Best Buy shares outstanding BBY
Diluted shares outstanding, averaged over each quarter, from 2008.
- Latest quarter, to Aug 1, 2026
- 212.7M
- On a year earlier
- +0.3%
- more shares
Best Buy had 212.7M diluted shares outstanding on average in Q2 FY27, the quarter to Aug 1, 2026.
That is about the same as a year earlier.
Shares outstanding over time
Fiscal year by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Shares, fourth quarter | Change |
|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | 210.3M | −2% |
| FY2025 | 214.8M | −1% |
| FY2024 | 216.8M | −2% |
| FY2023 | 222.1M | −7% |
| FY2022 | 238.5M | −10% |
| FY2021 | 264.5M | −0% |
| FY2020 | 265.1M | −3% |
| FY2019 | 274.2M | −8% |
| FY2018 | 297.4M | −7% |
| FY2017 | 319.6M | −7% |
| FY2016 | 342M | −4% |
| FY2015 | 356.9M | +1% |
| FY2014 | 354.5M | +2% |
| FY2012 | 347.4M | −14% |
| FY2011 | 403.9M | −6% |
Each fiscal year is the twelve months to its fourth quarter, shown as the fourth quarter's average share count.
Quarter by quarter
| Quarter | Ended | Shares outstanding | On a year earlier |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 FY27 | 212.7M | +0% | |
| Q1 FY27 | 211.3M | −1% | |
| Q4 FY26 | 210.3M | −2% | |
| Q3 FY26 | 212.1M | −2% | |
| Q2 FY26 | 212M | −2% | |
| Q1 FY26 | 213M | −2% | |
| Q4 FY25 | 214.8M | −1% | |
| Q3 FY25 | 216.7M | −1% | |
| Q2 FY25 | 217.1M | −1% | |
| Q1 FY25 | 217.2M | −1% | |
| Q4 FY24 | 216.8M | −2% | |
| Q3 FY24 | 218.3M | −3% |
What the shares outstanding tells you
Diluted shares outstanding, averaged over the period. Fewer shares means each one owns more of the company.
A falling count usually means buybacks. A rising one means stock pay, acquisitions paid in shares or new shares sold.
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Valuation data, not investment advice. Prices as of . Reported figures come from the company's filings with the SEC.