Best Buy Co. (BBY) Q2 2026 earnings — TrendMatrix coverage
Reported
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Key numbers
- Reported EPS
- $1.47
- Estimate
- $1.38
- Surprise
- +6.5%
- Score at report (before → after)
- 5.4 → 5.4/10
Revenue for this quarter isn’t shown: the reported figure hasn’t cleared TrendMatrix’s freshness and sanity checks yet, and consensus revenue isn’t tracked. EPS above is the available figure.
How the report landed
Best Buy Co. (BBY) beat the $1.38 estimate with diluted EPS of $1.47 — a clear 6.5% upside surprise. TrendMatrix's engine moved from Sell (5.4/10) to Hold at 5.4/10 after the report.
Where TrendMatrix's rating stands now
TrendMatrix currently rates BBY Sell at 5.3/10.
4 of the last 4 quarters beat the estimate; this quarter's +6.5% surprise compares with a +5.8% four-quarter average. Next scheduled report: 2026-11-24.
What supports the rating
- Strong earnings beat streak (4/4)
What argues against it
- Analyst target reached - limited upside remaining
- Near 52-week high (0.6% away)
- V7 low-quality RISK_OFF penalty: -0.5 (Q=4.7)
This section and the ones below it reflect TrendMatrix’s latest engine read — they update after the report date and are not frozen to it.
The levels TrendMatrix's engine tracks
- Current price
- $90.80
- Price target
- $104.42
- Stop
- $84.44
- Upside to target
- +15.0%
The stock trades at 15.1× trailing but 12.6× forward earnings — consensus estimates already build in a substantial earnings recovery.
Model outputs from TrendMatrix’s engine as of 2026-09-14 — shown for context, not personalized investment advice.
BBY at TrendMatrix's latest read
Cyclical consumer names live and die on demand momentum — same-quarter comps and guidance carry more weight than the headline surprise.
- Industry
- Specialty Retail
- Market cap
- $19.04B
- P/E (fwd)
- 12.6
- P/E (ttm)
- 15.1
- 52-week range
- $55.10–$91.37
- Off 52-week high
- 0.6%
- RSI (14)
- 59
- Volume vs avg
- 0.72×
- Score today
- 5.3/10