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

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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%