Best Buy (BBY) EBT Margin (2009 - 2026)
Best Buy's EBT Margin was 4.40% in fiscal Q2 2027 (quarter ended Aug 1, 2026), up 1.72 percentage points from 2.68% a year earlier and up 0.17 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Best Buy (BBY) EBT Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, Best Buy's EBT Margin was 4.12% through Aug 1, 2026, up 1.58 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2026 (ended Jan 31, 2026), it came in at 3.37%, up 0.25 percentage points from FY2025.
- EBT Margin shows a five-year change of -1.66 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2026).
- In earlier fiscal years, EBT Margin was 3.12% in FY2025 (-0.61 pp), 3.73% in FY2024 (-0.13 pp), 3.86% in FY2023 (-1.98 pp) and 5.84% in FY2022 (+0.81 pp).
- Quarterly EBT Margin has moved between 1.60% (fiscal Q4 2025) and 5.58% (fiscal Q3 2022) over five years.
- Compared with a year earlier, EBT Margin has increased for three straight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +0.07 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for EBT Margin over five years was fiscal Q4 2026 (a gain of 3.64 percentage points); the worst was fiscal Q2 2023 (a drop of 3.15 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, BBY's EBT Margin in the three fiscal quarters before Q2 2027 was 4.23% (Q1 2027), 5.24% (Q4 2026) and 2.12% (Q3 2026).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EBT Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amazon Com | 2,827.51 Bn | 2,344.21 Bn | 104.83 Bn | 40.31% |
| 2 | Home Depot | 311.82 Bn | 305.06 Bn | 16.12 Bn | 13.19% |
| 3 | Tjx Companies | 161.71 Bn | 139.25 Bn | 5.07 Bn | 13.29% |
| 4 | Lowes Companies | 109.74 Bn | 102.71 Bn | 8.58 Bn | 12.23% |
| 5 | Ross Stores | 75.06 Bn | 57.98 Bn | 2.12 Bn | 18.11% |
| 6 | O Reilly Automotive | 73.35 Bn | 72.43 Bn | 2.52 Bn | 18.89% |
| 7 | Target | 69.84 Bn | 64.43 Bn | 8.94 Bn | 9.27% |
| 8 | Autozone | 51.84 Bn | 50.74 Bn | 2.52 Bn | 16.80% |
| 9 | Carvana | 43.34 Bn | 33.83 Bn | 1.38 Bn | 7.85% |
| 10 | Best Buy | 19.98 Bn | 13.31 Bn | 2.34 Bn | 4.40% |
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% |
Best Buy EBT Margin API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=ebt-margin&ticker=BBY&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "ebt-margin", "ticker": "BBY", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()
const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=ebt-margin&ticker=BBY&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();