Best Buy (BBY) Return on Capital Employed (2009 - 2026)

Best Buy's (BBY) quarterly Return on Capital Employed came in at 22.05% in Q2 2026, up 546.0% year-on-year from 3.41% in Q2 2025, and up 27.8% on a QoQ basis from 17.26% in Q1 2026.

Best Buy (BBY) Return on Capital Employed (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Best Buy (BBY) has 18 years of Return on Capital Employed data on file, last reported at 22.05% in Q2 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Return on Capital Employed rose 546.0% year-over-year to 22.05% in Q2 2026; TTM through May 2026 was 22.05%, a 546.0% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2026 full-year figure at 19.71%, up 131.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed for Q2 2026 stood at 22.05%, up from 17.26% in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Return on Capital Employed for BBY reached as high as 37.38% in Q1 2022 and fell as low as 14.98% in Q4 2025.
  • Historically, Return on Capital Employed has averaged 24.02% across 5 years, with a median of 23.15% in 2023.
  • Across the five-year window, Return on Capital Employed jumped 1251 bps in 2022 and tumbled 1324 bps in 2023, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, Return on Capital Employed stood at 33.07% in 2022, then dropped by 20 bps to 26.44% in 2023, then dropped by 5 bps to 25.2% in 2024, then sank by 41 bps to 14.98% in 2025, then jumped by 47 bps to 22.05% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Return on Capital Employed figures were 22.05% in Q2 2026, 17.26% in Q1 2026, and 14.98% in Q4 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROCE (Qtr)
1 Caseys General Stores 32.13 Bn 31.61 Bn 1.08 Bn 20.02%
2 NaaS Technology 30.58 Bn 30.58 Bn - -
3 Williams Sonoma 28.34 Bn 27.33 Bn 1.10 Bn 41.55%
4 Ulta Beauty 23.18 Bn 22.69 Bn 1.48 Bn 32.06%
5 Best Buy 18.52 Bn 16.77 Bn 2.10 Bn 22.05%
6 Dick'S Sporting Goods 16.59 Bn 15.24 Bn 1.77 Bn 8.58%
7 MINISO Group Holding 16.05 Bn 14.98 Bn 414.86 Mn 16.31%
8 Tractor Supply 15.89 Bn 15.66 Bn 1.30 Bn 17.35%
9 Five Below 12.09 Bn 11.16 Bn 696.98 Mn 11.70%
10 Murphy USA 11.42 Bn 11.30 Bn -3.64 Bn 22.31%

Historic Data

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DateValue
May 2, 2026 22.05%
Jan 31, 2026 17.26%
Nov 1, 2025 14.98%
Aug 2, 2025 16.90%
May 3, 2025 16.60%
Feb 1, 2025 16.01%
Nov 2, 2024 25.20%
Aug 3, 2024 23.90%
May 4, 2024 21.84%
Feb 3, 2024 19.64%
Oct 28, 2023 26.44%
Jul 29, 2023 24.67%
Apr 29, 2023 22.41%
Jan 28, 2023 24.15%
Oct 29, 2022 33.07%
Jul 30, 2022 34.50%
Apr 30, 2022 35.29%
Jan 29, 2022 37.38%
Oct 30, 2021 44.21%
Jul 31, 2021 40.59%