Best Buy: revenue, profit and dividends

In fiscal 2026, Best Buy had revenue of $41.7B, up 0.5% a year on average since 2016, and net income of $1.07B (2.6% of revenue). Its dividend per share has gone up 8 years in a row, to $3.80. It has 40% fewer shares than in 2016.

Revenue, fiscal 2026

$41.7B+0.5% a year

average annual revenue growth since 2016 · +0.4% vs 2025

Net income, 2026

$1.07B

2.6% of revenue

Diluted EPS, 2026

$5.04

7.0% a year since 2016

Dividend per share, 2026

$3.80

raised 8 years in a row

Revenue growth, 5 years

−2.5% a year

since 2021

Shares, 2026

212M

−39.5% since 2016

Free cash flow, 2026

$1.26B

$1.96B from operations − $704M capex

Ticker: BBY · NYSE
Sector: Consumer Discretionary
Sub-industry: Computer & Electronics Retail
Headquarters: Richfield, Minnesota
Founded: 1966
In the S&P 500 since: June 29, 1999
Latest fiscal year: 2026, ended January 31, 2026
SEC filer: Best Buy Co Inc · CIK 0000764478

Revenue and net income

Revenue went from $40B in 2008 to $41.7B in 2026. Net loss in 2012.

RevenueNet income

Fiscal years · US dollarsSource: SEC EDGAR (company filings)

Diluted earnings per share

Diluted EPS went from $3.12 in 2008 to $5.04 in 2026. Ten-year growth: 7.0% a year.

Fiscal years · US dollars per share, adjusted for splitsSource: SEC EDGAR (company filings)

Dividends per share

Raised 8 years in a row, every year from 2019 to 2026. Ten-year growth: 10.3% a year.

Fiscal years · US dollars per share, adjusted for splitsSource: SEC EDGAR (company filings)

Shares outstanding

39.5% fewer shares in 2026 than in 2016 (351M → 212M): buybacks outweighed new shares.

Fiscal years · diluted weighted-average shares, adjusted for splitsSource: SEC EDGAR (company filings)

Operating cash flow, capex and free cash flow

Free cash flow (operating cash flow minus capital expenditure) was $1.26B in 2026, 3.0% of revenue.

Operating cash flowCapital expenditureFree cash flow

Fiscal years · US dollarsSource: SEC EDGAR (company filings)

Year by year

Fiscal year	Revenue	Net income	Net margin	Diluted EPS	Dividend	Shares	Operating cash flow	Capex	Free cash flow
2026	$41.7B	$1.07B	2.6%	$5.04	$3.80	212M	$1.96B	$704M	$1.26B
2025	$41.5B	$927M	2.2%	$4.28	$3.76	217M	$2.1B	$706M	$1.39B
2024	$43.5B	$1.24B	2.9%	$5.68	$3.68	218M	$1.47B	$795M	$675M
2023	$46.3B	$1.42B	3.1%	$6.29	$3.52	226M	$1.82B	$930M	$894M
2022	$51.8B	$2.45B	4.7%	$9.84	$2.80	249M	$3.25B	$737M	$2.52B
2021	$47.3B	$1.8B	3.8%	$6.84	$2.20	263M	$4.93B	$713M	$4.21B
2020	$43.6B	$1.54B	3.5%	$5.75	$2.00	268M	$2.56B	$743M	$1.82B
2019	$42.9B	$1.46B	3.4%	$5.20	$1.80	281M	$2.41B	$819M	$1.59B
2018	$42.2B	$1.0B	2.4%	$3.26	$1.36	307M	$2.14B	$688M	$1.45B
2017	$39.4B	$1.23B	3.1%	$3.81	$1.57	323M	$2.56B	$580M	$1.98B
2016	$39.5B	$897M	2.3%	$2.56	$1.43	351M	$1.34B	$649M	$694M
2015	$40.3B	$1.23B	3.1%	$3.49	$0.72	354M	$1.94B	$561M	$1.37B
2014	$40.6B	$532M	1.3%	$1.53	$0.68	348M	$1.09B	$547M	$547M
2012	$45.5B	−$1.23B	−2.7%	−$3.27	$0.62	374M	$3.29B	$766M	$2.53B
2011	$49.7B	$1.28B	2.6%	$3.08	$0.58	416M	$1.19B	$744M	$446M
2010	$49.2B	$1.32B	2.7%	$3.10	$0.56	428M	$2.21B	$615M	$1.59B
2009	$45B	$1.0B	2.2%	$2.39	$0.54	423M	$1.88B	$1.3B	$574M
2008	$40B	$1.41B	3.5%	$3.12	$0.46	453M	$2.02B	$797M	$1.23B

Fiscal years, labelled by the year in which they end. US dollars; per-share figures and share counts adjusted for splits. —: not in the data.

About these figures

No full-year figures for 2013: the filings do not report it as one twelve-month period (this happens after a reorganization or a change of fiscal year).
Older years are as filed at the time and may predate later restatements, mergers or spin-offs. How the figures are made.

Other Computer & Electronics Retail companies

No other S&P 500 company is in this sub-industry.

All 47 Consumer Discretionary companies

Source: SEC EDGAR (company filings), data as of November 8, 2026. Sectors, sub-industries, headquarters and index dates: Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.