Best Buy (BBY) Tax Rate (2009 - 2026)
Best Buy (BBY) reported Tax Rate of 25.69% for Q1 2026, down 2184.0% year-over-year from 1.23% in Q1 2025, and down 17.71% quarter-over-quarter from 31.22% in Q4 2025.
Best Buy (BBY) Tax Rate (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Best Buy (BBY) has 18 years of Tax Rate data on file, last reported at 25.69% in Q1 2026.
- Tax Rate for Q1 2026 came in at 25.69%, down 2184.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Jan 2026 was 24.0% (down 472.0% YoY), and the FY2026 annual result was 24.0%, down 472.0% from the prior year.
- Tax Rate fell to 25.69% in Q1 2026 per BBY's latest filing, from 31.22% in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Tax Rate peaked at 47.53% in Q1 2025 and troughed at 12.8% in Q1 2023.
- A 5-year average of 20.7% and a median of 24.39% in 2022 frame the typical range for Tax Rate.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2024: Tax Rate slumped 3018 bps in 2022, then surged 3403 bps in 2024.
- A 5-year view of Tax Rate shows it stood at 23.4% in 2022, then increased by 6 bps to 24.71% in 2023, then dropped by 3 bps to 23.88% in 2024, then soared by 31 bps to 31.22% in 2025, then slipped by 18 bps to 25.69% in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows BBY's Tax Rate at 25.69% in Q1 2026, 31.22% in Q4 2025, and 26.88% in Q3 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Tax Rate (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Caseys General Stores | 27.84 Bn | 27.38 Bn | 1.01 Bn | 24.13% |
| 2 | Williams Sonoma | 24.59 Bn | 23.57 Bn | 1.10 Bn | 24.31% |
| 3 | Ulta Beauty | 20.75 Bn | 20.25 Bn | 1.48 Bn | 24.45% |
| 4 | Dick'S Sporting Goods | 17.81 Bn | 16.45 Bn | 1.77 Bn | 28.71% |
| 5 | Tractor Supply | 15.90 Bn | 15.67 Bn | 1.30 Bn | 23.24% |
| 6 | Best Buy | 15.61 Bn | 13.87 Bn | 2.10 Bn | 26.98% |
| 7 | NaaS Technology | 14.72 Bn | 14.70 Bn | - | - |
| 8 | Five Below | 10.27 Bn | 9.34 Bn | 696.98 Mn | 24.82% |
| 9 | Murphy USA | 10.20 Bn | 10.08 Bn | 3.98 Bn | 22.64% |
| 10 | GameStop | 9.92 Bn | 905.02 Mn | 386.80 Mn | -66.10% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| May 2, 2026 | 26.98% |
| May 2, 2026 | 26.98% |
| Jan 31, 2026 | 25.69% |
| Jan 31, 2026 | 25.69% |
| Nov 1, 2025 | 31.22% |
| Nov 1, 2025 | 31.22% |
| Aug 2, 2025 | 26.88% |
| Aug 2, 2025 | 26.88% |
| May 3, 2025 | 8.56% |
| May 3, 2025 | 8.56% |
| Feb 1, 2025 | 47.53% |
| Feb 1, 2025 | 47.53% |
| Nov 2, 2024 | 23.88% |
| Nov 2, 2024 | 23.88% |
| Aug 3, 2024 | 25.83% |
| Aug 3, 2024 | 25.83% |
| May 4, 2024 | 24.62% |
| May 4, 2024 | 24.62% |
| Feb 3, 2024 | 21.23% |
| Feb 3, 2024 | 21.23% |