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How Best Buy Co., Inc. stacks up
BBY · against 122 other Consumer Cyclical companies of similar size
Profitability
91/ 100
Above the middle of the pack.
Ranked #36 of 123 · scores higher than 70% of peers
Bars: peers in each 10-point band of the profitability score40 peers with a profitability score of 90–100, including BBY · Click a bar to see the companies
Why profitability scores 91?
Weighted metrics compared with all Consumer Cyclical companies.Mainly thanks to its return on invested capital and return on assets, which are stronger than most Consumer Cyclical peers.
- a thinner operating margin: weaker than 66% of peers. Operating margin: 4.1% vs peer median 6.4%
- a higher return on assets: stronger than 85% of peers. Return on assets: 7.9% vs peer median 3.3%
- a higher return on invested capital: stronger than 97% of peers. Return on invested capital: 64.4% vs peer median 7.3%
Metric by metric
Position: dot = BBY, ranked from the worst peer (left) to the best (right); tick = middle, shaded = middle half of peers.| Metric | BBY | Peer median | Better than | Position among peers | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on invested capitalHigher is better · 118 reported | 64.4% | 13.8% | 91% | 33% | |
| Operating marginHigher is better · 125 reported | 4.1% | 11.2% | 18% | 33% | |
| Return on assetsHigher is better · 117 reported | 7.9% | 6.2% | 65% | 33% | |
| Return on equityHigher is better · 113 reported | 43.1% | 17.5% | 88% | Context only | |
| Gross marginHigher is better · 125 reported | 22.6% | 35.4% | 27% | Context only |
Ranking by profitability score
Top 5 and the companies ranked around BBY| Rank | Company | Market cap | Profitability | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1.48T JPY (≈$10.1B) | 100 | 96 | |
| 2 | 880.5B TWD (≈$27.3B) | 99 | 75 | |
| 2 | 184.4B HKD (≈$23.6B) | 99 | 91 | |
| 2 | 11.5B USD | 99 | 78 | |
| 2 | 10.7B USD | 99 | 50 | |
| 32 | 2.04T INR (≈$24.5B) | 92 | 71 | |
| 32 | 1.21T INR (≈$14.5B) | 92 | 64 | |
| 32 | 29.8B USD | 92 | 63 | |
| 36 | 158.6B CNY (≈$22.2B) | 91 | 60 | |
| 36 | 19.7B USD | 91 | 62 | |
| 36 | 12.2B EUR (≈$13.4B) | 91 | 60 | |
| 39 | 24.8B USD | 90 | 64 | |
| 39 | 26.1B USD | 90 | 81 | |
| 41 | 24.8B USD | 89 | 54 |
Scores are sector-relative percentiles from the latest snapshot, always calculated against the whole sector: narrowing the comparison group changes who you compare with, not the scores. Missing metrics are left out and the remaining weights rescaled. How we score