Best Buy (BBY) EBT Margin (2009 - 2026)
Best Buy's (BBY) quarterly EBT Margin came in at 4.4% in Q3 2026, up 172.0% year-over-year from 1.62% in Q3 2025, and up 3.95% quarter-over-quarter from 4.23% in Q2 2026.
Analysis
Best Buy (BBY) EBT Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Best Buy (BBY) has reported EBT Margin for 18 consecutive years, with 4.4% the latest figure, recorded in Q3 2026.
- On a quarterly basis, EBT Margin rose 172.0% year-over-year to 4.4% in Q3 2026; TTM through Aug 2026 was 4.12%, a 158.0% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2026 full-year figure at 3.37%, up 25.0% from the prior year.
- EBT Margin was 4.4% for Q3 2026 at Best Buy, up from 4.23% in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, EBT Margin peaked at 5.24% in Q1 2026 and troughed at 1.6% in Q1 2025.
- A 5-year average of 3.66% and a median of 3.77% in 2024 frame the typical range for EBT Margin.
- Across the five-year window, EBT Margin tumbled 315 bps in 2022 and soared 364 bps in 2026, its largest moves.
- Over 5 years, EBT Margin stood at 3.39% in 2022, then gained by 5 bps to 3.57% in 2023, then grew by 6 bps to 3.77% in 2024, then tumbled by 44 bps to 2.12% in 2025, then jumped by 107 bps to 4.4% in 2026.
- The last three EBT Margin figures came in at 4.4% (Q3 2026), 4.23% (Q2 2026), and 5.24% (Q1 2026), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EBT Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ulta Beauty | 24.15 Bn | 23.93 Bn | 1.19 Bn | 12.38% |
| 2 | Best Buy | 18.99 Bn | 16.74 Bn | 2.34 Bn | 4.40% |
| 3 | Dick'S Sporting Goods | 12.36 Bn | 11.45 Bn | 1.94 Bn | 7.85% |
| 4 | Signet Jewelers | 3.39 Bn | 2.78 Bn | 556.50 Mn | 2.63% |
| 5 | Academy Sports & Outdoors | 2.85 Bn | 2.52 Bn | 479.35 Mn | 4.78% |
| 6 | National Vision Holdings | 1.32 Bn | 1.29 Bn | 290.43 Mn | 3.60% |
| 7 | GameStop | 1.32 Bn | -7.05 Bn | 340.30 Mn | 60.62% |
| 8 | Gold.com | 1.31 Bn | 795.52 Mn | 176.58 Mn | 0.79% |
| 9 | Winmark | 1.14 Bn | 1.12 Bn | 21.15 Mn | 60.03% |
| 10 | Barnes & Noble Education | 441.20 Mn | 433.40 Mn | 57.05 Mn | -6.87% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 1, 2026 | 4.40% |
| May 2, 2026 | 4.23% |
| Jan 31, 2026 | 5.24% |
| Nov 1, 2025 | 2.12% |
| Aug 2, 2025 | 2.68% |
| May 3, 2025 | 2.53% |
| Feb 1, 2025 | 1.60% |
| Nov 2, 2024 | 3.77% |
| Aug 3, 2024 | 4.21% |
| May 4, 2024 | 3.67% |
| Feb 3, 2024 | 3.99% |
| Oct 28, 2023 | 3.57% |
| Jul 29, 2023 | 3.85% |
| Apr 29, 2023 | 3.38% |
| Jan 28, 2023 | 4.15% |
| Oct 29, 2022 | 3.39% |
| Jul 30, 2022 | 3.55% |
| Apr 30, 2022 | 4.24% |
| Jan 29, 2022 | 4.89% |
| Oct 30, 2021 | 5.58% |