The Business StudyHow Best Buy makes money
Best Buy brought in $41.7 billion in revenue in the year ended January 31, 2026 and kept $1.1 billion as profit: $2.56 of every $100.
From Best Buy's Form 10-K for the year ended January 31, 2026. Page updated November 8, 2026.
Out of every $100 Best Buy took in, it kept
6 years of Best Buy's revenue and profit.
Fiscal years as Best Buy reports them; the latest ended January 31, 2026. Profit is net income.
Quick answers about Best Buy.
How does Best Buy make money?
Best Buy sells electronics and appliances in stores and online, plus services like installs, repairs and memberships.
How much money does Best Buy make a year?
$41.7 billion in revenue in the year ended January 31, 2026, and $1.1 billion in net profit. That's up 0% from the year before.
Is Best Buy profitable?
Yes. Best Buy made $1.1 billion in net profit in the year ended January 31, 2026, which is $2.56 of every $100 it took in.
How many employees does Best Buy have?
About 82,000 employees in the U.S. and Canada as of the end of fiscal 2026. That works out to $508,427 in revenue per employee.
Is Best Buy growing?
No. Revenue went from $47.3 billion in 2020 to $41.7 billion in 2025, down 12%.
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Source: Best Buy Co., Inc., annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2026, filed with the SEC on March 18, 2026.
Revenue, profit and the breakdowns are the numbers the company reported in that filing (its XBRL data). Profit means net income; "operating profit" means operating income. Nothing on this page is estimated.