SuperworthBest Buy profit margin BBY
Gross, operating and net profit as a share of revenue over the last twelve months, from 2009.
- Net margin, 12 months
- 3.0%
- Operating margin, 12 months
- 4.1%
- Net margin on a year earlier
- +1.1 pts
- Peer median
- 7.9%
Over the twelve months to Aug 1, 2026, Best Buy kept 3.0% of its revenue as net profit, with an operating margin of 4.1% and a gross margin of 22.7%.
Five years earlier its net margin was 4.9%.
The median for 10 specialty retail stocks of a similar size is 7.9%.
Profit margin over time
Fiscal year by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Net margin | Operating margin | Gross margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | 2.6% | 3.3% | 22.5% |
| FY2025 | 2.2% | 3.0% | 22.6% |
| FY2024 | 2.9% | 3.6% | 22.1% |
| FY2023 | 3.1% | 3.9% | 21.4% |
| FY2022 | 4.7% | 5.9% | 22.5% |
| FY2021 | 3.8% | 5.1% | 22.4% |
| FY2020 | 3.5% | 4.6% | 23.0% |
| FY2019 | 3.4% | 4.4% | 23.2% |
| FY2018 | 2.4% | 4.4% | 23.4% |
| FY2017 | 3.1% | 4.7% | 24.0% |
| FY2016 | 2.3% | 3.5% | 23.3% |
| FY2015 | 3.1% | 3.6% | 22.4% |
| FY2014 | 1.3% | 2.8% | 23.1% |
| FY2012 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| FY2011 | 2.6% | 4.8% | 25.2% |
Quarter by quarter
| Quarter | Ended | Net margin, 12 months | Change on a year | Operating margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 FY27 | 3.0% | +1.1 pts | 4.1% | |
| Q1 FY27 | 2.7% | +0.6 pts | 3.7% | |
| Q4 FY26 | 2.6% | +0.3 pts | 3.3% | |
| Q3 FY26 | 1.5% | −1.5 pts | 2.1% | |
| Q2 FY26 | 1.9% | −1.1 pts | 2.5% | |
| Q1 FY26 | 2.1% | −0.8 pts | 2.8% | |
| Q4 FY25 | 2.2% | −0.6 pts | 3.0% | |
| Q3 FY25 | 3.0% | +0.1 pts | 3.8% | |
| Q2 FY25 | 3.0% | +0.1 pts | 3.8% | |
| Q1 FY25 | 2.9% | −0.0 pts | 3.7% | |
| Q4 FY24 | 2.9% | −0.2 pts | 3.6% | |
| Q3 FY24 | 2.9% | −0.3 pts | 3.7% |
Against its peers
Companies in Specialty Retail nearest Best Buy's size, closest first, today.
| Company | Profit margin |
|---|---|
| BBYBest Buy | 3.0% |
| CPNGCoupang | −2.2% |
| TSCOTractor Supply | 6.4% |
| CASYCasey's General Stores | 4.1% |
| ULTAUlta Beauty | 9.3% |
| WSMWilliams-Sonoma | 14.7% |
| DKSDick's Sporting Goods | 4.0% |
| GMEGameStop | 25.2% |
| CHWYChewy | 2.1% |
| AZOAutoZone | 12.4% |
| EBAYeBay | 18.5% |
| Peer median | 7.9% |
Where Best Buy ranks
What the profit margin tells you
Profit as a share of revenue at three levels: gross (after making the product), operating (after running the business) and net (after everything, including tax and interest).
Compare within an industry. 10% is superb for a retailer and poor for a software company.
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