Best Buy(US:BBY)2025-11-25 12:00Financial Performance - Comparable sales increased by 2.7% in Q3 FY26, compared to a decline of 2.9% in Q3 FY25[2] - Total revenue for Q3 FY26 was $9.67 billion, up from $9.45 billion in Q3 FY25, representing a year-over-year increase of 2.4%[2] - Adjusted diluted EPS for Q3 FY26 was $1.40, compared to $1.26 in Q3 FY25[2] - Domestic revenue for Q3 FY26 was $8.88 billion, reflecting a 2.1% increase driven by comparable sales growth of 2.4%[4] - International revenue increased by 6.1% to $794 million, primarily due to a 6.3% increase in comparable sales[8] - Domestic online revenue reached $2.82 billion, a 3.5% increase, accounting for 31.8% of total domestic revenue[5] - Revenue for the three months ended November 1, 2025, was $9,672 million, an increase of 2.4% compared to $9,445 million for the same period last year[23] - Net earnings for the three months ended November 1, 2025, were $140 million, down from $273 million in the same period last year, leading to a diluted earnings per share of $0.66[23] - Adjusted diluted EPS for the three months ended November 1, 2025, was $1.40, an increase from $1.26 in the same period last year[34] - The diluted EPS for the nine months ended November 1, 2025, was $2.48, down from $3.73 in the same period of 2024[34] Guidance and Projections - The company raised its FY26 adjusted diluted EPS guidance to a range of $6.25 to $6.35, up from the previous guidance of $6.15 to $6.30[11] Profitability and Margins - The domestic gross profit rate decreased to 23.3% from 23.6% in the previous year, attributed to lower product margin rates[6] - Gross profit for the nine months ended November 1, 2025, was $6,491 million, slightly up from $6,467 million in the prior year, resulting in a gross profit margin of 23.3%[23] - For the three months ended November 1, 2025, the operating income was $198 million, representing 2.0% of revenue, compared to $350 million (3.7% of revenue) for the same period in 2024[33] - Adjusted operating income for the nine months ended November 1, 2025, was $1,090 million, slightly up from $1,065 million in the same period of 2024[33] Shareholder Returns - The company returned $234 million to shareholders in Q3 FY26 through dividends and share repurchases[14] Asset and Cash Management - Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the period were $1,194 million, up from $938 million at the same time last year[27] - The company reported a total cash provided by operating activities of $684 million for the nine months ended November 1, 2025, compared to $561 million in the prior year[27] - Total assets decreased to $16,786 million as of November 1, 2025, from $17,018 million a year earlier[25] Impairments and Charges - Best Buy recorded pre-tax non-cash asset impairments of $192 million related to Best Buy Health during Q3 FY26[11] - The company reported a long-lived asset impairment of $21 million for the three months ended November 1, 2025, compared to no impairment in the same period last year[33] - The company incurred restructuring charges of $218 million for the nine months ended November 1, 2025, compared to $4 million in the prior year[27] - The loss on disposal of subsidiaries was $4 million for the nine months ended November 1, 2025, with no comparable loss in the previous year[34] Taxation - The effective tax rate for the three months ended November 1, 2025, was 31.5%, compared to 23.9% in the same period last year[23] - The adjusted effective tax rate for the nine months ended November 1, 2025, was 26.4%, compared to 24.8% in the prior year[33]