Best Buy (BBY) Return on Capital Employed (2009 - 2026)
Best Buy (BBY) reported Return on Capital Employed of 17.26% for Q1 2026, up 125.0% year-over-year from 7.67% in Q1 2025, and up 15.17% quarter-over-quarter from 14.98% in Q4 2025.
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 17.26% in Q1 2026.
- Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 came in at 17.26%, up 125.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Jan 2026 was 17.26% (up 125.0% YoY), and the FY2026 annual result was 19.71%, up 131.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed rose to 17.26% in Q1 2026 per BBY's latest filing, from 14.98% in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Return on Capital Employed peaked at 37.38% in Q1 2022 and troughed at 14.98% in Q4 2025.
- A 5-year average of 24.13% and a median of 23.9% in 2024 frame the typical range for Return on Capital Employed.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: Return on Capital Employed jumped 3219 bps in 2022, then sank 1324 bps in 2023.
- A 5-year view of Return on Capital Employed shows it stood at 33.07% in 2022, then retreated by 20 bps to 26.44% in 2023, then retreated by 5 bps to 25.2% in 2024, then plunged by 41 bps to 14.98% in 2025, then gained by 15 bps to 17.26% in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows BBY's Return on Capital Employed at 17.26% in Q1 2026, 14.98% in Q4 2025, and 16.9% in Q3 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Caseys General Stores | 27.84 Bn | 27.38 Bn | 1.01 Bn | 18.66% |
| 2 | Williams Sonoma | 24.59 Bn | 23.57 Bn | 1.10 Bn | 41.55% |
| 3 | Ulta Beauty | 20.75 Bn | 20.25 Bn | 1.48 Bn | 32.06% |
| 4 | Dick'S Sporting Goods | 17.81 Bn | 16.45 Bn | 1.77 Bn | 8.58% |
| 5 | Tractor Supply | 15.90 Bn | 15.67 Bn | 1.30 Bn | 17.35% |
| 6 | Best Buy | 15.61 Bn | 13.87 Bn | 2.10 Bn | 22.05% |
| 7 | NaaS Technology | 14.72 Bn | 14.70 Bn | - | - |
| 8 | Five Below | 10.27 Bn | 9.34 Bn | 696.98 Mn | 11.70% |
| 9 | Murphy USA | 10.20 Bn | 10.08 Bn | 3.98 Bn | 22.31% |
| 10 | GameStop | 9.92 Bn | 905.02 Mn | 386.80 Mn | 2.36% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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% |