Deeper Dive: Understanding Best Buy Co. Inc (BBY) Through its Various Ratios

Kevin Freeman

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The price of Best Buy Co. Inc (NYSE: BBY) closed at $83.18 in the last session, down -0.98% from day before closing price of $84.0. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.98 from its previous closing price. On the day, 2.35 million shares were traded. BBY stock price reached its highest trading level at $84.66 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $82.7955.

Ratios:

We take a closer look at BBY’s different ratios to gain a better understanding of the stock. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 9.32 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 12.93. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.36 and its Current Ratio is at 1.04. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 1.50 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 1.27.

On May 23, 2025, Telsey Advisory Group reiterated its Outperform rating and also upped its target price recommendation from $100 to $90.

Citigroup Downgraded its Buy to Neutral on April 03, 2025, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $70.

Insider Transactions:

An investor can also benefit from insider trades by learning what management is thinking about the future direction of stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Oct 30 ’25 when SCHULZE RICHARD M bought 74,553 shares for $84.31 per share.

SCHULZE RICHARD M bought 62,834 shares of BBY for $5,286,852 on Oct 29 ’25. On Oct 24 ’25, another insider, SCHULZE RICHARD M, who serves as the Chairman Emeritus of the company, sold 374,164 shares for $83.24 each. As a result, the insider received 31,143,615 and left with 11,786,904 shares of the company.

Valuation Measures:

Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, BBY now has a Market Capitalization of 17476222976 and an Enterprise Value of 19933222912. As of this moment, Best’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 22.92, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 12.42. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 4.35. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.42 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 6.44. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 0.479 whereas that against EBITDA is 7.741.

Stock Price History:

The Beta on a monthly basis for BBY is 1.27, which has changed by -0.08492851 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.19088471 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, BBY has reached a high of $95.49, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $54.99. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 8.42%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 12.29%.

Shares Statistics:

According to the various share statistics, BBY traded on average about 3.45M shares per day over the past 3-months and 3505340 shares per day over the past 10 days. A total of 210.40M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 195.07M. Insiders hold about 7.16% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 88.34% stake in the company. Shares short for BBY as of 1760486400 were 16909695 with a Short Ratio of 4.90, compared to 1757894400 on 16114389. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 16909695 and a Short% of Float of 10.3599995.

Dividends & Splits

The forward annual dividend rate for BBY is 3.79, which was 3.78 in the trailing 12 months. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.044999998. The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 3.93. The current Payout Ratio is 87.85% for BBY, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-09-18 with an ex-dividend date of 2025-09-18. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2005-08-04 when the company split stock in a 3:2 ratio.

Earnings Estimates

. The current assessment of Best Buy Co. Inc (BBY) involves the perspectives of 22.0 analysts closely monitoring its market dynamics.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $2.53, with high estimates of $2.66 and low estimates of $2.44.

Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $6.7 and $6.05 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $6.25. EPS for the following year is $6.7, with 25.0 analysts recommending between $7.15 and $6.22.

Revenue Estimates

According to 19 analysts,. The current quarter’s revenue is expected to be $9.57B. It ranges from a high estimate of $9.81B to a low estimate of $9.39B. As of. The current estimate, Best Buy Co. Inc’s year-ago sales were $9.45BFor the next quarter, 19 analysts are estimating revenue of $14.01B. There is a high estimate of $14.16B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $13.78B.

A total of 23 analysts have provided revenue estimates for BBY’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $41.96B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $41.33B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $41.77B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $41.53BBased on 23 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $42.4B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $43.86B and the low estimate is $41.85B.

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