Buyback yield (TTM)
1.37%
Shareholder yield (TTM)
7.71%
5Y share count change
-19.4%
Buyback spend (TTM)
$173.00M
Cumulative buybacks
$20.60B
Key takeaways
- Best Buy Co. (BBY) repurchased about $173.00M of stock over the trailing twelve months.
- Diluted share count is down 19.4% over the last ~5 fiscal years — buybacks are net-shrinking the share base.
- TTM buyback ÷ stock-based-comp ratio of 1.24× — repurchases more than cover SBC dilution.
- Cash buyback spend has compounded at -2.6% per year over the latest 5-year window.
- TTM repurchases used about 22% of free cash flow remaining after dividends.
Dividend & buyback yield over time for Best Buy Co. (BBY)
Stacked annual yields — buyback yield (TTM cash repurchases ÷ market cap) plus dividend yield from the same fiscal-year-end key-metrics period — show how total cash return per dollar of equity has evolved.
Diluted vs basic shares (annual) for Best Buy Co. (BBY)
Diluted weighted-average shares are the EPS denominator — a falling count means buybacks are outpacing SBC dilution.
Year-over-year change in diluted shares for Best Buy Co. (BBY)
Green is fewer shares vs the prior fiscal year (net repurchase); red is growth (dilution). The earliest year shown has no prior year to compare.
Cash buyback spend over time for Best Buy Co. (BBY)
Latest: $273.00M
Overview
The 2026 reading of Best Buy Co. (BBY) buyback spend is $273.00M – plunged 45.4% year-over-year.
Best Buy Co. buyback spend compound annual growth for the 2021–2026 (5 years) window is -2.6%, with a net decline across the window.
Best Buy Co. buyback spend peaked at $3.50B in 2022; the latest annual figure is $273.00M in 2026 (92.2% below peak).
$3.50B stands as the all-time-high annual buyback spend, posted in 2022, against a low of $0.00 during 1990.
Best Buy Co. Buyback Spend 2026: $273.00M
Best Buy Co. buyback spend in 2026 was $273.00M, plunged 45.4% below 2025.
Best Buy Co. Buyback Spend 2025: $500.00M
2025's buyback spend for Best Buy Co. came in at $500.00M, surged 47.1% from 2024.
Best Buy Co. Buyback Spend 2024: $340.00M
Best Buy Co. posted buyback spend of $340.00M in 2024, plunged 66.5% below 2023.
Best Buy Co. Buyback Spend 2023: $1.01B
In 2023, Best Buy Co. reported buyback spend of $1.01B, plunged 71.0% below 2022.
Best Buy Co. Buyback Spend 2022: $3.50B
Best Buy Co. buyback spend in 2022 was $3.50B.
See more financial history for Best Buy Co. (BBY).
Buyback, SBC & dilution history
Buyback spend, SBC, net dilution effect, and share count.
| 2026 | $273.00M | $139.00M | $134.00M | 1.99% | 0.21B | -2.1% | |
| 2025 | $500.00M | $139.00M | $361.00M | 2.73% | 0.22B | -0.9% | |
| 2024 | $340.00M | $145.00M | $195.00M | 2.08% | 0.22B | -3.2% | |
| 2023 | $1.01B | $138.00M | $876.00M | 5.39% | 0.23B | -9.5% | |
| 2022 | $3.50B | $141.00M | $3.36B | 15.16% | 0.25B | -5.2% | |
| 2021 | $312.00M | $135.00M | $177.00M | 1.11% | 0.26B | -1.9% | |
| 2020 | $1.00B | $143.00M | $860.00M | 4.56% | 0.27B | -4.7% | |
| 2019 | $1.50B | $123.00M | $1.38B | 9.57% | 0.28B | -8.4% | |
| 2018 | $2.00B | $129.00M | $1.88B | 9.70% | 0.31B | -4.8% | |
| 2017 | $698.00M | $108.00M | $590.00M | 5.13% | 0.32B | -8.0% | |
| 2016 | $1.05B | $104.00M | $951.00M | 11.13% | 0.35B | -0.8% | |
| 2015 | $0.00 | $87.00M | −$87.00M | — | 0.35B | +1.7% | |
| 2014 | $0.00 | $90.00M | −$90.00M | — | 0.35B | +2.7% | |
| 2013 | $133.09M | $122.18M | $10.91M | 2.44% | 0.34B | -7.6% | |
| 2012 | $1.50B | $120.00M | $1.38B | 18.03% | 0.37B | -12.1% | |
| 2011 | $1.19B | $121.00M | $1.07B | 9.51% | 0.42B | -2.6% | |
| 2010 | $0.00 | $118.00M | −$118.00M | — | 0.43B | +1.1% | |
| 2009 | $0.00 | $110.00M | −$110.00M | — | 0.42B | -6.6% | |
| 2008 | $3.46B | $0.00 | $3.46B | 19.56% | 0.45B | -8.7% | |
| 2007 | $599.00M | $0.00 | $599.00M | 2.70% | 0.50B | -1.7% | |
| 2006 | $772.00M | $0.00 | $772.00M | 2.95% | 0.50B | +0.5% | |
| 2005 | $200.00M | $0.00 | $200.00M | 1.18% | 0.50B | +0.2% | |
| 2004 | $100.00M | $0.00 | $100.00M | 0.58% | 0.50B | +1.0% | |
| 2003 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.50B | +2.6% | |
| 2002 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.48B | +0.8% | |
| 2001 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.48B | +0.3% | |
| 2000 | $397.45M | $0.00 | $397.45M | — | 0.48B | +1.2% | |
| 1999 | $2.46M | $0.00 | $2.46M | — | 0.47B | +4.8% | |
| 1998 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.45B | +17.9% | |
| 1997 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.38B | — | |
| 1996 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — | |
| 1995 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — | |
| 1994 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — | |
| 1993 | $37.50M | $0.00 | $37.50M | — | — | — | |
| 1992 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — | |
| 1991 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — | |
| 1990 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — |
- 2026$273.00M
- 2025$500.00M
- 2024$340.00M
- 2023$1.01B
- 2022$3.50B
- 2021$312.00M
- 2020$1.00B
- 2019$1.50B
- 2018$2.00B
- 2017$698.00M
- 2016$1.05B
- 2015$0.00
- 2014$0.00
- 2013$133.09M
- 2012$1.50B
- 2011$1.19B
- 2010$0.00
- 2009$0.00
- 2008$3.46B
- 2007$599.00M
- 2006$772.00M
- 2005$200.00M
- 2004$100.00M
- 2003$0.00
- 2002$0.00
- 2001$0.00
- 2000$397.45M
- 1999$2.46M
- 1998$0.00
- 1997$0.00
- 1996$0.00
- 1995$0.00
- 1994$0.00
- 1993$37.50M
- 1992$0.00
- 1991$0.00
- 1990$0.00
Buybacks vs stock-based compensation for Best Buy Co. (BBY)
Annual cash repurchases set against stock-based compensation. Coverage above 1× means buybacks fully offset the equity dilution from SBC. TTM coverage: 1.24×.
Buybacks vs dividends (share of cash returned) for Best Buy Co. (BBY)
How Best Buy Co. splits cash returned to shareholders between dividends and buybacks.
Sector peers by buyback spend
Companies in the same sector as Best Buy Co., ranked by their latest buyback spend.
| $6.44B | |
| $2.52B | |
| $2.06B | |
| $1.10B | |
| $211.00M | |
| $0.00 | |
| $0.00 | |
| $0.00 |
- $6.44B
- $2.52B
- $2.06B
- $1.10B
- $211.00M
- $0.00
- $0.00
- $0.00
Buyback capacity (TTM)
Free cash flow minus dividends paid versus actual TTM repurchases — the headroom bar shows how much of post-dividend FCF is still being deployed elsewhere.
Headroom $804.00M (TTM FCF − TTM dividends, clamped at zero).
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