Best Buy Co. Inc
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Ratios
Valuation ratios (P/E, P/S, EV/EBITDA and the other multiples) are based on the closing price at the end of each period, not on the current price. Margins and returns are shown in percent, multiples without a unit, per-share figures in the reporting currency, net debt in millions.
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| Line item | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
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| Valuation | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 249.7 | 26.9 | 42.4 | 29.2 | 26.8 | 27.9 | 87.1 | 23.9 | 18.3 | 22.5 | 18.2 | 15.7 | 11.8 | 11.9 | 11.1 | – | – | 15.4 | 10.1 | 10.9 | 11.7 | 22.4 | 11.4 | 14.7 | 15.9 | 10.1 | 14.1 | 12.8 | 20.1 | 12.9 | |
| 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.3 | |
| 1.0 | 4.6 | 9.0 | 9.3 | 5.8 | 6.3 | 3.2 | 4.9 | 4.0 | 4.9 | 4.0 | 4.9 | 2.6 | 2.5 | 1.9 | 2.3 | 1.8 | 2.0 | 2.5 | 2.2 | 3.0 | 6.2 | 5.0 | 6.5 | 6.2 | 8.2 | 7.2 | 5.2 | 6.6 | 4.7 | |
| 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.3 | |
| 4.0 | 8.7 | 20.4 | 14.5 | 12.8 | 12.2 | 5.1 | 10.0 | 9.3 | 12.0 | 9.5 | 7.6 | 4.7 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 2.5 | 5.7 | 2.9 | 4.7 | 4.0 | 5.3 | 8.8 | 5.9 | 7.8 | 7.7 | 6.0 | 7.3 | 6.2 | 8.5 | 6.1 | |
| – | 5.4 | 19.2 | 25.4 | 70.4 | 16.7 | – | 20.6 | 13.4 | 24.4 | 24.3 | 18.0 | 20.6 | 9.9 | 31.8 | 3.5 | 6.8 | 14.9 | 9.1 | 14.5 | 7.3 | 15.5 | 10.5 | 12.5 | 6.8 | 9.8 | 22.4 | 23.5 | 13.4 | 11.0 | |
| -25.4% | 18.5% | 5.2% | 3.9% | 1.4% | 6.0% | -0.7% | 4.8% | 7.4% | 4.1% | 4.1% | 5.6% | 4.8% | 10.1% | 3.1% | 28.7% | 14.8% | 6.7% | 11.0% | 6.9% | 13.7% | 6.5% | 9.5% | 8.0% | 14.7% | 10.2% | 4.5% | 4.3% | 7.5% | 9.1% | |
| Margins | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 14.5% | 16.5% | 18.8% | 20.0% | 19.8% | 21.3% | 23.6% | 23.9% | 23.7% | 25.0% | 24.4% | 23.9% | 24.4% | 24.2% | 24.9% | 24.2% | 23.6% | 23.1% | 22.4% | 23.3% | 24.0% | 23.4% | 23.2% | 23.0% | 22.4% | 22.5% | 21.4% | 22.1% | 22.6% | 22.5% | |
| 0.7% | 2.0% | 3.5% | 4.3% | 4.0% | 5.1% | 4.8% | 5.3% | 5.3% | 5.3% | 5.6% | 5.4% | 4.2% | 4.8% | 4.7% | 4.8% | 3.1% | 2.8% | 3.6% | 3.5% | 4.7% | 4.4% | 4.4% | 4.6% | 5.1% | 5.8% | 3.9% | 3.6% | 4.2% | 4.2% | |
| 0.0% | 1.1% | 2.2% | 2.8% | 2.6% | 3.2% | 0.5% | 2.9% | 3.6% | 3.7% | 3.8% | 3.5% | 2.2% | 2.7% | 2.5% | -2.7% | -0.7% | 1.3% | 3.1% | 2.3% | 3.1% | 2.4% | 3.4% | 3.5% | 3.8% | 4.7% | 3.1% | 2.9% | 2.2% | 2.6% | |
| -1.4% | 5.6% | 4.9% | 3.2% | 1.0% | 5.4% | -0.3% | 3.3% | 4.9% | 3.4% | 2.9% | 3.1% | 1.3% | 3.2% | 0.9% | 5.6% | 2.0% | 1.3% | 3.4% | 1.7% | 5.0% | 3.4% | 3.7% | 4.2% | 8.9% | 4.9% | 1.9% | 1.6% | 3.4% | 3.0% | |
| Returns | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 0.4% | 16.9% | 21.1% | 31.7% | 21.7% | 22.6% | 3.6% | 20.6% | 22.1% | 21.7% | 22.2% | 31.4% | 21.6% | 20.8% | 17.5% | -32.9% | -9.2% | 13.3% | 24.7% | 20.5% | 26.1% | 27.7% | 44.3% | 44.3% | 39.2% | 81.3% | 50.8% | 40.6% | 33.0% | 36.1% | |
| 0.1% | 4.6% | 8.9% | 11.6% | 8.2% | 7.7% | 1.3% | 8.1% | 9.6% | 9.6% | 10.1% | 11.0% | 6.3% | 7.2% | 7.2% | -7.7% | -1.7% | 3.8% | 8.1% | 6.6% | 8.9% | 7.7% | 11.3% | 9.9% | 9.4% | 14.0% | 9.0% | 8.3% | 6.3% | 7.3% | |
| Balance Sheet & Debt | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 59 | -470 | -756 | -735 | -632 | -1,854 | -1,913 | 123 | -282 | -330 | -1,145 | -1,249 | 339 | -1,128 | -105 | -676 | -1,230 | -2,633 | -2,391 | -1,581 | -875 | 254 | -592 | -284 | -3,539 | -1,136 | -60 | 336 | 193 | 61 | |
| 0.5 | -2.0 | -1.8 | -1.1 | -0.8 | -1.6 | -1.4 | 0.1 | -0.1 | -0.2 | -0.5 | -0.5 | 0.1 | -0.3 | 0.0 | -0.2 | -1.6 | -1.4 | -1.1 | -0.8 | -0.3 | 0.1 | -0.2 | -0.1 | -1.1 | -0.3 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | |
| 25.3% | 27.1% | 42.4% | 36.6% | 37.6% | 34.2% | 35.6% | 39.6% | 43.2% | 44.3% | 45.7% | 35.1% | 29.3% | 34.5% | 40.9% | 23.4% | 18.2% | 28.4% | 32.7% | 32.4% | 34.0% | 27.7% | 25.6% | 22.3% | 24.1% | 17.3% | 17.7% | 20.4% | 19.0% | 20.2% | |
| 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | |
| Per Share | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 0.00 | 0.21 | 0.48 | 0.73 | 0.83 | 1.18 | 0.20 | 1.41 | 1.96 | 2.26 | 2.78 | 3.11 | 2.37 | 3.08 | 3.07 | -3.36 | -0.83 | 1.53 | 3.49 | 2.56 | 3.81 | 3.26 | 5.20 | 5.75 | 6.84 | 9.84 | 6.29 | 5.68 | 4.28 | 5.04 | |
| 20.34 | 18.55 | 21.35 | 26.15 | 31.71 | 36.66 | 42.25 | 49.02 | 54.64 | 61.11 | 72.42 | 88.37 | 106.44 | 116.24 | 120.70 | 124.10 | 123.24 | 116.83 | 114.08 | 112.71 | 122.14 | 137.25 | 152.38 | 162.77 | 179.70 | 207.63 | 205.13 | 198.86 | 191.73 | 196.56 | |
| 1.15 | 1.24 | 2.25 | 2.29 | 3.80 | 5.22 | 5.51 | 6.83 | 8.86 | 10.41 | 12.50 | 9.90 | 10.98 | 14.78 | 17.51 | 10.22 | 9.04 | 11.47 | 14.13 | 12.48 | 14.60 | 11.76 | 11.75 | 12.98 | 17.44 | 12.11 | 12.38 | 13.97 | 12.96 | 13.97 | |
| -0.28 | 1.04 | 1.05 | 0.84 | 0.31 | 1.97 | -0.12 | 1.63 | 2.67 | 2.07 | 2.07 | 2.71 | 1.36 | 3.72 | 1.07 | 6.90 | 2.41 | 1.57 | 3.89 | 1.92 | 6.08 | 4.73 | 5.65 | 6.80 | 16.02 | 10.09 | 3.96 | 3.09 | 6.43 | 5.93 | |
Data as of: October 2, 2026 · Source: fundamental data & SEC filings (annual and quarterly reports, 10-K/10-Q)
Note: pure fact-based analysis, not investment advice and not a solicitation to buy or sell. All figures without guarantee.