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Best Buy BBY Return on invested capital

Return on invested capital at other companies

Target logo
TargetTGT
11.9%-6.4pp
Walmart
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Walmart WMT
15.3%-1.2pp
Costco Wholesale logo
Costco WholesaleCOST
50.6%+3.0pp
Amazon logo
AmazonAMZN
14%-3.8pp
Dell Technologies logo
Dell TechnologiesDELL
46.8%+17.8pp
Lowe's Companies logo
Lowe's CompaniesLOW
30.9%-8.6pp

Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$8.9B+1.9%
Gross profit$2.1B+2.6%
Operating income$370.0M+69.0%
Net income$276.0M+36.6%
EPS (diluted)$1.31+37.9%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$2.0B+41.9%
Total debt$4.2B+2.0%
Total equity$3.1B+11.6%
Total assets$14.9B+5.4%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$375.0M+1,003%
CapEx$160.0M-3.6%
Free cash flow$215.0M+263%

Valuation

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Market cap$15.41B-9.3%
Enterprise value$17.54B-11.0%
P/E13.5×-5.8×
P/S0.4×0.0×

Profitability

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Gross margin22.5%-0.1pp
Operating margin3.7%+0.9pp
Net margin2.7%+0.6pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity39.1%+8.9pp
Debt / equity1.4×-0.1×
Current ratio1.1×+0.1×

Where this comes from

Calculated from Best Buy’s reported figures.

Based on trailing twelve months.

The official record: Best Buy’s 10-Q, filed June 5, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is Best Buy's return on invested capital?
Best Buy (BBY) reported return on invested capital of 21.2% in Q1 2026.
How has Best Buy's return on invested capital changed year-over-year?
Best Buy's return on invested capital increased by 34.6% year-over-year, from 15.7% to 21.2%.
What is the long-term trend for Best Buy's return on invested capital?
Over 4 years (2022 to 2026), Best Buy's return on invested capital has grown at a -30.2% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 259.7% to 61.6%.
What does return on invested capital mean?
The after-tax return the business earns on all the capital — debt and equity — invested in it.
How do you interpret return on invested capital?
The cleanest measure of business quality: ROIC sustained above the cost of capital creates value, below it destroys value. Compare against WACC, not against zero.
How does return on invested capital compare across companies?
Highly comparable across companies as a quality screen. Sector-sensitive definitions of invested capital mean banks/insurers are best excluded.