Best Buy (BBY): financials, SEC filings and peers
Best Buy (BBY) is a computer & electronics retail company in the Consumer Discretionary sector of the S&P 500, headquartered in Richfield, Minnesota.
It was founded in 1966 and joined the S&P 500 on June 29, 1999.
Its fiscal year ends in January, and its shares trade on the NYSE.
In its SEC filings it is classified as “Retail-Radio, Tv & Consumer Electronics Stores”.
Best Buy at a glance
- Revenue (12 months)
- $42.2B
- Revenue growth
- +1.4%
- Operating margin
- 4.1%
- Net income (12 months)
- $1.3B
- Free cash flow (12 months)
- $1.8B
- Cash
- $2.3B
- Debt
- $1.2B
- Diluted EPS (12 months)
- $6.01
Twelve months to August 1, 2026, from the 10-Q filed September 4, 2026.
Latest twelve months
Over the twelve months to August 1, 2026, Best Buy reported revenue of $42.2 billion, about the same as a year earlier (+1.4%).
Its operating margin was 4.1%, up 1.6 percentage points from a year earlier: for every $100 of sales, about $4 was left as operating profit.
Net income was $1.3 billion (3.0% of revenue), 63.5% higher than a year earlier.
Operating cash flow was $2.5 billion and capital spending $707 million, leaving free cash flow of $1.8 billion (4.2% of revenue).
At the end of the period it held $2.3 billion in cash and $1.2 billion in debt, a net cash position of $1.1 billion.
Five-year trend
- Revenue went from $47.3 billion in fiscal 2021 to $41.7 billion in fiscal 2026, a decline of about 2.5% a year.
- Operating margin has been steady, around 3.3%.
- Free cash flow was positive in each of the last 6 fiscal years.
| Fiscal year | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $51.8B | $46.3B | $43.5B | $41.5B | $41.7B |
| Revenue growth | 9.5% | -10.6% | -6.1% | -4.4% | 0.4% |
| Operating margin | 5.9% | 3.9% | 3.6% | 3.0% | 3.3% |
| Net income | $2.5B | $1.4B | $1.2B | $927M | $1.1B |
| Free cash flow | $2.5B | $894M | $675M | $1.4B | $1.3B |
| Diluted EPS | $9.84 | $6.29 | $5.68 | $4.28 | $5.04 |
Fiscal years as reported in Best Buy’s 10-K filings. Free cash flow is operating cash flow minus capital spending.
Recent SEC filings
- 10-Q filed September 4, 2026 — quarterly report
- 8-K filed August 27, 2026 — Earnings results
- 8-K filed August 3, 2026 — Executive or director change
- 8-K filed June 22, 2026 — Executive or director change
- 8-K filed June 17, 2026 — Shareholder vote results
- 10-Q filed June 5, 2026 — quarterly report
- 8-K filed May 28, 2026 — Earnings results
- 8-K filed April 22, 2026 — Executive or director change
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Questions about Best Buy
Is Best Buy's revenue growing?
Yes. Revenue for the twelve months to August 1, 2026 was $42.2 billion, up 1.4% from a year earlier, according to its SEC filings.
Is Best Buy profitable?
Yes. It earned $1.3 billion in net income over the twelve months to August 1, 2026, a net margin of 3.0%.
Does Best Buy have more cash or more debt?
At August 1, 2026 it had $2.3 billion in cash and $1.2 billion in debt, so more cash than debt.
When did Best Buy last file financial results?
Its latest quarterly report (10-Q) was filed with the SEC on September 4, 2026.
Which companies are similar to Best Buy?
In the S&P 500, Best Buy is grouped in Computer & Electronics Retail within the Consumer Discretionary sector.
Understand the numbers
Source: Best Buy’s filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (EDGAR), retrieved September 27, 2026. Figures are as reported by the company and may be restated. This page is for information only and is not financial advice.