Best Buy (BBY) Gross Margin (2009 - 2026)
Best Buy's (BBY) quarterly Gross Margin came in at 23.91% in Q3 2026, up 66.0% year-over-year from 14.4% in Q3 2025, and up 1.64% quarter-over-quarter from 23.52% in Q2 2026.
Analysis
Best Buy (BBY) Gross Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Best Buy (BBY) has reported Gross Margin for 18 consecutive years, with 23.91% the latest figure, recorded in Q3 2026.
- On a quarterly basis, Gross Margin rose 66.0% year-over-year to 23.91% in Q3 2026; TTM through Aug 2026 was 22.68%, a 13.0% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2026 full-year figure at 22.48%, down 12.0% from the prior year.
- Gross Margin was 23.91% for Q3 2026 at Best Buy, up from 23.52% in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Gross Margin peaked at 23.91% in Q3 2026 and troughed at 19.95% in Q1 2023.
- A 5-year average of 22.37% and a median of 22.88% in 2023 frame the typical range for Gross Margin.
- Across the five-year window, Gross Margin slumped 157 bps in 2022 and jumped 102 bps in 2023, its largest moves.
- Over 5 years, Gross Margin stood at 22.03% in 2022, then gained by 4 bps to 22.88% in 2023, then climbed by 3 bps to 23.47% in 2024, then declined by 1 bps to 23.24% in 2025, then increased by 3 bps to 23.91% in 2026.
- The last three Gross Margin figures came in at 23.91% (Q3 2026), 23.52% (Q2 2026), and 20.86% (Q1 2026), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Gross Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ulta Beauty | 24.15 Bn | 23.93 Bn | 1.19 Bn | 39.10% |
| 2 | Best Buy | 18.99 Bn | 16.74 Bn | 2.34 Bn | 23.91% |
| 3 | Dick'S Sporting Goods | 12.36 Bn | 11.45 Bn | 1.94 Bn | 34.78% |
| 4 | Signet Jewelers | 3.39 Bn | 2.78 Bn | 556.50 Mn | 35.82% |
| 5 | Academy Sports & Outdoors | 2.85 Bn | 2.52 Bn | 479.35 Mn | 33.24% |
| 6 | National Vision Holdings | 1.32 Bn | 1.29 Bn | 290.43 Mn | 58.23% |
| 7 | GameStop | 1.32 Bn | -7.05 Bn | 340.30 Mn | 40.74% |
| 8 | Gold.com | 1.31 Bn | 795.52 Mn | 176.58 Mn | 1.71% |
| 9 | Winmark | 1.14 Bn | 1.12 Bn | 21.15 Mn | 96.27% |
| 10 | Barnes & Noble Education | 441.20 Mn | 433.40 Mn | 57.05 Mn | 19.63% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 1, 2026 | 23.91% |
| May 2, 2026 | 23.52% |
| Jan 31, 2026 | 20.86% |
| Nov 1, 2025 | 23.24% |
| Aug 2, 2025 | 23.25% |
| May 3, 2025 | 23.37% |
| Feb 1, 2025 | 20.92% |
| Nov 2, 2024 | 23.47% |
| Aug 3, 2024 | 23.54% |
| May 4, 2024 | 23.33% |
| Feb 3, 2024 | 20.49% |
| Oct 28, 2023 | 22.88% |
| Jul 29, 2023 | 23.17% |
| Apr 29, 2023 | 22.71% |
| Jan 28, 2023 | 19.95% |
| Oct 29, 2022 | 22.03% |
| Jul 30, 2022 | 22.14% |
| Apr 30, 2022 | 22.10% |
| Jan 29, 2022 | 20.24% |
| Oct 30, 2021 | 23.53% |