BBY Best Buy Co margins

Relative Growth: Rel. Growth: 53

Relative Strength: Rel. Strength: 78

Relative Valuation: Rel. Valuation: 92

Relative Profitability: Rel. Profitability: 69

Gross margin

22.7%

Operating margin

4.1%

EBITDA margin

6.1%

Net margin

Based on the latest figures, Best Buy Co reports a gross margin of 22.7%, an operating margin of 4.1%, an EBITDA margin of 6.1%, and a net margin of 3%. The company's available margins all advanced, with operating margin reporting the strongest expansion of 1.6 percentage points.

BBY margin history

Gross, operating, EBITDA and net margin trends

Looking back over the last 3 years, Best Buy Co recorded average margins of 22.4% gross, 3.34% operating, 5.59% EBITDA, and 2.56% net. Compared with their three-year averages, all four current margins are higher.

BBY margin expansion

Year-over-year margin changes in percentage points

Gross margin expanded by 0.2 percentage points, operating margin by 1.6 percentage points, EBITDA margin by 1.4 percentage points, and net margin by 1.1 percentage points, led by operating margin with an increase of 1.6 percentage points.

Gross margin expansion

0.2pp

Operating margin expansion

1.6pp

EBITDA margin expansion

1.4pp

Net margin expansion

1.1pp

BBY Gross margin

Over the last 3 years, Best Buy Co's gross margin averaged 22.4%. The current gross margin of 22.7% is 0.3 percentage points above its three-year average. During this period, gross margin reached a high of 22.7% in Aug 2026 and a low of 21.9% in Oct 2023.

BBY Operating margin

Across the last 3 years, Best Buy Co's operating margin averaged 3.34%. As of the latest period, the current operating margin for Best Buy Co is 4.1%, 0.8 percentage points above its three-year average. Operating margin was highest at 4.1% in Aug 2026 and lowest at 2.1% in Nov 2025.

BBY EBITDA margin

Over the last 3 years, the average EBITDA margin for Best Buy Co was 5.59%. Compared with its three-year average, Best Buy Co's current EBITDA margin is 6.1% and is 0.5 percentage points above its three-year average. Best Buy Co's EBITDA margin ranged from a low of 4.3% in Nov 2025 to a high of 6.1% in Aug 2026.

BBY Net margin

Best Buy Co's net margin averaged 2.56% in the last 3 years. Compared with its three-year average, Best Buy Co's current net margin is 3% and is 0.4 percentage points above its three-year average. Over the last 3 years, Best Buy Co's net margin peaked at 3% in Aug 2026 and reached a low of 1.5% in Nov 2025.

BBY margin group comparison

Margins compared with peer-group, industry and sector averages

Best Buy Co's gross margin of 22.7% is below the Consumer Cyclical sector and the industry average. Compared to its Consumer Cyclical sector average of 36.3%, Best Buy Co's gross margin is 37% lower.

BBY margin peer comparison

Compare margins with selected peers

Frequently asked questions

What is Best Buy Co's gross margin?

For the period ending Aug 1, 2026, BBY recorded a gross margin of 22.7%.

What is Best Buy Co's operating margin?

For the period ending Aug 1, 2026, BBY recorded an operating margin of 4.1%.

What is Best Buy Co's EBITDA margin?

As of Aug 1, 2026, BBY has an EBITDA margin of 6.1%.

What is Best Buy Co's net margin?

As of Aug 1, 2026, BBY has a net margin of 3%.

What are the average margins of BBY?

The three-year average margins for BBY were 22.4% gross, 3.3% operating, 5.6% EBITDA, and 2.6% net.

What are the highest historical margins of BBY?

Looking back across 5 years, BBY reached 22.7% gross in Aug 2026, 6.2% operating in Oct 2021, 7.9% EBITDA in Oct 2021, and 5.1% net in Oct 2021.

What are the lowest historical margins of BBY?

Looking back across 5 years, BBY reached its lowest margins at 21.4% gross in Jan 2023, 2.1% operating in Nov 2025, 4.3% EBITDA in Nov 2025, and 1.5% net in Nov 2025.