Best Buy (BBY) EBT Margin (2009 - 2026)
Best Buy (BBY) posted quarterly EBT Margin of 4.23% for Q2 2026, up 170.0% year-over-year from 1.57% in Q2 2025, and down 19.29% quarter-over-quarter from 5.24% in Q1 2026.
Best Buy (BBY) EBT Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Best Buy (BBY) has reported EBT Margin for 18 consecutive years, with 4.23% the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.
- In Q2 2026, EBT Margin rose 170.0% year-over-year to 4.23%; the TTM figure through May 2026 stood at 3.73% (up 85.0% YoY), while the FY2026 annual figure was 3.37%, up 25.0% from the prior year.
- EBT Margin fell to 4.23% in Q2 2026 per BBY's latest filing, from 5.24% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, EBT Margin topped out at 5.24% in Q1 2026 and bottomed at 1.6% in Q1 2025.
- Historically, EBT Margin has averaged 3.5% across 5 years, with a median of 3.62% in 2023.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — EBT Margin plunged 339 bps — and 2026, when it jumped 364 bps.
- Best Buy's EBT Margin stood at 3.39% in 2022, then climbed by 5 bps to 3.57% in 2023, then rose by 6 bps to 3.77% in 2024, then tumbled by 44 bps to 2.12% in 2025, then surged by 100 bps to 4.23% in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows BBY's EBT Margin at 4.23% in Q2 2026, 5.24% in Q1 2026, and 2.12% in Q4 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EBT Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Caseys General Stores | 30.70 Bn | 30.18 Bn | 1.08 Bn | 4.66% |
| 2 | Williams Sonoma | 28.62 Bn | 27.60 Bn | 1.10 Bn | 20.63% |
| 3 | Ulta Beauty | 22.58 Bn | 22.36 Bn | 1.27 Bn | 14.19% |
| 4 | Tractor Supply | 18.35 Bn | 18.12 Bn | 1.68 Bn | 9.91% |
| 5 | Best Buy | 18.03 Bn | 16.28 Bn | 2.10 Bn | 4.23% |
| 6 | Dick'S Sporting Goods | 15.93 Bn | 14.93 Bn | 1.68 Bn | 8.64% |
| 7 | Five Below | 13.08 Bn | 11.97 Bn | 478.64 Mn | 12.64% |
| 8 | Murphy USA | 10.51 Bn | 10.33 Bn | 746.50 Mn | 4.08% |
| 9 | Bath & Body Works | 4.08 Bn | 3.13 Bn | 1.24 Bn | 19.75% |
| 10 | MINISO Group Holding | 3.42 Bn | 2.45 Bn | 414.86 Mn | 0.78% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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 | 2.77% |
| Oct 30, 2021 | 5.58% |
| Jul 31, 2021 | 6.70% |