3.09 Bn | 479.35 Mn | 5.18% |
| 6 | National Vision Holdings | 1.38 Bn | 1.34 Bn | 290.43 Mn | 4.27% |
| 7 | GameStop | 1.25 Bn | -7.12 Bn | 340.30 Mn | 17.16% |
| 8 | Gold.com | 1.24 Bn | 665.94 Mn | 176.58 Mn | 0.95% |
| 9 | Winmark | 1.11 Bn | 1.08 Bn | 21.15 Mn | 62.10% |
| 10 | Barnes & Noble Education | 384.68 Mn | 376.88 Mn | 57.05 Mn | -5.94% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 1, 2026 | 4.31% |
| 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 | 3.76% |
| Feb 3, 2024 | 3.83% |
| Oct 28, 2023 | 3.63% |
| Jul 29, 2023 | 3.63% |
| Apr 29, 2023 | 3.29% |
| Jan 28, 2023 | 5.63% |
| 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% |