Best Buy Co., Inc. (BBY) Key Metrics
BBY valuation today
Trailing 12 months · as of October 18, 2026- Market cap
- $19.43B
- Enterprise value
- $20.92B
- P/E (TTM)
- 15.4 10-yr median 13.5
- Forward P/E
- 13.6
- PEG ratio
- 1.70
- Price / sales
- 0.5 10-yr median 0.4
- Price / book
- 6.0 10-yr median 6.2
- EV / EBITDA
- 8.1 10-yr median 7.6
- Dividend yield
- 4.15% $3.84 a year
- Beta
- 1.28
BBY key metrics, FY2017–FY2026
Fiscal year ended January 31, 2026 · U.S. dollarsBBY valuation Price multiples at each fiscal year-end price.
BBY returns How much profit the business earns on the capital it uses.
BBY per-share figures Results divided by the shares outstanding at year-end.
BBY financial health Debt, liquidity and how easily interest is covered.
BBY efficiency & capital use Working capital cycle and where the cash goes.
BBY valuation history
BBY returns on capital
Net income (ROE, ROA) or after-tax operating income (ROIC) divided by the average of the opening and closing balance.
BBY debt vs cash
Debt includes short- and long-term borrowings and, where reported, lease liabilities.
BBY cash returned to shareholders
BBY price vs earnings per share
BBY key metrics
FY2017–FY2026| FY2026 | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | FY2020 | FY2019 | FY2018 | FY2017 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valuation | ||||||||||
| Market capitalization | $13.81B | $18.60B | $15.84B | $20.02B | $24.75B | $28.62B | $22.71B | $16.67B | $22.44B | $14.36B |
| Enterprise value | $16.20B | $21.07B | $18.37B | $22.13B | $25.75B | $27.12B | $24.47B | $16.08B | $20.66B | $11.81B |
| P/E ratio | 12.9 | 20.1 | 12.8 | 14.1 | 10.1 | 15.9 | 14.7 | 11.4 | 22.4 | 11.7 |
| Price / sales | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.4 |
| Price / book | 4.7 | 6.6 | 5.2 | 7.2 | 8.2 | 6.2 | 6.5 | 5.0 | 6.2 | 3.0 |
| Price / free cash flow | 11.0 | 13.4 | 23.5 | 22.4 | 9.8 | 6.8 | 12.5 | 10.5 | 15.4 | 7.3 |
| Price / operating cash flow | 7.0 | 8.9 | 10.8 | 11.0 | 7.6 | 5.8 | 8.9 | 6.9 | 10.5 | 5.6 |
| EV / sales | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.3 |
| EV / EBITDA | 7.1 | 9.5 | 7.1 | 8.1 | 6.6 | 8.3 | 8.5 | 5.9 | 8.0 | 4.6 |
| EV / free cash flow | 12.9 | 15.1 | 27.2 | 24.8 | 10.2 | 6.4 | 13.4 | 10.1 | 14.2 | 6.0 |
| Earnings yield | 7.7% | 5.0% | 7.8% | 7.1% | 9.9% | 6.3% | 6.8% | 8.8% | 4.5% | 8.6% |
| Free cash flow yield | 9.1% | 7.5% | 4.3% | 4.5% | 10.2% | 14.7% | 8.0% | 9.5% | 6.5% | 13.7% |
| Dividend yield | 5.8% | 4.3% | 5.1% | 3.9% | 2.8% | 2.0% | 2.3% | 3.0% | 1.8% | 3.5% |
| Shareholder yield (dividends + buybacks) | 7.8% | 7.0% | 7.2% | 9.0% | 16.9% | 3.1% | 6.7% | 12.0% | 10.8% | 8.4% |
| Share price at fiscal year-end | $65.10 | $85.86 | $72.49 | $88.72 | $99.28 | $108.82 | $84.69 | $59.24 | $73.06 | $44.52 |
| Per share | ||||||||||
| Revenue per share | $196.56 | $191.73 | $198.86 | $205.13 | $207.63 | $179.70 | $162.77 | $152.38 | $137.25 | $122.14 |
| Earnings per share | $5.04 | $4.28 | $5.68 | $6.29 | $9.84 | $6.84 | $5.75 | $5.20 | $3.26 | $3.81 |
| Operating cash flow per share | $9.25 | $9.69 | $6.73 | $8.08 | $13.04 | $18.73 | $9.57 | $8.56 | $6.97 | $7.89 |
| Free cash flow per share | $5.93 | $6.43 | $3.09 | $3.96 | $10.09 | $16.02 | $6.80 | $5.65 | $4.73 | $6.08 |
| Cash per share | $8.19 | $7.29 | $6.62 | $8.30 | $11.78 | $20.89 | $8.31 | $7.04 | $10.20 | $12.15 |
| Book value per share | $13.97 | $12.96 | $13.97 | $12.38 | $12.11 | $17.44 | $12.98 | $11.75 | $11.76 | $14.60 |
| Tangible book value per share | $10.23 | $8.35 | $7.06 | $5.42 | $5.46 | $12.55 | $7.95 | $7.25 | $10.32 | $13.22 |
| Dividends per share | $3.78 | $3.73 | $3.67 | $3.50 | $2.76 | $2.16 | $1.97 | $1.77 | $1.33 | $1.57 |
| Capex per share | $3.32 | $3.26 | $3.64 | $4.12 | $2.96 | $2.71 | $2.77 | $2.91 | $2.24 | $1.80 |
| Debt per share | $19.49 | $18.71 | $18.22 | $17.63 | $15.80 | $15.17 | $14.90 | $4.93 | $4.41 | $4.23 |
| Shares outstanding | 212.1M | 216.6M | 218.5M | 225.7M | 249.3M | 263.0M | 268.1M | 281.4M | 307.1M | 322.6M |
| Change in shares outstanding | −2.1% | −0.9% | −3.2% | −9.5% | −5.2% | −1.9% | −4.7% | −8.4% | −4.8% | −8.0% |
| Returns & profitability | ||||||||||
| Return on equity (ROE) | 37.0% | 31.6% | 42.4% | 48.8% | 64.5% | 44.6% | 45.4% | 42.3% | 24.0% | 27.0% |
| Return on invested capital (ROIC) | 25.0% | 22.8% | 23.0% | 31.9% | 68.4% | 43.4% | 39.0% | 64.8% | 50.8% | 49.4% |
| Return on assets (ROA) | 7.3% | 6.2% | 8.1% | 8.5% | 13.4% | 10.4% | 10.8% | 11.3% | 7.4% | 9.0% |
| Return on tangible assets | 7.7% | 6.7% | 9.2% | 10.0% | 15.5% | 10.1% | 10.8% | 12.6% | 7.9% | 9.2% |
| Free cash flow margin | 3.0% | 3.4% | 1.6% | 1.9% | 4.9% | 8.9% | 4.2% | 3.7% | 3.4% | 5.0% |
| Income quality (OCF / net income) | 1.84 | 2.26 | 1.18 | 1.29 | 1.33 | 2.74 | 1.66 | 1.64 | 2.14 | 2.07 |
| Financial health | ||||||||||
| Total debt | $4.13B | $4.05B | $3.98B | $3.98B | $3.94B | $3.99B | $3.99B | $1.39B | $1.35B | $1.36B |
| Cash & short-term investments | $1.74B | $1.58B | $1.45B | $1.87B | $2.94B | $5.49B | $2.23B | $1.98B | $3.13B | $3.92B |
| Net debt | $2.40B | $2.48B | $2.54B | $2.10B | $1.00B | −$1.50B | $1.76B | −$592.0M | −$1.78B | −$2.56B |
| Debt / equity | 1.39 | 1.44 | 1.30 | 1.42 | 1.30 | 0.87 | 1.15 | 0.42 | 0.38 | 0.29 |
| Debt / assets | 0.28 | 0.27 | 0.27 | 0.25 | 0.22 | 0.21 | 0.26 | 0.11 | 0.10 | 0.10 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 1.05 | 1.12 | 0.98 | 0.77 | 0.26 | −0.46 | 0.62 | −0.22 | −0.69 | −1.01 |
| Current ratio | 1.11 | 1.03 | 1.00 | 0.98 | 0.99 | 1.19 | 1.10 | 1.18 | 1.26 | 1.48 |
| Quick ratio | 0.43 | 0.39 | 0.37 | 0.41 | 0.43 | 0.66 | 0.46 | 0.46 | 0.59 | 0.79 |
| Interest coverage | 37.2 | 34.0 | 30.3 | 51.3 | 119.9 | 46.0 | 31.4 | 26.0 | 24.6 | 25.8 |
| Working capital | $825.0M | $208.0M | −$12.0M | −$177.0M | −$135.0M | $2.02B | $797.0M | $1.36B | $2.01B | $3.39B |
| Invested capital | $5.36B | $5.28B | $5.59B | $4.90B | $4.02B | $3.08B | $5.24B | $2.71B | $1.83B | $2.15B |
| Tangible asset value | $2.17B | $1.81B | $1.54B | $1.22B | $1.36B | $3.30B | $2.13B | $2.04B | $3.17B | $4.27B |
| Net current asset value | −$3.20B | −$3.75B | −$4.02B | −$4.21B | −$3.94B | −$1.94B | −$3.25B | −$725.0M | $392.0M | $1.37B |
| Graham number | $39.81 | $35.33 | $42.26 | $41.85 | $51.80 | $51.80 | $40.97 | $37.08 | $29.36 | $35.36 |
| Graham net-net per share | −$30.98 | −$32.64 | −$33.34 | −$34.15 | −$31.22 | −$20.47 | −$24.00 | −$14.75 | −$9.48 | −$5.53 |
| Capital allocation | ||||||||||
| Dividends paid | $801.0M | $807.0M | $801.0M | $789.0M | $688.0M | $568.0M | $527.0M | $497.0M | $409.0M | $505.0M |
| Share buybacks (net) | $273.0M | $500.0M | $340.0M | $1.01B | $3.50B | $312.0M | $1.00B | $1.50B | $2.00B | $698.0M |
| Dividend payout ratio | 74.9% | 87.1% | 64.5% | 55.6% | 28.0% | 31.6% | 34.2% | 33.9% | 40.9% | 41.1% |
| Dividends + buybacks / free cash flow | 85.4% | 93.9% | 169.0% | 201.7% | 166.6% | 20.9% | 84.0% | 126.0% | 166.1% | 61.3% |
| Capex / revenue | 1.7% | 1.7% | 1.8% | 2.0% | 1.4% | 1.5% | 1.7% | 1.9% | 1.6% | 1.5% |
| Capex / operating cash flow | 35.9% | 33.7% | 54.1% | 51.0% | 22.7% | 14.5% | 29.0% | 34.0% | 32.1% | 22.9% |
| Capex / depreciation | 0.85 | 0.82 | 0.86 | 1.01 | 0.85 | 0.85 | 0.92 | 1.06 | 1.01 | 0.89 |
| Stock-based compensation / revenue | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% |
| SG&A / revenue | 18.3% | 18.4% | 18.0% | 17.0% | 16.5% | 16.6% | 18.3% | 18.6% | 19.0% | 19.1% |
| Efficiency | ||||||||||
| Days sales outstanding | 9.1 | 8.7 | 8.7 | 8.6 | 7.4 | 8.5 | 9.1 | 8.8 | 10.4 | 11.6 |
| Days of inventory on hand | 58.2 | 57.0 | 54.4 | 55.7 | 52.7 | 53.7 | 57.5 | 58.9 | 57.0 | 60.4 |
| Days payables outstanding | 54.9 | 54.6 | 55.7 | 62.6 | 62.7 | 61.0 | 57.3 | 56.2 | 55.7 | 57.5 |
| Cash conversion cycle (days) | 12.5 | 11.1 | 7.5 | 1.7 | -2.6 | 1.2 | 9.3 | 11.5 | 11.6 | 14.6 |
| Receivables turnover | 39.95 | 41.88 | 41.78 | 42.42 | 49.23 | 42.77 | 40.33 | 41.55 | 35.18 | 31.41 |
| Payables turnover | 6.65 | 6.68 | 6.56 | 5.83 | 5.82 | 5.98 | 6.37 | 6.50 | 6.55 | 6.35 |
| Inventory turnover | 6.27 | 6.40 | 6.70 | 6.55 | 6.93 | 6.80 | 6.35 | 6.20 | 6.41 | 6.04 |
| Asset turnover | 2.83 | 2.79 | 2.82 | 2.78 | 2.83 | 2.73 | 3.06 | 3.30 | 3.13 | 2.88 |
| Average receivables | $1.04B | $991.5M | $1.04B | $1.09B | $1.05B | $1.10B | $1.08B | $1.03B | $1.20B | $1.25B |
| Average payables | $4.86B | $4.81B | $5.16B | $6.25B | $6.89B | $6.13B | $5.27B | $5.07B | $4.93B | $4.72B |
| Average inventory | $5.16B | $5.02B | $5.05B | $5.55B | $5.79B | $5.39B | $5.29B | $5.31B | $5.04B | $4.96B |
| Intangibles / total assets | 5.4% | 6.8% | 10.1% | 9.9% | 9.5% | 6.7% | 8.6% | 9.8% | 3.4% | 3.2% |
Computed from BBY's annual financial statements (latest annual report filed March 18, 2026) and the closing share price on each fiscal year-end, adjusted for stock splits. Figures in U.S. dollars; data from EODHD. Averages use the opening and closing balance of each year.
BBY valuation and financial ratios
At the end of fiscal 2026 (January 31, 2026), Best Buy traded at 12.9 times earnings, against a 10-year median of 13.5. Based on the latest twelve months, the trailing P/E is 15.4 and the forward P/E is 13.6. Best Buy earned a return on equity of 37.0% and a return on invested capital of 25.0% in fiscal 2026. It ended the year with $4.1 billion of debt and $1.7 billion in cash and short-term investments, net debt of $2.4 billion. It returned $1.1 billion to shareholders: $801.0 million in dividends and $273.0 million in share buybacks, 85% of free cash flow. The share count fell 34.3% from 322.6M to 212.1M over 9 years.
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BBY key metrics FAQ
What is Best Buy's P/E ratio?
Best Buy's trailing P/E ratio is 15.4 based on the last twelve months of earnings (as of October 18, 2026), and its forward P/E is 13.6. At the end of fiscal 2026 it was 12.9, compared with a 10-year median of 13.5.
What is Best Buy's EV/EBITDA?
Best Buy's enterprise value was 7.1 times EBITDA at the end of fiscal 2026 (enterprise value $16.2 billion, EBITDA $2.3 billion); the current EV/EBITDA is 8.1.
What is Best Buy's return on equity?
Best Buy's return on equity (ROE) was 37.0% in fiscal 2026: net income of $1.1 billion on average shareholders' equity of $2.9 billion.
What is Best Buy's ROIC?
Best Buy's return on invested capital was 25.0% in fiscal 2026, using after-tax operating income divided by average debt plus equity minus cash.
How much debt does Best Buy have?
Best Buy had total debt of $4.1 billion at the end of fiscal 2026, a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.39 and $2.4 billion of net debt (1.05 times EBITDA).
What is Best Buy's dividend yield?
Best Buy's forward dividend yield is 4.15%. Best Buy paid $801.0 million in dividends in fiscal 2026 ($3.78 per share), a payout ratio of 74.9%.
Does Best Buy buy back its shares?
Yes. Best Buy spent $273.0 million on net share repurchases in fiscal 2026 Shares outstanding changed −2.1% over the year, to 212.1M..
What is Best Buy's free cash flow yield?
Best Buy generated $1.3 billion of free cash flow in fiscal 2026, a free cash flow yield of 9.1% on its market value at year-end ($13.8 billion).
What is Best Buy's current ratio?
Best Buy's current ratio was 1.11 at the end of fiscal 2026: current assets were 1.11 times current liabilities.