Best Buy (BBY) Share-based Compensation (2009 - 2026)
Best Buy's Share-based Compensation was $34 million in fiscal Q2 2027 (quarter ended Aug 1, 2026), down 2.9% from $35 million a year earlier and down 15.0% from the prior quarter.
Powered by 
Analysis
Best Buy (BBY) Share-based Compensation (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, Best Buy's Share-based Compensation was $138 million through Aug 1, 2026, down 1.4% year-over-year; for FY2026 (ended Jan 31, 2026), it was $139 million, unchanged from FY2025.
- Share-based Compensation shows a five-year compound annual growth rate of 0.6% (FY2021 to FY2026).
- In earlier fiscal years, Share-based Compensation was $139 million in FY2025 (-4.1%), $145 million in FY2024 (+5.1%), $138 million in FY2023 (-2.1%) and $141 million in FY2022 (+4.4%).
- Quarterly Share-based Compensation has moved between $26 million (fiscal Q2 2023) and $40 million (fiscal Q1 2027) over five years.
- Compared with a year earlier, Share-based Compensation was higher in two of the last eight quarters, with an average decline of 2.1%.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Share-based Compensation over five years was fiscal Q2 2024 (growth of 42.3%); the worst was fiscal Q2 2023 (a decline of 23.5%).
- Per Business Quant data, BBY's Share-based Compensation in the three fiscal quarters before Q2 2027 was $40 million (Q1 2027), $33 million (Q4 2026) and $31 million (Q3 2026).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Stock Comp. (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amazon Com | 2,845.76 Bn | 2,362.46 Bn | 104.83 Bn | 6.04 Bn |
| 2 | Home Depot | 312.36 Bn | 305.61 Bn | 16.12 Bn | 148.00 Mn |
| 3 | Tjx Companies | 161.65 Bn | 139.20 Bn | 5.07 Bn | 43.00 Mn |
| 4 | Lowes Companies | 109.83 Bn | 102.79 Bn | 8.58 Bn | 67.00 Mn |
| 5 | Ross Stores | 75.21 Bn | 58.13 Bn | 2.12 Bn | 47.26 Mn |
| 6 | O Reilly Automotive | 73.47 Bn | 72.55 Bn | 2.52 Bn | 8.70 Mn |
| 7 | Target | 69.82 Bn | 64.41 Bn | 8.94 Bn | 100.00 Mn |
| 8 | Autozone | 51.94 Bn | 50.84 Bn | 2.52 Bn | 30.20 Mn |
| 9 | Carvana | 43.48 Bn | 33.97 Bn | 1.38 Bn | 25.00 Mn |
| 10 | Best Buy | 19.97 Bn | 13.30 Bn | 2.34 Bn | 34.00 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 1, 2026 | 34.00 Mn |
| May 2, 2026 | 40.00 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2026 | 33.00 Mn |
| Nov 1, 2025 | 31.00 Mn |
| Aug 2, 2025 | 35.00 Mn |
| May 3, 2025 | 40.00 Mn |
| Feb 1, 2025 | 31.00 Mn |
| Nov 2, 2024 | 34.00 Mn |
| Aug 3, 2024 | 36.00 Mn |
| May 4, 2024 | 38.00 Mn |
| Feb 3, 2024 | 35.00 Mn |
| Oct 28, 2023 | 35.00 Mn |
| Jul 29, 2023 | 37.00 Mn |
| Apr 29, 2023 | 38.00 Mn |
| Jan 28, 2023 | 40.00 Mn |
| Oct 29, 2022 | 33.00 Mn |
| Jul 30, 2022 | 26.00 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2022 | 39.00 Mn |
| Jan 29, 2022 | 36.00 Mn |
| Oct 30, 2021 | 34.00 Mn |
API Access
Best Buy Share-based Compensation API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=share-based-compensation&ticker=BBY&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "share-based-compensation", "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=share-based-compensation&ticker=BBY&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();