Best Buy Co (FRA:BUY) ROIC %: 12.79% (As of Apr. 2026)

Best Buy Co  (FRA:BUY) ROIC % Explanation

ROIC % measures how well a company generates cash flow relative to the capital it has invested in its business. It is also called ROC %. The reason book values of debt and equity are used is because the book values are the capital the company received when issuing the debt or receiving the equity investments.

There are four key components to this definition. The first is the use of operating income or EBIT rather than net income in the numerator. The second is the tax adjustment to this operating income or EBIT, computed as a hypothetical tax based on an effective or marginal tax rate. The third is the use of book values for invested capital, rather than market values. The final is the timing difference; the capital invested is from the end of the prior year whereas the operating income or EBIT is the current year's number.

Why is ROIC % important?

Because it costs money to raise capital. A firm that generates higher returns on investment than it costs the company to raise the capital needed for that investment is earning excess returns. A firm that expects to continue generating positive excess returns on new investments in the future will see its value increase as growth increases, whereas a firm that earns returns that do not match up to its cost of capital will destroy value as it grows.

As of today, Best Buy Co's WACC % is 9.67%. Best Buy Co's ROIC % is 15.49% (calculated using TTM income statement data). Best Buy Co generates higher returns on investment than it costs the company to raise the capital needed for that investment. It is earning excess returns. A firm that expects to continue generating positive excess returns on new investments in the future will see its value increase as growth increases.

Be Aware

Like ROE % and ROA %, ROIC % is calculated with only 12 months of data. Fluctuations in the company's earnings or business cycles can affect the ratio drastically. It is important to look at the ratio from a long term perspective.

Best Buy Co ROIC % Related Terms

The historical data trend for Best Buy Co's ROIC % can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

Best Buy Co ROIC % Chart

Best Buy Co Annual Data
	Trend	Jan17	Jan18	Jan19	Jan20	Jan21	Jan22	Jan23	Jan24	Jan25	Jan26
ROIC %		Get a 7-Day Free Trial					26.55	16.32	13.91	13.87	14.45

Best Buy Co Quarterly Data
	Jul21	Oct21	Jan22	Apr22	Jul22	Oct22	Jan23	Apr23	Jul23	Oct23	Jan24	Apr24	Jul24	Oct24	Jan25	Apr25	Jul25	Oct25	Jan26	Apr26
ROIC %	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															13.13	12.16	11.88	24.59	12.79

FRA:BUY vs TSCO, ULTA, DKS: ROIC % Comparison

For the Specialty Retail subindustry, Best Buy Co's ROIC %, along with its competitors' market caps and ROIC % data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.

Best Buy Co ROIC % vs Retail - Cyclical Industry

For the Retail - Cyclical industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Best Buy Co's ROIC % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Best Buy Co's ROIC % falls into.

Best Buy Co ROIC % Calculation

Best Buy Co's annualized Return on Invested Capital (ROIC %) for the fiscal year that ended in Jan. 2026 is calculated as:

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Best Buy Co's annualized Return on Invested Capital (ROIC %) for the quarter that ended in Apr. 2026 is calculated as:

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Note: The Operating Income data used here is four times the quarterly (Apr. 2026) data. The tax rate is limited to between 0% and 100%.

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

Best Buy Co Business Description