BBY Best Buy Co., Inc. — dividend yield, history & ex-dividend dates
Best Buy Co., Inc. operates as a prominent technology retailer across the United States and Canada. Its business structure is segmented into Domestic and International operations. The company's extensive product selection includes a wide array of computing devices such as desktops, notebooks, and associated peripherals, alongside mobile phones (which generate commissions from network carriers), networking equipment, and tablets (including e-readers). Customers can also find smartwatches and various consumer electronics, encompassing digital imaging devices, health and fitness gadgets, home theater systems, portable audio solutions (like headphones and speakers), and smart home products. Beyond electronics, Best Buy also supplies household appliances such as dishwashers, laundry machines, ovens, refrigerators, blenders, coffee makers, and vacuum cleaners. For entertainment, their offerings range from drones, movies, music, and toys to gaming hardware and software, including virtual reality products. Additionally, the company stocks miscellaneous items like baby products, food and beverages, luggage, outdoor living essentials, and sporting goods. In terms of services, Best Buy provides consultation, delivery, design assistance, health-related programs, installation, membership benefits, repair work, product setup, technical support, and warranty services. Products are distributed through both physical stores and online platforms, operating under various brand names including Best Buy, Best Buy Ads, Best Buy Business, Best Buy Health, CST, Current Health, Geek Squad, Lively, Magnolia, Best Buy Mobile, Pacific Kitchen, Home, and Yardbird. Their primary online presence is via bestbuy.com, currenthealth.com, lively.com, yardbird.com, and bestbuy.ca. As of January 30, 2022, the company maintained a network of 1,144 retail locations. Originally established in 1966 as Sound of Music, Inc., the corporation is headquartered in Richfield, Minnesota.
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Research Scores
Scores describe this security's published financial data on a 0–100 scale using the formulas on our methodology pages. They are the same for every reader, are not a probability or a forecast, and are not a recommendation. Past dividend growth does not guarantee future increases. Report a data error.
How the Dividend Safety Score is built for BBY
| Input | Value | Points | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Earnings payout ratio | Earnings payout ratio 63% (TTM to Aug 1, 2026) | 75 | 20% |
| FCF payout ratio | FCF payout ratio 45% (TTM to Aug 1, 2026) | 100 | 25% |
| Net debt / EBITDA | Net debt / EBITDA 0.7x (TTM to Aug 1, 2026) | 100 | 15% |
| Interest coverage | Interest coverage 39.6x (TTM to Aug 1, 2026) | 100 | 10% |
| Dividend record | 22 years of uninterrupted regular payments | 86 | 20% |
| Earnings stability | Net income positive in 5 of the last 5 fiscal years (FY2022–FY2026) | 100 | 10% |
Inputs that are not available are left out and the remaining weights are scaled up. Profile: ordinary company. Formula version 2026-10-19.4.
How the Dividend Growth Score is built for BBY
| Input | Value | Points | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5-year dividend growth | 5-year dividend CAGR 11.6% (2020–2025) | 100 | 25% |
| Consecutive annual increases | 21 consecutive annual increases (through 2025) | 95 | 20% |
| Payout headroom | Headroom from the earnings payout ratio 63% (TTM to Aug 1, 2026) | 64 | 20% |
| Earnings per share growth (3 years) | EPS CAGR -7.1% (FY2023–FY2026) | 9 | 15% |
| Revenue growth (3 years) | Revenue CAGR -3.4% (FY2023–FY2026) | 19 | 10% |
| 10-year dividend growth | 10-year dividend CAGR 15.2% (2015–2025) | 100 | 10% |
Inputs that are not available are left out and the remaining weights are scaled up. Profile: ordinary company. Formula version 2026-10-19.4.
How the Dividend Value Score is built for BBY
| Input | Value | Points | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yield vs own history | Current yield at the 58th percentile of its 120 month-end yields | 58 | 40% |
| P/E vs own 5-year median | P/E 16.6 is 1.29x its 5-year median of 12.9 | 18 | 25% |
| FCF yield | FCF yield 8.4% (TTM to Aug 1, 2026) | 100 | 20% |
| P/E vs peers | P/E 16.6 vs peer median 17.1 (0.97x; 97 corporation / Consumer Cyclical securities) | 53 | 15% |
Inputs that are not available are left out and the remaining weights are scaled up. Profile: ordinary company. Formula version 2026-10-19.4.
Key Metrics
Current Yield
3.83%
At the Oct 30, 2026 price
The annual dividend as a percentage of the share price. A 3% yield is about $3 of dividends a year for every $100 invested at today's price.Annualized Dividend
$3.8400
Declared Aug 27, 2026
The latest declared regular dividend scaled to a full year by how often it's paid (for semi-annual payers, the latest two payments), adjusted for stock splits. A $0.25 quarterly dividend annualizes to $1.00. Special dividends are excluded.Frequency
Q Quarterly
How often the dividend is paid, read from the dates of recent payments: Q = quarterly (4x a year), M = monthly, S = semi-annual, A = annual.RSI (14)
66
As of Oct 30, 2026
Relative Strength Index (0-100), a price-momentum gauge. Above 70 is often called 'overbought', below 30 'oversold'. A technical signal, not a dividend metric.52-Week Range
$55.52 – $99.87
Closes through Oct 23, 2026
The lowest and highest price over the past year, showing where today's price sits in its recent range.Payout Ratio (TTM)
63.13%
12 months to Aug 01, 2026 (Q2 FY2027)
The share of earnings paid out as dividends over the trailing twelve months (TTM): dividends paid divided by net income across the company's four most recent reported quarters, dated by the latest quarter end. A fiscal-year tag such as FY2025 means only annual figures were available. Lower leaves more cushion; above 100% means paying out more than the company earned. It shows n/a for funds and when net income over the period was negative; for REITs and BDCs it is marked EPS-based, since they are judged on FFO/AFFO or net investment income instead.Years Paying
22
How many years of payments we have on record. This can understate very long histories where our data doesn't reach far enough back.Price / Book (TTM)
6.63
Price as of Oct 25, 2026; latest reported book value
Price-to-book ratio: the share price on the date shown divided by the latest reported book value per share. A rough valuation gauge, most useful for asset-heavy sectors like REITs, banks and insurers.S.A.F.E. Dividend Read
Quote & Key Data
Dividend Growth
How often a record like this ends in a cut
BBY has raised its annual dividend in 21 separate years since November 2003, which ranks 412 among the 2,430 payers with a comparable record in our dataset. No year in that span saw the annual total fall by more than a fifth.
Of the 878 companies we track with 10 to 24 years of increases, 661 — 75 per cent — also have at least one year in which the dividend fell by more than 20 per cent. Across every company with twenty years of comparable history, only 277 of 1078 (26 per cent) have never cut. A long record of increases is common; a record with no cut anywhere in it is not.
Measured from annual totals using split-adjusted amounts, comparing only consecutive years with the same number of payments — a stock split and a payment shifting across a year boundary both look like cuts otherwise. The current year is excluded as incomplete. How we measure a cut, and what the corrections change. Figures are for information only, not a view on any security.
Why the Yield Moved (90 Days)
BBY's dividend yield fell from 4.50% to 3.83% over the past ~90 days (-0.68 pp). Of that move, +0.00 pp came from changes in the dividend rate and -0.68 pp from the share price ($85.25 on Aug 03, 2026 → $100.39 on Oct 30, 2026). A yield that rises because the price fell is not an improvement in the payout itself.
Yield vs Its Own History
Across 272 daily observations over the past 13 months (through Oct 23, 2026), BBY's current yield is higher than approximately 0% of them. Our stored price history for BBY covers the past 13 months; 3- and 5-year averages are not yet computable from it and are deliberately not shown.
Adjusted Price History
Dividend History
Dividend Payment History
Ex-dividend calendar →| Amount | Type | Declared | Ex-Date | Record | Pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $0.9600 Q | Regular | Aug 27, 2026 | Sep 17, 2026 | Sep 17, 2026 | Oct 08, 2026 |
| $0.9600 Q | Regular | May 28, 2026 | Jun 18, 2026 | Jun 18, 2026 | Jul 09, 2026 |
| $0.9600 Q | Regular | Mar 03, 2026 | Mar 24, 2026 | Mar 24, 2026 | Apr 14, 2026 |
| $0.9500 Q | Regular | Nov 25, 2025 | Dec 16, 2025 | Dec 16, 2025 | Jan 06, 2026 |
| $0.9500 Q | Regular | Aug 28, 2025 | Sep 18, 2025 | Sep 18, 2025 | Oct 09, 2025 |
| $0.9500 Q | Regular | May 29, 2025 | Jun 18, 2025 | Jun 19, 2025 | Jul 10, 2025 |
| $0.9500 Q | Regular | Mar 04, 2025 | Mar 25, 2025 | Mar 25, 2025 | Apr 15, 2025 |
| $0.9400 Q | Regular | Nov 26, 2024 | Dec 17, 2024 | Dec 17, 2024 | Jan 07, 2025 |
| $0.9400 Q | Regular | Aug 29, 2024 | Sep 19, 2024 | Sep 19, 2024 | Oct 10, 2024 |
| $0.9400 Q | Regular | May 30, 2024 | Jun 20, 2024 | Jun 20, 2024 | Jul 11, 2024 |
| $0.9400 Q | Regular | Feb 29, 2024 | Mar 20, 2024 | Mar 21, 2024 | Apr 11, 2024 |
| $0.9200 Q | Regular | Nov 21, 2023 | Dec 11, 2023 | Dec 12, 2023 | Jan 02, 2024 |
| $0.9200 Q | Regular | Aug 29, 2023 | Sep 18, 2023 | Sep 19, 2023 | Oct 10, 2023 |
| $0.9200 Q | Regular | May 25, 2023 | Jun 14, 2023 | Jun 15, 2023 | Jul 06, 2023 |
| $0.9200 Q | Regular | Mar 02, 2023 | Mar 22, 2023 | Mar 23, 2023 | Apr 13, 2023 |
| $0.8800 Q | Regular | Nov 22, 2022 | Dec 12, 2022 | Dec 13, 2022 | Jan 03, 2023 |
| $0.8800 Q | Regular | Aug 30, 2022 | Sep 19, 2022 | Sep 20, 2022 | Oct 11, 2022 |
| $0.8800 Q | Regular | May 24, 2022 | Jun 13, 2022 | Jun 14, 2022 | Jul 05, 2022 |
| $0.8800 Q | Regular | Mar 03, 2022 | Mar 23, 2022 | Mar 24, 2022 | Apr 14, 2022 |
| $0.7000 Q | Regular | Nov 23, 2021 | Dec 13, 2021 | Dec 14, 2021 | Jan 04, 2022 |
| $0.7000 Q | Regular | Aug 24, 2021 | Sep 13, 2021 | Sep 14, 2021 | Oct 05, 2021 |
| $0.7000 Q | Regular | May 27, 2021 | Jun 16, 2021 | Jun 17, 2021 | Jul 08, 2021 |
| $0.7000 Q | Regular | Feb 25, 2021 | Mar 17, 2021 | Mar 18, 2021 | Apr 08, 2021 |
| $0.5500 Q | Regular | Nov 24, 2020 | Dec 14, 2020 | Dec 15, 2020 | Jan 05, 2021 |
| $0.5500 Q | Regular | Aug 25, 2020 | Sep 14, 2020 | Sep 15, 2020 | Oct 06, 2020 |
| $0.5500 Q | Regular | May 21, 2020 | Jun 10, 2020 | Jun 11, 2020 | Jul 02, 2020 |
| $0.5500 Q | Regular | Feb 27, 2020 | Mar 18, 2020 | Mar 19, 2020 | Apr 09, 2020 |
| $0.5000 Q | Regular | Nov 27, 2019 | Dec 16, 2019 | Dec 17, 2019 | Jan 07, 2020 |
| $0.5000 Q | Regular | Aug 30, 2019 | Sep 18, 2019 | Sep 19, 2019 | Oct 10, 2019 |
| $0.5000 Q | Regular | May 24, 2019 | Jun 12, 2019 | Jun 13, 2019 | Jul 05, 2019 |
| $0.5000 Q | Regular | Feb 27, 2019 | Mar 19, 2019 | Mar 20, 2019 | Apr 10, 2019 |
| $0.4500 Q | Regular | Nov 21, 2018 | Dec 10, 2018 | Dec 11, 2018 | Dec 31, 2018 |
| $0.4500 Q | Regular | Aug 29, 2018 | Sep 17, 2018 | Sep 18, 2018 | Oct 09, 2018 |
| $0.4500 Q | Regular | May 25, 2018 | Jun 13, 2018 | Jun 14, 2018 | Jul 05, 2018 |
| $0.4500 Q | Regular | Mar 01, 2018 | Mar 21, 2018 | Mar 22, 2018 | Apr 12, 2018 |
| $0.3400 Q | Regular | Nov 17, 2017 | Dec 06, 2017 | Dec 07, 2017 | Dec 28, 2017 |
| $0.3400 Q | Regular | Aug 30, 2017 | Sep 18, 2017 | Sep 19, 2017 | Oct 10, 2017 |
| $0.3400 Q | Regular | May 26, 2017 | Jun 13, 2017 | Jun 15, 2017 | Jul 06, 2017 |
| $0.3400 Q | Regular | Mar 01, 2017 | Mar 20, 2017 | Mar 22, 2017 | Apr 12, 2017 |
| $0.2800 Q | Regular | Nov 18, 2016 | Dec 06, 2016 | Dec 08, 2016 | Dec 29, 2016 |
| $0.2800 Q | Regular | Aug 24, 2016 | Sep 09, 2016 | Sep 13, 2016 | Oct 04, 2016 |
| $0.2800 Q | Regular | May 25, 2016 | Jun 10, 2016 | Jun 14, 2016 | Jul 05, 2016 |
| $0.7300 Q | Regular | Feb 25, 2016 | Mar 15, 2016 | Mar 17, 2016 | Apr 07, 2016 |
| $0.2300 Q | Regular | Nov 20, 2015 | Dec 08, 2015 | Dec 10, 2015 | Dec 31, 2015 |
| $0.2300 Q | Regular | Aug 26, 2015 | Sep 11, 2015 | Sep 15, 2015 | Oct 06, 2015 |
| $0.2300 Q | Regular | May 22, 2015 | Jun 09, 2015 | Jun 11, 2015 | Jul 02, 2015 |
| $0.7400 Q | Regular | Mar 03, 2015 | Mar 20, 2015 | Mar 24, 2015 | Apr 14, 2015 |
| $0.1900 Q | Regular | Nov 21, 2014 | Dec 09, 2014 | Dec 11, 2014 | Dec 31, 2014 |
| $0.1900 Q | Regular | Jun 10, 2014 | Sep 09, 2014 | Sep 11, 2014 | Oct 02, 2014 |
| $0.1700 Q | Regular | May 23, 2014 | Jun 10, 2014 | Jun 12, 2014 | Jul 03, 2014 |
| $0.1700 Q | Regular | Feb 28, 2014 | Mar 18, 2014 | Mar 20, 2014 | Apr 10, 2014 |
| $0.1700 Q | Regular | Nov 20, 2013 | Dec 06, 2013 | Dec 10, 2013 | Dec 31, 2013 |
| $0.1700 Q | Regular | Aug 21, 2013 | Sep 06, 2013 | Sep 10, 2013 | Oct 01, 2013 |
| $0.1700 Q | Regular | May 22, 2013 | Jun 07, 2013 | Jun 11, 2013 | Jul 02, 2013 |
| $0.1700 Q | Regular | Mar 05, 2013 | Mar 19, 2013 | Mar 21, 2013 | Apr 11, 2013 |
| $0.1700 Q | Regular | Dec 06, 2012 | Dec 07, 2012 | Dec 11, 2012 | Dec 31, 2012 |
| $0.1700 Q | Regular | Aug 24, 2012 | Sep 07, 2012 | Sep 11, 2012 | Oct 02, 2012 |
| $0.1600 Q | Regular | May 25, 2012 | Jun 08, 2012 | Jun 12, 2012 | Jul 03, 2012 |
| $0.1600 Q | Regular | Apr 02, 2012 | Apr 17, 2012 | Apr 19, 2012 | May 10, 2012 |
| $0.1600 Q | Regular | Dec 15, 2011 | Dec 29, 2011 | Jan 03, 2012 | Jan 24, 2012 |
| $0.1600 Q | Regular | Jun 22, 2011 | Sep 30, 2011 | Oct 04, 2011 | Oct 25, 2011 |
| $0.1500 Q | Regular | Jun 16, 2011 | Jun 30, 2011 | Jul 05, 2011 | Jul 26, 2011 |
| $0.1500 Q | Regular | Mar 29, 2011 | Apr 12, 2011 | Apr 14, 2011 | May 05, 2011 |
| $0.1500 Q | Regular | Dec 16, 2010 | Dec 31, 2010 | Jan 04, 2011 | Jan 25, 2011 |
| $0.1500 Q | Regular | Jun 25, 2010 | Oct 01, 2010 | Oct 05, 2010 | Oct 26, 2010 |
| $0.1400 Q | Regular | Jun 17, 2010 | Jul 01, 2010 | Jul 06, 2010 | Jul 27, 2010 |
| $0.1400 Q | Regular | Mar 29, 2010 | Apr 13, 2010 | Apr 15, 2010 | May 06, 2010 |
| $0.1400 Q | Regular | Dec 17, 2009 | Dec 31, 2009 | Jan 05, 2010 | Jan 26, 2010 |
| $0.1400 Q | Regular | Sep 17, 2009 | Oct 02, 2009 | Oct 06, 2009 | Oct 27, 2009 |
| $0.1400 Q | Regular | Jun 18, 2009 | Jul 02, 2009 | Jul 07, 2009 | Jul 28, 2009 |
| $0.1400 Q | Regular | Mar 27, 2009 | Apr 14, 2009 | Apr 16, 2009 | May 07, 2009 |
| $0.1400 Q | Regular | Dec 17, 2008 | Jan 02, 2009 | Jan 06, 2009 | Jan 27, 2009 |
| $0.1400 Q | Regular | Jun 25, 2008 | Oct 03, 2008 | Oct 07, 2008 | Oct 28, 2008 |
| $0.1300 Q | Regular | Jun 18, 2008 | Jul 03, 2008 | Jul 08, 2008 | Jul 29, 2008 |
| $0.1300 Q | Regular | Apr 03, 2008 | Apr 21, 2008 | Apr 23, 2008 | May 14, 2008 |
| $0.1300 Q | Regular | Dec 19, 2007 | Jan 07, 2008 | Jan 09, 2008 | Jan 30, 2008 |
| $0.1300 Q | Regular | Jun 27, 2007 | Oct 04, 2007 | Oct 09, 2007 | Oct 30, 2007 |
| $0.1000 Q | Regular | Jun 20, 2007 | Jul 06, 2007 | Jul 10, 2007 | Jul 31, 2007 |
| $0.1000 Q | Regular | Apr 05, 2007 | Apr 23, 2007 | Apr 25, 2007 | May 16, 2007 |
| $0.1000 Q | Regular | Dec 13, 2006 | Dec 28, 2006 | Jan 02, 2007 | Jan 23, 2007 |
| $0.1000 Q | Regular | Jun 21, 2006 | Sep 29, 2006 | Oct 03, 2006 | Oct 24, 2006 |
| $0.0800 Q | Regular | Jun 15, 2006 | Jun 29, 2006 | Jul 03, 2006 | Jul 25, 2006 |
| $0.0800 Q | Regular | Mar 31, 2006 | Apr 18, 2006 | Apr 20, 2006 | May 11, 2006 |
| $0.0800 Q | Regular | Dec 14, 2005 | Dec 29, 2005 | Jan 03, 2006 | Jan 24, 2006 |
| $0.0800 Q | Regular | Jun 23, 2005 | Sep 30, 2005 | Oct 04, 2005 | Oct 25, 2005 |
| $0.1100 Q | Regular | Jun 15, 2005 | Jun 30, 2005 | Jul 05, 2005 | Jul 26, 2005 |
| $0.1100 Q | Regular | Apr 05, 2005 | Apr 18, 2005 | Apr 20, 2005 | May 11, 2005 |
| $0.1100 Q | Regular | Dec 16, 2004 | Jan 03, 2005 | Jan 05, 2005 | Jan 26, 2005 |
| $0.1100 Q | Regular | Sep 16, 2004 | Oct 04, 2004 | Oct 06, 2004 | Oct 27, 2004 |
| $0.1000 Q | Regular | Jun 18, 2004 | Jul 02, 2004 | Jul 07, 2004 | Jul 28, 2004 |
| $0.1000 Q | Regular | Apr 01, 2004 | Apr 19, 2004 | Apr 21, 2004 | May 12, 2004 |
| $0.1000 S | Regular | Oct 21, 2003 | Jan 05, 2004 | Jan 07, 2004 | Jan 28, 2004 |
| $0.3000 S | Special | Oct 21, 2003 | Nov 14, 2003 | Nov 18, 2003 | Dec 09, 2003 |
Peer Comparison
Selected Specialty Retail dividend payers we cover, strongest DividendRank first — for context, not a recommendation.
| Ticker | Name | Yield | 5-Yr Growth | Streak | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BBW | Build-A-Bear Workshop, Inc. | 3.35% | N/A | 1 yr | 81 |
| CTC.TO | Canadian Tire Corporation, Limited | 3.28% | 9.3% | 15 yrs | 80 |
| ATD.TO | Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc. | 1.07% | 21.8% | 16 yrs | 78 |
| ANCTF | Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc. | 1.08% | 21.2% | 5 yrs | 76 |
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BBY dividend — frequently asked questions
Does Best Buy Co., Inc. pay a dividend?
Yes. Best Buy Co., Inc. (BBY) currently pays a dividend. The annualized dividend is about $3.84 per share, a yield of approximately 3.83%.
What is Best Buy Co., Inc.'s dividend yield?
Best Buy Co., Inc.'s dividend yield is approximately 3.83%, based on the most recent regular payment annualized against the current share price. Yields move as the share price changes.
How often does Best Buy Co., Inc. pay dividends?
Best Buy Co., Inc. pays dividends quarterly — 4 times per year.
How long has Best Buy Co., Inc. paid dividends?
Best Buy Co., Inc. has 22 years of dividend payments on record, and has increased its dividend for 21 consecutive years.
Data updated Oct 30, 2026. This research page is generated from Dividendly's structured market and dividend dataset using the approach described on our methodology and data sources pages. Data is automatically validated using defined rules and may also be periodically reviewed. Research only, not investment advice. Spotted a data error? Report it.