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Best Buy (BBY) Q2 Earnings Preview: What You Should Know Beyond the Headline Estimates
Best BuyBest Buy(US:BBY) ZACKS·2025-08-25 14:16

Core Viewpoint - Analysts project that Best Buy (BBY) will report quarterly earnings of $1.22 per share, reflecting a 9% decline year over year, with revenues expected to reach $9.21 billion, a decrease of 0.9% from the same quarter last year [1] Revenue Projections - Revenue by Product Category - Domestic - Computing and Mobile Phones is estimated at $3.70 billion, indicating a year-over-year decline of 2.4% [4] - Revenue by Product Category - Domestic - Consumer Electronics is projected to reach $2.49 billion, showing a slight increase of 0.5% year over year [4] - Revenue by Product Category - Domestic - Appliances is expected to be $1.14 billion, reflecting a decline of 3.5% year over year [5] - Revenue by Product Category - Domestic - Entertainment is forecasted at $510.10 million, indicating a year-over-year increase of 2.4% [5] - Geographic Revenue - Domestic is projected to be $8.53 billion, a decrease of 1% year over year [5] - Geographic Revenue - International is estimated at $661.22 million, suggesting a decline of 0.6% year over year [6] Store Metrics - The total number of Domestic stores is expected to be 949, down from 959 in the same quarter last year [6] - The number of Domestic Best Buy stores is projected to reach 883, compared to 890 in the same quarter of the previous year [7] - The number of Domestic Pacific Sales stores is estimated to remain at 20, unchanged from the previous year [7] - The number of International Canada Best Buy stores is expected to be 128, down from 129 in the same quarter last year [8] - The number of International Canada Best Buy Mobile Stand-Alone stores is projected to be 29, down from 32 in the previous year [8] - The average prediction for the total number of International stores is 157, compared to 161 in the same quarter last year [9] Market Performance - Best Buy shares have shown a return of +11.8% over the past month, outperforming the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +2.7% change [9]