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

Best Buy (BBY) posted quarterly Return on Capital Employed of 22.05% for Q2 2026, up 546.0% YoY from 3.41% in Q2 2025, and up 27.8% sequentially from 17.26% in Q1 2026.

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

Best Buy has disclosed Return on Capital Employed across 18 years of filings, most recently posting 22.05% for Q2 2026.

  • In Q2 2026, Return on Capital Employed rose 546.0% year-over-year to 22.05%; the TTM figure through May 2026 stood at 22.05% (up 546.0% YoY), while the FY2026 annual figure was 19.71%, up 131.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed grew to 22.05% in Q2 2026, 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 3.07% in Q2 2023.
  • The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 18.45% (2024), against an average of 19.39%.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Return on Capital Employed tumbled 3233 bps — and 2024, when it jumped 2206 bps.
  • A 5-year view of Return on Capital Employed shows it stood at 33.07% in 2022, then tumbled by 91 bps to 3.14% in 2023, then surged by 703 bps to 25.2% in 2024, then slumped by 41 bps to 14.98% in 2025, then jumped by 47 bps to 22.05% in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Return on Capital Employed over the past three periods registered 22.05%, 17.26%, and 14.98% for Q2 2026, Q1 2026, and Q4 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROCE (Qtr)
1 NaaS Technology 29.20 Bn 29.20 Bn - -
2 Caseys General Stores 28.94 Bn 28.48 Bn 1.08 Bn 20.02%
3 Williams Sonoma 27.71 Bn 26.69 Bn 1.10 Bn 41.55%
4 Dick'S Sporting Goods 19.10 Bn 17.75 Bn 1.77 Bn 8.58%
5 Tractor Supply 16.98 Bn 16.76 Bn 1.30 Bn 17.35%
6 Best Buy 16.25 Bn 14.50 Bn 2.10 Bn 22.05%
7 Murphy USA 10.35 Bn 10.23 Bn 3.98 Bn 22.31%
8 Five Below 10.07 Bn 9.13 Bn 696.98 Mn 11.70%
9 Winmark 8.93 Bn 8.93 Bn 20.23 Mn 252.73%
10 Academy Sports & Outdoors 3.04 Bn 2.71 Bn 479.35 Mn 12.52%

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 3.14%
Jul 29, 2023 3.07%
Apr 29, 2023 3.07%
Jan 28, 2023 5.06%
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%