Best Buy (BBY) Operating Margin (2009 - 2026)
Best Buy (BBY) posted quarterly Operating Margin of 4.14% for Q2 2026, up 164.0% year-over-year from 1.57% in Q2 2025, and down 20.67% quarter-over-quarter from 5.22% in Q1 2026.
Best Buy (BBY) Operating Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Best Buy (BBY) has reported Operating Margin for 18 consecutive years, with 4.14% the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.
- In Q2 2026, Operating Margin rose 164.0% year-over-year to 4.14%; the TTM figure through May 2026 stood at 3.68% (up 86.0% YoY), while the FY2026 annual figure was 3.33%, up 29.0% from the prior year.
- Operating Margin retreated to 4.14% in Q2 2026 per BBY's latest filing, from 5.22% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Operating Margin topped out at 5.22% in Q1 2026 and bottomed at 1.56% in Q1 2025.
- Historically, Operating Margin has averaged 3.57% across 5 years, with a median of 3.63% in 2023.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Operating Margin plunged 313 bps — and 2026, when it jumped 366 bps.
- Best Buy's Operating Margin stood at 3.45% in 2022, then climbed by 5 bps to 3.63% in 2023, then increased by 2 bps to 3.71% in 2024, then slumped by 45 bps to 2.05% in 2025, then surged by 102 bps to 4.14% in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows BBY's Operating Margin at 4.14% in Q2 2026, 5.22% in Q1 2026, and 2.05% in Q4 2025.
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| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Operating Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Caseys General Stores | 30.73 Bn | 30.21 Bn | 1.08 Bn | 7.66% |
| 2 | Williams Sonoma | 28.78 Bn | 27.76 Bn | 1.10 Bn | 20.27% |
| 3 | Ulta Beauty | 23.09 Bn | 22.86 Bn | 1.27 Bn | 14.17% |
| 4 | Best Buy | 18.38 Bn | 16.63 Bn | 2.10 Bn | 4.14% |
| 5 | Tractor Supply | 18.21 Bn | 17.98 Bn | 1.68 Bn | 10.29% |
| 6 | Dick'S Sporting Goods | 16.04 Bn | 15.05 Bn | 1.68 Bn | 8.73% |
| 7 | Five Below | 13.56 Bn | 12.45 Bn | 478.64 Mn | 12.00% |
| 8 | Murphy USA | 10.36 Bn | 10.19 Bn | 746.50 Mn | 4.48% |
| 9 | Bath & Body Works | 4.05 Bn | 3.10 Bn | 1.24 Bn | 21.99% |
| 10 | MINISO Group Holding | 3.38 Bn | 2.41 Bn | 414.86 Mn | 14.56% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| May 2, 2026 | 4.14% |
| Jan 31, 2026 | 5.22% |
| Nov 1, 2025 | 2.05% |
| Aug 2, 2025 | 2.66% |
| May 3, 2025 | 2.50% |
| Feb 1, 2025 | 1.56% |
| Nov 2, 2024 | 3.71% |
| Aug 3, 2024 | 4.12% |
| May 4, 2024 | 3.53% |
| Feb 3, 2024 | 3.83% |
| Oct 28, 2023 | 3.63% |
| Jul 29, 2023 | 3.63% |
| Apr 29, 2023 | 3.29% |
| Jan 28, 2023 | 4.05% |
| Oct 29, 2022 | 3.45% |
| Jul 30, 2022 | 3.59% |
| Apr 30, 2022 | 4.34% |
| Jan 29, 2022 | 4.91% |
| Oct 30, 2021 | 5.63% |
| Jul 31, 2021 | 6.73% |