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Best Buy (BBY) Return on Capital Employed (2016 - 2026)

Best Buy (BBY) has disclosed Return on Capital Employed for 18 consecutive years, with 0.17% as the latest value for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Return on Capital Employed rose 1.0% to 0.17% in Q1 2026 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was 0.17% through Jan 2026, up 1.0% year-over-year, with the annual reading at 0.2% for FY2026, 1.0% up from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 was 0.17% at Best Buy, up from 0.15% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Return on Capital Employed was 0.37% in Q1 2022, with the low at 0.15% in Q4 2025.
  • Average Return on Capital Employed over 5 years is 0.24%, with a median of 0.24% recorded in 2024.
  • The sharpest move saw Return on Capital Employed soared 32bps in 2022, then decreased -13bps in 2023.
  • Over 5 years, Return on Capital Employed stood at 0.33% in 2022, then fell by -20bps to 0.26% in 2023, then dropped by -5bps to 0.25% in 2024, then plummeted by -41bps to 0.15% in 2025, then grew by 15bps to 0.17% in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Return on Capital Employed over the past three periods came in at 0.17%, 0.15%, and 0.17% for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.