Best Buy Reports Third Quarter Results

Comparable Sales Increased 2.7%

Diluted EPS of $0.66

Adjusted Diluted EPS of $1.40

Raises FY26 Adjusted Diluted EPS Guidance to $6.25 to $6.35

MINNEAPOLIS–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Best Buy Co., Inc. (NYSE: BBY) today announced results for the 13-week third quarter ended November 1, 2025 (“Q3 FY26”), as compared to the 13-week third quarter ended November 2, 2024 (“Q3 FY25”).

For GAAP to non-GAAP reconciliations of the consolidated adjusted measures used throughout this release, please refer to the attached supporting schedule.

“We are pleased to report better-than-expected sales and adjusted operating income rate for the third quarter,” said Corie Barry, Best Buy CEO. “Our comparable sales grew 2.7% as we continued to drive strong results across computing, gaming and mobile phones. We delivered sales growth across both online and stores, saw continued improvements in customer experience ratings and launched our Best Buy Marketplace.”

“We are flexing the unique strength of our model as customers need to upgrade or replace their consumer electronics and new products and innovation are coming to market,” continued Barry. “I want to thank our employees for their dedication to providing great customer experiences and their strong execution in delivering our Q3 results, setting us up well for an exciting holiday season.”

FY26 Financial Guidance

“Today we are raising our full year forecast to reflect the strong Q3 results and our current outlook for Q4,” said Matt Bilunas, Best Buy CFO. “In Q4, we expect comparable sales growth in the range of (1.0%) to 1.0% and adjusted operating income rate in the range of 4.8% to 4.9%.”

The company’s FY26 financial guidance is as follows:

• Revenue of $41.65 billion to $41.95 billion, which compares to prior guidance of $41.1 billion to $41.9 billion
• Comparable sales¹ of 0.5% to 1.2%, which compares to prior guidance of (1.0%) to 1.0%
• Adjusted operating income rate² of approximately 4.2%, which is unchanged
• Adjusted effective income tax rate² of approximately 25.4%, which compares to prior guidance of approximately 25.0%
• Adjusted diluted EPS² of $6.25 to $6.35, which compares to prior guidance of $6.15 to $6.30
• Capital expenditures of approximately $700 million, which is unchanged

Domestic Segment Q3 FY26 Results

Domestic Revenue

Domestic revenue of $8.88 billion increased 2.1% versus last year primarily driven by comparable sales growth of 2.4%.

From a merchandising perspective, the largest drivers of the comparable sales increase on a weighted basis were computing, gaming and mobile phones. These drivers were partially offset by declines in home theater and appliances.

Domestic online revenue of $2.82 billion increased 3.5% on a comparable basis, and as a percentage of total Domestic revenue, online revenue was 31.8% versus 31.4% last year.

Domestic Gross Profit Rate

Domestic gross profit rate was 23.3% versus 23.6% last year. The lower gross profit rate was primarily due to lower product margin rates, which were partially offset by rate improvement within the services category.

Domestic Adjusted Selling, General and Administrative Expenses (“SG&A”)

Domestic adjusted SG&A expenses were $1.71 billion, or 19.2% of revenue, versus $1.71 billion, or 19.7% of revenue, last year. Adjusted SG&A expenses included lower Best Buy Health expense, which was largely offset by higher incentive compensation expense.

International Segment Q3 FY26 Results

International Revenue

International revenue of $794 million increased 6.1% versus last year primarily driven by comparable sales growth of 6.3% and revenue from Best Buy Express locations excluded from comparable sales, which were partially offset by the negative impact of foreign exchange rates.

International Gross Profit Rate

International gross profit rate was 22.8% versus 22.5% last year. The higher gross profit rate was primarily due to favorable supply chain costs.

International Adjusted SG&A

International adjusted SG&A expenses were $153 million, or 19.3% of revenue, versus $155 million, or 20.7% of revenue, last year.

Best Buy Health Impairments

During Q3 FY26, the company recorded pre-tax non-cash asset impairments of $192 million related to Best Buy Health, comprised of $171 million of goodwill and intangible asset impairments and $21 million of long-lived asset impairments. A change in Best Buy Health’s customer base during the quarter resulted in an impairment review of all Best Buy Health assets. The impairments reflect downward revisions in the company’s longer-term projections in part due to pressures in the Medicaid and Medicare Advantage markets.

Income Taxes

The Q3 FY26 effective tax rate was 31.5% versus 23.9% last year. The higher effective tax rate was primarily due to the nondeductible Best Buy Health goodwill impairment. The adjusted effective tax rate was 24.6% versus 23.8% last year.

Share Repurchases and Dividends

In Q3 FY26, the company returned a total of $234 million to shareholders through dividends of $199 million and share repurchases of $35 million. On a year-to-date basis, the company has returned a total of $802 million to shareholders through dividends of $602 million and share repurchases of $200 million. The company still expects to spend approximately $300 million on share repurchases during FY26.

Today, the company announced its board of directors has authorized the payment of a regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.95 per common share. The quarterly dividend is payable on January 6, 2026, to shareholders of record as of the close of business on December 16, 2025.

Conference Call

Best Buy is scheduled to conduct an earnings conference call at 8:00 a.m. Eastern Time (7:00 a.m. Central Time) on November 25, 2025. A webcast of the call is expected to be available at www.investors.bestbuy.com, both live and after the call.

Notes:

(1) The method of calculating comparable sales varies across the retail industry. As a result, our method of calculating comparable sales may not be the same as other retailers’ methods. For additional information on comparable sales, please see our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K, and our subsequent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), and available at www.investors.bestbuy.com.

(2) A reconciliation of the projected adjusted operating income rate, adjusted effective income tax rate, and adjusted diluted EPS, which are forward-looking non-GAAP financial measures, to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measures, is not provided because the company is unable to provide such reconciliation without unreasonable effort. The inability to provide a reconciliation is due to the uncertainty and inherent difficulty predicting the occurrence, the financial impact and the periods in which the non-GAAP adjustments may be recognized. These GAAP measures may include the impact of such items as restructuring charges; price-fixing settlements; goodwill and acquired intangible asset impairments; certain long-lived asset impairments; gains and losses on disposals of subsidiaries and certain investments; amortization of definite-lived intangible assets associated with acquisitions; certain acquisition-related costs; and the tax effect of all such items. Historically, the company has excluded these items from non-GAAP financial measures. The company currently expects to continue to exclude these items in future disclosures of non-GAAP financial measures and may also exclude other items that may arise (collectively, “non-GAAP adjustments”). The decisions and events that typically lead to the recognition of non-GAAP adjustments, such as a decision to exit part of the business or reaching settlement of a legal dispute, are inherently unpredictable as to if or when they may occur. For the same reasons, the company is unable to address the probable significance of the unavailable information, which could be material to future results.

Forward-Looking and Cautionary Statements:

This release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 as contained in Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. You can identify these statements by the fact that they use words such as “anticipate,” “appear,” “approximate,” “assume,” “believe,” “continue,” “could,” “estimate,” “expect,” “foresee,” “guidance,” “intend,” “may,” “might,” “outlook,” “plan,” “possible,” “project” “seek,” “should,” “would,” and other words and terms of similar meaning or the negatives thereof. Such statements reflect our current views and estimates with respect to future market conditions, company performance and financial results, operational investments, business prospects, our operating model, new strategies and growth initiatives, the competitive environment, consumer behavior and other events. These statements involve a number of judgments and are subject to certain risks and uncertainties, many of which are outside the control of the Company, that could cause actual results to differ materially from the potential results discussed in such forward-looking statements. Readers should review Item 1A, Risk Factors, of our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K, and any updated information in subsequent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, for a description of important factors that could cause our actual results to differ materially from those contemplated by the forward-looking statements made in this release. Among the factors that could cause actual results and outcomes to differ materially from those contained in such forward-looking statements are the following: macroeconomic pressures in the markets in which we operate (including but not limited to recession, inflation rates, fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates, limitations on a government’s ability to borrow and/or spend capital, fluctuations in housing prices, energy markets, jobless rates and effects related to the conflicts in Eastern Europe and the Middle East, tariffs, supply chain or other geopolitical events); catastrophic events, health crises and pandemics; susceptibility of the products we sell to technological advancements, product life cycle fluctuations and changes in consumer preferences; competition (including from multi-channel retailers, e-commerce business, technology service providers, traditional store-based retailers, vendors and mobile network carriers and in the provision of delivery speed and options); our ability to attract and retain qualified employees; changes in market compensation rates; our expansion into health and new products, services and technologies; our focus on services as a strategic priority; our reliance on key vendors and mobile network carriers (including product availability); our ability to maintain positive brand perception and recognition; our ability to effectively manage strategic ventures, alliances or acquisitions; our ability to effectively manage our real estate portfolio; inability of vendors or service providers to perform components of our supply chain (impacting our stores or other aspects of our operations) and other various functions of our business; risks arising from and potentially unique to our exclusive brands products; risks associated with vendors that source products outside the U.S.; our reliance on our information technology systems, internet and telecommunications access and capabilities; our ability to prevent or effectively respond to a cyber-attack, privacy or security breach; product safety and quality concerns; changes to labor or employment laws or regulations; risks arising from statutory, regulatory and legal developments (including statutes and/or regulations related to tax or privacy); evolving corporate governance and public disclosure regulations and expectations (including, but not limited to, cybersecurity and environmental, social and governance matters); risks arising from our international activities (including fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates) and those of our vendors; failure to effectively manage our costs; our dependence on cash flows and net earnings generated during the fourth fiscal quarter; pricing investments and promotional activity; economic or regulatory developments that might affect our ability to provide attractive promotional financing; constraints in the capital markets; changes to our vendor credit terms; changes in our credit ratings; and failure to meet financial-performance guidance or other forward-looking statements. We caution that the foregoing list of important factors is not complete. Any forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made and we assume no obligation to update any forward-looking statement that we may make.

Contacts

Investor Contact:
Mollie O’Brien

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Media Contact:
Carly Charlson

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