Best Buy (BBY) Retained Earnings (2009 - 2026)
Best Buy (BBY) posted Retained Earnings of $2.78 billion for fiscal Q2 2027 (quarter ended Aug 1, 2026), up 16.9% from $2.38 billion a year earlier and up 4.0% from the prior quarter.
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Best Buy (BBY) Retained Earnings (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2026 (ended Jan 31, 2026), Best Buy's Retained Earnings came in at $2.61 billion, up 5.0% from FY2025.
- Annual Retained Earnings shows a five-year compound annual growth rate of -9.2% (FY2021 to FY2026).
- In prior fiscal years, Best Buy's Retained Earnings was $2.49 billion in FY2025 (-7.3%), $2.68 billion in FY2024 (+10.4%), $2.43 billion in FY2023 (-8.9%) and $2.67 billion in FY2022 (-37.0%).
- The fiscal Q2 2027 figure stands as the highest quarterly Retained Earnings since fiscal Q3 2022.
- On a year-over-year basis, Retained Earnings has increased in each of the last three quarters, with an average decline of 0.7% over the last eight quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Retained Earnings in the past five years was fiscal Q2 2027, with growth of 16.9%; the weakest was fiscal Q4 2022, with a decline of 37.0%.
- According to Business Quant data, Retained Earnings for the three prior fiscal quarters was $2.68 billion (Q1 2027), $2.61 billion (Q4 2026) and $2.31 billion (Q3 2026).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Retained Earnings (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amazon Com | 2,828.15 Bn | 2,344.85 Bn | 104.83 Bn | 343.44 Bn |
| 2 | Home Depot | 312.02 Bn | 305.26 Bn | 16.12 Bn | 97.95 Bn |
| 3 | Tjx Companies | 160.78 Bn | 138.32 Bn | 5.07 Bn | 9.97 Bn |
| 4 | Lowes Companies | 109.83 Bn | 102.79 Bn | 8.58 Bn | -8.19 Bn |
| 5 | Ross Stores | 74.49 Bn | 57.42 Bn | 2.12 Bn | 5.32 Bn |
| 6 | O Reilly Automotive | 73.51 Bn | 72.60 Bn | 2.52 Bn | -3.42 Bn |
| 7 | Target | 69.38 Bn | 63.97 Bn | 8.94 Bn | 10.89 Bn |
| 8 | Autozone | 52.02 Bn | 50.92 Bn | 2.52 Bn | -3.75 Bn |
| 9 | Carvana | 42.62 Bn | 33.11 Bn | 1.38 Bn | 551.00 Mn |
| 10 | Best Buy | 19.91 Bn | 13.24 Bn | 2.34 Bn | 2.78 Bn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 1, 2026 | 2.78 Bn |
| May 2, 2026 | 2.68 Bn |
| Jan 31, 2026 | 2.61 Bn |
| Nov 1, 2025 | 2.31 Bn |
| Aug 2, 2025 | 2.38 Bn |
| May 3, 2025 | 2.43 Bn |
| Feb 1, 2025 | 2.49 Bn |
| Nov 2, 2024 | 2.75 Bn |
| Aug 3, 2024 | 2.78 Bn |
| May 4, 2024 | 2.72 Bn |
| Feb 3, 2024 | 2.68 Bn |
| Oct 28, 2023 | 2.48 Bn |
| Jul 29, 2023 | 2.49 Bn |
| Apr 29, 2023 | 2.45 Bn |
| Jan 28, 2023 | 2.43 Bn |
| Oct 29, 2022 | 2.60 Bn |
| Jul 30, 2022 | 2.52 Bn |
| Apr 30, 2022 | 2.42 Bn |
| Jan 29, 2022 | 2.67 Bn |
| Oct 30, 2021 | 3.92 Bn |
API Access
Best Buy Retained Earnings API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=retained-earnings&ticker=BBY&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "retained-earnings", "ticker": "BBY", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=retained-earnings&ticker=BBY&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();