Ratio Analysis: Unpacking Best Buy Co. Inc (BBY)’s Price-to-Cash and Price-to-Free Cash Flow

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After finishing at $77.05 in the prior trading day, Best Buy Co. Inc (NYSE: BBY) closed at $76.17, down -1.14%. In other words, the price has decreased by -$1.14 from its previous closing price. On the day, 2.87 million shares were traded. BBY stock price reached its highest trading level at $78.165 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $76.11.

Ratios:

Our goal is to gain a better understanding of BBY by taking a closer look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 8.58 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 11.91. 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:

The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Sep 04 ’25 when Watson Mathew sold 2,018 shares for $76.76 per share. The transaction valued at 154,908 led to the insider holds 20,132 shares of the business.

Watson Mathew bought 2,018 shares of BBY for $154,908 on Sep 04 ’25. On Aug 29 ’25, another insider, Watson Mathew, who serves as the SVP, Controller & CAO of the company, sold 3,715 shares for $74.07 each. As a result, the insider received 275,176 and left with 22,150 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 16098300928 and an Enterprise Value of 18460413952. As of this moment, Best’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 20.99, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 11.39. 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 0.39 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 5.90. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 0.444 whereas that against EBITDA is 7.169.

Stock Price History:

The Beta on a monthly basis for BBY is 1.24, which has changed by -0.22346824 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.18469036 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, BBY has reached a high of $103.48, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $54.99. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 8.26%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 0.20%.

Shares Statistics:

The stock has traded on average 3.60M shares per day over the past 3-months and 4589040 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 210.40M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 195.42M. Insiders hold about 7.54% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 87.37% stake in the company. Shares short for BBY as of 1755216000 were 14406279 with a Short Ratio of 4.01, compared to 1752537600 on 14936204. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 14406279 and a Short% of Float of 8.76.

Dividends & Splits

In the trailing 12 months, BBY’s forward annual dividend rate was 3.78, compared to 3.78 this year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.049059052The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 3.88. The current Payout Ratio is 87.85% for BBY, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-06-18 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

Best Buy Co. Inc (BBY) is presently subject to a detailed evaluation by 22.0 analysts, each offering their unique perspectives on its market standing.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 $6.24. EPS for the following year is $6.69, with 25.0 analysts recommending between $6.96 and $6.22.

Revenue Estimates

19 analysts predict $9.57B in revenue for the current quarter. 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 $41.76B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $41.53BBased on 23 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $42.41B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $43.86B and the low estimate is $41.85B.

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