Best Buy Reports Fourth Quarter Results

Comparable Sales Increased 0.5%

GAAP Diluted EPS of $0.54 Included a Goodwill Impairment of ($2.02)

Adjusted* Diluted EPS of $2.58

Increasing Quarterly Dividend 1% to $0.95 per Share

Expects FY26 Adjusted* Diluted EPS of $6.20 to $6.60

MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Best Buy Co., Inc. (NYSE: BBY) today announced results for the 13-week fourth quarter ended February 1, 2025 (“Q4 FY25”), as compared to the 14-week fourth quarter ended February 3, 2024 (“Q4 FY24”).

FY25 had 52 weeks compared to 53 weeks in FY24. The company estimates the impact of the extra week in Q4 FY24 added approximately $735 million in revenue, approximately 15 basis points of adjusted¹ operating income rate and approximately $0.30 of adjusted¹ diluted EPS to the full-year results. Comparable sales for the 14-week Q4 FY24 and 53-week FY24 exclude the impact of the extra week.

“I am pleased to report better-than-expected sales for the fourth quarter driven by strong growth in computing as well as improved sales performance in other categories,” said Corie Barry, Best Buy CEO. “We also delivered a better-than-expected adjusted operating income rate for the holiday quarter.”

“We are proud of our execution and the momentum we built in FY25,” Barry continued. “We are excited to build on that momentum to bring our FY26 strategy to life while we continue to navigate uncertain circumstances. We are focused on strengthening our position in retail as the leading omni-channel destination for technology and expanding our operating income rate while building and scaling incremental profit streams, including Best Buy Marketplace and Best Buy Ads, that we believe will drive robust returns in the future.”

FY26 Financial Guidance

Matt Bilunas, Best Buy CFO said, “As we enter FY26, we believe consumer behavior will be largely similar to last year – remaining resilient but still dealing with high inflation that is driving expenses up across their lives, making them value focused and thoughtful about big ticket purchases. And, at the same time, we continue to see a consumer that is willing to spend on high price point products when they need to or when there is technology innovation. This leads to our comparable sales guide in the range of flat to 2% growth for the year, with growth weighted more to the second half of the year based on the timing of product launches and initiatives.”

Bilunas continued, “For Q1 FY26, we expect comparable sales to be slightly down to last year and our adjusted operating income rate to be approximately 3.4%.”

Best Buy’s guidance for FY26 is the following:

• Revenue of $41.4 billion to $42.2 billion
• Comparable sales² of 0.0% to 2.0%
• Enterprise adjusted¹ operating income rate³ of 4.2% to 4.4%
• Adjusted¹ effective income tax rate³ of approximately 25.0%
• Adjusted¹ diluted EPS³ of $6.20 to $6.60
• Capital expenditures of $700 million to $750 million
  

Note: The above FY26 guidance does not include the impact of recently implemented or proposed tariffs.

Domestic Segment Q4 FY25 Results

Domestic Revenue

Domestic comparable sales increased 0.2% and revenue decreased 5.2% versus last year to $12.72 billion. The revenue decrease was primarily due to the extra week of revenue totaling approximately $675 million in Q4 FY24.

From a merchandising perspective, the largest drivers of the comparable sales increase on a weighted basis were computing, tablets and services. These drivers were partially offset by declines in the appliances, home theater and gaming categories.

Domestic online revenue of $5.02 billion increased 2.6% on a comparable basis, and as a percentage of total Domestic revenue, online revenue was 39.5% versus 38.0% last year.

Domestic Gross Profit Rate

Domestic gross profit rate was 20.9% versus 20.4% last year. The higher gross profit rate was primarily due to improved financial performance from the company’s services category, including its membership offerings, which was partially offset by lower profit-sharing revenue from the company’s private label and co-branded credit card arrangement.

Domestic Selling, General and Administrative Expenses (“SG&A”)

Domestic GAAP SG&A expenses were $2.04 billion, or 16.0% of revenue, versus $2.07 billion, or 15.4% of revenue, last year. Adjusted¹ SG&A expenses were $2.03 billion, or 16.0% of revenue, versus $2.06 billion, or 15.4% of revenue, last year. Both GAAP and adjusted¹ SG&A expense decreased primarily due to lapping the extra week last year, which was partially offset by higher incentive compensation and advertising expense.

International Segment Q4 FY25 Results

International Revenue

International comparable sales increased 3.8% and revenue decreased 0.2% versus last year to $1.23 billion. The revenue decrease was largely due to the extra week of revenue totaling approximately $60 million in Q4 FY24 and approximately 500 basis points of negative foreign currency impact, which were partially offset by revenue from Best Buy Express locations that have opened in Canada during FY25.

International Gross Profit Rate

International gross profit rate was 21.4% versus 21.0% last year. The higher gross profit rate was primarily due to lower supply chain costs.

International SG&A

International SG&A expenses were $194 million, or 15.7% of revenue, versus $202 million, or 16.3% of revenue, last year. The lower SG&A expense was primarily due to favorable foreign currency impacts and lapping the extra week last year, which were partially offset by expenses associated with Best Buy Express locations that have opened during FY25 and higher incentive compensation expense.

Goodwill Impairment

During Q4 FY25, the company recorded a pre-tax non-cash goodwill impairment charge of $475 million related to its Best Buy Health reporting unit. The impairment charge reflects downward revisions in the long-term financial projections for Best Buy Health.

Income Taxes

The Q4 FY25 effective tax rate was 47.2% versus 21.2% last year. The adjusted¹ effective tax rate was 21.0% versus 22.1% last year. The higher GAAP effective tax rate was primarily due to the nondeductible portion of the Best Buy Health goodwill impairment.

Share Repurchases and Dividends

In Q4 FY25, the company returned a total of $415 million to shareholders through dividends of $200 million and share repurchases of $215 million. For the full year, the company returned a total of $1.3 billion to shareholders through dividends of $807 million and share repurchases of $500 million. The company expects to spend approximately $300 million on share repurchases during FY26.

Today, the company announced its board of directors approved a 1% increase in the regular quarterly dividend to $0.95 per share. The regular quarterly dividend will be payable on April 15, 2025, to shareholders of record as of the close of business on March 25, 2025.

Conference Call

Best Buy is scheduled to conduct an earnings conference call at 8:00 a.m. Eastern Time (7:00 a.m. Central Time) on March 4, 2025. A webcast of the call is expected to be available at www.investors.bestbuy.com, both live and after the call.

Notes:

(1) Beginning in Q4 FY25, the company renamed all of its non-GAAP financials measures to adjusted financial measures; for example, non-GAAP SG&A has been renamed to adjusted SG&A. The methodology for calculating these measures remains unchanged, and therefore any previously reported non-GAAP financial measures that are renamed to corresponding adjusted financial measures remain unchanged. For GAAP to non-GAAP reconciliations of the adjusted measures used throughout this release, please refer to the attached supporting schedule.

(2) The method of calculating comparable sales varies across the retail industry. As a result, our method of calculating comparable sales may not be the same as other retailers’ methods. For additional information on comparable sales, please see our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K, and our subsequent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), and available at www.investors.bestbuy.com.

(3) A reconciliation of the projected adjusted operating income rate, adjusted effective income tax rate, and adjusted diluted EPS, which are forward-looking non-GAAP financial measures, to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measures, is not provided because the company is unable to provide such reconciliation without unreasonable effort. The inability to provide a reconciliation is due to the uncertainty and inherent difficulty predicting the occurrence, the financial impact and the periods in which the non-GAAP adjustments may be recognized. These GAAP measures may include the impact of such items as restructuring charges; price-fixing settlements; goodwill and intangible asset impairments; gains and losses on sales of subsidiaries and certain investments; amortization of definite-lived intangible assets associated with acquisitions; certain acquisition-related costs; and the tax effect of all such items. Historically, the company has excluded these items from non-GAAP financial measures. The company currently expects to continue to exclude these items in future disclosures of non-GAAP financial measures and may also exclude other items that may arise (collectively, “non-GAAP adjustments”). The decisions and events that typically lead to the recognition of non-GAAP adjustments, such as a decision to exit part of the business or reaching settlement of a legal dispute, are inherently unpredictable as to if or when they may occur. For the same reasons, the company is unable to address the probable significance of the unavailable information, which could be material to future results.

Forward-Looking and Cautionary Statements:

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Investor Contact:
Mollie O'Brien
mollie.obrien@bestbuy.com

Media Contact:
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