Best Buy Reports Second Quarter Results
Comparable Sales Increased 1.6%
Diluted EPS of $0.87
Adjusted Diluted EPS of $1.28
Reiterates FY26 Adjusted Diluted EPS Guidance of $6.15 to $6.30
MINNEAPOLIS, August 28, 2025 — Best Buy Co., Inc. (NYSE: BBY) today announced results for the 13-week second quarter ended August 2, 2025 (“Q2 FY26”), as compared to the 13-week second quarter ended August 3, 2024 (“Q2 FY25”).
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Q2 FY26 |
Q2 FY25 |
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| Revenue ($ in millions) | ||
| Enterprise | $9,438 | $9,288 |
| Domestic segment | $8,698 | $8,623 |
| International segment | $740 | $665 |
| Enterprise comparable sales % change1 | 1.6% | (2.3)% |
| Domestic comparable sales % change1 | 1.1% | (2.3)% |
| Domestic comparable online sales % change1 | 5.1% | (1.6)% |
| International comparable sales % change1 | 7.6% | (1.8)% |
| Operating Income | ||
| Operating income as a % of revenue | 2.7% | 4.1% |
| Adjusted operating income as a % of revenue | 3.9% | 4.1% |
| Diluted Earnings per Share (“EPS”) | ||
| Diluted EPS | $0.87 | $1.34 |
| Adjusted diluted EPS | $1.28 | $1.34 |
For GAAP to non-GAAP reconciliations of the consolidated adjusted measures used throughout this release, please refer to the attached supporting schedule.
“We delivered comparable sales growth of 1.6% in the second quarter, our highest growth in three years,” said Corie Barry, Best Buy CEO. “This better-than-expected sales growth was driven by a mix of new technology innovation, our relentless focus on a seamless omni-channel customer experience and our strong vendor partnerships.”
“We have a busy and exciting second half of the year ahead of us with more tech innovation, new store experiences, and, of course, our newly launched Best Buy Marketplace,” continued Barry. “Our sales growth momentum has continued into August driven by strong customer response to our back-to-school sales events. I want to thank all our teams for their enthusiasm for technology, customer service passion and determined execution.”
“The sales growth resulted in a better-than-expected Q2 adjusted operating income rate,” said Matt Bilunas, Best Buy CFO. “Our SG&A expense was as expected, and we saw some gross profit rate mix pressure from the strong growth in gaming and computing.”
“For Q3, we expect comparable sales growth to be similar to what we just delivered in Q2 and the adjusted operating income rate to be similar to last year’s Q3 3.7% rate,” continued Bilunas. “We feel good about our Q2 results and increasingly confident about our plans for the back half of the year. Given the uncertainty of potential tariff impacts in the back half, both on consumers overall as well as our business, we feel it is prudent to maintain the annual guidance we provided last quarter. At this point, we do believe we are trending toward the higher end of our sales range.”
FY26 Financial Guidance
Best Buy is reiterating the following full-year FY26 financial guidance provided on May 29, 2025:
- Revenue of $41.1 billion to $41.9 billion
- Comparable sales1 of (1.0%) to 1.0%
- Adjusted operating income rate2 of approximately 4.2%
- Adjusted effective income tax rate2 of approximately 25.0%
- Adjusted diluted EPS2 of $6.15 to $6.30
- Capital expenditures of approximately $700 million
Domestic Segment Q2 FY26 Results
Domestic Revenue
Domestic revenue of $8.70 billion increased 0.9% versus last year primarily driven by comparable sales growth of 1.1%.
From a merchandising perspective, the largest drivers of the comparable sales increase on a weighted basis were gaming, computing and mobile phones. These drivers were partially offset by declines in home theater, appliances, tablets and drones.
Domestic online revenue of $2.86 billion increased 5.1% on a comparable basis, and as a percentage of total Domestic revenue, online revenue was 32.8% versus 31.5% last year.
Domestic Gross Profit Rate
Domestic gross profit rate was 23.4% versus 23.5% 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. The lower product margin rates were primarily driven by a higher sales mix of lower-margin categories.
Domestic Adjusted Selling, General and Administrative Expenses (“SG&A”)
Domestic adjusted SG&A expenses were $1.68 billion, or 19.3% of revenue, versus $1.66 billion, or 19.3% of revenue, last year. Adjusted SG&A expenses increased primarily due to: (1) compensation expense, which included higher medical claims; (2) lapping a Q2 FY25 favorable legal settlement of approximately $10 million; and (3) technology investments. The previous items were partially offset by reduced Best Buy Health expense.
International Segment Q2 FY26 Results
International Revenue
International revenue of $740 million increased 11.3% versus last year primarily driven by comparable sales growth of 7.6% and revenue from Best Buy Express locations that opened in Canada after Q2 FY25.
International Gross Profit Rate
International gross profit rate was 21.8% versus 23.9% last year. The lower gross profit rate was primarily due to lower product margin rates.
International Adjusted SG&A
International adjusted SG&A expenses were $143 million, or 19.3% of revenue, versus $142 million, or 21.4% of revenue, last year.
Restructuring Charges
The company incurred $114 million of restructuring charges in Q2 FY26 associated with an enterprise-wide restructuring initiative that commenced during the quarter. The charges represent employee termination benefits and approximately $40 million of asset impairments. The restructuring initiative is intended to redirect resources for better alignment with changing customer behaviors and the company’s strategy.
Share Repurchases and Dividends
In Q2 FY26, the company returned a total of $266 million to shareholders through dividends of $201 million and share repurchases of $65 million. On a year-to-date basis, the company has returned a total of $568 million to shareholders through dividends of $403 million and share repurchases of $165 million. The company 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 October 9, 2025, to shareholders of record as of the close of business on September 18, 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 August 28, 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; 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:
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| Investor Contact: | Media Contact: |
| Mollie O’Brien | Carly Charlson |
| mollie.obrien@bestbuy.com | carly.charlson@bestbuy.com |