Best Buy (BBY) Gross Margin (2009 - 2026)
Best Buy (BBY) reported Gross Margin of 20.86% for Q1 2026, down 6.0% year-over-year from 22.19% in Q1 2025, and down 10.24% quarter-over-quarter from 23.24% in Q4 2025.
Best Buy (BBY) Gross Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Best Buy (BBY) has 18 years of Gross Margin data on file, last reported at 20.86% in Q1 2026.
- Gross Margin for Q1 2026 came in at 20.86%, down 6.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Jan 2026 was 22.48% (down 12.0% YoY), and the FY2026 annual result was 22.48%, down 12.0% from the prior year.
- Gross Margin slipped to 20.86% in Q1 2026 per BBY's latest filing, from 23.24% in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Gross Margin peaked at 23.54% in Q3 2024 and troughed at 19.95% in Q1 2023.
- A 5-year average of 22.22% and a median of 22.71% in 2023 frame the typical range for Gross Margin.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: Gross Margin sank 157 bps in 2022, then surged 102 bps in 2023.
- A 5-year view of Gross Margin shows it stood at 22.03% in 2022, then advanced by 4 bps to 22.88% in 2023, then grew by 3 bps to 23.47% in 2024, then fell by 1 bps to 23.24% in 2025, then decreased by 10 bps to 20.86% in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows BBY's Gross Margin at 20.86% in Q1 2026, 23.24% in Q4 2025, and 23.25% in Q3 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Gross Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Caseys General Stores | 27.84 Bn | 27.38 Bn | 1.01 Bn | 25.70% |
| 2 | Williams Sonoma | 24.59 Bn | 23.57 Bn | 1.10 Bn | 46.87% |
| 3 | Ulta Beauty | 20.75 Bn | 20.25 Bn | 1.48 Bn | 38.06% |
| 4 | Dick'S Sporting Goods | 17.81 Bn | 16.45 Bn | 1.77 Bn | 28.43% |
| 5 | Tractor Supply | 15.90 Bn | 15.67 Bn | 1.30 Bn | 36.22% |
| 6 | Best Buy | 15.61 Bn | 13.87 Bn | 2.10 Bn | 23.52% |
| 7 | NaaS Technology | 14.72 Bn | 14.70 Bn | - | - |
| 8 | Five Below | 10.27 Bn | 9.34 Bn | 696.98 Mn | 40.32% |
| 9 | Murphy USA | 10.20 Bn | 10.08 Bn | 3.98 Bn | 82.59% |
| 10 | GameStop | 9.92 Bn | 905.02 Mn | 386.80 Mn | 35.03% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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% |
| Jul 31, 2021 | 23.72% |