Best Buy (BBY)
Consumer Discretionary · Omnichannel Consumer Electronics Retail
A leading omnichannel consumer electronics retailer blending in-store expertise with digital convenience and expanding services from health tech to advertising.
What Best Buy does
Best Buy is a major U.S. and Canadian consumer electronics retailer operating through an omnichannel platform spanning physical stores, e-commerce, and in-home services. The company sells computing devices, mobile phones, consumer electronics, appliances, and entertainment products, while growing higher-margin services including technical support, installation, repair, warranties, health solutions, and advertising. Best Buy operates two reportable segments: Domestic (U.S. and Best Buy Health business) and International (Canada), leveraging centralized merchandising and pricing with localized store operations.
Themes: ["omnichannel retail","consumer electronics","smart home","health tech services","gaming","digital advertising","e-commerce fulfillment","services and subscriptions"]
Fundamentals
- Price$79.99 as of 2026-07-09 close
- Market cap$16.9B as of 2026-07-10
- 1-year return+8.1% as of 2026-07-09 close
- P/E14.77 as of 2026-07-10
- Net margin+2.7% as of 2026-07-10
- Gross margin+22.5% as of 2026-07-10
- ROE+40.1% as of 2026-07-10
- Debt / equity0.38 as of 2026-07-10
- Revenue growth (YoY)+1.0% as of 2026-07-10
- Revenue CAGR (3y)-3.4% SEC XBRL
- Beta1.34 as of 2026-07-10
Dividend: yield +4.9%; 5-year non-decreasing per-share dividend streak (SEC XBRL).
Key risks (from latest filing)
["Heavy dependence on five major suppliers (Apple, Samsung, HP, LG, Sony) representing 55% of merchandise purchases, creating vendor concentration risk","Seasonal business model with significant portion of revenue and earnings concentrated in the fiscal fourth quarter holiday shopping season","Intense competition from online retailers and direct manufacturer sales, pressuring margins and comparable sales growth"]
Competitors & peers
- Amazon (AMZN)
- Walmart (WMT)
- Target (TGT)
- Costco (COST)
- Micro Center
- B&H Photo
Fundamentals: Finnhub, as of 2026-07-10. Filings: SEC EDGAR. Prices are delayed daily-close data.
Last updated 2026-07-09.
Informational only — NOT financial advice. All figures are delayed daily-close data from SEC EDGAR & Finnhub, shown with their as-of date.