Best Buy BBY
NYSE BBY
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As of: Sep 10, 2026 · 3:59 PM EDT

Best Buy (BBY) Interest Coverage Ratio (2009 - 2026)

Best Buy's (BBY) quarterly Interest Coverage Ratio came in at 38.27 in Q3 2026, up 82.98% year-over-year from 20.92 in Q3 2025, and up 13.78% quarter-over-quarter from 33.64 in Q2 2026.

Analysis

Best Buy (BBY) Interest Coverage Ratio (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Best Buy (BBY) has reported Interest Coverage Ratio for 18 consecutive years, with 38.27 the latest figure, recorded in Q3 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Interest Coverage Ratio rose 82.98% year-over-year to 38.27 in Q3 2026; TTM through Aug 2026 was 38.0, a 83.22% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2026 full-year figure at 29.55, up 19.43% from the prior year.
  • Interest Coverage Ratio was 38.27 for Q3 2026 at Best Buy, up from 33.64 in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Interest Coverage Ratio peaked at 133.83 in Q1 2022 and troughed at 16.5 in Q4 2025.
  • A 5-year average of 41.25 and a median of 29.46 in 2024 frame the typical range for Interest Coverage Ratio.
  • Across the five-year window, Interest Coverage Ratio slumped 66.34% in 2023 and soared 292.67% in 2026, its largest moves.
  • Over 5 years, Interest Coverage Ratio stood at 36.5 in 2022, then tumbled by 30.72% to 25.29 in 2023, then climbed by 6.48% to 26.92 in 2024, then slumped by 38.71% to 16.5 in 2025, then soared by 131.96% to 38.27 in 2026.
  • The last three Interest Coverage Ratio figures came in at 38.27 (Q3 2026), 33.64 (Q2 2026), and 65.55 (Q1 2026), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Interest Cover (Qtr)
1 Ulta Beauty 23.01 Bn 22.80 Bn 1.19 Bn -
2 Best Buy 18.63 Bn 16.37 Bn 2.34 Bn 38.27
3 Dick'S Sporting Goods 11.84 Bn 10.93 Bn 1.94 Bn 24.70
4 Signet Jewelers 3.91 Bn 3.31 Bn 556.50 Mn -
5 Academy Sports & Outdoors 3.50 Bn 3.16 Bn 479.35 Mn -
6 National Vision Holdings 1.36 Bn 1.32 Bn 290.43 Mn -
7 Gold.com 1.26 Bn 677.41 Mn 176.58 Mn 985.45
8 Winmark 1.11 Bn 1.08 Bn 21.15 Mn 22.37
9 GameStop 1.04 Bn -7.33 Bn 340.30 Mn -
10 Barnes & Noble Education 377.78 Mn 369.97 Mn 57.05 Mn -
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Aug 1, 2026 38.27
May 2, 2026 33.64
Jan 31, 2026 65.55
Nov 1, 2025 16.50
Aug 2, 2025 20.92
May 3, 2025 18.25
Feb 1, 2025 16.69
Nov 2, 2024 26.92
Aug 3, 2024 29.46
May 4, 2024 27.75
Feb 3, 2024 40.07
Oct 28, 2023 25.29
Jul 29, 2023 29.00
Apr 29, 2023 25.92
Jan 28, 2023 69.17
Oct 29, 2022 36.50
Jul 30, 2022 53.00
Apr 30, 2022 77.00
Jan 29, 2022 133.83
Oct 30, 2021 95.71