Best Buy BBY
NYSE BBY
$86.40 +0.67 (+0.78%)
As of: Aug 21, 2026 · 3:01 PM EDT

Best Buy (BBY) EBITDA Margin (2009 - 2026)

Best Buy (BBY) posted quarterly EBITDA Margin of 4.14% for Q2 2026, up 164.0% year-over-year from 1.57% in Q2 2025, and down 20.67% quarter-over-quarter from 5.22% in Q1 2026.

Best Buy (BBY) EBITDA Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Best Buy (BBY) has reported EBITDA Margin for 18 consecutive years, with 4.14% the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.

  • In Q2 2026, EBITDA Margin rose 164.0% year-over-year to 4.14%; the TTM figure through May 2026 stood at 3.68% (up 86.0% YoY), while the FY2026 annual figure was 3.33%, up 29.0% from the prior year.
  • EBITDA Margin retreated to 4.14% in Q2 2026 per BBY's latest filing, from 5.22% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, EBITDA Margin topped out at 5.22% in Q1 2026 and bottomed at 1.56% in Q1 2025.
  • Historically, EBITDA Margin has averaged 3.57% across 5 years, with a median of 3.63% in 2023.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — EBITDA Margin plunged 313 bps — and 2026, when it jumped 366 bps.
  • Best Buy's EBITDA Margin stood at 3.45% in 2022, then climbed by 5 bps to 3.63% in 2023, then increased by 2 bps to 3.71% in 2024, then slumped by 45 bps to 2.05% in 2025, then surged by 102 bps to 4.14% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows BBY's EBITDA Margin at 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) EBITDA Margin (Qtr)
1 Caseys General Stores 30.91 Bn 30.39 Bn 1.08 Bn 7.66%
2 Williams Sonoma 28.73 Bn 27.71 Bn 1.10 Bn 20.27%
3 Ulta Beauty 22.92 Bn 22.70 Bn 1.27 Bn 14.17%
4 Tractor Supply 18.25 Bn 18.02 Bn 1.68 Bn 10.29%
5 Best Buy 18.18 Bn 16.44 Bn 2.10 Bn 4.14%
6 Dick'S Sporting Goods 16.09 Bn 15.09 Bn 1.68 Bn 8.73%
7 Five Below 13.71 Bn 12.60 Bn 478.64 Mn 12.00%
8 Murphy USA 10.47 Bn 10.29 Bn 746.50 Mn 4.48%
9 Bath & Body Works 4.02 Bn 3.07 Bn 1.24 Bn 21.99%
10 MINISO Group Holding 3.39 Bn 2.42 Bn 414.86 Mn 14.56%

Historic Data

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DateValue
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 4.05%
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%