The Bid & Ask

Quotations, Dispatches, and the Daily Tape

Thursday, August 13, 2026

Subject of the day

BBY

Concerning the House

Best Buy Co., Inc. offers technology products and solutions in the United States, Canada, and internationally. The company provides computing and mobile phone products, such as desktops, notebooks, and peripherals; mobile phones comprising related mobile network carrier commissions; networking products; tablets covering e-readers; smartwatches; and consumer electronics consisting of digital imaging, health and fitness products, portable audio comprising headphones and portable speakers, and smart home products, as well as home theaters that includes home theater accessories, soundbars, and televisions. It also offers appliances, such as dishwashers, laundry, ovens, refrigerators, blenders, coffee makers, vacuums, and personal care; entertainment products consisting of drones, peripherals, gaming, toys, and virtual reality, as well as hardware and software, and augmented reality glasses and other software products; and other products, such as baby, food and beverage, luggage, and outdoor living products. In addition, the company provides delivery, installation, marketplace commissions, memberships, repair, set-up, technical support, health-related, and warranty-related services. It offers its products through stores and websites under the Best Buy, Best Buy Ads, Best Buy Business, Best Buy Essentials, Best Buy Health, Best Buy Marketplace, Geek Squad, Imagine That, Insignia, Lively, Jitterbug, My Best Buy, My Best Buy Memberships, Pacific Kitchen, Home, TechLiquidators, and Yardbird brand names, as well as domain names comprising bestbuy.com, lively.com, techliquidators.com, yardbird.com, bestbuy.ca, and techliquidators.ca. The company was formerly known as Sound of Music, Inc. Best Buy Co., Inc. was incorporated in 1966 and is headquartered in Richfield, Minnesota.

United States · corporate.bestbuy.com

The Long Run

FY 2009–2026 · 15 years

LineLatestCAGRTrend
Revenue$43.45B+0.6%
Gross profit$9.60B-1.7%
Operating income$1.39B-2.1%
Net income$1.24B-0.5%
Cash from ops$1.47B-1.7%
Quotation

$85.35

+2.35 (+2.8%)

52w hi$90.17
52w lo$54.79
Vol2.23M
As ofAug 13
The Verdict

Hold

Our score +0.26

Short+0.42
Medium+0.17
Long+0.12

computed 2026-08-13

By the Numbers

Best Buy Co., Inc.

Consumer Cyclical · Specialty Retail

Market cap$17.99B
Enterprise value$19.72B
Trailing P/E15.81x
Forward P/E12.08x
EV / EBITDA7.53x
P / S (ttm)
Profit margin2.7%
Return on equity39.1%
Revenue growth+1.9%
Earnings growth+37.9%
Debt / equity134.09
Risk Metrics
Beta vs SPX1.09
Corr SPX0.44
Annual vol40.6%
Annual ret+9.9%
Sharpe0.24
Max DD-46.3%

Window: 504 trading days (504 obs)

Layer Breakdown
LayerRawContribution
Fundamental+0.29
Sector+0.01
Technical+0.30
Earnings+0.00
Sentiment+0.00

macro × 1.00 · 2026-08-13

Recent Sessions
DateOpenHighLowCloseVol
Aug 13$83.91$85.78$83.52$85.352.23M
Aug 12$82.66$83.59$82.29$83.001.91M
Aug 11$84.14$85.58$83.12$83.282.66M
Aug 10$82.24$82.89$81.67$82.432.57M
Aug 7$79.63$82.17$79.00$82.003.78M