Best Buy (BBY) Retained Earnings (2009 - 2026)
Best Buy's (BBY) quarterly Retained Earnings came in at $2.8 billion in Q3 2026, up 16.93% year-over-year from $2.4 billion in Q3 2025, and up 4.0% quarter-over-quarter from $2.7 billion in Q2 2026.
Analysis
Best Buy (BBY) Retained Earnings (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Best Buy (BBY) has reported Retained Earnings for 18 consecutive years, with $2.8 billion the latest figure, recorded in Q3 2026.
- On a quarterly basis, Retained Earnings rose 16.93% year-over-year to $2.8 billion in Q3 2026; TTM through Aug 2026 was $2.8 billion, a 16.93% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2026 full-year figure at $2.6 billion, up 4.99% from the prior year.
- Retained Earnings was $2.8 billion for Q3 2026 at Best Buy, up from $2.7 billion in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Retained Earnings peaked at $2.8 billion in Q3 2026 and troughed at $2.3 billion in Q4 2025.
- A 5-year average of $2.6 billion and a median of $2.5 billion in 2022 frame the typical range for Retained Earnings.
- Across the five-year window, Retained Earnings slumped 36.97% in 2022 and advanced 16.93% in 2026, its largest moves.
- Over 5 years, Retained Earnings stood at $2.6 billion in 2022, then dropped by 4.43% to $2.5 billion in 2023, then climbed by 10.84% to $2.8 billion in 2024, then dropped by 16.18% to $2.3 billion in 2025, then advanced by 20.73% to $2.8 billion in 2026.
- The last three Retained Earnings figures came in at $2.8 billion (Q3 2026), $2.7 billion (Q2 2026), and $2.6 billion (Q1 2026), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Retained Earnings (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ulta Beauty | 23.16 Bn | 22.94 Bn | 1.19 Bn | 1.57 Bn |
| 2 | Best Buy | 19.53 Bn | 17.27 Bn | 2.34 Bn | 2.78 Bn |
| 3 | Dick'S Sporting Goods | 10.76 Bn | 9.84 Bn | 1.94 Bn | 7.24 Bn |
| 4 | GameStop | 10.16 Bn | 5.10 Bn | 345.00 Mn | 893.50 Mn |
| 5 | Signet Jewelers | 3.88 Bn | 3.35 Bn | 602.40 Mn | 4.04 Bn |
| 6 | Academy Sports & Outdoors | 3.00 Bn | 2.70 Bn | 665.90 Mn | 1.92 Bn |
| 7 | National Vision Holdings | 1.33 Bn | 1.30 Bn | 290.43 Mn | 848.15 Mn |
| 8 | Gold.com | 1.32 Bn | 490.26 Mn | 110.30 Mn | 523.74 Mn |
| 9 | Winmark | 1.02 Bn | 997.85 Mn | 21.15 Mn | -60.73 Mn |
| 10 | Barnes & Noble Education | 369.06 Mn | 361.25 Mn | 57.05 Mn | -708.61 Mn |
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 |