BBY Stock Analysis: Best Buy Co. | NYSE
Specialty Retail | NYSE, USA | Market Cap: 18.440m USD | 12M Return: 20.7% | US0865161014 | Charts, Fundamentals & Technical Analysis
Avg Turnover: 321M
EPS Trend: 50.8%
Qual. Beats: 4
Rev. Trend: -74.0%
Qual. Beats: 1
Warnings
Tailwinds
Seasonality 11.6 years of data
How good or bad each month usually is (without trend). The score below shows how much you can trust it: 0 = pure chance, >40 gets interesting and >55 is strong.
Best Buy Co., Inc. is a large-cap specialty retailer (NYSE: BBY) operating in the Consumer Discretionary sector, specifically the Computer & Electronics Retail sub-industry, with a presence in the United States, Canada, and select international markets. The company sells a wide range of technology and consumer products, including computing devices, mobile phones, networking equipment, tablets, smartwatches, consumer electronics, home theater products, appliances, and gaming/entertainment items. Beyond merchandise, Best Buy generates revenue from service offerings such as delivery, installation, repair, technical support, warranty programs, and its membership and marketplace platforms, operating under multiple brands including Best Buy, Geek Squad, Insignia, Lively, and Jitterbug. Headquartered in Richfield, Minnesota, and incorporated in 1966 (originally as Sound of Music, Inc.), the company runs an omnichannel model combining physical stores with branded websites such as bestbuy.com and bestbuy.ca, and it went public in 1985.
- Discretionary consumer spending weakens amid macroeconomic headwinds
- Margin pressure intensifies from Amazon and Walmart competition
- AI PC refresh cycle and new gaming hardware boost demand
| Net Income: 1.27b TTM > 0 and > 6% of Revenue |
| FCF/TA: 0.11 > 0.02 and ΔFCF/TA 2.11 > 1.0 |
| NWC/Revenue: 2.48% < 20% (prev 0.78%; Δ 1.70% < -1%) |
| CFO/TA 0.15 > 3% & CFO 2.48b > Net Income 1.27b |
| Net Debt (4.83b) to EBITDA (2.58b): 1.87 < 3 |
| Current Ratio: 1.12 > 1.5 & < 3 |
| Outstanding Shares: last quarter (212.7m) vs 12m ago 0.09% < -2% |
| Gross Margin: 22.68% > 18% (prev 22.54%; Δ 0.13% > 0.5%) |
| Asset Turnover: 269.1% > 50% (prev 272.7%; Δ -3.58% > 0%) |
| Interest Coverage Ratio: 39.60 > 6 (EBIT TTM 1.78b / Interest Expense TTM 45.0m) |
| A: 0.06 (Total Current Assets 9.98b - Total Current Liabilities 8.94b) / Total Assets 16.1b |
| B: 0.17 (Retained Earnings 2.78b / Total Assets 16.1b) |
| C: 0.11 (EBIT TTM 1.78b / Avg Total Assets 15.7b) |
| D: 0.25 (Book Value of Equity 3.18b / Total Liabilities 12.9b) |
| Altman-Z'' = 2.01 = BBB |
| DSRI: 0.99 (Receivables 922.0m/917.0m, Revenue 42.2b/41.6b) |
| GMI: 0.99 (GM 22.54% / 22.68%) |
| AQI: 0.78 (AQ_t 0.08 / AQ_t-1 0.10) |
| SGI: 1.01 (Revenue 42.2b / 41.6b) |
| TATA: -0.07 (NI 1.27b - CFO 2.48b) / TA 16.1b) |
| Beneish M = -3.16 (Cap -4..+1) = AA |
As of September 10, 2026, the stock is trading at USD 88.03 with a total of 3,404,749 shares traded. Over the past week, the price has changed by +6.54%, over one month by +6.79%, over three months by +18.75% and over the past year by +20.67%.
Current recommended Stop Loss: 83.60 (which is 5% or 1.3 ATR below the current price).
Best Buy Co. has received a consensus analysts rating of 3.59. Therefore, it is recommended to hold BBY.
- StrongBuy: 7
- Buy: 4
- Hold: 17
- Sell: 1
- StrongSell: 0
| Analysts Target Price | 86.7 | -1.5% |
P/E Trailing = 14.5574
P/E Forward = 12.6103
P/S = 0.437
P/B = 5.4715
P/EG = 1.5757
Revenue TTM = 42.2b USD
EBIT TTM = 1.78b USD
EBITDA TTM = 2.58b USD
Long Term Debt = 1.17b USD (from longTermDebt, last fiscal year)
Short Term Debt = 625.0m USD (from shortTermDebt, last quarter)
Debt = 7.09b USD (from shortLongTermDebtTotal, last quarter) + Leases 2.96b
Net Debt = 4.83b USD (calculated: Debt 7.09b - CCE 2.25b)
Enterprise Value = 23.3b USD (18.4b + Debt 7.09b - CCE 2.25b)
Interest Coverage Ratio = 39.60 (Ebit TTM 1.78b / Interest Expense TTM 45.0m)
EV/FCF = 13.16x (Enterprise Value 23.3b / FCF TTM 1.77b)
FCF Yield = 7.60% (FCF TTM 1.77b / Enterprise Value 23.3b)
FCF Margin = 4.19% (FCF TTM 1.77b / Revenue TTM 42.2b)
Net Margin = 3.01% (Net Income TTM 1.27b / Revenue TTM 42.2b)
Gross Margin = 22.68% ((Revenue TTM 42.2b - Cost of Revenue TTM 32.6b) / Revenue TTM)
Gross Margin QoQ = 23.91% (prev 23.52%)
Tobins Q-Ratio = 1.45 (Enterprise Value 23.3b / Total Assets 16.1b)
Interest Expense / Debt = 0.63% (Interest Expense 45.0m / Debt 7.09b)
Taxrate = 26.91% (468.0m / 1.74b)
NOPAT = 1.30b (EBIT 1.78b * (1 - 26.91%))
Current Ratio = 1.12 (Total Current Assets 9.98b / Total Current Liabilities 8.94b)
Debt / Equity = 2.23 (Debt 7.09b / totalStockholderEquity, last quarter 3.18b)
Debt / EBITDA = 1.87 (Net Debt 4.83b / EBITDA 2.58b)
Debt / FCF = 2.73 (Net Debt 4.83b / FCF TTM 1.77b)
Total Stockholder Equity = 2.97b (last 4 quarters mean from totalStockholderEquity)
RoA = 8.11% (Net Income 1.27b / Total Assets 16.1b)
RoE = 42.82% (Net Income TTM 1.27b / Total Stockholder Equity 2.97b)
RoCE = 43.09% (EBIT 1.78b / Capital Employed (Equity 2.97b + L.T.Debt 1.17b))
RoIC = 22.91% (NOPAT 1.30b / Invested Capital 5.69b)
WACC = 6.17% (E(18.4b)/V(25.5b) * Re(8.36%) + D(7.09b)/V(25.5b) * Rd(0.63%) * (1-Tc(0.27)))
Discount Rate = 8.36% (= CAPM, Blume Beta Adj.)
Shares (quarterly) Correlation: -90.46 | Cagr: -0.93%
[DCF] Terminal Value 77.97% ; FCFF base≈1.60b ; Y1≈1.84b ; Y5≈2.70b
[DCF] Fair Price = 170.0 (EV 40.7b - Net Debt 4.83b = Equity 35.8b / Shares 210.8m; r=8.35% [WACC [floored]]; 5y FCF grow 15.0% → 2.50% )
EPS Correlation: 50.82 | EPS CAGR: 1.22% | SUE: 1.41 | # QB: 4
Revenue Correlation: -73.98 | Revenue CAGR: -1.39% | SUE: 1.28 | # QB: 1
EPS current Quarter (2026-10-31): EPS=1.49 | Chg30d=+6.48% | Revisions=-40% | Analysts=20
EPS current Year (2027-01-31): EPS=6.83 | Chg30d=+4.24% | Revisions=+40% | GrowthEPS=+6.2% | GrowthRev=+2.4%
EPS next Year (2028-01-31): EPS=7.21 | Chg30d=+1.79% | Revisions=-40% | GrowthEPS=+5.5% | GrowthRev=+1.5%
[Analyst] Revisions Ratio: -22% (up=2, down=4)