Best Buy (BBY) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2009 - 2026)
Best Buy's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] came in at 26.06% for fiscal Q2 2027 (quarter ended Aug 1, 2026), up 9.16 percentage points from 16.90% a year earlier and up 4.00 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Best Buy (BBY) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2026 (ended Jan 31, 2026), Best Buy's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] was 19.71%, up 1.31 percentage points from FY2025.
- Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] carries a five-year change of -15.41 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2026).
- Going back by fiscal year, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] was 18.40% in FY2025 (-2.65 pp), 21.05% in FY2024 (-2.34 pp), 23.39% in FY2023 (-16.54 pp) and 39.93% in FY2022 (+4.81 pp).
- The fiscal Q2 2027 figure represents the highest quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] since fiscal Q3 2024.
- Year-over-year, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has increased for three consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -1.43 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] over five years came in fiscal Q4 2022 (a gain of 12.51 percentage points), and the weakest in fiscal Q4 2023 (a drop of 13.24 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows BBY's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] at 22.05% (Q1 2027), 17.26% (Q4 2026) and 14.98% (Q3 2026) in the three fiscal quarters before Q2 2027.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amazon Com | 2,673.40 Bn | 2,190.10 Bn | 104.83 Bn | 11.49% |
| 2 | Home Depot | 316.76 Bn | 310.00 Bn | 16.12 Bn | 28.54% |
| 3 | Tjx Companies | 160.44 Bn | 137.98 Bn | 5.07 Bn | 34.00% |
| 4 | Lowes Companies | 110.99 Bn | 103.95 Bn | 8.58 Bn | 30.02% |
| 5 | O Reilly Automotive | 74.59 Bn | 73.68 Bn | 2.52 Bn | 47.86% |
| 6 | Ross Stores | 72.67 Bn | 55.59 Bn | 2.12 Bn | 30.97% |
| 7 | Target | 69.11 Bn | 63.69 Bn | 8.94 Bn | 15.67% |
| 8 | Autozone | 52.85 Bn | 51.75 Bn | 2.52 Bn | 33.85% |
| 9 | Carvana | 41.29 Bn | 31.78 Bn | 1.38 Bn | 18.45% |
| 10 | Best Buy | 21.16 Bn | 14.50 Bn | 2.34 Bn | 26.06% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 1, 2026 | 26.06% |
| 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% |
API Access
Best Buy Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] API
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Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=BBY&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-capital-employed-[roce]", "ticker": "BBY", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=BBY&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();