Best Buy BBY
NYSE BBY
$85.75 -3.46 (-3.88%)
At close: Aug 20, 2026 · 4:00 PM EDT

Best Buy (BBY) Net Margin (2009 - 2026)

Best Buy (BBY) posted quarterly Net Margin of 3.09% for Q2 2026, up 77.0% year-over-year from 1.74% in Q2 2025, and down 20.69% quarter-over-quarter from 3.89% in Q1 2026.

Best Buy (BBY) Net Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Best Buy (BBY) has reported Net Margin for 18 consecutive years, with 3.09% the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.

  • In Q2 2026, Net Margin rose 77.0% year-over-year to 3.09%; the TTM figure through May 2026 stood at 2.72% (up 60.0% YoY), while the FY2026 annual figure was 2.56%, up 34.0% from the prior year.
  • Net Margin declined to 3.09% in Q2 2026 per BBY's latest filing, from 3.89% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Net Margin topped out at 5.95% in Q1 2023 and bottomed at 0.84% in Q1 2025.
  • Historically, Net Margin has averaged 2.78% across 5 years, with a median of 2.81% in 2024.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Net Margin slumped 317 bps — and 2023, when it jumped 423 bps.
  • Best Buy's Net Margin stood at 2.6% in 2022, then grew by 3 bps to 2.69% in 2023, then rose by 7 bps to 2.87% in 2024, then tumbled by 49 bps to 1.46% in 2025, then soared by 112 bps to 3.09% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows BBY's Net Margin at 3.09% in Q2 2026, 3.89% in Q1 2026, and 1.46% in Q4 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Net Margin (Qtr)
1 Caseys General Stores 30.70 Bn 30.18 Bn 1.08 Bn 3.56%
2 Williams Sonoma 28.62 Bn 27.60 Bn 1.10 Bn 15.61%
3 Ulta Beauty 22.58 Bn 22.36 Bn 1.27 Bn 10.81%
4 Tractor Supply 18.35 Bn 18.12 Bn 1.68 Bn 7.94%
5 Best Buy 18.03 Bn 16.28 Bn 2.10 Bn 3.09%
6 Dick'S Sporting Goods 15.93 Bn 14.93 Bn 1.68 Bn 6.19%
7 Five Below 13.08 Bn 11.97 Bn 478.64 Mn 9.57%
8 Murphy USA 10.51 Bn 10.33 Bn 746.50 Mn 3.07%
9 Bath & Body Works 4.08 Bn 3.13 Bn 1.24 Bn 14.79%
10 MINISO Group Holding 3.42 Bn 2.45 Bn 414.86 Mn -2.26%

Historic Data

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DateValue
May 2, 2026 3.09%
Jan 31, 2026 3.89%
Nov 1, 2025 1.46%
Aug 2, 2025 1.96%
May 3, 2025 2.32%
Feb 1, 2025 0.84%
Nov 2, 2024 2.87%
Aug 3, 2024 3.12%
May 4, 2024 2.77%
Feb 3, 2024 3.14%
Oct 28, 2023 2.69%
Jul 29, 2023 2.85%
Apr 29, 2023 2.59%
Jan 28, 2023 5.95%
Oct 29, 2022 2.60%
Jul 30, 2022 2.99%
Apr 30, 2022 3.20%
Jan 29, 2022 1.72%
Oct 30, 2021 4.18%
Jul 31, 2021 6.16%